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UConn Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders - Wikipedia

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According to the list of top 10 single-game scoring outputs, #6-10 were 42 points. And every game on that list was vs bad teams. Kemba in 2011 is the most recent game other than Donyell in 93-94, so we're really talking about very, very few times 40+ points has been achieved. I remember Amidah with 40 against Coppin but not many others.

So could he have set the record for most points vs a top 10 team? I don't know where to find this kind of info. @tcf15 might know?
 
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husky429 said:

UConn Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders - Wikipedia

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According to the list of top 10 single-game scoring outputs, #6-10 were 42 points. And every game on that list was vs bad teams. Kemba in 2011 is the most recent game other than Donyell in 93-94, so we're really talking about very, very few times 40+ points has been achieved. I remember Amidah with 40 against Coppin but not many others.

So could he have set the record for most points vs a top 10 team? I don't know where to find this kind of info. @tcf15 might know?
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The school record and a story about the record holder:

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And here is the answer to your question on most points scored and against what team. Bouknight's scoring 40 against a top 10 team, and doing that shooting over 50% is monumental IMHO.

UConn Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders - Wikipedia

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husky429 said:

UConn Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

According to the list of top 10 single-game scoring outputs, #6-10 were 42 points. And every game on that list was vs bad teams. Kemba in 2011 is the most recent game other than Donyell in 93-94, so we're really talking about very, very few times 40+ points has been achieved.

So could he have set the record for most points vs a top 10 team? I don't know where to find this kind of info. @tcf15 might know?
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I was also wondering if he scored the largest share of points in a UConn game.
 
Also would be curious if he holds the record for the highest shooting percentage in a 40 point game
 
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husky429 said:

UConn Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

According to the list of top 10 single-game scoring outputs, #6-10 were 42 points. And every game on that list was vs bad teams. Kemba in 2011 is the most recent game other than Donyell in 93-94, so we're really talking about very, very few times 40+ points has been achieved. I remember Amidah with 40 against Coppin but not many others.

So could he have set the record for most points vs a top 10 team? I don't know where to find this kind of info. @tcf15 might know?
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husky429 said:

UConn Huskies men's basketball statistical leaders - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

According to the list of top 10 single-game scoring outputs, #6-10 were 42 points. And every game on that list was vs bad teams. Kemba in 2011 is the most recent game other than Donyell in 93-94, so we're really talking about very, very few times 40+ points has been achieved. I remember Amidah with 40 against Coppin but not many others.

So could he have set the record for most points vs a top 10 team? I don't know where to find this kind of info. @tcf15 might know?
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My brother and I had a similar conversation earlier today. He was saying how it was reminiscent of Kemba putting up 42 against Vermont, so we started wondering who (if anyone) has dropped 40 on a top 10-15 team. I’m not savvy enough to find the answer (without wasting even more hours of my work day), so I’m glad you put this question up to the board. I’m curious to know where his performance stands historically.
 
Ok, based on my findings...

Nobody at UConn has ever scored 40+ against a top 10 opponent until James Bouknight did it on Sunday.

Prior to Bouknight's 40 against #9 Creighton:

The most points against a top 10 opponent was Ray Allen with 36 against #1 UCLA in 1995 NCAA Tournament.

The most poins against a top 10 opponent during the regular season was AJ Price with 36 against #8 Marquette in 2009.

The most points against a top 11-25 opponent was Chris Smith with 37 against #17 St. John's in 1992.
 
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Letsgohuskies11 said:
He made it look easy at times yesterday. Some ridiculously athletic plays
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I showed buddy who only watches pro ball the highlights and he’s like “wow there wasn’t a single easy basket, every shot was contested. I’ve never seen that before in a 40 game.”
 
Does anyone have numbers on our fast break points against Creighton? I don't think their was a lot.

Brimah scored most of his buckets on transition dunks. Donyell scored a ton of transition buckets in general. Those early 90s teams ran very well. I dont remember enough details on how Chris Smith scored the bulk of his. I'm sure he had his share of transition buckets.

Bouk on the other hand scored 40 almost exclusively in half court sets.

I don't think this will show up in the stats ever, but its impressive.
 
NDakotaHusky said:
Does anyone have numbers on our fast break points against Creighton? I don't think their was a lot.

Brimah scored most of his buckets on transition dunks. Donyell scored a ton of transition buckets in general. Those early 90s teams ran very well. I dont remember enough details on how Chris Smith scored the bulk of his. I'm sure he had his share of transition buckets.

Bouk on the other hand scored 40 almost exclusively in half court sets.

I don't think this will show up in the stats ever, but its impressive.
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7 fast break points vs. Creighton.

 
tcf15 said:
Ok, based on my findings...

Nobody at UConn has ever scored 40+ against a top 10 opponent until James Bouknight did it on Sunday.

Prior to Bouknight's 40 against #9 Creighton:

The most points against a top 10 opponent was Ray Allen with 36 against #1 UCLA in 1995 NCAA Tournament.

The most poins against a top 10 opponent during the regular season was AJ Price with 36 against #8 Marquette in 2009.

The most points against a top 11-25 opponent was Chris Smith with 37 against #17 St. John's in 1992.
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And you dound it in 17 minutes no less!

That's a hell of an accomplishment from a 20 year old. I look forward to James's face on the wall of the practice center next season.
 
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husky429 said:
And you dound it in 17 minutes no less!

That's a hell of an accomplishment from a 20 year old. I look forward to James's face on the wall of the practice center next season.
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Ive been wondering about that wall - is it lottery picks only?
 
a side note, I saw a guy jack up 39 against the Huskies, post-season, but it seemed like much more because most came in the 2nd half. You know who it was.
 
husky429 said:
You realize you posted the same link I did and didn't actually answer the question?
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Clearly, since the other UConn top scorers historically did not register their totals against top 10 teams if you look at those teams, the link which, yes I overlooked , answers the question for you.

Unless, St. John's was a top 10 team at the time.
 
Improviser said:
Clearly, since the other UConn top scorers historically did not register their totals against top 10 teams if you look at those teams, the link which, yes I overlooked , answers the question for you.

Unless, St. John's was a top 10 team at the time.
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It doesn't answer the question though. The top 10 were 42+. Bouk scored 40. So what you posted wasn't relevant because you didn't provide the information needed to make the determination. There very well could be 41 and 40 point games vs tip 10 teams. Look towards what TCF posted for something that actually answers the question.
 
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While it was against lesser competition, Boston U I think or Colgate. Wes Bialosukina scored 50 in a game and he was UConn’s best long range shooter ever and before the 3 point shot existed. Bill Corley broke his record in what was kind of a travesty. Corley scored something like 24 points in the last 5-6 minutes against a terrible New Hampshire team that couldn’t stop lay up after layup and that’s 24 points with no shot clock . His coach purposely set him up to break the record. He was a very good player, but he probably should have been out of the game before he had 30 points. I don’t know what % of the team total Bialosuknia had. Corley might not have had as high a % as Bouk had because UConn probably had over 100 against New Hampshire.
 
cohenzone said:
While it was against lesser competition, Boston U I think or Colgate. Wes Bialosukina scored 50 in a game and he was UConn’s best long range shooter ever and before the 3 point shot existed. Bill Corley broke his record in what was kind of a travesty. Corley scored something like 24 points in the last 5-6 minutes against a terrible New Hampshire team that couldn’t stop lay up after layup and that’s 24 points with no shot clock . His coach purposely set him up to break the record. He was a very good player, but he probably should have been out of the game before he had 30 points. I don’t know what % of the team total Bialosuknia had. Corley might not have had as high a % as Bouk had because UConn probably had over 100 against New Hampshire.
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University of Connecticut Athletics Men's Basketball History vs University of New Hampshire

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It looks like Bouk had a higher percentage of game points.

I was at that game. Corley had a lot of missed foul shots in the last few minutes so he could have scored more.
 
Improviser said:
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University of Connecticut Athletics Men's Basketball History vs University of New Hampshire

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It looks like Bouk had a higher percentage of game points.

I was at that game. Corley had a lot of missed foul shots in the last few minutes so he could have scored more.
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Looked it up. Wes B. game was against Maine. The team scored 109 so his % was less than Bouk. The remarkable thing about Wes and I guess Corley is that there was no shot clock so theoretically there might be fewer possessions. Of course Wes score 50 with no 3 point line and he made a lot of shots from 3 point range. In a way that’s neither here nor there because he probably would’ve been guarded differently. He was also probably the best foul shooter in school history. But Bouk is clearly a much better athlete, 3 inches taller and has more variety to his scoring if not so reliable from deep as Wes.

Wes, who was in my class, scored 30 or more 17 times and averaged over 28 a game as a senior.
 
Some people aren't going to like this but Bouknight goes at the basket like Jordan. He gets up higher then everyone else and he does not shy away from contact.
 
glastonbury50 said:
Some people aren't going to like this but Bouknight goes at the basket like Jordan. He gets up higher then everyone else and he does not shy away from contact.
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I see no problem with this. Bouk is a glider. He's a great athlete that can get to the cup off of one or two in the most creative of ways. He is no Jordan, but his game certainly has Jordanesque elements.

By the way, anyone know Bouk's vertical?
 
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