List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders

In basketball, a steal is the act of legally gaining possession of the ball by a defensive player who causes the opponent to turn the ball over.[1] The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I steal title is awarded to the player with the highest steals per game average in a given season. The steal title was first recognized in the 1985–86 season when statistics on steals were first compiled by the NCAA.[2]

Desmond Cambridge of Alabama A&M holds the all-time NCAA Division I records for single-season steals (160) and steals per game (5.52), which both occurred during the 2001–02 season. The all–time leader in career steals is Providence's John Linehan (385), although Linehan never led the NCAA in steals per game average. In 2011–12, two 'firsts' occurred: Jay Threatt of Delaware State became the first ever repeat season steals leader, and there was also a tie for the honor (Fuquan Edwin of Seton Hall tied Threatt with a 3.00 steals per game average). When Chavis Holmes of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) secured his national steals title in 2008–09 at 3.39 spg, he and his brother Travis became the first pair of siblings in NCAA basketball history to lead the nation in the same statistical category. Travis had led the country with a 3.36 spg average in 2006–07. As of 2016, only two schools have had two different players win the steals title: Alabama A&M (2002, 2005) and VMI (2007, 2009). The lowest steals total for a national per game leader is 78, and the lowest steals per game average to win is 2.83, both of which were achieved by Threatt.[3][4]

Three freshmen have led the nation in steals: Jason Kidd (1993), Joel Hoover (1997) and Devin Gibson (2008).[2][5][6] Among them, Kidd tallied the highest steals per game average (3.79) and the most total steals (110). He would also go on to lead the NCAA in assists the following season as a sophomore.[7]

Key

Pos.GFCSPGRef.
PositionGuardForwardCenterSteals per gameReferences
Class (Cl.) key
Fr Freshman So Sophomore Jr Junior Sr Senior
^ Player still competing in NCAA Division I
† Denotes a tie for the season's steals leader
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the
steals leader up to and including that season

Steals leaders

Jason Kidd led the nation in steals as a freshman in 1993.
A black man wearing a red and white basketball uniform and matching red headband walks to the bench during a basketball game with his head down.
Bonzi Wells is the only steals champion from Ball State. He led the NCAA in 1997–98.
Season Player Pos. Cl. Team Games
played		 Steals SPG Ref.
1985–86 Brittman, DarronDarron Brittman G Sr Chicago State 28 139 4.96 [8]
1986–87 Fairley, TonyTony Fairley G Sr Charleston Southern 28 114 4.07 [2]
1987–88 Ware, AldwinAldwin Ware G Sr Florida A&M 29 142 4.90 [8]
1988–89 Robertson, KennyKenny Robertson G Jr Cleveland State 28 111 3.96 [9]
1989–90 McMahon, RonnRonn McMahon G Sr Eastern Washington 29 130 4.48 [8]
1990–91 Usher, VanVan Usher G Jr Tennessee Tech 28 104 3.71 [2]
1991–92 Snipes, VictorVictor Snipes G So Northeastern Illinois 25 86 3.44 [10]
1992–93 Kidd, JasonJason Kidd G Fr California 29 110 3.79 [5]
1993–94 Griggs, ShawnShawn Griggs G Sr Southwestern Louisiana 30 120 4.00 [11]
1994–95 Anderson, RoderickRoderick Anderson G Sr Texas 30 101 3.37 [12]
1995–96 Williams, PointerPointer Williams G Sr McNeese State 27 118 4.37 [13]
1996–97 Hoover, JoelJoel Hoover G Fr Maryland–Eastern Shore 28 90 3.21 [2]
1997–98 Wells, BonziBonzi Wells G/F Sr Ball State 29 103 3.55 [14]
1998–99 Rogers, ShawntaShawnta Rogers G Sr George Washington 29 103 3.55 [15]
1999–00 Williams, CarlCarl Williams G Sr Liberty 28 107 3.82 [15]
2000–01 Daniels, GreedyGreedy Daniels G Jr TCU 25 108 4.32 [15]
2001–02 Cambridge, DesmondDesmond Cambridge G Sr Alabama A&M 29 160 5.52 [8]
2002–03 McMillan, AlexisAlexis McMillan G Sr Stetson 22 87 3.95 [15]
2003–04 Green, MarquesMarques Green G Sr St. Bonaventure 27 107 3.96 [15]
2004–05 Trotter, ObieObie Trotter G Jr Alabama A&M 32 125 3.91 [15]
2005–06 Smith, TimTim Smith G Sr East Tennessee State 28 95 3.39 [15]
2006–07 Holmes, TravisTravis Holmes G So VMI 33 111 3.36 [15]
2007–08 Gibson, DevinDevin Gibson G Fr UTSA 28 93 3.32 [6]
2008–09 Holmes, ChavisChavis Holmes G Sr VMI 31 105 3.39 [15]
2009–10 Threatt, JayJay Threatt G So Delaware State 29 82 2.83 [16]
2010–11 Nelson, AnthonyAnthony Nelson G Sr Niagara 29 98 3.38 [17]
2011–12† Edwin, FuquanFuquan Edwin G/F So Seton Hall 34 102 3.00 [3]
2011–12† Threatt, JayJay Threatt (2) G Sr Delaware State 26 78 3.00 [4]
2012–13 Mondy, DukeDuke Mondy G Jr Oakland 33 100 3.03 [18]
2013–14 Weber, BriantéBrianté Weber G Jr VCU 35 121 3.46 [19]
2014–15 Walden, CoreyCorey Walden G Sr Eastern Kentucky 32 99 3.09 [20]
2015–16 Hollins, Tra-DeonTra-Deon Hollins^ G Jr Omaha 32 127 3.97 [21]

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Fuquan Edwin Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Jay Threatt Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Jason Kidd". basketball-reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "NCAA Div I 2007–08 Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Jason Kidd Biography". jockbio.com. Black Book Partners, LLC. 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "NCAA – Basketball (Season) Records: Steal average". ultimatesportsstats.com. 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  9. ↑ "75th Anniversary Countdown". Cleveland State University. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  10. ↑ "The NCAA News" (PDF). NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ Spousta, Tom (March 18, 1994). "Battle for throne under Dome begins today" (Google news archive). Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Roderick Anderson – Founder and President". Fundamental Flavor. 2006. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Men's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Ball State University Basketball History". bsufans.com. Ball State University. November 30, 2003. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Single Season Leaders and Records for Steals Per Game". Sports Reference, LLC. 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Sophomore Guard Jay Threatt Finishes Season No. 1 in Steals per Game". Delaware State University. March 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Anthony Nelson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Duke Mondy stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Brianté Weber stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Corey Walden stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tra-Deon Hollins stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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