List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career blocks leaders
In basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal attempt without committing a foul.[1] The top 25 highest blocks totals in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's basketball history are listed below. While the NCAA's current three-division format has been in place since the 1973–74 season,[2] the organization did not sponsor women's sports until the 1981–82 school year; before that time, women's college sports were governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). Blocks are a relatively new statistic in college basketball, having only become an official statistic in NCAA women's basketball beginning with the 1987–88 season.
No individual on the list is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. Rebecca Lobo is a Hall of Fame member as a contributor.[3]
All players listed played in four seasons; none were ever redshirted, and none transferred to a second school during their respective careers.
Three schools have two or more players represented on this list—Duke and UConn with three each, and Ohio State with two. Duke is represented by Alison Bales, Elizabeth Williams, and Bego Faz Davalos; UConn by Breanna Stewart, Lobo, and Kara Wolters; and Ohio State by Jessica Davenport and Brianne Turner.
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Top 25 career blocks leaders[edit]
| Player | Position | Height | Team | Career start[a] | Career end | Games played |
Blocks | BPG | Ref.[b] |
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| Brittney Griner | C | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Baylor | 2009 | 2013 | 148 | 748 | 5.1 | |
| Louella Tomlinson | C | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Saint Mary's | 2007 | 2011 | 125 | 663 | 5.3 | |
| Alyssa DeHaan | C | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | Michigan State | 2006 | 2010 | 136 | 503 | 3.7 | |
| Sandora Irvin | C | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | TCU | 2002 | 2005 | 127 | 480 | 3.8 | |
| Kailyn Williams | C | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Bethune–Cookman | 2013 | 2017 | 122 | 455 | 3.7 | |
| Brooke McAfee | F | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | IUPUI | 2002 | 2006 | 111 | 447 | 4.0 | |
| Courtney Paris | C | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Oklahoma | 2005 | 2009 | 137 | 446 | 3.3 | |
| Jasmine Joyner | F | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Chattanooga | 2013 | 2017 | 122 | 436 | 3.6 | |
| Alison Bales | C | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | Duke | 2003 | 2007 | 129 | 434 | 3.4 | |
| Genia Miller | C | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Cal State Fullerton | 1987 | 1991 | 118 | 428 | 3.6 | |
| Elizabeth Williams | F | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Duke (2) | 2011 | 2015 | 136 | 426 | 3.1 | |
| Ruth Hamblin | C | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Oregon State | 2012 | 2016 | 132 | 425 | 3.2 | |
| Breanna Stewart | F | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | UConn | 2012 | 2016 | 152 | 414 | 2.7 | |
| Heidi Gillingham | C | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Vanderbilt | 1990 | 1994 | 128 | 413 | 3.2 | |
| Zane Teiläne | C | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | Western Illinois | 2002 | 2006 | 106 | 406 | 3.8 | |
| Rebecca Lobo[c] | C | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | UConn[d] (2) | 1991 | 1995 | 126 | 396 | 3.1 | |
| Brooke Flowers | C | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Saint Louis | 2019 | 2023 | 140 | 392 | 2.8 | |
| Jessica Davenport | C | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Ohio State | 2003 | 2007 | 130 | 384 | 3.0 | |
| Ae'Rianna Harris | F | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Purdue | 2017 | 2020 | 136 | 380 | 2.8 | |
| Marita Payne | C | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Auburn | 2002 | 2006 | 122 | 377 | 3.1 | |
| Chris Enger | C | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | San Diego | 1989 | 1993 | 96 | 372 | 3.9 | |
| Ashley Gayle | C | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Texas | 2008 | 2012 | 130 | 372 | 2.9 | |
| Brianne Turner | F | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Ohio State (2) | 2015 | 2019 | 139 | 372 | 2.7 | |
| Kara Wolters | C | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | UConn[d] (3) | 1993 | 1997 | 137 | 370 | 2.7 | |
| Ruth Riley | C | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Notre Dame | 1997 | 2001 | 131 | 370 | 2.8 |
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Reflects the calendar year in which the player's Division I career began. All listings of player records in official NCAA record books categorize seasons by the calendar years in which they ended.
- ^ Except as otherwise noted, references for each entry are from the most recent edition of the NCAA Division I women's basketball record book, cited in the "General references" section below.
- ^ As noted above, Lobo is a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame as a contributor instead of a player.
- ^ a b Officially known for athletic purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.
References[edit]
- General
- "Career Records: Blocked Shots" (PDF). 2020–21 Division I Women's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 18. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Specific
- ^ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ "NCAA 101: Our Three Divisions". NCAA. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hall of Famers: Rebecca Lobo". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2019.