Connect with us

Kentucky Blocks Records

Career Leaders

Blocks

Player Seasons G Avg Blks
1 1997-00 145 1.8 268
2 Willie Cauley-Stein 2013-15 105 2.2 233
3 1981-84 123 1.8 226
4 1980-81, 84 96 2.3 218
5 1992-95 126 1.7 212
6 2011-12 40 4.7 186
7 2007-10 134 1.2 159
8 1999-00, 02-03 136 1.1 155
9 2008-10 97 1.6 152
10 Nick Richards 2018-20 105 1.4 146

Blocks Per Game (min. 75 blocks)

Player Seasons G Blks Avg
1 Anthony Davis 2011-12 40 186 4.650
2 Nerlens Noel 2013 24 106 4.417
3 Sam Bowie 1980-81, 84 96 218 2.271
4 Karl-Anthony Towns 2014-15 39 88 2.256
5 Willie Cauley-Stein 2013-15 105 233 2.219
6 Jamaal Magloire 1997-00 145 268 1.848
7 Melvin Turpin 1981-84 123 226 1.837
8 Andre Riddick 1992-95 126 212 1.683
9 Patrick Patterson 2008-10 97 152 1.567
10 1996-98 94 135 1.436

Single-Season Leaders

Blocks

Player Season  G Avg Blks
1 Anthony Davis 2011-12 40 4.7 186
2 Willie Cauley-Stein 2013-14 37 2.9 106
Nerlens Noel 2012-13 24 4.4 106
4 Karl-Anthony Towns 2014-15 39 2.3 88
5 Andre Riddick 1993-94 34 2.4 83
Melvin Turpin 1982-83 31 2.7 83
7 Sam Bowie 1980-81 28 2.9 80
8 Jamaal Magloire 1996-97 40 2 79
9 Nazr Mohammed 1997-98 39 1.9 75
10 Sam Bowie 1979-80 34 2.1 73

 

Blocks Per Game (min. 30 blocks)

Player Season G Blks Avg
1 Anthony Davis 2011-12 40 186 4.650
2 Nerlens Noel 2012-13 24 106 4.417
3 Willie Cauley-Stein 2013-14 37 106 2.864
4 Sam Bowie 1980-81 28 80 2.857
5 Melvin Turpin 1982-83 31 83 2.677
6 Isaiah Jackson 2020-21 25 65 2.600
7 Andre Riddick 1993-94 34 83 2.441
8 Karl-Anthony Towns 2014-15 39 88 2.256
9 Melvin Turpin 1981-82 30 67 2.233
10 Sam Bowie 1979-80 34 73 2.147

Single-Game Highs

Blocks

Player Opp (Date) Blks
1 Nerlens Noel Ole Miss (1/29/2013) 12
2 Ugonna Onyenso Ole Miss (2/14/2024) 10
3 Willie Cauley-Stein Boise State (12/10/2013) 9
Willie Cauley-Stein Providence (12/1/2013) 9
Andre Riddick LSU (3-14-93) 9
Sam Bowie Vanderbilt (2-21-81) 9
7 Ugonna Onyenso Florida (1/31/2024) 8
Isaiah Jackson Kansas (12/1/2020) 8
Nerlens Noel Alabama (1/22/2013) 8
Anthony Davis Tennessee (1-31-12) 8
Anthony Davis St. John's (12-1-11) 8
Patrick Patterson Georgia (3-4-09) 8
Andre Riddick Morehead State (12-17-93) 8

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.