Who is the best at scoring (17.0+ PPG)?

[Jkiller]

Thanks once again for the feedback. I was thinking of posting this one closer to when the season started but I couldn’t wait

Christian Vital only scored 16.4 PPG his senior year

 

[Palatine]

Wes.

was fifth in the nation in scoring during the 1966-67 season with 28 points per game. He is the only player to average at least 20 points in each season as a Husky. He is also second on the single-game record list with 50 points in one game, one behind Bill Corley's 51.

If he played with the three point line......

 

[Captbluefin]

25 a game from the 4. Donyell was nasty. If ya never saw him you wouldn’t understand. The free throws wrecked the impression of him for people who did not get to watch him.

It’s kind of like Briamah’s free throws made Bazz bigger than life. If Donyell made his 2 free throws he would be immortal putting us in our first final 4 but instead his awesome college career suffers in many eyes.
If Briamah misses 1 free throw against St. Joe’s Bazz is knocked out of the tournament and suffers a forgotten fate like Donyell.

 

[nomar]

25 a game from the 4. Donyell was nasty. If ya never saw him you wouldn’t understand. The free throws wrecked the impression of him for people who did not get to watch him.

It’s kind of like Briamah’s free throws made Bazz bigger than life. If Donyell made his 2 free throws he would be immortal putting us in our first final 4 but instead his awesome college career suffers in many eyes.
If Briamah misses 1 free throw against St. Joe’s Bazz is knocked out of the tournament and suffers a forgotten fate like Donyell.

Donyell’s junior season was the best offensive season anyone’s had for us—at least in the post-peach basket era. Big Dog beat him out for POY and the Florida game marred the season for us Husky fans, but he was simply incredible that year: “dominant” doesn’t even begin to cover it.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Wes.

was fifth in the nation in scoring during the 1966-67 season with 28 points per game. He is the only player to average at least 20 points in each season as a Husky. He is also second on the single-game record list with 50 points in one game, one behind Bill Corley's 51.

If he played with the three point line......

True
Tony Hanson averaged 26PPG 10.5 rebounds and 3 assists 1976-77

 

[TheChamps990411]

Donyell’s junior season was the best offensive season anyone’s had for us—at least in the post-peach basket era. Big Dog beat him out for POY and the Florida game marred the season for us Husky fans, but he was simply incredible that year: “dominant” doesn’t even begin to cover it.

He was an absolute monster that season.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Wes B.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Donnell had best offensive season of any UConn player in past 40 years and did it against big time BE competition.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Donnell had best offensive season of any UConn player in past 40 years and did it against big time BE competition.

The TWO 42 point performances (and his defense) against St. John’s that season were as dominant as any I’ve watched in the last 30 years of UConn basketball.

Also… the bombardment of reminders in this video of the insane accuracy of Sheffer’s pinpoint passing, and how he fueled easy buckets for Donyell.

 

[husky429]

Donyell Marshall is the answer. Stop trippin yall

 

[nomar]

The TWO 42 point performances (and his defense) against St. John’s that season were as dominant as any I’ve watched in the last 30 years of UConn basketball.

Also… the bombardment of reminders in this video of the insane accuracy of Sheffer’s pinpoint passing, and how he fueled easy buckets for Donyell.

IIRC, he went 20-20 from the line in one of them.

 

[8893]

IIRC, he went 20-20 from the line in one of them.

I was at that one. At the Garden. A year after I graduated law school. My father worked for Southern New England Telephone and they ran a bus trip. He was thrilled to be able to hook us after all the games I brought him to. Bag lunches and everything!!! Seriously it was a great time. What a performance!

 

[nomar]

I was at that one. At the Garden. A year after I graduated law school. My father worked for Southern New England Telephone and they ran a bus trip. He was thrilled to be able to hook us after all the games I brought him to. Bag lunches and everything!!! Seriously it was a great time. What a performance!

+1 for the SNET reference alone

 

[8893]

+1 for the SNET reference alone

More like than 40 years! Full pension!!!

 

[businesslawyer]

Ray’s last two years, Donyell’s last year and Kemba’s last year, each of them could score whenever and however they wanted to. Differentiating as to “best” would take far more definition.

 

[nomar]

Ray’s last two years, Donyell’s last year and Kemba’s last year, each of them could score whenever and however they wanted to. Differentiating as to “best” would take far more definition.

Kemba’s achievements speak for themselves and when it mattered nobody was more clutch BUT he had an extended slump during his junior season which cost him CPOY. In my view that takes him out of the running. I don’t think he’s going to lose any sleep over that.

 

[SubbaBub]

Rip in '99 was as unstoppable as anyone. For all the success of that team, none of it happens without Rip being able to score at will when needed. People remember making shots late or putting up 40 or big season or career totals. Rip scored so easily that the most surprising thing about his shot against UW in '98 wasn't that it went in, it's that the first one didn't.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I also put down a bite for Ben G. just because he could score so effortlessly. On a championship team with Emeka, Rashad, Denham, Charlie V and others Ben didn't need to score big every night, but as the BET showed when Emeka sat to help his back get ready for NCAA Ben was in his zone.
I have little doubt Ben could score 25-30 every college game if he was required to do so.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I also put down a bite for Ben G. just because he could score so effortlessly. On a championship team with Emeka, Rashad, Denham, Charlie V and others Ben didn't need to score big every night, but as the BET showed when Emeka sat to help his back get ready for NCAA Ben was in his zone.
I have little doubt Ben could score 25-30 every college game if he was required to do so.

Emeka presence was what other teams were most worried about.
That gave the other players on that team a little more room. Space is everything in BB
Ray’s last year they only had he and Doron . You had to gear your defense to stop him. But they couldn’t which was remarkable.
Even Donyell last year with Ray , Doron
Donny , Fair, KO you really couldn’t cheat on Donyell someone else would kill you.
Kemba’s cast was talented but young his genius is he got those kids to play with veteran confidence by his mere presence.
RiP ‘s 99 team was extremely talented
guys like Ricky , Rash and Saunders fought for minutes. Someone as good as Khalid, or Rip could sit and there was someone to step in .

 

[Chin Diesel]

Emeka presence was what other teams were most worried about.
That gave the other players on that team a little more room. Space is everything in BB

Which is what made Ben's BET performance stand out. Emeka was on the bench and Ben had the lead role and teams could try to oveplay Ben without worrying about Emeka.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'll say this, if I absolutely, positively needed a Husky to score 20 points in a game, I'd go with Rip.

He would absolutely figure it out and go to his plan B, plan C or whatever else is needed to get his points.