Breaking Records and Taking Names

Now that the season is officially over, we can look at how this outstanding team has affected the record books.  It goes without saying that the freshmen record book has all but been rewritten, but believe it or not some of our guys managed to crack the career records in only one season. I’ve compiled the records that were either broken or added to this year. While Patterson and Stevenson (and maybe a few others) own records from their freshman years, I’ve left those from this list.  I also generally only included a player if they ranked in the top ten, unless it was for a career statistic.  Thanks to Big Blue History for keeping the statistics.

John Wall

-#1  in points for a season by a freshman (616)
-#9 in rebounds for a season by a freshman (159)
-#1 in assists for a season by a freshman (241)
-#2 in steals for a season by a freshman (66)
-#2 in field goals for a season by a freshman (202)
-#1 in assists for a season (241)
-#9 in steals for a season (66)
-#1 and #3 in Assists for a game (16, 14)

Demarcus Cousins

-#2 in points for a season by a freshman (575)
-#1 in rebounds for a season by a freshman (375)
-#9 in steals for a season by a freshman (37)
-#3 in blocks for a season by a freshman (67)
-#1 in field goals for a season by a freshman (206)
-#8 in rebounds for a season (375)
-#9 in blocks for a season (67)
-#14 Career leader in Field Goal Percentage (56)

Eric Bledsoe

-#6 in points for a season by a freshman (419)
-#4 in assists for a season by a freshman (106)
-#3 in steals for a season by a freshman (52)
-#7 in field goals for a season by a freshman (144)
-#4 in 3pt Field Goals for a game (8)

Daniel Orton

-#4 in blocks for a season by a freshman (51)

Patrick Patterson

-#13 Career leader in points (1564)
-#13 Career leader in rebounds (791)
-#7 Career leader in blocked shots (152)
-#6 Career leader in Field Goal Percentage (58.6)
-#3 in Blocks for a game (8)

Perry Stevenson

-#5 Career leader in blocked shots (160)
-#2 in Field Goal Percentage for a season (66.7)
-#10 Career leader in Field Goal Percentage (57.6)