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Career Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game

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Leaders are based on stats from the 1997-98 through 2012-13 seasons.

Since 1997-98

Minimum 225 STL
Rank Player STL/G From To Last School
1.Desmond Cambridge 3.93 2000 2002 Alabama A&M
2.Pepe Sanchez 3.28 1998 2000 Temple
3.Tim Winn 3.17 1998 2000 St. Bonaventure
4.John Linehan 3.16 1998 2002 Providence
5.Obie Trotter 3.04 2003 2006 Alabama A&M
6.Morris Scott 2.91 1998 2001 Florida A&M
7.Marques Green 2.90 2001 2004 St. Bonaventure
8.Rick Mickens 2.89 1998 2000 Central Connecticut State
9.Jay Threatt 2.84 2008 2012 Delaware State
10.Louis Ford 2.77 2003 2006 Howard
11.Kevin Braswell 2.73 1999 2002 Georgetown
12.Cookie Belcher 2.71 1998 2001 Nebraska
 Devin Gibson 2.71 2008 2011 Texas-San Antonio
14.Devan Downey 2.67 2006 2010 South Carolina
15.Travis Holmes 2.66 2006 2009 Virginia Military Institute
16.Ibrahim Jaaber 2.66 2004 2007 Pennsylvania
17.Tim Smith 2.61 2003 2006 East Tennessee State
18.Speedy Claxton 2.59 1998 2000 Hofstra
19.Mario Chalmers 2.57 2006 2008 Kansas
20.Chavis Holmes 2.55 2006 2009 Virginia Military Institute
21.Jamon Gordon 2.48 2004 2007 Virginia Tech
22.DaShawn Freeman 2.46 2003 2006 Sacramento State
23.Eric Coley 2.45 1998 2000 Tulsa
24.Paul Gause 2.44 2006 2009 Seton Hall
25.Chuck Eidson 2.43 2000 2003 South Carolina
26.Chakowby Hicks 2.42 2002 2005 Norfolk State
27.Kevin Hamilton 2.39 2003 2006 Holy Cross
28.Jason Hart 2.39 1998 2000 Syracuse
29.D.J. Thompson 2.38 2004 2007 Appalachian State
30.Juan Dixon 2.36 1999 2002 Maryland
31.Brandin Knight 2.35 2000 2003 Pittsburgh
32.Keith Triplett 2.34 2002 2005 Toledo
33.Mardy Collins 2.32 2003 2006 Temple
34.Tony Lee 2.31 2005 2008 Robert Morris
35.Ian Boylan 2.31 2002 2005 Cal State Northridge
36.Andrew Gellert 2.30 1999 2002 Harvard
37.Carl Elliott 2.30 2004 2007 George Washington
38.D.J. Cooper 2.29 2010 2013 Ohio
39.Garrett Richardson 2.29 2001 2004 Tennessee State
40.Will Cherry 2.28 2010 2013 Montana
41.Ryan Sears 2.28 1998 2001 Creighton
42.Cedric Jackson 2.27 2005 2009 Cleveland State
43.Keydren Clark 2.25 2003 2006 Saint Peter's
44.Brigham Waginger 2.24 2007 2010 Western Carolina
45.Eddie Basden 2.24 2002 2005 Charlotte
46.Troy Bell 2.23 2000 2003 Boston College
47.Jerel McNeal 2.21 2006 2009 Marquette
48.Tyronn Mitchell 2.20 2003 2006 Northwestern State
49.Zakee Wadood 2.20 2001 2004 East Tennessee State
50.Sonny Troutman 2.19 2004 2007 Ohio
51.Aaron Craft 2.19 2011 2013 Ohio State
52.Damian Saunders 2.18 2008 2011 Duquesne
53.Jay Williams 2.18 2000 2002 Duke
54.Edward O'Neil 2.17 2001 2004 Charleston Southern
55.Ricky Minard 2.15 2001 2004 Morehead State
56.Mike Kelley 2.15 1998 2001 Wisconsin
57.Jeremy Chappell 2.15 2006 2009 Robert Morris
58.Torey Thomas 2.14 2004 2007 Holy Cross
59.Bryan Hopkins 2.14 2003 2006 Southern Methodist
60.E.J. Gordon 2.14 2003 2006 Stetson
61.David Holston 2.13 2006 2009 Chicago State
62.Vernon Hamilton 2.13 2004 2007 Clemson
63.Markus Carr 2.12 1999 2002 Cal State Northridge
64.Malcolm Armstead 2.11 2010 2013 Wichita State
65.Sundiata Gaines 2.11 2005 2008 Georgia
66.Tyrone Lewis 2.08 2007 2010 Niagara
67.Chris Duhon 2.08 2001 2004 Duke
68.Bryan Mullins 2.08 2006 2009 Southern Illinois
69.C.J. McCollum 2.05 2010 2013 Lehigh
70.Chris Kramer 2.05 2007 2010 Purdue
71.Jason Harris 2.04 1998 2001 Fordham
72.David Hawkins 2.04 2001 2004 Temple
73.Ricky Hickman 2.03 2004 2007 North Carolina-Greensboro
74.Jave Meade 2.03 2001 2004 Holy Cross
75.Jeremy Goode 2.02 2007 2010 Mount St. Mary's
76.Chris Gaynor 2.01 2005 2008 Winthrop
77.Jameer Nelson 2.00 2001 2004 Saint Joseph's
78.Tywain McKee 1.99 2006 2009 Coppin State
79.Brett Blizzard 1.99 2000 2003 North Carolina-Wilmington
80.Zabian Dowdell 1.98 2004 2007 Virginia Tech
81.Anthony Grundy 1.98 1999 2002 North Carolina State
82.Jonathan Amos 1.97 2006 2009 Toledo
83.Courtney Eldridge 1.97 1999 2002 North Carolina-Greensboro
84.Byron Eaton 1.96 2006 2009 Oklahoma State
85.Jeremy Lin 1.96 2007 2010 Harvard
86.Darren Brooks 1.95 2002 2005 Southern Illinois
87.Bo McCalebb 1.95 2004 2008 New Orleans
88.Ceola Clark 1.95 2009 2013 Western Illinois
89.Cedric Smith 1.94 1998 2001 South Florida
90.Jeff Monaco 1.94 1998 2001 Southern Utah
91.Richie Williams 1.94 2006 2009 San Diego State
92.T.J. Cleveland 1.93 1999 2002 Arkansas
93.Kenny Hasbrouck 1.92 2006 2009 Siena
94.James Thues 1.92 2001 2005 Detroit Mercy
95.Aaron Miles 1.91 2002 2005 Kansas
96.Gerry McNamara 1.91 2003 2006 Syracuse
97.J.P. Primm 1.91 2009 2012 North Carolina-Asheville
98.Delvon Arrington 1.91 1999 2002 Florida State
99.Chris Thomas 1.91 2002 2005 Notre Dame
100.Courtney Lee 1.91 2005 2008 Western Kentucky
101.Torris Bright 1.90 2000 2003 Louisiana State
102.Kevin Reed 1.89 2003 2007 Maine
103.John Goldsberry 1.88 2003 2006 North Carolina-Wilmington
104.Bashir Mason 1.88 2004 2007 Drexel
105.Brandon Johnson 1.87 2005 2008 Old Dominion
106.Jackson Emery 1.87 2006 2011 Brigham Young
107.Chaisson Allen 1.86 2008 2011 Northeastern
108.Brandon Granville 1.85 1999 2002 Southern California
109.Dominic James 1.84 2006 2009 Marquette
110.Russell Robinson 1.84 2005 2008 Kansas
111.Anthony Nelson 1.84 2008 2011 Niagara
 Ben Smith 1.84 2007 2010 Jacksonville
113.Jeff Xavier 1.84 2005 2009 Providence
114.Hassan Adams 1.83 2003 2006 Arizona
115.Courtney Pigram 1.83 2006 2009 East Tennessee State
116.Shane Battier 1.82 1998 2001 Duke
117.Earl Watson 1.82 1998 2001 UCLA
118.Randy Culpepper 1.82 2008 2011 Texas-El Paso
119.Terry Evans 1.81 2005 2009 Green Bay
120.Brandon Johnson 1.79 2006 2010 San Diego
121.Kent Bazemore 1.79 2009 2012 Old Dominion
122.Toney Douglas 1.78 2005 2009 Florida State
123.DeAndre Haynes 1.78 2003 2006 Kent State
124.Peyton Siva 1.76 2010 2013 Louisville
125.Marqus Blakely 1.75 2007 2010 Vermont
 Kevin Foster 1.75 2009 2013 Santa Clara
127.Derek Wright 1.74 2005 2008 Austin Peay
128.Jeff Allen 1.74 2008 2011 Virginia Tech
129.Arsalan Kazemi 1.73 2010 2013 Oregon
130.Steve Blake 1.70 2000 2003 Maryland
131.Dee Brown 1.69 2003 2006 Illinois
132.Cliff Hammonds 1.68 2005 2008 Clemson
133.Kenneth Faried 1.68 2008 2011 Morehead State
134.Joey Rodriguez 1.67 2008 2011 Virginia Commonwealth
135.Jason Gardner 1.65 2000 2003 Arizona
136.Darren Collison 1.64 2006 2009 UCLA
137.Darius Theus 1.62 2010 2013 Virginia Commonwealth