The 1,000 point milestone: AIAW players dominate top of quickest to 1K list

Several players have hit the 1,000 point career mark this season. From Southern Methodist University senior forward Delisha Wills’ early season feat in November to Baylor sophomore center Brittney Griner’s accomplishment on January 12.

While Griner’s feat of reaching the milestone in just 51 games is impressive, she is not in the in the top ten or even top 20 list of players to reach 1,000 points the quickest. The leaders in this statistical category belong to a few old school ballers, including the mother of Seattle Storm superstar, Lauren Jackson.

The NCAA list includes pre-NCAA players who were on AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) teams, the leading organization for women’s college basketball from 1971 until the early 1980s. The first player to hit the mark the quickest in the post-AIAW era is Latasha Byears. She played at DePaul in the mid-1990s.

Games/Player/Team/Career Years

• 37 – Maree Jackson, LSU – 1976-78
• 37 – Carol Menken, Oregon St. – 1979-81
• 37- Sandra Hodge, New Orleans – 1981-84
• 38 – Kathy Miller, Weber St.- 1976-79
• 39 – Lynette Woodard, Kansas – 1978-81
• 39 – Latasha Byears, DePaul – 1994-96
• 41 – Lorri Bauman, Drake – 1981-84
• 42 – Andrea Stinson, North Carolina St. – 1988-91
• 43 – Kori Hlede, Duquesne – 1995-98
• 44 – Jackie Stiles, Missouri St. -1998-01
• 45 – Kieisha Garnes, San Diego St. – 1991-92
• 45 – Linda Frohlich, UNLV – 1999-02
• 46 – Janet Harris, Georgia – 1982-85
• 46 – LaToya Thomas, Mississippi St. – 2000-03
• 46 – Chandi Jones, Houston – 2001-04
• 46 – Courtney Paris, Oklahoma – 2006-09
• 47 – Joyce Walker, LSU – 1981-84
• 47 – Elena Kisseleva, Liberty – 1997-00
• 47 – Lisa Baswell, Jacksonville St. – 1998-00
• 47 – Kelly Mazzante, Penn St. – 2001-04