Murray State Racers men's basketball statistical leaders

The Murray State Racers men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Murray State Racers men's basketball program in various categories,^[1] including points, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Racers represent Murray State University in the NCAA's Ohio Valley Conference.

Murray State began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1925.^[1] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Murray State's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Scoring[]

Career
Rk	Player	Points	Seasons
1	Jeff Martin	2,484	1987–88
2	Isaac Spencer	2,248
3	Marcus Brown	2,236
4	Popeye Jones	2,057	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
5	Isaiah Canaan	2,050	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
6	Howie Crittenden	2,019
7	Lamont Sleets	1,902
8	Vincent Rainey	1,888	1996–97
9	Frank Allen	1,811	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
10	Garrett Beshear	1,798

Season
Rk	Player	Points	Season
1	Ja Morant	808	2018–19
2	Jeff Martin	806	1987–88
3	Marcus Brown	767
4	Jeff Martin	745
5	Jonathan Stark	723	2016–17
6	De'Teri Mayes	711
7	Cameron Payne	707	2014–15
8	Jonathan Stark	685	2017–18
9	Isaiah Canaan	676	2012–13
10	Marcus Brown	671

Single Game
Rk	Player	Points	Season	Opponent
1	Marcus Brown	45		Wash.-Mo
2	Herb McPherson	44		Middle Tenn.
3	Isaac Spencer	42		Tennessee St.
	De'Teri Mayes	42		Arkansas
5	Jonathan Stark	41	2016–17	Tenn. Tech
	Bennie Purcell	41		Ky. Wesleyan
7	Ja Morant	40	2018–19	SIUE
	Garrett Beshear	40		Dayton
	Garrett Beshear	40		Marshall
10	KJ Williams	39^[2]	2021–22	Tennessee State
	Marcus Brown	39		Middle Tenn.
	Frank Allen	39		Tenn. Tech
	Les Taylor	39		Wm. Jewell

Rebounds[]

Career
Rk	Player	Rebounds	Seasons
1	Popeye Jones	1,374	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
2	Dick Cunningham	1292
3	Jim Jennings	1147
4	Stewart Johnson	981
5	Isaac Spencer	962
6	Cuthbert Victor	935
7	Marcelous Starks	875
8	Ron Johnson	837
9	Antoine Whelchel	791
10	Quitman Sullins	788

Season
Rk	Player	Rebounds	Season
1	Dick Cunningham	479
2	Popeye Jones	469	1990–91
3	Popeye Jones	431	1991–92
	Jim Jennings	431
5	Dick Cunningham	423
6	Dick Cunningham	390
7	Jim Jennings	377
8	Stewart Johnson	367
9	Melvin Deweese	360
10	Gary Hooker	356

Single Game
Rk	Player	Rebounds	Season	Opponent
1	Popeye Jones	23	1990–91	Morehead St.
2	Popeye Jones	21	1991–92	Tenn. State
	Popeye Jones	21	1990–91	Prairie View
4	Cuthbert Victor	20		Western Ky.
	Fred Walker	20		Austin Peay
	Popeye Jones	20	1990–91	US International
	Popeye Jones	20	1990–91	Tenn. Tech
	Popeye Jones	20	1990–91	Southern Ill.
	Popeye Jones	20	1991–92	Middle Tenn.
10	Popeye Jones	19	1991–92	Southern Ill.
	Popeye Jones	19	1991–92	SE Missouri
	Popeye Jones	19	1991–92	Eastern Ky.
	Popeye Jones	19	1991–92	Tenn. State

Assists[]

Career
Rk	Player	Assists	Seasons
1	Ja Morant	532	2017–18 2018–19
2	Don Mann	531	1987–88
3	Lamont Sleets	458
4	Glen Green	423
5	Cameron Payne	394	2013–14 2014–15
6	Isaiah Canaan	385	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
7	Chad Townsend	383	1996–97
8	Isacc Miles	374	2009–10 2010–11
9	Aubrey Reese	372
10	Frank Allen	364	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Season
Rk	Player	Assists	Season
1	Ja Morant	331	2018–19
2	Chad Townsend	212	1996–97
3	Cameron Payne	209	2014–15
4	Ja Morant	201	2017–18
5	Cameron Payne	185	2013–14
6	Jonathan Stark	172	2016–17
	Don Mann	172
8	Chad Townsend	171
9	Lamont Sleets	157
10	Aubrey Reese	152
	Aubrey Reese	152

Single Game
Rk	Player	Assists	Season	Opponent
1	Ja Morant	18	2018–19	UT Martin
2	Ja Morant	16	2018–19	Marquette
	Chad Townsend	16	1996–97	Eastern Ill.
4	Chad Townsend	15	1996–97	Campbellsville
5	Ja Morant	14	2018–19	Eastern Ky
	Ja Morant	14	2018–19	SE Missouri
	Ja Morant	14	2018–19	Jackson St.
	Ja Morant	14	2017–18	Eastern Ill.
	Marcus Brown	14		Pikeville
10	Ja Morant	13	2018–19	Austin Peay
	Ja Morant	13	2018–19	Morehead St.
	Ja Morant	13	2018–19	Bethel
	Ja Morant	13	2018–19	Southern Ill.
	Don Mann	13		Lamar

Steals[]

Career
Rk	Player	Steals	Seasons
1	Marcus Brown	232
2	Vincent Rainey	176	1996–97
3	Danero Thomas	172	2009–10
4	Cuthbert Victor	167
5	Cedric Gumm	160	1990–91 1991–92
6	Popeye Jones	159	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
7	Isaiah Canaan	157	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
8	Shawn Witherspoon	146
9	Aubrey Reese	133
	Frank Allen	133	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Season
Rk	Player	Steals	Season
1	Marcus Brown	76
2	Cameron Payne	68	2014–15
3	Marcus Brown	65
	Fred Walker	65
5	B.J. Jenkins	64	2009–10
6	Donte Poole	63	2011–12
7	Aubrey Reese	62
8	Shaq Buchanan	60	2018–19
	Danero Thomas	60	2009–10
10	Zedric Macklin	59
	Vincent Rainey	59
	Chuck Glass	59

Single Game
Rk	Player	Steals	Season	Opponent
1	Kevin Thomas	8		Missouri
	Brian Stewart	8		Eastern Ill.
3	Shaq Buchanan	7	2018–19	Middle Tenn.
	Isaiah Canaan	7	2012–13	SIUE
5	Shaq Buchanan	6	2018–19	Eastern Ky.
	Cameron Payne	6	2014–15	Brescia
	Cameron Payne	6	2014–15	Eastern Ky.
	Danero Thomas	6	2009–10	UT Martin
	Trey Pearson	6		Eastern Ill.
	Trey Pearson	6		Missouri
	Chris Shumate	6		Eastern Ky.
	Adam Chiles	6		SIUE
	Cuthbert Victor	6		Eastern Ky.
	Aubrey Reese	6		Eastern Ky.

Blocks[]

Career
Rk	Player	Blocks	Seasons
1	Cuthbert Victor	160
2	Tony Easley	158	2009–10
3	Ed Daniel	156	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
4	Popeye Jones	136	1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
5	Antoine Teague	124
6	Isaac Spencer	123
7	Andi Hornig	119
8	James Singleton	115
9	Pearson Griffith	113
10	Quennon Echols	102

Season
Rk	Player	Blocks	Season
1	Tony Easley	95	2009–10
2	Pearson Griffith	79
3	Popeye Jones	71	1989–90
4	Quennon Echols	65
5	Antoine Teague	64
6	James Singleton	63
7	Jarvis Williams	60	2013–14
	Antoine Teague	60
9	Cuthbert Victor	57
10	James Singleton	52
	Andi Hornig	52

Single Game
Rk	Player	Blocks	Season	Opponent
1	Pearson Griffith	8		UT Martin
2	Tony Easley	7	2009–10	SE Missouri
	Tony Easley	7	2009–10	UT Martin
	Pearson Griffith	7		San Antonio
	Cuthbert Victor	7		UT Martin
6	Jarvis Williams	6	2014–15	SIUE
	Cameron Payne	6	2014–15	Brescia
	Ed Daniel	6	2012–13	Tenn. State
	Cuthbert Victor	6		Texas A&M-CC
	Cuthbert Victor	6		Eastern Ky.
	Cuthbert Victor	6		Eastern Ky.
	James Singleton	6		Eastern Ky.
	James Singleton	6		UAB

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2019-20 Murray State Men's Basketball Record Book". Murray State University. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ "Murray State vs. Tennessee State Box Score". ESPN.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

[MG-1] "2019-20 Murray State Men's Basketball Record Book". Murray State University. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[2] "Murray State vs. Tennessee State Box Score". ESPN.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

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