In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal.[1] The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I is the highest level of amateur basketball in the United States. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973.[2] From 1906 to 1955, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS).[2] Then, from 1956 to 1973, colleges were classified as either "NCAA University Division (Major College)" or "NCAA College Division (Small College)".[2] This is a comprehensive list (through the 2011–12 season) of all occurrences of an NCAA Division I men's basketball player scoring 60 or more points in a single game. For legitimization purposes, the official NCAA men's basketball media guide has two lists: one containing all 60+ point games against Division I opponents, and one against non-Division I opponents.[3]
The all-time record against a Division I opponent is 72 points.[3][4] It was set by U.S. International's Kevin Bradshaw, a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) guard, on January 5, 1991, against Loyola Marymount in the highest-scoring game in Division I history.[3] Loyola Marymount defeated U.S. International 186–140.[5] Bradshaw shot 23 for 59 in field goal attempts overall (7 of 22 from three-point range) and made 19 of 23 free throws in his record-setting performance.[5] After the game, Bradshaw reflected on the achievement, "I'm still completely stunned. I wasn't gunning for the record until the last 10 minutes. That's when the bench became aware of the mark and the coaches allowed me to go for it. I won't be celebrating because we lost the game."[5] He also remarked on how he was even able to put himself in the position to break Pete Maravich's record of 69 points: "Our style of play allows for the freelancing that we do. I have to put up the ball a lot because we don't have a lot of shooters on the team."[5]
Among the players who have scored 60+ points against Division I opponents, only LSU's Maravich, Oral Roberts' Anthony Roberts and Ole Miss' Johnny Neumann appear on the list more than once. Maravich's four career 60+ point games is the most in NCAA Division I history.[3] Five players who achieved the feat against a Division I opponent—Maravich, Calvin Murphy, Oscar Robertson, Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Elgin Baylor—are all inductees in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[6][7][8][9][10] Meanwhile, three players who achieved the feat against non-Division I opponents are also Hall of Fame inductees: Paul Arizin,[11] Elvin Hayes,[12] and Bob Pettit.[13]
The highest scoring performance in NCAA Division I basketball history, regardless of the opponent's classification, is 100 points, scored by Frank Selvy of Furman against Newberry College on February 13, 1954.[14] He made a still-standing NCAA record 41 field goals on 66 attempts.[14] He made his final shot of the game—scoring his 99th and 100th points—with only two seconds remaining on a 40-foot attempt.[14] Selvy later said, "I'll say that I made at least eight or nine baskets that would have been three-pointers today. Plus they didn't have the one-and-one in those days."[14] The performance occurred during Selvy's senior season in which he led the nation in scoring at 41.7 points per game.[15][16] He also led the nation in scoring the previous year at 29.5 points per game.[15][16] Coincidentally, a teammate of Selvy's for one season, Darrell Floyd, is the only player who has scored 60 or more points against both a Division I and a non-Division I opponent.[17] Floyd scored 62 points against The Citadel (Division I) and 67 against (then) non-Division I Morehead State.[17]
Key
Against Division I opponents
Point guard
Calvin Murphy is responsible for the third-highest output against a Division I opponent (68
points).
Points |
Player |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Team |
Opponent |
Date |
Ref. |
72 |
Bradshaw, KevinKevin Bradshaw |
G |
4 !Sr |
U.S. International |
Loyola Marymount |
000000001991-01-05-0000January 5, 1991 |
[4] |
69 |
Maravich, PetePete Maravich* |
G |
4 !Sr |
LSU |
Alabama |
000000001970-02-07-0000February 7, 1970 |
[18] |
68 |
Murphy, CalvinCalvin Murphy* |
G |
3 !Jr |
Niagara |
Syracuse |
000000001968-12-07-0000December 7, 1968 |
[19] |
66 |
Handlan, JayJay Handlan |
F |
3 !Jr |
Washington and Lee |
Furman |
000000001951-02-17-0000February 17, 1951 |
[20] |
66 |
Maravich, PetePete Maravich* (2) |
G |
3 !Jr |
LSU |
Tulane |
000000001969-02-10-0000February 10, 1969 |
[18] |
66 |
Roberts, AnthonyAnthony Roberts |
F/G |
4 !Sr |
Oral Roberts |
North Carolina A&T |
000000001977-02-19-0000February 19, 1977 |
[21] |
65 |
Haffner, ScottScott Haffner |
G |
4 !Sr |
Evansville |
Dayton |
000000001989-02-18-0000February 18, 1989 |
[22] |
65 |
Roberts, AnthonyAnthony Roberts (2) |
F/G |
4 !Sr |
Oral Roberts |
Oregon |
000000001977-03-09-0000March 9, 1977 |
[21] |
64 |
Maravich, PetePete Maravich* (3) |
G |
4 !Sr |
LSU |
Kentucky |
000000001970-02-21-0000February 21, 1970 |
[18] |
63 |
Hawkins, HerseyHersey Hawkins |
G |
4 !Sr |
Bradley |
Detroit |
000000001988-02-22-0000February 22, 1988 |
[23] |
63 |
Neumann, JohnnyJohnny Neumann |
F/G |
2 !So |
Ole Miss |
LSU |
000000001971-01-30-0000January 30, 1971 |
[24] |
62 |
Floyd, DarrellDarrell Floyd |
G |
4 !Sr |
Furman |
Citadel !The Citadel |
000000001956-01-14-0000January 14, 1956 |
[17] |
62 |
Jones, AskiaAskia Jones |
G |
4 !Sr |
Kansas State |
Fresno State |
000000001994-03-24-0000March 24, 1994 |
[25] |
62 |
Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* |
G/F |
4 !Sr |
Cincinnati |
North Texas |
000000001960-02-06-0000February 6, 1960 |
[26] |
61 |
Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor* |
C |
2 !So |
UCLA |
Washington State |
000000001967-02-25-0000February 25, 1967 |
[27] |
61 |
Carr, AustinAustin Carr |
G |
3 !Jr |
Notre Dame |
Ohio |
000000001970-03-07-0000March 7, 1970 |
[28] |
61 (2OT) |
House, EddieEddie House |
G |
4 !Sr |
Arizona State |
California |
000000002000-01-08-0000January 8, 2000 |
[29] |
61 |
Maravich, PetePete Maravich* (4) |
G |
4 !Sr |
LSU |
Vanderbilt |
000000001969-12-11-0000December 11, 1969 |
[18] |
61 |
Mount, RickRick Mount |
G |
4 !Sr |
Purdue |
Iowa |
000000001970-02-28-0000February 28, 1970 |
[30] |
61 |
Tisdale, WaymanWayman Tisdale |
F/C |
2 !So |
Oklahoma |
UTSA |
000000001983-12-28-0000December 28, 1983 |
[31] |
60 |
Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor* |
F |
3 !Jr |
Seattle |
Portland |
000000001958-01-30-0000January 30, 1958 |
[32] |
60 |
McGill, BillyBilly McGill |
C/F |
4 !Sr |
Utah |
BYU |
000000001962-02-24-0000February 24, 1962 |
[33] |
60 |
Mengelt, JohnJohn Mengelt |
G |
3 !Jr |
Auburn |
Alabama |
000000001970-02-14-0000February 14, 1970 |
[34] |
60 |
Neumann, JohnnyJohnny Neumann (2) |
F/G |
2 !So |
Ole Miss |
Baylor |
000000001970-12-29-0000December 29, 1970 |
[3] |
60 (3OT) |
Woodside, BenBen Woodside |
G |
4 !Sr |
North Dakota State |
Stephen F. Austin |
000000002008-12-12-0000December 12, 2008 |
[35] |
Against non-Division I opponents
Note: Some of the opponents on this list that are currently Division I universities were not classified as Division I schools at the time of the 60-point game. Morehead State, Mercer, Saint Peter's and Valparaiso, for example, are present-day Division I schools.
Points |
Player |
Pos. |
Cl. |
Team |
Opponent |
Date |
Ref. |
100 |
Selvy, FrankFrank Selvy |
G |
4 !Sr |
Furman |
Newberry |
000000001954-02-13-0000February 13, 1954 |
[14] |
85 |
Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* |
F/G |
3 !Jr |
Villanova |
Naval Air Materials Center |
000000001949-02-12-0000February 12, 1949 |
[36] |
81 |
Williams, FreemanFreeman Williams |
G/F |
4 !Sr |
Portland State |
Rocky Mountain |
000000001978-02-03-0000February 3, 1978 |
[37] |
73 |
Mlkvy, BillBill Mlkvy |
F |
3 !Jr |
Temple |
Wilkes |
000000001951-03-03-0000March 3, 1951 |
[38] |
71 |
Williams, FreemanFreeman Williams (2) |
G/F |
3 !Jr |
Portland State |
Southern Oregon |
000000001977-02-09-0000February 9, 1977 |
[39] |
67 |
Floyd, DarrellDarrell Floyd |
G |
3 !Jr |
Furman |
Morehead State |
000000001955-02-22-0000February 22, 1955 |
[17] |
66 |
Williams, FreemanFreeman Williams (3) |
G/F |
4 !Sr |
Portland State |
George Fox |
000000001978-01-13-0000January 13, 1978 |
[39] |
65 |
Zawoluk, BobBob Zawoluk |
C |
4 !Sr |
St. John's |
Saint Peter's |
000000001950-03-30-0000March 30, 1950 |
[40] |
63 |
Selvy, FrankFrank Selvy (2) |
G |
3 !Jr |
Furman |
Mercer |
000000001953-02-11-0000February 11, 1953 |
[14] |
63 |
White, ShermanSherman White |
F |
3 !Jr |
LIU Brooklyn |
Marshall |
000000001950-02-28-0000February 28, 1950 |
[41] |
62 |
Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes* |
C |
4 !Sr |
Houston |
Valparaiso |
000000001968-02-24-0000February 24, 1968 |
[42] |
60 |
Jamerson, DaveDave Jamerson |
G |
4 !Sr |
Ohio |
Charleston (WV) |
000000001989-12-21-0000December 21, 1989 |
[43] |
60 |
Kelly, HarryHarry Kelly |
F |
4 !Sr |
Texas Southern |
Jarvis Christian |
000000001983-02-23-0000February 23, 1983 |
[44] |
60 |
Pettit, BobBob Pettit* |
C |
4 !Sr |
LSU |
Louisiana College |
000000001953-12-07-0000December 7, 1953 |
[45] |
See also
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