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Men's Independent Career True Shooting Percentage 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 1948-49

Minimum 1400 PTS

Since 1948-49 Table
Rank	Player	TS%	From	To	Last School
1	Ed Cole	3.6308	1952	1955	Creighton
2	Larry Chanay	.8131	1958	1960	Montana State
3	Howie Carl	.7217	1959	1961	DePaul
4	Jerry Vermillion	.7012	1953	1955	Gonzaga
5	Al Butler	.6798	1959	1961	Niagara
6	Hal Lear	.6608	1954	1956	Temple
7	Henry Finkel	.6459	1964	1966	Dayton
8	Larry Hennessy	.6344	1951	1953	Villanova
9	Mark Young	.6237	1976	1979	Fairfield
10	Jimmy Hayes	.6214	1968	1970	Boston University
11	Adrian Dantley	.6191	1974	1976	Notre Dame
12	Calvin Natt	.6157	1976	1979	Louisiana-Monroe
13	Larry Simmons	.6151	1987	1990	UMBC
14	Joe Dawson	.6140	1979	1982	Southern Miss
15	Denny Fields	.6137	1975	1978	UNC Wilmington
16	Davor Marcelic	.6085	1989	1992	Southern Utah
17	LaPhonso Ellis	.6072	1989	1992	Notre Dame
18	Bill Smith	.6066	1969	1971	Syracuse
19	Bill Schaeffer	.6043	1971	1973	St. John's (NY)
20	Kelly Tripucka	.6042	1978	1981	Notre Dame
21	Curtis Watkins	.6032	1976	1979	DePaul
22	Steve Stielper	.6008	1977	1980	James Madison
23	Eric Brown	.5964	1986	1989	Miami (FL)
24	Bob Lanier	.5952	1968	1970	St. Bonaventure
25	Rick Barry	.5931	1963	1965	Miami (FL)
26	Derrick Gervin	.5929	1983	1985	UTSA
27	Bob Cooper	.5898	1974	1977	Providence
28	Dave Brown	.5884	1976	1979	Iona
29	Gary Winton	.5879	1975	1978	Army
30	Dorie Murrey	.5865	1964	1966	Detroit Mercy
31	Mark Aguirre	.5853	1979	1981	DePaul
32	Terry Tyler	.5848	1975	1978	Detroit Mercy
33	David Holston	.5839	2006	2009	Chicago State
34	Daimon Sweet	.5803	1989	1992	Notre Dame
35	Kevin Sinnett	.5802	1976	1979	Navy
36	Ronnie Schmitz	.5801	1990	1993	Kansas City
37	Robert Parish	.5763	1973	1976	Centenary (LA)
38	David Grady	.5758	1984	1988	Brooklyn
39	Terry Driscoll	.5756	1967	1969	Boston College
40	Roosevelt Chapman	.5754	1981	1984	Dayton
41	Rudy Hackett	.5748	1973	1975	Syracuse
42	Austin Carr	.5735	1969	1971	Notre Dame
43	Tony Dumas	.5733	1991	1994	Kansas City
44	Shawn Williams	.5721	1980	1983	UNC Wilmington
45	Antwan Carter	.5712	2009	2012	Longwood
46	Eddie Talley	.5708	1979	1982	Charleston Southern
47	Ray Williams	.5696	1970	1972	Hardin-Simmons
48	Rod Strickland	.5669	1986	1988	DePaul
49	Eddie Owens	.5657	1974	1977	UNLV
50	Mike Kanieski	.5618	1979	1982	Dayton
51	Tom Workman	.5613	1965	1967	Seattle
52	Ruben Rodriguez	.5607	1973	1975	LIU
53	John Thompson	.5591	1962	1964	Providence
54	Bill Butler	.5570	1966	1968	St. Bonaventure
55	Tom Stith	.5570	1959	1961	St. Bonaventure
56	Greg Sanders	.5564	1975	1978	St. Bonaventure
57	Elgin Baylor	.5555	1957	1958	Seattle
58	Jim Paxson	.5553	1976	1979	Dayton
59	Alex English	.5550	1973	1976	South Carolina
60	Brian Merriweather	.5546	1999	2001	Texas-Rio Grande Valley
61	Rich Yunkus	.5537	1969	1971	Georgia Tech
62	Dallas Comegys	.5527	1984	1987	DePaul
63	Darren Tillis	.5522	1979	1982	Cleveland State
64	Glenn Price	.5515	1972	1974	St. Bonaventure
65	Dave Cowens	.5509	1968	1970	Florida State
66	Joe DeSantis	.5501	1976	1979	Fairfield
67	Jack Foley	.5498	1960	1962	Holy Cross
68	Dwight Davis	.5497	1970	1972	Houston
69	Ron Perry	.5491	1977	1980	Holy Cross
70	Elvin Hayes	.5482	1966	1968	Houston
71	Dave Caligaris	.5477	1975	1978	Northeastern
72	Billy Knight	.5468	1972	1974	Pitt
73	Franklin Edwards	.5441	1978	1981	Cleveland State
74	Jimmy Walker	.5431	1965	1967	Providence
75	Jerry Harkness	.5429	1961	1963	Loyola (IL)
76	Dave Bing	.5420	1964	1966	Syracuse
77	Les Hunter	.5413	1962	1964	Loyola (IL)
78	James Hadnot	.5407	1960	1962	Providence
79	Wayne Estes	.5404	1963	1965	Utah State
80	Bob Carrington	.5400	1973	1976	Boston College
81	John Clark	.5397	1973	1976	Northeastern
82	Dave Fedor	.5396	1960	1962	Florida State
83	Marshall Rogers	.5395	1973	1976	Texas-Rio Grande Valley
84	Marvin Barnes	.5390	1972	1974	Providence
85	Ronnie Valentine	.5378	1977	1980	Old Dominion
86	Chris Potter	.5372	1975	1978	Holy Cross
87	Johnny Mills	.5371	1972	1974	Georgia Southern
88	Ronnie McCollum	.5370	1998	2001	Centenary (LA)
89	Mike Dunleavy	.5351	1973	1976	South Carolina
90	Bill Mlkvy	.5348	1950	1952	Temple
91	Rufus Harris	.5347	1977	1980	Maine
92	Butch Lee	.5327	1975	1978	Marquette
93	Tom Ingelsby	.5326	1971	1973	Villanova
94	David Booth	.5323	1989	1992	DePaul
95	David Rivers	.5322	1985	1988	Notre Dame
96	Matt Brown	.5316	1976	1979	Army
97	Bill O'Connor	.5311	1961	1963	Canisius
98	George Thompson	.5308	1967	1969	Marquette
99	Bob Lloyd	.5308	1965	1967	Rutgers
100	Bob Fazio	.5304	1975	1977	St. Peter's
101	Bruce Campbell	.5302	1975	1978	Providence
102	Sly Williams	.5300	1977	1979	Rhode Island
103	Bob Arnzen	.5300	1967	1969	Notre Dame
104	Manny Figueroa	.5295	1976	1979	St. Francis (NY)
105	Anthony Roberts	.5289	1974	1977	Oral Roberts
106	Don May	.5289	1966	1968	Dayton
107	Doug Collins	.5278	1971	1973	Illinois State
108	Don Meineke	.5275	1950	1952	Dayton
109	Pat Tallent	.5274	1973	1976	George Washington
110	Kevin Bradshaw	.5273	1984	1991	U.S. International
111	Frank Burnell	.5271	1980	1983	Stetson
112	Howard Porter	.5268	1969	1971	Villanova
113	Marshall Wingate	.5266	1970	1972	Niagara
114	Reggie Kemp	.5265	1989	1993	Youngstown State
115	Bob Quick	.5264	1966	1968	Xavier
116	David Pickett	.5244	1974	1976	Louisiana-Monroe
117	Dave Corzine	.5241	1975	1978	DePaul
118	Derrick Jackson	.5238	1975	1978	Georgetown
119	Hub Reed	.5238	1956	1958	Oklahoma City
120	Bo Ellis	.5232	1974	1977	Marquette
121	George Almones	.5231	1983	1985	Louisiana
122	Michael Vicens	.5229	1975	1978	Holy Cross
123	Steve Thomas	.5228	1963	1966	Xavier
124	Larry Bullington	.5227	1972	1974	Ball State
125	Elmer Bennett	.5219	1989	1992	Notre Dame

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