Shatterproof: Loud and Proud NCAA Standards Never to Be Duplicated (#7)
What are the school and individual records that will never come close to being matched, let along exceeded? In ensuing blogs, CollegeHoopedia.com will designate the ultimate team and individual standards of excellence. Records were made to be broken, but perhaps not always in our lifetime. Following is #7 in the countdown of most illustrious NCAA achievements:
7. Artis Gilmore's career rebounding average of 22.7 per game (for Jacksonville in 1969-70 and 1970-71) while also averaging more than 22 points per contest.
Gilmore, a junior college transfer, led NCAA Division I in rebounding in 1969-70 and 1970-71 en route to becoming the only player in major-college history to average more than 22 points and 22 rebounds per game in his career (minimum of two seasons). He finished with 24.3 points and 22.7 rebounds per outing in powering the Dolphins to a 49-6 record during his tenure.
The only time when Gilmore retrieved fewer than 10 missed shots for JU was in New Orleans against Loyola (La.) at the end of a streak of four consecutive road games in his junior season. He averaged 19.4 rpg in a total of 17 contests against schools currently members in power conferences. Marshall's recently-deceased Charlie Slack averaged 23.8 rpg from 1953-54 through 1955-56 while chipping in with 18.7 ppg. Kermit Washington, two years after Gilmore's eligibility expired, became the last major-college player to average more than 20 rebounds per game in a single season (20.4 rpg for American University in 1972-73). Following is a game-by-game summary of Gilmore's scoring and rebounding totals:
Junior (27-2 in 1969-70)
| Date | Opponent | Pts. | Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. 1 | East Tennessee State | 35 | 18 |
| D. 2 | Morehead State | 31 | 26 |
| D. 9 | Mercer | 34 | 32 |
| D. 13 | Biscayne (Fla.) | 24 | 30 |
| D. 18 | Georgetown* | 11 | 21 |
| D. 22 | Harvard | 29 | 26 |
| D. 26 | vs. Arizona | 32 | 17 |
| D. 27 | at Evansville | 37 | 22 |
| J. 2 | at Hawaii | 23 | 28 |
| J. 5 | at Hawaii | 13 | 21 |
| J. 9 | Richmond | 38 | 29 |
| J. 10 | Miami (Fla.) | 13 | 23 |
| J. 16 | Virgin Islands | 18 | 26 |
| J. 27 | at Florida State | 21 | 19 |
| J. 30 | St. Peter's | 46 | 30 |
| F. 2 | Iona | 29 | 26 |
| F. 5 | at East Carolina | 27 | 19 |
| F. 6 | at Richmond | 27 | 21 |
| F. 13 | at Oklahoma City | 27 | 15 |
| F. 14 | at Loyola (La.) | 16 | 8 |
| F. 18 | Florida State | 19 | 21 |
| F. 24 | Oklahoma City | 25 | 18 |
| F. 26 | at Georgia Tech | 27 | 10 |
| M. 4 | at Miami (Fla.) | 19 | 10 |
| M. 7 | vs. Western Kentucky | 30 | 19 |
| M. 12 | vs. Iowa | 30 | 17 |
| M. 14 | vs. Kentucky | 24 | 20 |
| M. 19 | vs. St. Bonaventure | 29 | 21 |
| M. 21 | vs. UCLA | 19 | 16 |
*Forfeit at 1:26 of first half.
Senior (22-4 in 1970-71)
| Date | Opponent | Pts. | Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. 1 | Biscayne (Fla.) | 50 | 29 |
| D. 3 | at St. Peter's | 28 | 34 |
| D. 7 | George Washington | 40 | 29 |
| D. 8 | Florida State | 31 | 26 |
| D. 12 | at Richmond | 28 | 19 |
| D. 23 | at Western Kentucky | 29 | 18 |
| D. 29 | vs. Creighton | 15 | 23 |
| D. 30 | vs. Wake Forest | 13 | 21 |
| J. 9 | Miami (Fla.) | 21 | 22 |
| J. 11 | Oklahoma City | 15 | 17 |
| J. 13 | Manhattan | 12 | 16 |
| J. 20 | Furman | 18 | 18 |
| J. 23 | at Mercer | 19 | 20 |
| J. 25 | South Alabama | 15 | 19 |
| J. 27 | Florida State | 15 | 28 |
| F. 4 | at South Alabama | 25 | 17 |
| F. 6 | at Oklahoma City | 18 | 19 |
| F. 8 | Loyola (La.) | 24 | 28 |
| F. 11 | at William & Mary | 2 | 14 |
| F. 13 | at Bradley | 24 | 20 |
| F. 15 | at Florida State | 22 | 25 |
| F. 20 | Valdosta (Ga.) State | 26 | 24 |
| F. 22 | East Carolina | 25 | 28 |
| F. 27 | at Houston | 22 | 15 |
| M. 2 | at Miami (Fla.) | 21 | 10 |
| M. 13 | vs. Western Kentucky | 12 | 22 |
10. Bill Chambers' 51 rebounds in a single game (for William & Mary vs. Virginia on Feb. 14, 1953).