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91 Players

Totals Shooting Per Game Birth
Rk Player Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST Date City
1 Derek Anderson 11 615 17975 2419 5922 645 1891 1874 2198 440 1988 2083 691 87 1052 1230 7357 .408 .341 .853 29.2 12.0 3.2 3.4 Jul 18, 1974 Louisville
2 Bob Arnzen 4 111 952 191 411 1 5 60 75 33 217 35 3 2 16 88 443 .465 .200 .800 8.6 4.0 2.0 0.3 Nov 3, 1947 Covington
3 Bird Averitt 5 366 8163 1743 4303 56 225 892 1200 187 680 1078 325 55 733 836 4434 .405 .249 .743 22.3 12.1 1.9 2.9 Jul 22, 1952 Hopkinsville
4 Henry Bacon 1 47 425 60 164 2 10 44 73 40 82 38 64 72 166 .366 .200 .603 9.0 3.5 1.7 0.8 Jul 5, 1948 Louisville
5 Steve Bardo 3 33 299 28 85 1 10 16 23 13 60 44 12 4 22 45 73 .329 .100 .696 9.1 2.2 1.8 1.3 Apr 5, 1968 Henderson
6 Butch Beard 9 605 14283 2187 4495 1248 1619 482 2042 2189 499 36 164 1581 5622 .487 .771 23.6 9.3 3.4 3.6 May 4, 1947 Hardinsburg
7 Ralph Beard 2 126 749 2046 508 660 251 551 228 2006 .366 .770 15.9 3.8 4.4 Dec 2, 1927 Hardinsburg
8 Whitey Bell 2 36 494 77 203 29 46 94 56 66 183 .379 .630 13.7 5.1 2.6 1.6 Sep 13, 1932 Monticello
9 Winston Bennett 3 136 2157 257 604 0 1 134 193 177 414 120 50 21 115 305 648 .425 .000 .694 15.9 4.8 3.0 0.9 Feb 9, 1965 Louisville
10 Jerry Bird 1 11 45 12 32 1 1 12 4 7 25 .375 1.000 4.1 2.3 1.1 0.4 Feb 2, 1935 Corbin
11 Phil Bond 1 7 21 2 6 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 1 4 .333 3.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 Jul 27, 1954 Louisville
12 Orbie Bowling 1 11 90 9 28 0 0 3 12 29 1 6 16 21 .321 .250 8.2 1.9 2.6 0.1 Mar 21, 1939
13 Greg Buckner 10 570 10895 1120 2491 239 716 399 527 457 1593 719 454 111 394 1342 2878 .450 .334 .757 19.1 5.0 2.8 1.3 Sep 16, 1976 Hopkinsville
14 Donnie Butcher 5 279 5085 610 1535 476 757 821 585 699 1696 .397 .629 18.2 6.1 2.9 2.1 Feb 8, 1936 Williamsport
15 Darel Carrier 6 350 12338 2445 5867 398 1055 1723 2024 182 1187 896 906 1072 7011 .417 .377 .851 35.3 20.0 3.4 2.6 Oct 26, 1940 Warren County
16 Rex Chapman 12 666 19542 3716 8638 805 2301 1494 1868 379 1645 1798 592 129 1030 1228 9731 .430 .350 .800 29.3 14.6 2.5 2.7 Oct 5, 1967 Bowling Green
17 Wayne Chapman 4 206 3294 550 1436 28 109 304 440 187 505 316 294 513 1432 .383 .257 .691 16.0 7.0 2.5 1.5 Jun 15, 1945 Owensboro
18 Jack Coleman 9 633 16479 2813 6763 1095 1575 5186 1749 1927 6721 .416 .695 33.1 10.6 9.2 2.8 May 23, 1924 Burgin
19 Glen Combs 7 465 15275 2652 6121 503 1369 1859 2296 325 1230 1639 56 13 1151 1333 7666 .433 .367 .810 32.8 16.5 2.6 3.5 Oct 30, 1946 Hazard
20 Jimmy Conner 1 24 240 42 86 0 3 22 29 12 28 38 11 5 32 35 106 .488 .000 .759 10.0 4.4 1.2 1.6 Mar 20, 1953 Lawrenceburg
Totals Shooting Per Game Birth
Rk Player Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST Date City
21 Dave Cowens* 11 766 29565 5744 12499 1 14 2027 2590 1574 10444 2910 599 488 543 2920 13516 .460 .071 .783 38.6 17.6 13.6 3.8 Oct 25, 1948 Newport
22 Johnny Cox 1 73 1685 239 568 95 135 280 142 149 573 .421 .704 23.1 7.8 3.8 1.9 Nov 1, 1936 Neon
23 Wesley Cox 2 74 813 122 296 98 192 60 206 23 34 15 80 150 342 .412 .510 11.0 4.6 2.8 0.3 Jan 27, 1955 Louisville
24 Ralph Davis 2 150 3202 545 1332 105 155 248 424 314 1195 .409 .677 21.3 8.0 1.7 2.8 Sep 7, 1938 Vanceburg
25 Jerry Eaves 4 168 2685 416 882 1 14 299 387 64 208 414 85 8 251 218 1132 .472 .071 .773 16.0 6.7 1.2 2.5 Feb 8, 1959 Louisville
26 Joe Fulks* 8 489 4490 2824 9338 2355 3075 1379 587 1774 8003 .302 .766 23.4 16.4 5.3 1.2 Oct 26, 1921 Birmingham
27 Jack Givens 2 156 2601 416 1037 0 2 208 263 212 456 142 123 36 134 253 1040 .401 .000 .791 16.7 6.7 2.9 0.9 Sep 21, 1956 Lexington
28 Clarence Glover 1 25 119 25 55 15 32 46 4 26 65 .455 .469 4.8 2.6 1.8 0.2 Nov 1, 1947 Horse Cave
29 Darrell Griffith 10 765 21403 5237 11305 530 1596 1387 1961 780 2519 1627 931 242 1632 1689 12391 .463 .332 .707 28.0 16.2 3.3 2.1 Jun 16, 1958 Louisville
30 Anthony Grundy 1 12 108 19 38 5 15 9 14 1 17 9 7 0 9 14 52 .500 .333 .643 9.0 4.3 1.4 0.8 Apr 15, 1979 Louisville
31 Cliff Hagan* 13 839 24074 5750 12661 0 5 3370 4219 47 5555 2646 294 2665 14870 .454 .000 .799 28.7 17.7 6.6 3.2 Dec 9, 1931 Owensboro
32 Tom Hagan 2 73 916 137 327 19 58 65 92 41 113 135 68 120 358 .419 .328 .707 12.5 4.9 1.5 1.8 Jan 29, 1947 Louisville
33 Joe Hamilton 6 344 9098 1564 3829 243 778 774 959 230 884 1208 88 5 518 907 4145 .408 .312 .807 26.4 12.0 2.6 3.5 Jul 5, 1948 Lexington
34 Steve Hamilton 2 82 1094 138 371 92 132 278 43 183 368 .372 .697 13.3 4.5 3.4 0.5 Nov 30, 1935 Columbia
35 Clem Haskins 9 681 17624 3515 7824 1713 2163 119 2087 2382 127 30 1504 8743 .449 .792 25.9 12.8 3.1 3.5 Jul 11, 1943 Campbellsville
36 Vern Hatton 4 225 3666 485 1409 274 373 531 310 294 1244 .344 .735 16.3 5.5 2.4 1.4 Jan 13, 1936 Owingsville
37 Kenny Higgs 3 216 4435 538 1221 8 55 386 480 65 391 944 239 23 369 682 1470 .441 .145 .804 20.5 6.8 1.8 4.4 Jan 31, 1955 Owensboro
38 Allan Houston 12 839 28311 5337 12017 1305 3247 2572 2979 353 2434 1990 566 139 1760 2062 14551 .444 .402 .863 33.7 17.3 2.9 2.4 Apr 20, 1971 Louisville
39 Tony Jackson 1 2 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 .333 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Jan 17, 1958 Lexington
40 Larry Johnson 1 4 38 3 13 0 2 1 5 7 5 2 3 3 6 .231 .000 9.5 1.5 1.3 1.8 Nov 28, 1954 Morganfield
Totals Shooting Per Game Birth
Rk Player Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST Date City
41 Wah Wah Jones 3 140 1320 521 1467 386 510 408 429 452 1428 .355 .757 22.8 10.2 5.1 3.1 Jul 14, 1926 Harlan
42 Ron King 1 9 126 24 70 2 6 14 17 8 19 14 5 2 7 14 64 .343 .333 .824 14.0 7.1 2.1 1.6 Jul 11, 1951 Louisville
43 Frank Kornet 2 89 595 65 176 10 38 31 52 35 95 30 19 4 34 82 171 .369 .263 .596 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.3 Jan 27, 1967 Lexington
44 Paul Long 4 80 518 117 273 0 0 75 98 5 66 66 15 79 309 .429 .765 6.5 3.9 0.8 0.8 Feb 8, 1944 Louisville
45 Shelvin Mack 2 95 1195 146 346 30 91 51 75 15 132 199 43 2 82 89 373 .422 .330 .680 12.6 3.9 1.4 2.1 Apr 22, 1989 Lexington
46 Rudy Macklin 3 160 2752 392 874 0 7 246 317 203 464 121 82 30 207 431 1030 .449 .000 .776 17.2 6.4 2.9 0.8 Feb 19, 1958 Louisville
47 Jim McDaniels 5 271 5242 1146 2459 0 0 406 564 412 1748 288 23 79 254 681 2698 .466 .720 19.3 10.0 6.5 1.1 Apr 2, 1948 Scottsville
48 Bob Miller 1 2 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 5 4 .667 4.0 2.0 2.5 0.5 Jul 9, 1956 Louisville
49 Darius Miller 1 52 694 44 108 22 56 8 8 8 78 44 17 12 23 89 118 .407 .393 1.000 13.3 2.3 1.5 0.8 Mar 21, 1990 Maysville
50 Dirk Minniefield 3 222 3801 493 1050 25 92 176 238 102 367 845 196 11 358 472 1187 .470 .272 .739 17.1 5.3 1.7 3.8 Jan 17, 1961 Lexington
51 Dwayne Morton 1 41 395 50 129 9 25 58 85 21 58 18 11 15 27 45 167 .388 .360 .682 9.6 4.1 1.4 0.4 Aug 8, 1971 Louisville
52 Paul Noel 5 201 32 259 889 143 225 85 140 324 661 .291 .636 4.0 3.3 1.4 0.7 Aug 17, 1924 Midway
53 Ralph O'Brien 2 119 2335 324 899 200 241 192 180 189 848 .360 .830 19.6 7.1 1.6 1.5 Apr 8, 1928 Henshaw
54 John Oldham 2 127 326 1023 274 437 242 226 434 926 .319 .627 7.3 3.6 1.8 Jun 22, 1923 Beaver Dam
55 Scott Padgett 8 448 5613 679 1658 240 644 276 375 402 1227 325 182 86 253 681 1874 .410 .373 .736 12.5 4.2 2.7 0.7 Apr 19, 1976 Louisville
56 Jack Parr 1 66 1037 109 307 44 73 278 51 138 262 .355 .603 15.7 4.0 4.2 0.8 Mar 13, 1936 Louisville
57 Jim Price 7 510 12815 2129 4798 830 1018 389 1566 1886 724 126 275 1369 5088 .444 .815 25.1 10.0 3.1 3.7 Nov 27, 1949 Russellville
58 Mike Price 3 123 1067 163 405 0 0 71 92 1 157 90 4 177 397 .402 .772 8.7 3.2 1.3 0.7 Sep 11, 1948 Russellville
59 Frank Ramsey* 9 623 15330 2949 7382 2480 3083 3410 1134 2158 8378 .399 .804 24.6 13.4 5.5 1.8 Jul 13, 1931 Corydon
60 Bobby Rascoe 3 159 2887 450 1061 3 21 325 423 57 438 208 181 292 1228 .424 .143 .768 18.2 7.7 2.8 1.3 Jul 22, 1940 Trigg County
Totals Shooting Per Game Birth
Rk Player Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST Date City
61 Arnie Risen* 10 637 12690 2610 6850 2413 3451 5011 1058 2449 7633 .381 .699 28.3 12.0 9.7 1.7 Oct 9, 1924 Williamstown
62 Tex Ritter 3 151 262 753 265 393 65 145 224 789 .348 .674 5.2 1.9 1.0 Feb 26, 1924 Richmond
63 Phil Rollins 3 177 2742 350 910 198 305 395 458 320 898 .385 .649 15.5 5.1 2.2 2.6 Jan 19, 1934 Wickliffe
64 Rajon Rondo 7 475 15649 2180 4533 75 311 816 1315 544 2156 3943 913 66 1314 1074 5251 .481 .241 .621 32.9 11.1 4.5 8.3 Feb 22, 1986 Louisville
65 Frank Selvy 9 565 14908 2222 5640 1676 2302 2098 1579 1241 6120 .394 .728 26.4 10.8 3.7 2.8 Nov 9, 1932 Corbin
66 Mike Silliman 1 36 366 36 79 19 39 62 23 37 91 .456 .487 10.2 2.5 1.7 0.6 May 5, 1944 Louisville
67 Alvin Sims 1 4 25 4 10 1 1 2 5 3 4 5 2 0 6 2 11 .400 1.000 .400 6.3 2.8 1.0 1.3 Oct 18, 1974 Paris
68 Adrian Smith 11 772 19010 3174 7389 2 11 2400 2865 14 1626 1739 34 1829 8750 .430 .182 .838 24.6 11.3 2.1 2.3 Oct 5, 1936 Farmington
69 Donta Smith 2 61 560 59 140 8 26 39 60 22 66 48 31 5 29 70 165 .421 .308 .650 9.2 2.7 1.1 0.8 Nov 27, 1983 Louisville
70 Garfield Smith 3 134 1470 186 426 0 0 56 180 140 438 56 33 272 428 .437 .311 11.0 3.2 3.3 0.4 Nov 18, 1945 Campbellsville
71 Greg Smith 8 524 12269 1737 3607 623 965 94 3249 969 63 12 1553 4097 .482 .646 23.4 7.8 6.2 1.8 Jan 28, 1947 Princeton
72 Nolan Smith 2 84 829 109 294 19 73 40 56 24 83 97 25 4 71 81 277 .371 .260 .714 9.9 3.3 1.0 1.2 Jul 25, 1988 Louisville
73 Sam Smith 4 255 6303 803 2004 5 25 486 740 509 1776 274 306 558 2097 .401 .200 .657 24.7 8.2 7.0 1.1 Jan 27, 1944 Hazard
74 Felton Spencer 12 640 12298 1194 2466 0 1 966 1469 1313 3436 213 248 534 667 2116 3354 .484 .000 .658 19.2 5.2 5.4 0.3 Jan 15, 1968 Louisville
75 George Stone 4 259 6953 1370 3089 144 446 646 827 427 1480 333 373 747 3530 .444 .323 .781 26.8 13.6 5.7 1.3 Feb 9, 1946 Murray
76 Dan Swartz 1 39 335 57 150 61 72 88 21 92 175 .380 .847 8.6 4.5 2.3 0.5 Dec 23, 1934 Owingsville
77 Vince Taylor 1 31 321 37 102 0 0 21 32 19 36 41 20 2 30 54 95 .363 .656 10.4 3.1 1.2 1.3 Sep 11, 1960 Lexington
78 Tom Thacker 7 314 3641 423 1174 10 44 164 323 129 822 466 149 611 1020 .360 .227 .508 11.6 3.2 2.6 1.5 Nov 2, 1939 Covington
79 Ronald Thomas 4 264 3292 439 938 3 14 170 317 437 1075 198 160 39 234 530 1051 .468 .214 .536 12.5 4.0 4.1 0.8 Nov 19, 1950 Louisville
80 Dallas Thornton 2 50 870 123 284 2 11 93 142 43 141 74 98 106 341 .433 .182 .655 17.4 6.8 2.8 1.5 Sep 1, 1946 Louisville
Totals Shooting Per Game Birth
Rk Player Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST Date City
81 George Tinsley 2 133 1864 245 581 6 30 208 280 177 385 114 124 271 704 .422 .200 .743 14.0 5.3 2.9 0.9 Sep 19, 1946 Louisville
82 Jim Tucker 3 99 1301 157 450 93 122 349 52 242 407 .349 .762 13.1 4.1 3.5 0.5 Dec 11, 1932 Paris
83 Melvin Turpin 5 361 6871 1297 2513 1 9 476 613 575 1655 183 155 348 431 853 3071 .516 .111 .777 19.0 8.5 4.6 0.5 Dec 28, 1960 Lexington
84 Charlie Tyra 5 348 7811 1213 3131 665 990 2567 315 987 3091 .387 .672 22.4 8.9 7.4 0.9 Aug 16, 1935 Louisville
85 Wes Unseld* 13 984 35832 4369 8586 3 6 1883 2976 2085 13769 3822 628 367 579 2762 10624 .509 .500 .633 36.4 10.8 14.0 3.9 Mar 14, 1946 Louisville
86 Bob Warren 8 486 9908 1527 3471 96 367 1197 1494 688 1546 898 65 28 832 1123 4347 .440 .262 .801 20.4 8.9 3.2 1.8 Jul 17, 1946 Murray
87 Bubba Wells 1 39 395 48 116 1 6 31 43 22 68 34 15 4 31 40 128 .414 .167 .721 10.1 3.3 1.7 0.9 Jul 26, 1974 Russellville
88 DeJuan Wheat 2 80 740 93 243 30 77 49 70 14 56 127 32 3 57 71 265 .383 .390 .700 9.3 3.3 0.7 1.6 Oct 14, 1973 Louisville
89 Chris Whitney 11 579 10052 1227 3110 552 1528 732 837 97 815 1613 351 32 619 984 3738 .395 .361 .875 17.4 6.5 1.4 2.8 Oct 5, 1971 Hopkinsville
90 Rick Wilson 2 66 648 83 211 0 0 28 50 22 79 83 34 9 49 69 194 .393 .560 9.8 2.9 1.2 1.3 Feb 7, 1956 Louisville
91 Howie Wright 2 53 616 94 245 9 42 40 50 23 80 63 60 89 237 .384 .214 .800 11.6 4.5 1.5 1.2 Feb 22, 1947 Louisville