Top 10 Cardinal basketball single game performances

by Mike Rutherford on Jan 14, 2009 5:15 PM EST in Basketball Comment 8 comments

Jodie Meeks' unreal 54-point performance against Tennessee last night got me wondering about the most impressive single game performances in U of L basketball history.

Here are the top ten (or 12):

1. Wes Unseld - 45 points vs. Georgetown College on Dec. 1, 1967

2. Bud Olsen - 44 points vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on March 3, 1962

3. Butch Beard - 41 points vs. Bradley on Jan. 14, 1967

4. Charlie Tyra - 40 points vs. Notre Dame on Dec. 22, 1956

5. Charlie Tyra - 38 points vs. Morehead State on Jan. 4, 1956

6. Reece Gaines - 37 points vs. St. Louis on Feb. 5, 2002

6. Phil Rollins - 37 points vs. Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 29, 1955

8. Junior Bridgeman - 36 points vs. Rutgers on March 15, 1975

8. Allen Murphy - 36 points vs. American on March 17, 1973

8. Chuck Noble - 36 points vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on Feb. 5, 1953

8. Charlie Tyra - 36 points vs. Marquette on Dec. 12, 1956

8. Wes Unseld - 36 points vs. Northwestern on Dec. 9, 1967

Seven of these performances came in senior seasons, three when the players were juniors, and two in sophomore campaigns.

Another interesting note: Reece Gaines' 37-point effort against St. Louis during his junior year is the lone performance that took place in the three-point line era.

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Kentucky Weslyean really got the hurt put on them.

by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Jan 14, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yup

Kentucky schools definitely made their presence felt on this list.

by Mike Rutherford on Jan 14, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i've always found it strange...

1) that it’s been so long since we had a huge game scoring for one player. it seems these days if a uofl player drops 25 it’s insane. now this is a testament to having a roster loaded with talent (don’t get me wrong, i’d love to have 4 guys between 10 and 20 than have one guy at 30), but you’d think law of averages would give us one every once in a while. last one i can remember was brandon jenkins putting up like 31 against detroit taquan’s senior year.

1a) that we’ve only had 4 players ever score 40 in a game? really? think of the names that aren’t on that list: 2 final four MOPs, louisville’s second all time leading scorer (wheat), several all americans (including francisco garcia), and the rest of the talented players that have come through since 1967. seriously, steph curry drops 40 four or five times a year, and it hasn’t happened in four decades for us?

by davidson07 on Jan 14, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Fun fact to know and tell

Ellison never scored 30 in a game. 29 was his career high, and I think he only did that once. Makes his 25 points against Duke that much more impressive (and his 2000+ career points).

by 83fan on Jan 15, 2009 7:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs