first player to make 18+ free throws in a nba game

George Mikan hit 19 shots from the line against the Baltimore Bullets on February 26, 1949.

NAMEDATEFTMTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
2/26/1949
19
MIN MIN
@
BAL BAL
53
17
28
60.7
20
95.0
72.0
5
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
11/19/1949
20
MIN MIN
@
AND AND
34
7
36
19.4
23
87.0
36.9
6
3George Mikan
G. Mikan
12/3/1949
20
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
34
7
23
87.0
4
4Carl Braun
C. Braun
2/22/1950
18
NYK NYK
vs
WAS WAS
38
2
10
18
55.6
26
69.2
64.5
3
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/8/1950
18
MIN MIN
PHI PHI
34
2
8
25
32.0
21
85.7
49.6
2
6Frankie Brian
F. Brian
12/10/1950
18
TRI TRI
@
MIN MIN
32
7
18
38.9
23
78.3
56.9
3
7George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/4/1951
18
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
44
13
20
90.0
5
8Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
3/8/1951
18
PHI PHI
vs
BAL BAL
34
15
4
8
30
26.7
19
94.7
44.3
5
9Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
11/13/1951
18
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
28
24
3
5
16
31.3
22
81.8
54.5
6
10Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1/17/1952
23
SYR SYR
vs
MIN MIN
59
41
25
9
27
85.2
5
11George Mikan
G. Mikan
3/4/1952
19
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
41
36
2
11
28
39.3
21
90.5
55.0
5
12Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
2/15/1953
21
SYR SYR
vs
NYK NYK
35
19
7
14
50.0
25
84.0
70.0
6
13Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
3/1/1953
18
SYR SYR
vs
NYK NYK
28
17
5
20
90.0
4
14Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
3/21/1953
30
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
66
50
3
2
10
22
45.5
32
93.8
69.3
5
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
3/11/1954
19
SYR SYR
vs
BOS BOS
50
35
22
2
8
18
44.4
24
79.2
61.3
6
16Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
3/17/1954
20
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
49
32
6
4
6
12
50.0
26
76.9
68.3
3
17Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
11/7/1954
19
NYK NYK
@
MIN MIN
25
3
8
37.5
21
90.5
72.5
2
18Frank Selvy
F. Selvy
12/2/1954
24
MIL MIL
MIN MIN
42
9
26
92.3
4
19Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
12/14/1955
18
STL STL
ROC ROC
34
8
20
90.0
2
20Larry Foust
L. Foust
12/18/1955
19
FTW FTW
vs
MIN MIN
33
7
22
86.4
5
21Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
2/1/1956
18
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
26
4
10
40.0
19
94.7
70.8
6
22Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
3/8/1956
19
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
33
2
6
7
17
41.2
21
90.5
62.9
2
23Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
12/27/1956
19
STL STL
vs
SYR SYR
40
39
17
10
26
38.5
21
90.5
55.3
2
24Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1/10/1957
18
SYR SYR
vs
MIN MIN
40
14
11
18
100.0
4
25Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
1/19/1957
19
SYR SYR
vs
STL STL
29
18
5
20
25.0
20
95.0
50.3
4

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