From Tom Leach: “Much has been made of Nerlens Noel's shot-blocking acumen, so who would have thought that he could be on pace to break another defensive kind of defensive record? steals. Rajon Rondo has the single-season steals record with 87 in 2005 but with a current average of 2.5 steals steals per game, Noel could re-write that entry in the record book, provided he keeps up his current pace (and Coach Cal noted in his postgame radio show last Saturday that Noel is taking a few too many gambles for steals right now).
Jared Prickett had 66 steals within UK's full-court press in 1997 and that's the best mark thus far for a player on the frontline.”
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.