Kansas basketball: Single-game leaders for every major statistical category

Dec 5, 2020; Lawrence, Kansas, USA;A general view of the center court logo as the North Dakota State Bison warm up before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2020; Lawrence, Kansas, USA;A general view of the center court logo as the North Dakota State Bison warm up before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 16: Jeff Withey #5 of the Kansas Jayhawks battles with Rodney McGruder #22 of the Kansas State Wildcats during the Mens’ Big 12 Basketball Tournament Championship game at the Sprint Center on March 16, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 16: Jeff Withey #5 of the Kansas Jayhawks battles with Rodney McGruder #22 of the Kansas State Wildcats during the Mens’ Big 12 Basketball Tournament Championship game at the Sprint Center on March 16, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Jeff Withey — 12 blocks

I’ll admit, Wilt Chamberlain probably holds this record. I have a hard time imagining somehow as dominant as Wilt not having at least one game with more than a dozen blocks. Unfortunately for him, blocks weren’t recorded when he played.

Jeff Withey is far and away the biggest beneficiary of that, as he holds seven of the top eight single-game block performances in school history. As if that wasn’t enough, in games that he played ten or more minutes, he had just five games that he didn’t record a block (and three of those were before he became a starter).

He was the true definition of a rim protector. That was on full display against San Jose State in 2012 when he denied 12 shots. What’s even more impressive, Withey recorded just the second triple-double in school history in the same game. Not a bad day at the office for Mr. Withey.