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Craft Becomes Buckeyes All-Time Man of Steal

With his 205th career steal, Craft passes Jay Burson for first place alone

	All-time Ohio State career steals leader, Aaron Craft.

Jan. 22, 2013

Junior guard Aaron Craft recorded a steal in the first half vs. Iowa to set the Ohio State record for career steals with 205. Craft has five career games with six or more thefts and his single game record of seven steals was against Iowa Jan. 19, 2011, his freshman campaign in Columbus. Last season, as a sophomore, Craft set the Ohio State single season record with 98 steals. He also holds down the No. 4 spot with 73 as a rookie in 2011.

Game Steals
1.	8	Troy Taylor vs. St. Joseph's	12-29-83
2.	7	Aaron Craft vs. Iowa	1-19-11
	7	Kelvin Ransey vs. Minnesota	2-23-78
4.	6	Shannon Scott vs. UNC Asheville	12-15-12
	6	Aaron Craft vs. Cincinnati	3-22-12
	6	Aaron Craft at Minnesota	2-14-12
	6	Aaron Craft vs. Indiana	2-27-11
	6	David Lighty vs. Illinois	2-22-11
	6	Aaron Craft at Purdue	2-20-11
		14 others with 6

Season Steals
1.	98	Aaron Craft	2012
2.	87	Mike Conley Jr.	2007
3.	74	Curtis Wilson	1987
4.	73	Aaron Craft	2011
5.	72	Je'Kel Foster	2006
6.	71	Dennis Hopson	1987
7.	70	Scoonie Penn	1999
8.	66	Scoonie Penn	2000
	66	Jay Burson	1988
10.	64	Jason Singleton	1999

Career Steals
1.	205	Aaron Craft	2010-present
2.	204	Jay Burson	1986-89
3.	191	David Lighty	2007-11
4.	164	Dennis Hopson	1984-87
5.	159	Evan Turner	2008-10
6.	158	Jamaal Brown	1989-92
	158	Ronnie Stokes	1982-85
8.	155	Troy Taylor	1982-85
9.	153	Curtis Wilson	1984, 1986-88
10.	149	Michael Redd	1998-00

Career Steals (Big Ten)
1.	324	Bruce Douglas, Illinois	1983-86
2.	300	Gary Grant, Michigan	1985-88
3.	275	Mike Kelley, Wisconsin	1998-2001
4.	274	Chris Kramer, Purdue	2007-10
5.	272	Pat Baldwin, Northwestern	1991-1994
6.	259	Brian Cardinal, Purdue	1997-2000
7.	231	Dee Brown, Illinois	2003-06
8.	218	Kendall Gill, Illinois	1987-1990
	218	Titus Ivory, Penn State	1998-2001
10.	215	Melvin Newbern, Minnesota	1987-1990
		Jitim Young, Northwestern	2001-04
	205	Aaron Craft, Ohio State	2010-present