Kansas basketball: Top 10 all-time scorers for the KU Jayhawks

Kansas basketball assistant coach Danny Manning (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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28 Nov 2001: Raef LaFrentz #45 of the Denver Nuggets stretches out for a defensive rebound against the Indiana Pacers in the second half at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Pacers won 99-85. DIGITAL IMAGE NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright notice: Copyright 2001 NBAE Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images
28 Nov 2001: Raef LaFrentz #45 of the Denver Nuggets stretches out for a defensive rebound against the Indiana Pacers in the second half at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The Pacers won 99-85. DIGITAL IMAGE NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright notice: Copyright 2001 NBAE Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images

3. Raef LaFrentz (2,066 points)

LaFrentz, like Lovelette, was a dominant big man. From 1995 to 1998, he averaged 15.8 points per game at KU, playing 131 games in a Jayhawk uniform. He was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year and yet another example of how exciting it can be to watch a bully-ball caliber player on the team you root for.

He was 6-foot-11 and weighed 240 pounds, serving as a considerable presence in the paint. positively affected the Jayhawks every single game he was part of a Kansas roster. Roy Williams found a way for him to click right from the get-go.

LaFrentz was drafted third overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets, leading to an 11-year professional career for the center. After departing from the Nuggets, he also played for the Mavericks, Celtics, and Trail Blazers. In 563 NBA games, he averaged 10.1 points per game, not nearly as prolific of an average as he had with Kansas.