List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game

In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through field goals (two or three points) and free throws (one point). It is a rare achievement for an individual player to score 100 points in a single game. What follows is an incomplete list of all of the verified occurrences of players scoring 100 points or more. Each individual instance of the accomplishment may have been achieved under varying circumstances, such as game length, opponent skill level and the league in which it occurred.

Internationally, the highest single player total between national teams is 116 points, scored by the Philippines' Lou Salvador in May 1923 against China. It happened during the 1923 Far Eastern Games. The highest single game total in worldwide organized basketball history, irrespective of gender, age or competition level, is 272 points, scored by a 13-year-old boy named Mats Wermelin of Sweden. He recorded every single point in his team's 272–0 win on February 5, 1974, during a regional boys' tournament held in Stockholm. As an adult, Wermelin played as a guard for Hammarby IF, Järfälla and Stockholm Capitals. The highest total by a female basketball player worldwide is 136, scored by Anat Draigor of Israel. It happened on April 5, 2006, in a 158–41 win. Draigor was 46 years old playing in an Israel Division III League playoff game, which also makes her the oldest player in history to score 100 points. Three players, including the United States' Bevo Francis and Jack Taylor, have recorded multiple 100-point games in organized competition. Croatia's Marin Ferenčević scored 101 and 178 points in April and May 2006, respectively, during Under-14 Croatian League matches.

In the United States, 100-point games have occurred at least once at most levels of education. At the middle school level, 13-year-old 8th grader Bob Harrison scored all 139 of his team's points in a 139–8 win on February 3, 1941. In high school, there have been 27 verified occurrences, 20 by male players and seven by female players. The first recorded instance was in 1913, when Herman Saygar of Culver High School (Indiana) scored 113 points against Winamac High School. The first female to score 100 points at the high school level was Denise Long of Union-Whitten High School (Iowa), who scored 111 points during a state playoff game in the spring of 1968 against Dows High School. That season, Long's senior year of 1967–68, she averaged a still-standing national record 68.2 points per game. Her single game total stood as the high school female record for 38 years until Epiphanny Prince scored 113 for Murry Bergtraum High School (New York) on February 2, 2006. The boys' high school record is 135 points, scored by Danny Heater on January 26, 1960. Playing for Burnsville High School (West Virginia) against Widen High School, Heater made 53 of 70 field goals and 29 of 41 free throws. His 135-point outburst is still the highest total for the high school level worldwide.

At the college level, there have been seven 100-point games, two of which were recorded by Clarence "Bevo" Francis of Rio Grande College and two by Jack Taylor of Grinnell College. Francis scored 116 points against Ashland College on January 9, 1953, but the opponent was not a four-year institution, so the total did not count as the official college record. One year later, on February 2, 1954, Francis scored 113 against Hillsdale College, which was the recognized highest total in United States college basketball history for 59 years; Grinnell's Taylor scored 138 points on November 20, 2012 to set the new all-time NCAA all-divisions mark. He again recorded 100+ points on November 17, 2013 when he scored 109 against Crossroads College. Frank Selvy of Furman University is the only player to score 100 points at the Division I level. Selvy recorded exactly 100 points on February 13, 1954—less than two weeks after Francis scored 113—against Newberry College. He scored his 99th and 100th points on a 40-foot shot as the final buzzer sounded.

Professionally, there have been a number of occurrences of 100-point games worldwide. It has only happened once in the United States, however. Wilt Chamberlain of the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points on March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks during a game played at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He made 36-of-63 field goals and 28-of-32 free throws, the latter being a particularly unusual statistic considering Chamberlain was a 51.1% free throw shooter for his career.

Key Most of the players' exact statistics cannot be found, but whatever information was able to be verified is included. When a dash (—) appears in the three-point field goal statistic, it indicates that three-pointers had yet to be implemented and were therefore not an applicable statistic.

FGMField goals madeFGAField goals attempted3FGMThree-point field goals made3FGAThree-point field goals attemptedFTMFree throws madeFTAFree throws attemptedRef.Reference(s)NationalityDenotes the player's nationality, not the country in which it occurred

^Denotes player who is still active at the level of competition in which s/he scored 100 pointsDenotes female player*Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (United States)Elected to both the Naismith Hall and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (United States)Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has scored 100 points up to and including that occurrence

Worldwide Points Nationality Player Date Team Opponent Final score FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTANotesRef.272272–0—— 227MKS-MOS PruszkówUKS Czarodzieje z Bielan326–15 178KK ViroviticaABN Graminea187–7067869141718 153FenerbahçeHilalspor175–101 145IraklisVAO172–94—— 144KK ZadarAPOEL192–116 142Lin Yi-Huei^Taichung CityKinmen County164–18246 136Hapoel Mate YehudaElitzur Givat Shmuel158–41 136Lo Yu-ChunKinmen CountyTaichung City182–16442 134 ATS KoszalinGajjal Choszczno 129CR Vasco da GamaHebraica Sociedade Cultural Esportiva e Recreativa 129AWF WrocławWSH Wrocław 126University of San CarlosCebu School of Arts and Trades152–80 124St. Alban's SchoolSouth Chadderton School226–82 124160–5538 124Minercal252–31 120 October 2013AMA University High SchoolLord's Grace Christian School166–85 116Philippines national teamChina national team—— 116TV ClausenTrier132–91 113Al Mouttahed TripoliBejje SC173–141406932591 112Cebu Institute of TechnologyCebu School of Arts and Trades 112 *Cibona ZagrebSMELT Olimpija158–77406010202222 112Chou Hai-JungTaipei CityChiayi City150–6093 111West Hill Collegiate InstituteR. H. King Academy150–5813 111BelišćePožega159–772026 110Sigal PrishtinaKB Mitrovica150–54 107Bluefields SelectionNational School of Agriculture 105Swift PremiumsGinebra San Miguel152–147 104Xavier SchoolGrace Christian College164–74377012934 103Ginebra San MiguelGreat Taste197–168 103^WB PantteritBC Nokia186–774259341623 102BaltBMining University147–784459021421101M. M. Giv'at ShmuelMaccabi Tverya165–109 101Maccabi Ramat GanBeitar Ramat Gan161–6640579221214 101 (2)KK ViroviticaBjelovar 101 (2)University of San CarlosCebu Normal School135–63 100ÁrmannSkallagrímur118–109 100Postojna Vipava150–49 100Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiKT Kosz Kalisz165–86 1001996Triton SecuritiesPhil Stock Exchange 100Baskets Vilsbiburgs.Oliver Würzburg Akademie209–391517223445

United States

Professional National Basketball Association (NBA) PointsPlayerDateTeamOpponentFinal scoreFGMFGA3FGM3FGAFTMFTANotesRef.100 *Philadelphia WarriorsNew York Knicks169–1473663——2832

Collegiate Points Player Date Team Opponent Final score FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTANotesRef.138Grinnell CollegeFaith Baptist179–104521082771710 116Rio Grande CollegeAshland College150–8547——22 113 (2)Rio Grande CollegeHillsdale College134–913870——3745 109Grinnell CollegeCrossroads College173–123357024481517 100+*Villanova University—— 100Wayland Baptist UniversitySouthwestern Adventist University124–60346212332027 100Furman UniversityNewberry College149–954166——1822

High school Since 1913, 21 male and seven female players have scored 100 points or more in United States high school basketball games. Points Player Date High school (state) Opponent Final score FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTANotesRef.135Burnsville (WV)Widen (WV)173–435370——2941 127Portsmouth Norcom (VA)Mary Smith (VA)173–47——120Sedalia-Midway (OH)Canaan (OH)137–4752——16114Hanson (KY)St. Agnes (KY)128–564755——2024114Bristol (PA)Palisades (PA)134–864479——2629 113Culver (IN)Winamac (IN)154–1056——1113Murry Bergtraum (NY)Brandeis (NY)137–32546041111Union-Whitten (IA)Dows (IA)136–4138——3544 108St. Joe (AR)Witts Springs (AR)——108Cassatt Midway (SC)Ruby South (SC)130–3048——1213 105Grandfield (OK)Terral (OK)120–654585—— 105Riverside Poly (CA)Norte Vista (CA)179–154650——1315104Camden (TN)Clarksburg (TN)130–4344——16103Wimauma (FL)Admiral Farragut (FL)123–7748——1114103New Port Richey Christian (FL)Clearwater St. Paul (FL)111–6040121111102Brainard (NE)Raymond (NE)50——2102Arkansas School for the Deaf (AR)Leola (AR)133–5841——2023102Pico Rivera Mesrobian (CA)The Waverly School (CA)119–254860361101 Morningside (CA)South Torrance (CA)102–243756002735 101Heritage Christian (TX)Banff (TX)178–284659256 100Claude (TX)Clarendon (TX)106–19——100J.C. Lynch (SC)Brittons Neck (SC)139–31—— 100Noble-Ebarb (LA)Elizabeth (LA)139–79——100Dobbins Tech (PA)Mastbaum Tech (PA)131–384157——1821100Ventura (IA)Woden–Crystal Lake (IA)126–744348——14 100Camden (NJ)Gloucester Twp. Tech (NJ)157–67426010156 100Pico Rivera Mesrobian (CA)Los Angeles Pacific Christian (CA)114–4711 100 Maryvale (AZ) Kofa (AZ) 109–25 33 6 16 23

Others Points Player Date Team Opponent Final score FGM FGA 3FGM 3FGA FTM FTANotesRef.139LaGrange SchoolArch Street School139–869——1 113 —— 105DyckmanGymRatsNYC138–1302328 100Summer 1978

See also

List of basketball players with most career points List of National Basketball Association single-game scoring leaders List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game

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