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CAREER LEADERS

Free Throws Made

  Player  Seasons  FTA  FTM 
1 Kenny Walker 1983-86 132 733 550
2 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 1984-86, 88 133 516 368
7 1993-95 99 480 365
8 1975-78 132 441 352
9 1951-52, 54 91 518 346
10 Jamal Mashburn 1991-93 98 495 345

Free Throws Attempted

  Player Seasons  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 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 Anthony Epps 1994-97 208 254 0.819
10 2008-12 185 227 0.815

SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS

Free Throws Made

  Player  Season  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  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 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 Immanuel Quickley 2020 144 156 0.923
2 Tyler Herro 2018 87 93 0.935
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 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
  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
  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
  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]
  at Ole Miss (1/28/1989) [13 of 13]
  vs. Georgia (3/13/1988) [12 of 12]
  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]
  at Alabama (1/18/1989) [10 of 10]
  vs. FLORIDA (2/22/20) [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)

 

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 14, 1970, Dan Issel scores his 2,138th point, etching his name into the record book as UK’s all-time leading scorer. The top-ranked Wildcats are upset by Jacksonville, 106-100, in the NCAA Tournament.

 

On March 14, 1996, Kentucky dished 35 assists against San Jose State for the most assists ever recorded by a Kentucky team.

 

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