Kelsey Plum Breaks All-Time Pac-12 Scoring Record
December 11, 2016 | Women's Basketball
SEATTLE – Just 11 games into her senior season, University of Washington guard Kelsey Plum broke the all-time Pac-12 scoring record on Sunday (Dec. 11), surpassing former Stanford Cardinal and 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year Chiney Ogwumike (2011-14, 2737 points). Plum, who now has 2,759 career points, tied a season-high with 44 points in Washington's win against Boise State.
The Poway, Calif. native scored 22 in the first half alone to tie the record before breaking it with a free throw at the 8:38 mark of the third quarter. She matched her season-high with 44 points, which is a new high at home for the senior. Plum also matched her career-high with nine rebounds to go along with four assists and five steals. She was a flawless 9-of-9 from the foul line.
Plum also knocked down five three-pointers in the game to tie the career record at Washington. She now has 265 triples, tying Jazmine Davis' (2011-15) record.
Plum was the fastest in league history to 2,000-career points and is only the third player in Conference history to score at least 2,500. She has scored over 700 points in each of her three seasons and has already scored 341 points just 11 games into her final year. She leads the nation in scoring and has had six 30-plus and two 40-plus games this season.
Plum's name in the top five all-time is among elite company with two WNBA Rookie of the Year honorees, two No. 1 WNBA draft picks, four WNBA first-round picks, two WNBA Most Valuable Players and a pair of WNBA Champions occupying the four other spots.
1. Kelsey Plum, WASH (2014-present) 2759
2. Chiney Ogwumike, STAN (2011-14) 2737
3. Candice Wiggins, STAN (2005-08) 2629
4. Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN (2009-12) 2491
5. Lisa Leslie, USC (1991-94) 2414
Entering the season, Plum was averaging 23.3 points per game for her career, which would have been good enough for the Pac-12 record. She already owns the record for career free throws made and will shatter the mark previously held by former Oregon State standout Tanja Kostic (1993-96, 608). Plum is the only player in league history to make over 700 free throws in a career.
The Poway, Calif. native scored 22 in the first half alone to tie the record before breaking it with a free throw at the 8:38 mark of the third quarter. She matched her season-high with 44 points, which is a new high at home for the senior. Plum also matched her career-high with nine rebounds to go along with four assists and five steals. She was a flawless 9-of-9 from the foul line.
Plum also knocked down five three-pointers in the game to tie the career record at Washington. She now has 265 triples, tying Jazmine Davis' (2011-15) record.
Plum was the fastest in league history to 2,000-career points and is only the third player in Conference history to score at least 2,500. She has scored over 700 points in each of her three seasons and has already scored 341 points just 11 games into her final year. She leads the nation in scoring and has had six 30-plus and two 40-plus games this season.
Plum's name in the top five all-time is among elite company with two WNBA Rookie of the Year honorees, two No. 1 WNBA draft picks, four WNBA first-round picks, two WNBA Most Valuable Players and a pair of WNBA Champions occupying the four other spots.
1. Kelsey Plum, WASH (2014-present) 2759
2. Chiney Ogwumike, STAN (2011-14) 2737
3. Candice Wiggins, STAN (2005-08) 2629
4. Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN (2009-12) 2491
5. Lisa Leslie, USC (1991-94) 2414
Entering the season, Plum was averaging 23.3 points per game for her career, which would have been good enough for the Pac-12 record. She already owns the record for career free throws made and will shatter the mark previously held by former Oregon State standout Tanja Kostic (1993-96, 608). Plum is the only player in league history to make over 700 free throws in a career.
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