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Apr 4, 2024 · All of them are in an elite club — the greatest scorers in high school basketball history. Note: We only considered point totals accumulated between ninth to 12th grade. Some states allow players on the high school varsity when they're still in junior high school.
Apr 3, 2019 · MaxPreps presents the list of the top 100 high school boys basketball scorers of all-time. The list includes players who began playing as early as fifth grade in one case (the National Federation of High Schools record book does not recognize scoring totals accumulated prior to ninth grade).
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) — Power Memorial Panthers (New York) And then, there was one Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, who would become a prominent figure in basketball history as the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
- Jason Kidd — St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda, Calif.) In a state that’s historically loaded with high school talent—the sheer size and number of schools in California is uncanny—Jason Kidd stands out as one of the best basketball players of all time.
- LeBron James — St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish (Akron, Ohio) LeBron James’ high school dominance arrived at a time when sports television was at a pinnacle.
- Wilt Chamberlain — Overbrook Panthers (Philadelphia) Before Chamberlain was terrorizing defenses in the NBA (and college), he was dominating the Philadelphia-area high school game as the key piece to a dynamic Overlook Panthers team that won two city titles while only losing three games during his tenure.
- Points
- Scoring Average
- Field Goals Made
- 3-Point Field Goals Made
- Free Throws
Most Points, Career
[1.] 3,358, Charles Vaughn, Tamms, 1954-58 (377-844-1085-1052) [2.] 3,160, Andy Kaufmann, Jacksonville (Routt)/Jacksonville (H.S.), 1984-88 [3.] 3,157, Jamie Brandon, Chicago (King), 1987-90 [4.] 3,034, Jon Scheyer, Northbrook (Glenbrook North), 2002-06 (512-733-861-928) [5.] 3,033, Joe Aden, Dongola, 1955-58 [6.] 2,986, Marty Simmons, Lawrenceville, 1980-83 [7.] 2,944, Mike Robinson, Peoria (Richwoods), 1993-96 [8.] 2,932, Rennie Clemons, Springfield (Calvary), 1987-90 [9.] 2,931, Pierre Pie...
Most Points, Season
[1.] 1,298, Jeremy Moore, Decatur (East Park), 1987-88 (31 games) [2.] 1,164, Pierre Pierce, Westmont, 2000-2001 [3.] 1,151, Arthur Hicks, Chicago (St. Elizabeth), 1957 [4.] 1,097, Mike Duff (Sr.), Eldorado, 1977 [5.] 1,087, Marty Simmons (Sr.), Lawrenceville, 1983 [6.] 1,085, Charles Vaughn (Jr.), Tamms, 1957 [7.] 1,083, David Douglas, Jr., Yorkville (Y. Christian) 2022-23 (32 games) [8.] 1,069, Chuck Taylor (Sr.), Chicago (Roosevelt), 1983 [9.] 1,058, Voise Winters (Sr.), Chicago (Gage Park...
Most Points, Game
[1.] 91, John Battle, Chicago (Cathedral) vs. Evanston (Roycemore), Jan. 31, 1979 (45-62 FG, 1-3 FT) [2.] 90, Darius Cunningham, Chicago (Carver) vs. Chicago (Morgan Park), Feb. 18, 1959 (35-47 FG, 20-30 FT) [3.] 87, Harvey Babetch, Chicago (Von Steuben) vs. Chicago (Taft), Feb. 15, 1951 (37 FG, 13 FT) [4.] 85, John Battle, Chicago (Cathedral) vs. Chicago (St. Mary of Perpetual Help), Jan. 28, 1979 (33 FG, 19-25 FT) [5.] 81, Sammy Esposito, Chicago (Fenger) vs. Chicago (Carver), Jan. 23, 1950...
Highest Scoring Average, Career
[1.] 35.7, Jim Kinney, Magnolia (Swaney), 1953-57 (2,301 points) [2.] 32.0, Charles Vaughn, Tamms, 1954-58 (105 games) [3.] 30.7, John Garrett, Patokia, 1966-68 (51 games, 1,569 pts.) [4.] 27.04, Ron Zagar, DePue, 1953-1957 (93 games 2,515 points) [5.] 27.0, Greg Starrick, Marion (H.S.), 1964-67 [6.] 25.5, Greg Cruse, Goreville, 1970-74 (1,866 points in 73 games) [7.] 25.4, Dennis Luber, Highland (St. Paul), 1978-79 (2,031 points, 80 games) [8.] 24.6, Dan Imming, Aviston, 1965-69 (97 games, 2...
Highest Scoring Average, Season
[1.] 43.5, Mitch Anderson, Chicago (Metro), 1977-78 (958 points, 22 games) [2.] 40.7, Voise Winters, Chicago (Gage Park), 1981 (1058 points, 26 games) [3.] 37.5, Ron Zagar, DePue, 1956-1957, (27 games 1014 points) [4.] 36.5, Rick Lamb, Illiopolis, 1978-79 [5.] 36.4, Dave Collins (Sr.), Casey, 1978 (993 points. 27 games) [5.] 36.4, Pierre Pierce, Westmont, 2000-2001 (1,164 points, 32 games) [7.] 35.7, Jim Kinney, Magnolia (Swaney), 1957 [8.] 34.9, Dennis Shidler, Lawrenceville, 1969-70 (978 po...
Most Field Goals Made, Career
[1.] 974, Noah Frederking, Okawville, 2014-17 [2.] 966, Jonathon Scheyer, Northbrook (Glenbrook North), 2003-06 [3.] 965, Dana Ford, Tamms (Egyptian), 1998-2002 [4.] 956, Glen Grunwald, Franklin Park (East Leyden) 1972-1976 (174, 249, 279, 254) 103 games [5.] 921, Bill Small, Roanoke (R.-Benson), 1955-57, Aurora (West), 1957-59 [6.] 904, Dusty Bensko, Pleasant Plains, 1997-2001 [7.] 890, Jalen Brunson, Lincolnshire (Stevenson), 2011-2015 [8.] 868, Hunter Reine, Roxana, 2009-13 [9.] 822, Will...
Most Field Goals Made, Season
[1.] 498, Jeremy Moore, Decatur (East Park), 1987-88 [2.] 359, Tom Parker, Collinsville, 1967-68 [3.] 349, Trevor Lay, Kewanee (Wethersfield), 2013-14 33 Games [4.] 338, John Martin, Pawnee, 1974-75 [5.] 335, Lee Oler, Fox Lake (Grant), 1967-68 [6.] 328, Ross Robertson, South Beloit, 2023 -24 [7.] 327, Brad Snyder, Palestine, 1984-85 [8.] 310, Greg Cruse, Goreville, 1973-74 [9.] 308, Mark Mull, Cerro Gordo 1973-74 [10.] 307, Dave Matheny, Pawnee, 1983-84 [11.] 303, Dusty Bensko ,Pleasant Plai...
Most Field Goals Made, Game
[1.] 45, John Battle, Chicago (Cathedral) vs. Evanston (Roycemore), Jan. 31, 1979 (45 of 69) [2.] 37, Harvey Babetch, Chicago (Von Steuben) vs. Chicago (Taft), Feb. 15, 1951 [3.] 36, Sammy Esposito, Chicago (Fenger) vs. Chicago (Carver), Jan. 23, 1950 [4.] 35, Darius Cunningham, Chicago (Carver) vs. Chicago (Morgan Park), Feb. 18, 1959 [5.] 34, Delbert Doehring, Strasburg vs. Dieterich, Feb. 12, 1946 [6.] 33, John Battle, Chicago (Cathedral) vs. Chicago (St. Mary of Perpetual Help), Jan. 28,...
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Career
[1.] 464, Matt Roth, Washington, 2004-2008 [2.] 428, Chris Green, Kankakee (Trinity Academy) 2011-14 (69-100-134-125) [3.] 424, Christian Trexler, Tamms (Egyptian), 2016-2020 (93-112-112-107) [4.] 380, Zach Knobloch, Marengo, 2012-2016 [5.] 376, Ben Lothery, Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy), 2019-2023 [6.] 373, Isaac Collins, Pleasant Plains, 2013-2017 [7.] 371, Kevin Rhodes, Canton, 1987-91 (69-93-106-103; 371 of 936) [8.] 361, Thomas Kopelman, Rockford (Lutheran), 2011-15 [9.] 354, Garrett...
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Season
[1.] 167, Zach Knobloch, Marengo, 2014-15 (167 of 390, 33 games) [2.] 155, Ben Lothery, Elgin (Harvest Christian Academy), 2022-23 [3.] 146, Aaron Long, Princeville, 2002-03 (146 of 339, 27 games) [4.] 142, Jeremy Pezzelle, Decatur (Lutheran), 2012-13 (142 of 304, 31 games) [5.] 140, Brian Harms, Elgin (St. Edward), 1992-93 (140 of 345, 31 games) [6.] 138, Dustin Bone, Bethany (Okaw Valley). 1998-99 [7.] 135, Brandon Cole, Chicago Heights (Bloom), 1988-89 (135 of 249) [7.] 135, Bart Holsapple...
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Game
[1.] 17, Jaden Schutt, Yorkville (Christian) vs. Universal Dec. 13, 2019 (17-30) [2.] 16, Andy Thomas, Sycamore vs. Geneva, Jan. 29, 1993 (16 of 29) [3.] 13, Kris Stoneking, Abingdon vs. Bushnell (B.-Prairie City), Jan. 28, 1996 [3.] 13, Christian Trexler, Tamms (Egyptian) vs Wolf Lake (Shawnee), Feb. 10, 2017 (13 of 23) [3.] 13, Tristen Phillips, Yorkville Christian vs. Villa Park (Islamic Foundation), February 8, 2019 (13 of 21) [3.] 13, Mason Peterson, Pecatonica vs South Beloit, December...
Most Free Throws Made, Career
[1.] 912, Andy Kaufmann, Jacksonville (Routt) 1984-85, Jacksonville (H.S.) 1985-88 (912 of 1068) [2.] 814, Jonathon Scheyer, Northbrook (Glenbrook North), 2003-06 (149-212-221-232) [3.] 785, John Patterson, Williamsville, 1987-91 (222-172-180-211) [4.] 728, Drew Glover, Cisne, 2002-05 [5.] 649, Will Watson, Tremont, 1960-64 (98-144-170-237) [6.] 629, Jalen Brunson, Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 2011-2015 [6.] 629, Jalen Brunson, Lincolnshire (Stevenson), 2011-2015 [8.] 627, Sean Harrington, Elgin...
Most Free Throws Made, Season
[1.] 339, David Douglas, Jr. Yorkville (Y. Christian), 2022-23 (339-385, 88%) [2.] 287, Dave Collins, Casey, 1977-78 (27 games)
The following is a list of basketball players by total professional career points scored. It includes points scored in national league and cup games, national team games, international club games, All-Star basketball games (according to Dal - NBA beginner analyst), and any other games played for professional or national teams.
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Jan 24, 2019 · All-time scoring leaders come in all shapes and sizes, as evidenced by the MaxPreps list of the top all-time high school boys basketball scoring leaders from each state.