Here are the top ten cumulative scorers in UK history:
1) DAN ISSEL - 2138
2) KENNY WALKER - 2080
3) JACK GIVENS - 2038
4) KEITH BOGANS - 1923
5) TONY DELK - 1890
6) JAMAL MASHBURN - 1843
7) KEVIN GREVEY - 1801
8) TAYSHAUN PRINCE - 1775
9) COTTON NASH - 1770
10) ALEX GROZA - 1744
And the top ten per-game AVERAGES:
1) DAN ISSEL (1st in total scoring) - 25.8 points per game from 1967-68 through 1969-70 (only played 3 seasons)
2) COTTON NASH (9th in total scoring) - 22.7 points per game from 1961-62 through 1963-64 (only played 3 seasons)
3) KEVIN GREVEY (7th in total scoring) - 21.4 points per game from 1972-73 through 1974-75 (only played 3 seasons)
4) BOB BURROW (56th in total scoring) - 20.1 points per game from 1954-55 through 1955-56 (only played 2 seasons)
5) JAMAL MURRAY (102nd in total scoring) - 20.0 points per game in 2015-2016 (only played 1 season)
6) LOUIE DAMPIER (12th in total scoring) - 19.7 points per game from 1964-65 through 1966-67 (only played 3 seasons)
7) BILL SPIVEY (39th in total scoring) - 19.3 points per game from 1949-50 through 1950-51 (only played 2 seasons)
8) CLIFF HAGAN (17th in total scoring) - 19.2 points per game from 1950-51 through 1953-54 (only played 3 seasons)
9) JAMAL MASHBURN (6th in total scoring) - 18.8 points per game from 1990-91 through 1992-93 (only played 3 seasons)
10) MIKE CASEY (14th in total scoring) - 18.7 points per game from 1967-68 through 1970-71 (only played 3 seasons)
Interestingly, there has been a shift in the scoring trends at UK lately. Notice that eight of the top ten scoring averages are from before 1980?
Only four players since 1980 have finished their UK careers with an average of 17 points per game or higher:
Rex Chapman (17.6 ppg)
Jamal Mashburn (18.8 ppg)
Brandon Knight (17.3 ppg)
Jamal Murray (20.0 ppg)
In spite of the trend since 1980 of lower "star" scoring averages for UK teams, we might see the second player in two years to break into the top 10 - Malik Monk!
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