Heat-Seeking Missiles: Most Dominant Point Producers in NCAA Hoop History
April 26th, 2020 - 21:04
Marquette's Markus Howard (27.8 ppg) led the nation in scoring this past campaign by one point. But the gifted guard isn't among the most dominant point producers in NCAA history. Only eight different individuals - one thus far in the 21st Century (Central Michigan's Marcus Keene) - paced the country by more than 4.8 ppg in scoring average in the first 73 campaigns since the NCAA began tracking this category in the late 1940s. The most dominant point producer in the following select company was all-time leading scorer Pete Maravich (three of six widest margins with LSU from 1967-68 through 1969-70):
| NCAA DI Leading Scorer | Season | National Scoring Runner-Up | Scoring Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Maravich, Louisiana State (44.2) | 1968-69 | Rick Mount, Purdue (33.3) | 10.87 ppg |
| Frank Selvy, Furman (41.7) | 1953-54 | Bob Pettit, Louisiana State (31.4) | 10.29 ppg |
| Hersey Hawkins, Bradley (36.3) | 1987-88 | Daren Queenan, Lehigh (28.5) | 7.84 ppg |
| Pete Maravich, Louisiana State (44.5) | 1969-70 | Austin Carr, Notre Dame (38.1) | 6.41 ppg |
| Marshall Rogers, Pan American (36.8) | 1975-76 | Freeman Williams, Portland State (30.9) | 5.87 ppg |
| Pete Maravich, Louisiana State (43.8) | 1967-68 | Calvin Murphy, Niagara (38.2) | 5.6 ppg |
| Billy McGill, Utah (38.8) | 1961-62 | Jack Foley, Holy Cross (33.3) | 5.5 ppg |
| Charles Jones, Long Island (30.1) | 1996-97 | Ed Gray, California (24.8) | 5.33 ppg |
| Kevin Bradshaw, U.S. International (37.6) | 1990-91 | Alphonso Ford, Mississippi Valley State (32.7) | 4.96 ppg |
| Marcus Keene, Central Michigan (30) | 2016-17 | Chris Clemons, Campbell (25.1) | 4.86 ppg |