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Kentucky Steals Records

Career Leaders

Steals

Player Seasons  G Avg Stls
1 1996-99 151 1.6 238
2 Tony Delk 1993-96 133 1.5 201
3 Cliff Hawkins 2001-04 126 1.6 199
4 1985-88 129 1.5 191
5 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
Dirk Minniefield 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 Jamal Mashburn 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
Kyle Macy 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
1996-97 40 1.7 66
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 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.