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Kentucky Steals Records

Career Leaders

Steals

Player Seasons  G Avg Stls
1 Wayne Turner 1996-99 151 1.6 238
2 1993-96 133 1.5 201
3 2001-04 126 1.6 199
4 Ed Davender 1985-88 129 1.5 191
5 Jared Prickett 1993-97 143 1.3 187
6 1994-97 141 1.3 184
7 1989-92 114 1.5 173
8 Chuck Hayes 2002-05 134 1.3 170
9 1993-95 99 1.6 163
10 Rajon Rondo 2005-06 68 2.3 156
1980-83 123 1.3 156

 

Steals Per Game (min. 75 steals)

Player Seasons  G Stls Avg
1 Rajon Rondo 2005-06 68 156 2.294
2 Derek Anderson 1996-97 55 98 1.782
3 Ashton Hagans 2019-20 67 119 1.776
4 Oscar Tshiebwe 2021-23 66 112 1.697
5 Rodrick Rhodes 1993-95 99 163 1.646
6 1990-92 91 144 1.582
7 Cliff Hawkins 2001-04 126 199 1.579
8 Wayne Turner 1996-99 151 238 1.576
9 1991-93 98 153 1.561
10 John Pelphrey 1989-92 114 173 1.518

Single-Season Leaders

Steals

Player Season  G Avg Stls
1 Rajon Rondo 2004-05 34 2.6 87
2 Reed Sheppard 2023-24 33 2.5 82
3 Wayne Turner 1996-97 40 2 79
4 Rodrick Rhodes 1993-94 33 2.3 76
5 Cliff Hawkins 2003-04 32 2.3 74
6 Rajon Rondo 2005-06 34 2 69
1978-79 31 2.2 69
8 Anthony Epps 1996-97 40 1.7 68
9 Tony Delk 1995-96 36 1.9 67
10 Jared Prickett 1996-97 38 1.7 66
Ron Mercer 1996-97 40 1.7 66
John Wall 2009-10 38 1.8 66

 

Steals Per Game (min. 30 steals)

Player Season  G Stls Avg
1 Rajon Rondo 2004-05 34 87 2.559
2 Reed Sheppard 2023-24 33 82 2.484
3 Cliff Hawkins 2003-04 32 74 2.313
4 Rodrick Rhodes 1993-94 33 76 2.303
5 Kyle Macy 1978-79 31 69 2.226
6 1989-90 28 61 2.179
John Pelphrey 1991-92 28 61 2.179
8 Nerlens Noel 2012-13 24 50 2.083
9 Rajon Rondo 2005-06 34 69 2.029
10 Wayne Turner 1996-97 40 79 1.975

Single-Game Highs

Steals

Player Opp (Date) Stls
1 Cason Wallace Michigan State (11/15/2022) 8
Ashton Hagans North Carolina (12/22/2018) 8
Rajon Rondo Mississippi St. (2-19-05) 8
Wayne Turner George Wash. (11-24-97) 8
3 Jared Prickett Tennessee (3-12-93) 7
Reggie Hanson Ole Miss (2-16-91) 7
John Pelphrey LSU (2-15-90) 7
Winston Bennett Mississippi St. (1-16-85) 7

 

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..