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.

Four schools have two or more players represented on this list—Duke and UConn with three each, and Vanderbilt and Ohio State with two each. Duke is represented by Alison Bales, Elizabeth Williams, and Bego Faz Davalos; UConn by Breanna Stewart, Lobo, and Kara Wolters; Vanderbilt by Heidi Gillingham and Angela Gorsica; and Ohio State by Jessica Davenport and Brianne Turner.

Key

Top 25 career blocks leaders
Player Position Height Team Career start[lower-alpha 1] Career end Games
played		 Blocks BPG Ref.[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3] C 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) UConn[lower-alpha 4] (2) 1991 1995 126 396 3.1 
Jessica Davenport C 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Ohio State 2003 2007 130 384 3.0 
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[lower-alpha 4] (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 
Bego Faz Davalos C 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Duke (3) 2014 2018 131 369 2.8 
Angela Gorsica C 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Vanderbilt (2) 1993 1997 127 368 2.9 

Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. As noted above, Lobo is a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame as a contributor instead of a player.
  4. Officially known for athletic purposes as "Connecticut" before 2013–14.

References
General
  • "Career Records: Blocked Shots" (PDF). 2019–20 Division I Women's Basketball Records. NCAA. pp. 17–18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
Specific
  1. "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  2. "NCAA 101: Our Three Divisions". NCAA. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. "Hall of Famers: Rebecca Lobo". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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