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41 Players
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Totals | Shooting | Per Game | Birth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rk | Player | Yrs | From | To | 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 | Alvan Adams | 13 | 1976 | 1988 | 988 | 27203 | 5709 | 11464 | 2 | 15 | 2490 | 3160 | 2015 | 6937 | 4012 | 1289 | 808 | 2194 | 3214 | 13910 | .498 | .788 | 27.5 | 14.1 | 7.0 | 4.1 | Jul 19, 1954 | Lawrence | |
2 | Lucius Allen | 10 | 1970 | 1979 | 702 | 20159 | 3884 | 8385 | 1639 | 2157 | 381 | 2205 | 3174 | 604 | 124 | 247 | 1799 | 9407 | .463 | .760 | 28.7 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Sep 26, 1947 | Kansas City | |||
3 | Ron Baker | 3 | 2017 | 2019 | 96 | 1394 | 106 | 296 | 35 | 132 | 53 | 75 | 18 | 139 | 169 | 66 | 15 | 79 | 125 | 300 | .358 | .265 | .707 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Mar 30, 1993 | Hays |
4 | Ernie Barrett | 2 | 1954 | 1956 | 131 | 2092 | 267 | 724 | 107 | 143 | 343 | 229 | 300 | 641 | .369 | .748 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Aug 27, 1929 | Pratt | |||||||
5 | Bob Brannum | 5 | 1950 | 1955 | 338 | 6576 | 887 | 2581 | 681 | 1044 | 1944 | 699 | 1313 | 2455 | .344 | .652 | 23.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | May 28, 1926 | Winfield | |||||||
6 | Christian Braun | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 96 | 1601 | 211 | 433 | 47 | 128 | 67 | 101 | 67 | 266 | 99 | 48 | 21 | 49 | 134 | 536 | .487 | .367 | .663 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | Apr 17, 2001 | Burlington |
7 | Willie Cauley-Stein | 7 | 2016 | 2022 | 422 | 9276 | 1552 | 2853 | 6 | 32 | 565 | 923 | 694 | 2470 | 598 | 350 | 335 | 384 | 974 | 3675 | .544 | .188 | .612 | 22.0 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | Aug 18, 1993 | Spearville |
8 | Gradey Dick | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 15 | 220 | 17 | 63 | 10 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 58 | .270 | .244 | 1.000 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | Nov 20, 2003 | Wichita |
9 | Greg Dreiling | 10 | 1987 | 1997 | 474 | 4241 | 375 | 803 | 3 | 9 | 261 | 402 | 287 | 1018 | 186 | 82 | 137 | 250 | 923 | 1014 | .467 | .333 | .649 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.4 | Nov 7, 1962 | Wichita |
10 | Larry Drew | 10 | 1981 | 1991 | 714 | 18370 | 3308 | 7085 | 118 | 405 | 1376 | 1724 | 259 | 1265 | 3702 | 791 | 45 | 1565 | 1286 | 8110 | .467 | .291 | .798 | 25.7 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | Apr 2, 1958 | Kansas City |
11 | Maurice Evans | 9 | 2002 | 2012 | 562 | 10918 | 1429 | 3231 | 426 | 1172 | 463 | 590 | 559 | 1384 | 420 | 294 | 88 | 278 | 956 | 3747 | .442 | .363 | .785 | 19.4 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | Nov 8, 1978 | Wichita |
12 | Ron Franz | 6 | 1968 | 1973 | 403 | 9912 | 1765 | 3945 | 53 | 190 | 1150 | 1635 | 569 | 2128 | 668 | 762 | 1120 | 4733 | .447 | .279 | .703 | 24.6 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 1.7 | Oct 20, 1945 | Kansas City | ||
13 | Matt Freije | 2 | 2005 | 2007 | 42 | 588 | 53 | 181 | 17 | 76 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 85 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 53 | 133 | .293 | .224 | .714 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | Oct 2, 1981 | Overland Park |
14 | Leonard Gray | 3 | 1975 | 1977 | 224 | 6058 | 1030 | 2196 | 348 | 471 | 326 | 1169 | 490 | 196 | 91 | 825 | 2408 | .469 | .739 | 27.0 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 | Dec 19, 1951 | Kansas City | ||||
15 | Adrian Griffin | 9 | 2000 | 2008 | 477 | 7997 | 785 | 1794 | 50 | 180 | 299 | 392 | 507 | 1512 | 653 | 436 | 59 | 331 | 879 | 1919 | .438 | .278 | .763 | 16.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | Jul 4, 1974 | Wichita |
16 | Scott Hastings | 11 | 1983 | 1993 | 578 | 5985 | 584 | 1323 | 28 | 96 | 451 | 556 | 424 | 1287 | 284 | 159 | 153 | 325 | 1037 | 1647 | .441 | .292 | .811 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | Jun 3, 1960 | Independence |
17 | Steve Henson | 7 | 1991 | 1999 | 238 | 2282 | 254 | 631 | 105 | 243 | 126 | 145 | 46 | 176 | 465 | 88 | 2 | 175 | 283 | 739 | .403 | .432 | .869 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | Feb 2, 1968 | Junction City |
18 | Steven Hill | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | Nov 14, 1985 | Chanute | ||
19 | Lionel Hollins | 10 | 1976 | 1985 | 673 | 18453 | 3201 | 7211 | 13 | 87 | 1394 | 1882 | 382 | 1601 | 3006 | 1053 | 192 | 1337 | 1841 | 7809 | .444 | .741 | 27.4 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 4.5 | Oct 19, 1953 | Arkansas City | |
20 | Trevor Hudgins | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .222 | .250 | 1.000 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | Mar 23, 1999 | Manhattan |
Rk | Player | Yrs | From | To | 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 | Warren Jabali | 7 | 1969 | 1975 | 447 | 15264 | 2663 | 6181 | 322 | 1010 | 2018 | 2669 | 883 | 2985 | 2389 | 384 | 29 | 1715 | 1544 | 7666 | .431 | .319 | .756 | 34.1 | 17.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | Aug 29, 1946 | Kansas City |
22 | Maurice King | 2 | 1960 | 1963 | 38 | 973 | 99 | 249 | 28 | 35 | 106 | 144 | 90 | 226 | .398 | .800 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | Mar 12, 1935 | Kansas City | |||||||
23 | Bob Kinney | 2 | 1949 | 1950 | 118 | 394 | 1116 | 337 | 554 | 177 | 475 | 1125 | .353 | .608 | 9.5 | 1.5 | Sep 16, 1920 | Fort Scott | |||||||||||
24 | Dick Knostman | 1 | 1954 | 1954 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 13 | .300 | .636 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 | Aug 9, 1931 | Wamego | |||||||
25 | Martin Lewis | 2 | 1996 | 1997 | 25 | 239 | 35 | 74 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 89 | .473 | .300 | .593 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | Apr 28, 1975 | Liberal |
26 | Riney Lochmann | 3 | 1968 | 1970 | 170 | 2205 | 296 | 730 | 5 | 16 | 134 | 221 | 117 | 466 | 143 | 121 | 312 | 731 | .405 | .313 | .606 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | May 26, 1944 | Wichita | ||
27 | Ed Nealy | 10 | 1983 | 1993 | 540 | 6792 | 553 | 1111 | 38 | 130 | 307 | 449 | 585 | 1799 | 392 | 256 | 51 | 226 | 893 | 1451 | .498 | .292 | .684 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | Feb 19, 1960 | Pittsburg |
28 | Semi Ojeleye | 5 | 2018 | 2022 | 284 | 4111 | 331 | 862 | 189 | 549 | 124 | 173 | 145 | 613 | 126 | 76 | 19 | 93 | 300 | 975 | .384 | .344 | .717 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | Dec 5, 1994 | Overland Park |
29 | Johnny Orr | 1 | 1950 | 1950 | 34 | 40 | 118 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 92 | .339 | .857 | 2.7 | 0.6 | Jun 10, 1927 | Yale | |||||||||||
30 | Pierre Russell | 2 | 1972 | 1973 | 110 | 1015 | 184 | 419 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 99 | 94 | 222 | 112 | 66 | 136 | 435 | .439 | .100 | .657 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Dec 13, 1949 | Kansas City | ||
31 | Melvin Sanders | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 16 | 113 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 41 | .485 | .667 | .700 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Jan 3, 1981 | Liberal |
32 | Otto Schnellbacher | 1 | 1949 | 1949 | 43 | 93 | 280 | 89 | 133 | 64 | 109 | 275 | .332 | .669 | 6.4 | 1.5 | Apr 15, 1923 | Sublette | |||||||||||
33 | Howie Shannon | 2 | 1949 | 1950 | 122 | 514 | 1448 | 295 | 371 | 299 | 302 | 1323 | .355 | .795 | 10.8 | 2.5 | Jun 10, 1923 | Manhattan | |||||||||||
34 | Paul Shirley | 3 | 2003 | 2005 | 18 | 121 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 33 | .395 | .000 | .429 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | Dec 23, 1977 | Meriden |
35 | Wayne Simien | 2 | 2006 | 2007 | 51 | 507 | 67 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 41 | 43 | 99 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 83 | 169 | .469 | .854 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | Mar 9, 1983 | Leavenworth | |
36 | Dean Wade | 5 | 2020 | 2024 | 183 | 3418 | 328 | 758 | 188 | 524 | 67 | 97 | 104 | 587 | 176 | 105 | 56 | 71 | 292 | 911 | .433 | .359 | .691 | 18.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | Nov 20, 1996 | Wichita |
37 | Jabari Walker | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 74 | 925 | 133 | 307 | 26 | 92 | 53 | 72 | 74 | 217 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 46 | 111 | 345 | .433 | .283 | .736 | 12.5 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | Jul 30, 2002 | Wichita |
38 | Earl Watson | 13 | 2002 | 2014 | 878 | 19494 | 2112 | 5139 | 502 | 1551 | 867 | 1233 | 462 | 1985 | 3871 | 873 | 176 | 1548 | 1755 | 5593 | .411 | .324 | .703 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | Jun 12, 1979 | Kansas City |
39 | Scott Wedman | 13 | 1975 | 1987 | 906 | 25927 | 5153 | 10713 | 84 | 251 | 1526 | 1923 | 1502 | 4355 | 1771 | 846 | 301 | 883 | 2549 | 11916 | .481 | .794 | 28.6 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | Jul 29, 1952 | Harper | |
40 | Korleone Young | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .500 | .250 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Dec 31, 1978 | Wichita |
Rk | Player | Yrs | From | To | 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 | Gary Zeller | 2 | 1971 | 1972 | 90 | 779 | 124 | 374 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 69 | 5 | 102 | 39 | 9 | 121 | 289 | .332 | .594 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | Nov 20, 1947 | Topeka |
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