What do NIT records have in common with nukes?
Published: 3/15/2011 6:00 PM
Last Modified: 3/15/2011 6:00 PM
NIT records are like nuclear weaponry. You hope you never have to use them.
Just in case, I keep a file of OSU's NIT records. I'll consult them after a first-round NIT game against Harvard tonight to see if there are any new standard-bearers.
INDIVIDUAL, single game
Most points by OSU player in NIT
26-Royce Jeffries (vs. Tulsa)
23-Corey Williams (vs. Boise State)
20-Terrel Harris (vs. Southern Illinois)
19-Chianti Robers (vs. Michigan)
19-Joe Adkins (vs. Tulane)
19-Darwyn Alexander (vs. New Mexico)
Most points by OSU opponent in NIT
31-Will Whittington, Marist
28-Louis Bullock, Michigan
27-Jayson Williams, St. John's
26-Wilson Foster, Boise State
24-Kurt Miller, New Mexico
23-Rob Robbins, New Mexico
Most rebounds by OSU player in NIT
14-Byron Houston (Boise State)
Most rebounds by OSU opponent in NIT
12-Luc Longley, New Mexico
Most assists by OSU in NIT
12-Chuck Davis (vs. Tulsa)
9-Corey Williams (vs. New Mexico)
Most assists by OSU opponent in NIT
13-Darrell McGee, New Mexico
Most steals by OSU in NIT
4-Royce Jeffries (vs. Tulsa)
4-Darwyn Alexander (vs. St. John's)
4-Byron Eaton (vs. Southern Illinois)
Most steals by OSU opponent in NIT
4-Darrell McGee, New Mexico
4-Robert Hite, Miami
Most turnovers by OSU in NIT
10-Chuck Davis (vs. Tulsa)
Most turnovers by OSU opponent in NIT
6-Marcell Gordon, TU
6-Luc Longley, New Mexico
6-Buchanon, St. John's
Most blocks by OSU in NIT
3-Marcus Dove (vs. Marist)
Most blocks by OSU opponent in NIT
2-several
Most field goals by OSU in NIT
10-Royce Jeffries (vs. Tulsa)
Most field goal attempts by OSU in NIT
19-Clayton Carter (vs. Duquesne, '56)
Most field goals by opponent in NIT
12-Kurt Miller, New Mexico
Most field goal attempts by opponent in NIT
20-Kurt Miller, New Mexico
20-Will Whittington, Marist
20-Robert Hite, Miami
Most treys by OSU in NIT
3-(seven-way tie)
Most trey attempts by OSU in NIT
9-JamesOn Curry (vs. Marist)
Most treys by opponent in NIT
6-Bullock, Michigan
Most trey attempts by opponent in NIT
17-Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane
Most free throws by OSU in NIT
11-Byron Houston (vs. Boise State)
Most free throw attempts by OSU in NIT
19-Byron Houston (vs. Boise State)
Most free throws by opponent in NIT
10-Green, Duquesne ('56)
10-Will Whittington, Marist
Most free throw attempts by opponent in NIT
14-Green, Duquesne ('56)
--Jimmie Tramel.

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Jimmie Tramel
Sports Writer