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Men's Independent Career Points Leaders

Known as: Independent

Record: 124 Seasons, 67310-47918, (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

NCAA Tournament: 260 Teams (296-298), 37 Final Fours, 6 Championships

Ranked in AP Poll: 94 (Preseason), 150 (Final), 2262 (Total)

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Leaders are based on stats from the 1985-86 through 2023-24 seasons.
Not all leaderboards are available for seasons prior to 1992-93.

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however some statistics may be incomplete.

Since 1947-48

Since 1947-48 Table
Rank	Player	PTS	From	To	Last School
1	Freeman Williams	3249	1975	1978	Portland State
2	Elvin Hayes	2884	1966	1968	Houston
3	Austin Carr	2560	1969	1971	Notre Dame
4	Calvin Murphy	2548	1968	1970	Niagara
5	Tom Gola	2461	1952	1955	La Salle
6	Tony Dumas	2459	1991	1994	Kansas City
7	Phil Sellers	2399	1973	1976	Rutgers
8	George Dalton	2357	1952	1955	John Carroll
9	Anthony Roberts	2341	1974	1977	Oral Roberts
10	Robert Parish	2334	1973	1976	Centenary (LA)
11	Rick Barry	2298	1963	1965	Miami (FL)
12	Gary Winton	2296	1975	1978	Army
13	Nick Werkman	2273	1962	1964	Seton Hall
14	Eric Brown	2270	1986	1989	Miami (FL)
15	Greg Sanders	2238	1975	1978	St. Bonaventure
16	Franklin Edwards	2235	1978	1981	Cleveland State
17	Roosevelt Chapman	2233	1981	1984	Dayton
18	Rich Yunkus	2232	1969	1971	Georgia Tech
19	Adrian Dantley	2223	1974	1976	Notre Dame
20	Frank Burgess	2196	1959	1961	Gonzaga
21	Jack Foley	2185	1960	1962	Holy Cross
22	Mark Aguirre	2182	1979	1981	DePaul
23	John Long	2167	1975	1978	Detroit Mercy
24	Jesse Arnelle	2138	1952	1955	Penn State
25	Jon Manning	2129	1975	1979	North Texas
26	Bob Schafer	2094	1952	1955	Villanova
27	Rich Travis	2086	1967	1969	Oklahoma City
28	Bob Lanier	2067	1968	1970	St. Bonaventure
29	David Rivers	2058	1985	1988	Notre Dame
30	Tom Stith	2052	1959	1961	St. Bonaventure
31	Bob Lloyd	2045	1965	1967	Rutgers
	Jimmy Walker	2045	1965	1967	Providence
33	Howard Porter	2027	1969	1971	Villanova
34	Don Curnutt	2006	1968	1970	Miami (FL)
35	Wayne Estes	2001	1963	1965	Utah State
36	Dave DeBusschere	1985	1960	1962	Detroit Mercy
37	Don May	1980	1966	1968	Dayton
38	Mel Counts	1973	1962	1964	Oregon State
39	Alex English	1972	1973	1976	South Carolina
40	Henry Finkel	1968	1964	1966	Dayton
41	Dick Ricketts	1963	1952	1955	Duquesne
42	Billy Lewis	1962	1975	1978	Illinois State
43	Jim Paxson	1945	1976	1979	Dayton
44	Ronnie Schmitz	1939	1990	1993	Kansas City
45	Kevin Bradshaw	1929	1984	1991	U.S. International
46	David Holston	1928	2006	2009	Chicago State
47	Joe DeSantis	1916	1976	1979	Fairfield
48	Essie Hollis	1905	1974	1977	St. Bonaventure
49	Mike Dabney	1902	1973	1976	Rutgers
50	Dave Corzine	1896	1975	1978	DePaul
51	Antwan Carter	1886	2009	2012	Longwood
52	Hub Reed	1885	1956	1958	Oklahoma City
53	Dave Bing	1883	1964	1966	Syracuse
54	Harry Hollines	1879	1966	1968	Denver
55	Bob Portman	1876	1967	1969	Creighton
56	Calvin Natt	1874	1976	1979	Louisiana-Monroe
57	Don Meineke	1866	1950	1952	Dayton
58	Ron Perry	1859	1977	1980	Holy Cross
59	Wil Robinson	1850	1970	1972	West Virginia
60	Bob Carrington	1849	1973	1976	Boston College
61	Kevin Anderson	1844	1976	1979	Georgia Southern
	Marv Roberts	1844	1969	1971	Utah State
63	Don Hennon	1841	1957	1959	Pitt
64	Marvin Barnes	1839	1972	1974	Providence
	Ron Jones	1839	1977	1980	Illinois State
	Matt Simpkins	1839	1976	1979	Georgia Southern
67	John Austin	1835	1964	1966	Boston College
68	Joe Hassett	1828	1974	1977	Providence
69	Eddie Miles	1823	1961	1963	Seattle
70	Tom Hawkins	1820	1957	1959	Notre Dame
71	Russell Lee	1815	1970	1972	Marshall
72	Bruce Campbell	1805	1975	1978	Providence
	Larry Simmons	1805	1987	1990	UMBC
74	Allan Bristow	1804	1971	1973	Virginia Tech
75	Tom Heinsohn	1789	1954	1956	Holy Cross
	Chris Potter	1789	1975	1978	Holy Cross
77	Sly Williams	1777	1977	1979	Rhode Island
78	George Thompson	1773	1967	1969	Marquette
79	Guy Rodgers	1767	1956	1958	Temple
80	Kevin Porter	1766	1969	1972	Saint Francis (PA)
81	Ernie Cobb	1760	1976	1979	Boston College
	Ernie DiGregorio	1760	1971	1973	Providence
	Louis Dunbar	1760	1973	1975	Houston
84	John Horan	1757	1952	1955	Dayton
85	Bud Koper	1752	1962	1964	Oklahoma City
86	Jerry Harkness	1749	1961	1963	Loyola (IL)
87	Larry Bullington	1747	1972	1974	Ball State
88	Dwight Davis	1741	1970	1972	Houston
89	Fred Crawford	1738	1961	1964	St. Bonaventure
	Brian Merriweather	1738	1999	2001	Texas-Rio Grande Valley
91	Larry Hennessy	1737	1951	1953	Villanova
92	Butch Lee	1735	1975	1978	Marquette
93	Jimmy Collins	1734	1968	1970	New Mexico State
	Walter Dukes	1734	1951	1953	Seton Hall
95	Billy Shepherd	1733	1970	1972	Butler
96	Billy Knight	1731	1972	1974	Pitt
97	Kevin Bass	1729	1974	1977	Iona
98	Charlie Tyra	1728	1954	1957	Louisville
99	Willie Somerset	1725	1962	1965	Duquesne
	Pat Tallent	1725	1973	1976	George Washington
101	Steve Thomas	1722	1963	1966	Xavier
102	Michael Vicens	1721	1975	1978	Holy Cross
103	Kelly Tripucka	1719	1978	1981	Notre Dame
104	Gary Gray	1710	1965	1967	Oklahoma City
	Davor Marcelic	1710	1989	1992	Southern Utah
106	Ken Charles	1697	1971	1973	Fordham
107	Joe Dawson	1695	1979	1982	Southern Miss
108	Derrick Gervin	1691	1983	1985	UTSA
109	Nick Daniels	1690	1976	1979	Xavier
	Terry Duerod	1690	1976	1979	Detroit Mercy
111	Kevin Sinnett	1687	1976	1979	Navy
112	Elgin Baylor	1686	1957	1958	Seattle
113	Jimmy Hayes	1679	1968	1970	Boston University
114	Derrick Jackson	1673	1975	1978	Georgetown
115	Ken House	1670	1970	1972	Seton Hall
116	Bob Arnzen	1665	1967	1969	Notre Dame
117	Bo Ellis	1663	1974	1977	Marquette
118	Paul Silas	1661	1962	1964	Creighton
119	Johnny Mills	1659	1972	1974	Georgia Southern
120	Donald Smith	1655	1972	1974	Dayton
121	Terry Tyler	1649	1975	1978	Detroit Mercy
	Ronnie Valentine	1649	1977	1980	Old Dominion
123	Steve Stielper	1648	1977	1980	James Madison
124	Mark Young	1643	1976	1979	Fairfield
125	Mike Kanieski	1642	1979	1982	Dayton

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