What schools/countries have produced the top scorers in the NBA?

On this blog, I've devoted a lot of words and calculations to the consideration of which college programs are the "best" in NCAA history.  I haven't included NBA products as part of those discussions, as I don't consider it relevant.  Great teams can win without singular stars.  UK has had some truly amazing players, especially under Cal, but they haven't relied on them.

So, let's look at the NBA's top 50 scoring list.  As I've mentioned, UK isn't represented on the list.  Who is?


1) HIGH SCHOOL (4)

3rd - KOBE BRYANT (33643)

8th - LeBRON JAMES (27602) - active

9th - MOSES MALONE (27409)

17th - KEVIN GARNETT (26071)


2) NORTH CAROLINA (4)

4th - MICHAEL JORDAN (32292)

24th - VINCE CARTER (24204) - active

41st - ANTAWN JAMISON (20042)

46th - WALTER DAVIS (19521)


3) HOUSTON (3)

10th - ELVIN HAYES (27313)

11th - HAKEEM OLAJUWON (26946)

30th - CLYDE DREXLER (22195)


4) UCLA (2)

1st - KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR (38387)

19th - REGGIE MILLER (25297)


5) KANSAS (2)

5th - WILT CHAMBERLAIN (31419)

16th - PAUL PIERCE (26361) - active


6) LSU (2)

7th - SHAQUILLE O'NEAL (28569)

35th - BOB PETTIT (20880)


7) GEORGETOWN (2)

21st - PATRICK EWING (24815)

23rd - ALLEN IVERSON (24368)


8) UCONN (2)

22nd - RAY ALLEN (24505)

45th - CLIFFORD ROBINSON (19591)



And the rest...

LOUISIANA TECH - KARL MALONE (2nd)

GERMANY - DIRK NOWITZKI (6th)

CINCINNATI - OSCAR ROBERTSON (12th)

GEORGIA - DOMINIQUE WILKINS (13th)

WAKE FOREST - TIM DUNCAN (14th)

OHIO STATE - JOHN HAVLICEK (15th)

SOUTH CAROLINA - ALEX ENGLISH (18th)

WEST VIRGINIA - JERRY WEST (20th)

AUBURN - CHARLES BARKLEY (25th)

CENTENARY - ROBERT PARISH (26th)

NOTRE DAME - ADRIAN DANTLEY (27th)

SEATTLE - ELGIN BAYLOR (28th)

SYRACUSE - CARMELO ANTHONY (29th)

OREGON STATE - GARY PAYTON (31st)

INDIANA STATE - LARRY BIRD (32nd)

MARSHALL - HAL GREER (33rd)

INDIANA - WALT BELLAMY (34th)

MARQUETTE - DWYANE WADE (36th) - active

NAVY - DAVID ROBINSON (37th)

EASTERN MICHIGAN - GEORGE GERVIN (38th)

KANSAS STATE - MITCH RICHMOND (39th)

UTAH - TOM CHAMBERS (40th)

GONZAGA - JOHN STOCKTON (42nd)

TENNESSEE - BERNARD KING (43rd)

SPAIN - PAU GASOL (44th) - active

DePAUL - TERRY CUMMINGS (47th)

ARKANSAS - JOE JOHNSON (48th)

ST. BONAVENTURE - BOB LANIER (49th)

ILLINOIS - EDDIE JOHNSON (50th)

Updates on Miller, Davis, Jones, Lamb in UK career rankings

Here are a number of statistical categories where current Wildcats are climbing the career rankings - some in just their first year on the team.  Along with the current ranking, I also listed where they will likely finish this season in the rankings.

Blocks:
Anthony Davis - 10th - likely to finish 5th
Terrence Jones - 14th - likely to finish 11th
Darius Miller - 18th


Scoring:
Darius Miller - 46th (one of 58 in the 1000-point club) - likely to finish 38th
Terrence Jones - 70th - likely to reach 1000 points and finish 55th
Doron Lamb - 74th - likely to finish 64th


Rebounds:
Terrence Jones - 47th - likely to finish 30th


Assists:
Darius Miller - 29th - likely to finish 23rd


Steals: 
Darius Miller - 29th - likely to finish 27th
Terrence Jones - 43rd - likely to finish 39th


Made 3's:
Darius Miller - 10th
Doron Lamb - 21st - likely to finish 18th

Who are the top scorers in Kentucky basketball history?

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!