Minimum Number: 35 Records Kept Since: 1979
| # | Name | Season | Games | Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Macy | 1978-79 | 31 | 69 |
| 2 | Wayne Turner | 1997-98 | 39 | 62 |
| 3 | Reggie Hanson | 1989-90 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | Derek Anderson | 1995-96 | 36 | 61 |
| 5 | Oscar Tshiebwe | 2021-22 | 34 | 60 |
| 6 | Otega Oweh | 2024-25 | 36 | 57 |
| 7 | Travis Ford | 1992-93 | 34 | 56 |
| 8 | Anthony Epps | 1995-96 | 36 | 55 |
| 9 | Tony Delk | 1994-95 | 33 | 53 |
| 10 | Rodrick Rhodes | 1994-95 | 33 | 51 |
| 10 | Jamal Mashburn | 1992-93 | 34 | 51 |
| 12 | Sean Woods | 1990-91 | 27 | 50 |
| 13 | James Blackmon | 1985-86 | 36 | 49 |
| 13 | Scott Padgett | 1997-98 | 39 | 49 |
| 15 | Jodie Meeks | 2008-09 | 36 | 48 |
| 16 | Ed Davender | 1986-87 | 29 | 47 |
| 16 | Willie Cauley-Stein | 2014-15 | 39 | 47 |
| 18 | Winston Bennett | 1985-86 | 36 | 46 |
| 18 | DeAndre Liggins | 2010-11 | 38 | 46 |
| 20 | Allen Edwards | 1996-97 | 38 | 45 |
| 21 | Ramel Bradley | 2006-07 | 34 | 44 |
| 22 | John Pelphrey | 1990-91 | 28 | 43 |
| 23 | Cliff Hawkins | 2002-03 | 29 | 42 |
| 23 | Dirk Minniefield | 1981-82 | 30 | 42 |
| 23 | Patrick Sparks | 2004-05 | 34 | 42 |
| 26 | Chuck Hayes | 2003-04 | 32 | 41 |
| 27 | Jared Prickett | 1994-95 | 33 | 39 |
| 27 | Saul Smith | 1999-00 | 33 | 39 |
| 27 | Dale Brown | 1991-92 | 35 | 39 |
| 30 | Kelenna Azubuike | 2004-05 | 34 | 37 |
| 31 | Nazr Mohammed | 1997-98 | 39 | 36 |
