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CAREER LEADERS

Free Throws Made

Player  Seasons  G  FTA  FTM 
1 Kenny Walker 1983-86 132 733 550
2 Dan Issel 1968-70 83 661 488
3 Cotton Nash 1962-64 78 652 480
4 Ed Davender 1985-88 129 553 438
5 Alex Groza 1947-49 120 548 410
6 Winston Bennett 1984-86, 88 133 516 368
7 Rodrick Rhodes 1993-95 99 480 365
8 Jack Givens 1975-78 132 441 352
9 Frank Ramsey 1951-52, 54 91 518 346
10 Jamal Mashburn 1991-93 98 495 345

Free Throws Attempted

Player Seasons  G  FTM  FTA 
1 Kenny Walker 1983-86 132 550 733
2 Dan Issel 1968-70 83 488 661
3 Cotton Nash 1962-64 78 480 652
4 Alex Groza 1947-49 120 410 548
5 Ed Davender 1985-88 129 438 553
6 Frank Ramsey 1951-52, 54 91 346 518
7 Winston Bennett 1984-86, 88 133 368 516
8 Jamal Mashburn 1991-93 98 345 495
9 Ralph Beard 1946-49 139 305 489
10 Cliff Hagan 1951-52, 54 77 341 487

Free Throw Percentage (min. 200 att.) 

Player  Seasons  FTM  FTA  Pct 
1 Immanuel Quickley 2019-20  197 220 0.895
2 Jodie Meeks 2007-09 299 336 0.89
Kyle Macy 1978-80 331 372 0.89
4 Travis Ford 1993-94 239 271 0.882
5 Jim Master 1981-84 259 305 0.849
6 Tyler Ulis 2014-16 209 247 0.846
7 Richie Farmer 1989-92 207 247 0.838
8 Louie Dampier 1965-67 297 356 0.834
9 Antonio Reeves 2023-24 185 223 0.830
10 Anthony Epps 1994-97 208 254 0.819

SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS

Free Throws Made

Player  Season  G  FTA  FTM 
1 Kenny Walker 1984-85 31 284 218
2 Jodie Meeks 2008-09 36 234 211
3 Dan Issel 1969-70 28 275 210
4 Julius Randle 2013-14 40 289 204
5 Kenny Walker 1985-86 36 263 201
6 Alex Groza 1948-49 34 248 180
7 Dan Issel 1968-69 28 232 176
8 John Wall 2009-10 37 232 175
9 Tyler Ulis 2015-16 35 195 167
Rodrick Rhodes 1993-94 33 215 167

Free Throws Attempted

Player  Season  G  FTM  FTA 
1 Julius Randle 2013-14 40 204 289
2 Kenny Walker 1984-85 31 218 284
3 Dan Issel 1969-70 28 210 275
4 DeMarcus Cousins 2009-10 38 162 268
5 Kenny Walker 1985-86 36 201 263
6 Alex Groza 1948-49 34 180 248
7 Bam Adebayo 2016-17 38 154 236
Cotton Nash 1962-63 25 162 236
9 Cliff Hagan 1951-52 32 164 235
10 Jodie Meeks 2008-09 36 211 234

Free Throw Percentage (min. 50 att.) 

Player Season FTM  FTA  Pct 
1 Tyler Herro 2019 87 93 0.935
2 Immanuel Quickley 2020 144 156 0.923
3 Kyle Macy 1980 104 114 0.912
Travis Ford 1994 103 113 0.912
5 Jodie Meeks 2009 211 234 0.902
6 Jodie Meeks 2007 61 68 0.897
7 Jim Master 1982 95 106 0.896
8 Kyle Macy 1978 115 129 0.892
9 Gimel Martinez 1992 68 77 0.883
10 Kent Hollenbeck 1971 82 93 0.882
Bennie Coffman 1960 67 76 0.882

Consecutive Free Throws Made

Player (Seasons)  FT 
1 Travis Ford (1992-93 to 1993-94) 50
2 Jim Master (1981-82) 40
3 Tyler Herro (2018-19) 38
4 Jodie Meeks (2008-09) 36
5 Ed Davender (1987-88) 33

SINGLE-GAME LEADERS

Free Throws Made

Player, Opponent (Date) FTM
1 Dwight Anderson vs. Mississippi State (2-12-79) 18
2 Cotton Nash at Vanderbilt (1-8-62) 17
Roger Newman vs. Ohio State (3-18-61) 17
Cliff Hagan vs. Temple (12-5-53) 17
Cliff Hagan vs. Ole Miss (1-3-52) 17
6 Rodrick Rhodes vs. Ole Miss (1-18-95) 16
Jamal Mashburn vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-8-92) 16
Kenny Walker vs. Alabama (3-8-86) 16
Scotty Baesler at Vanderbilt (1-7-63) 16
10 11 players (last Olivier Sarr vs Vanderbilt, 1/5/2021) 14

Free Throw Attempted

Player, Opponent (Date) FTA
1 Cliff Hagan vs. Temple (12-5-53) 24
2 Dwight Anderson vs. Mississippi State (2-12-79) 23
3 Roger Newman vs. Ohio State (3-18-61) 22
4 Alex Groza vs. Tulane (3-5-49) 21
5 PJ Washington vs. Kansas State (3-22-18) 20
Heshimu Evans vs. Ole Miss (3-5-99) 20
Rodrick Rhodes vs. Ole Miss (1-18-95) 20
Kenny Walker vs. Kansas (12-31-84) 20
Jim Andrews vs. Kentucky (1-10-72) 20
Dan Issel vs. Notre Dame (12-27-69) 20
Dan Issel vs. Navy (12-19-69) 20

Free Throw Percentage (min. 12 attempts)

Player, Opponent (Date) Pct
1 Immanuel Quickley vs Mississippi St (2/4/2020) [14-of-14] 1.000
Jodie Meeks at Tennessee (1-13-09) [14-of-14] 1.000
Ramel Bradley vs. Gardner-Webb (11-7-07) [14-of-14] 1.000
Louie Dampier vs. Oregon St. (12-22-66) [14-of-14] 1.000
Otega Oweh vs. Ohio State (12/21/2024) [13 of 13] 1.000
Travis Ford vs. Ohio State (12-22-93) [13-of-13] 1.000
Louie Dampier vs. Florida (1-30-65) [13-of-13] 1.000
Ashton Hagans vs. Utah Valley (11/18/2019) [12 of 12] 1.000
Jodie Meeks vs. West Virginia (11-29-08) [12-of-12] 1.000
Kyle Macy vs. Vanderbilt (1-19-80) [12-of-12] 1.000
Rick Robey vs. Vanderbilt (3-1-75) [12-of-12] 1.000
Kevin Grevey at Georgia (2-19-73) [12-of-12] 1.000
Dan Issel vs. Miami, Ohio (3-15-69) [12-of-12] 1.000
Cotton Nash vs. Notre Dame (12-29-62) [12-of-12] 1.000
Larry Pursiful vs. Kansas St. (12-23-61) [12-of-12] 1.000
Johnny Cox vs. Maryland (12-15-56) [12-of-12] 1.000
Phil Grawemeyer vs. Florida (2-3-55) [12-of-12] 1.000

TEAM RECORDS

Free Throws Made

Game  46 at Vanderbilt (1/7/1963)
Season 781 2013-14

Most Free Throws Attempted

Game 56 vs. Mississippi State (2/12/1979)
Season 1,146 2013-14

Highest Free-Throw Percentage (min. 10 attempts)

Game

1 vs. Mississippi State (2/8/1983) [19 of 19]
vs. Duke (3/3/1930) [19 of 19]
vs. Austin Peay (12/19/2009) [18 of 18]
vs. Vanderbilt (2/19/2025) [13 of 13]
at Ole Miss (1/28/1989) [13 of 13]
at Vanderbilt (2/21/2024) [12 of 12]
at LSU (2/6/2024) [12 of 12]
vs. Georgia (3/13/1988) [12 of 12]
vs. LSU (3/4/25) [11 of 11]
vs. Florida (2/7/2012) [11 of 11]
vs. Auburn (2/27/1983) [11 of 11]
at Vanderbilt (3/2/1974) [11 of 11]
vs. Alabama (2/1/1934) [11 of 11]
vs. Florida (2/22/20) [10 of 10]
at Alabama (1/18/1989) [10 of 10]

Fewest Free Throws Attempted

Game

1  vs. Auburn (3/10/1984)
at Tennessee (1/5/1980)
vs. Georgia (2/8/1975)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Free Throws Made

Game  18 Dwight Anderson vs. Mississippi State (1/15/1979)
Season  218 Kenny Walker (1984-85)
Career  550 Kenny Walker (1983-86)

Free Throws Attempted

Game 24 Cliff Hagan vs. Temple (12/18/1954)
Season 289 Julius Randle (2013-14)
Career  733 Kenny Walker (1983-86)

 

On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 11, 1978, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 15 Florida State, 85-76, in the second round of the 1978 NCAA Tournament.  The overwhelming favorite to win the 1978 national title, Kentucky was trailing Florida State 39-32 at halftime in its NCAA tourney opener before 12,700 fans in Tennessee’s Stokely Center.  To start the second half, Joe B. Hall benched starters Jack Givens, Rick Robey and Truman Claytor in favor of reserves Freddie Cowan, LaVon Williams and Dwane Casey. The three backups set a different tone with all-out hustle, then the chastened UK starters returned to win the game.

 

Wildcats Born on This Date

March 11, 1993

23 Anthony Davis