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Drought Killers

Players who most often end scoring droughts — ranked by total droughts broken, 2025–26 season.

Most Droughts Broken

Bryan Ndjonga

Most Common Ender

2-Pointer

54% of all droughts

Longest Drought Broken

13:10

Alex Kazanecki

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2PT

Bryan Ndjonga41% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Canisius Golden Griffins

Caleb Williams43% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Georgetown Hoyas

T-3

Andre Mills21% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Maryland Terrapins

T-3

Juke Harris26% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

T-3

Chaze Harris53% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

South Alabama Jaguars

T-6

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil61% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

T-6

Cade Tyson44% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Minnesota Golden Gophers

T-6

Tylik Weeks44% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

T-6

Isaiah Johnson17% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Colorado Buffaloes

T-6

Jason Rivera-Torres39% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Monmouth Hawks

T-6

Jamal West Jr.44% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

UTEP Miners

T-6

Dylan Faulkner50% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Samford Bulldogs

T-13

AJ Casey24% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Evansville Purple Aces

T-13

Jake Lemelman53% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Mercyhurst Lakers

T-13

Michael James6% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

T-13

Kevair Kennedy47% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Merrimack Warriors

T-13

Jelani Hamilton29% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Georgia State Panthers

T-13

Marcus Tankersley29% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Chicago State Cougars

T-13

Christian Bliss41% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Delaware Blue Hens

T-13

Elijah Jones24% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

UTEP Miners

T-21

Braden East19% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Lamar Cardinals

T-21

Chas Stinson31% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Stonehill Skyhawks

T-21

David Terrell Jr.38% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

North Texas Mean Green

T-21

Zion Obanla44% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks

T-21

Jayden Williams38% clutchⓘ% of droughts broken while their team was trailing or tied — higher = more pressure situations

Bucknell Bison

Showing top 25 of 3055 players (min. 2 droughts broken). Data from 17,569 drought records.

What a Drought Killer Is

A scoring drought ends when someone scores. The player who scores that bucket is the drought killer. This page tracks every drought of 3+ minutes in 2026 and the player who ended it — field goal, free throw, or three.

Two stats anchor the ranking. The first is volume: how many opponent droughts a player has personally ended this season. The second is clutch rate — of those drought-ending scores, how many came when the killer's team was trailing by a single possession or tied. A high clutch rate is the player you want to inbound to with 90 seconds left. The minimum to qualify for clutch rate is three drought kills, the cutoff where the percentage starts to mean something.

One caveat worth flagging. Drought-killer counts reward usage. Lead guards on slow-tempo teams will accumulate kills faster than wings on fast teams simply because their droughted opponents face more half-court possessions where the lead guard is the primary scorer. PPG is the second column on the table for exactly this reason — it shows whether the player is doing it efficiently or just by volume.