🔥 Dok All-Time NCAA Leader in Field-Goal Percentage
Senior Udoka Azubuike leads the nation in field goal percentage at 74.9% through 23 games. A dunking machine, Azubuike is vying to earn the honor for the second time in his career. In 2017-18, Azubuike ended first in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage at 77.0% and he was the only player shooting 70% or better with a minimum of five shots made per game.
In 2017-18, Azubuike crushed the Big 12 single-season record of 69.3%, set by Ricardo Ratliffe of Missouri in 2011-12, and the KU season mark of 64.6% set by Mark Randall in 1988-89. In fact, Azubuike’s 77.0% ranks second all-time behind Devontae Cacok of UNC-Wilmington, who set the NCAA record in 2016-17 at 80.0%.
History has shown that it isn’t easy to lead the nation in a statistic. Azubuike’s feat in 2017-18 marked only the third time a Jayhawk led the country in a season stat, with the other two by KU All-Americans. KU legend Clyde Lovellette led the NCAA in scoring average in 1951-52 (28.6 ppg). Thomas Robinson led the country in double-doubles with 27 during the 2011-12 season.
All-time NCAA FG% Leaders (Min. 400 FGM) | ||||
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GM | FG | FGA | FG% | |
1. Udoka Azubuike (Kansas) | 77 | 407 | 543 | 74.9 |
2. Tacko Fall (UCF, 2016-19) | 115 | 497 | 672 | 74.0 |
3. Steve Johnson (Oregon St., 1977-81) | 116 | 828 | 1,222 | 67.8 |
4. Michael Bradley (Kent/Nova, 1998-01) | 100 | 441 | 651 | 67.7 |
5. Murray Brown (Florida St., 1976-80) | 106 | 566 | 847 | 66.8 |