List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played
In the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the statistic for total games played in Division I men's basketball helps opposing coaches to monitor the extent that a particular player is used on a team. By definition, a player has "played in a game" when he enters the contest via substitution or by starting the contest. All that is required is that he is one of the five players for a team on the court for a minimal time of one second according to the game clock.
In sports, it is typically the team's better players who get playing time in the most total games. To achieve this feat, generally several factors must all come together for it to even be possible:
- The player must be very talented. Otherwise, it is unlikely he will have entered so many games throughout his career.
- The team must be successful. To enter 145 or more games in a four-year period (with regular season and conference tournament games averaging about 30–32 games per season, leaving the need for an additional four to five games per season), the team must be good enough to qualify for a postseason tournament each of the player's four seasons at the school.
- The team must advance through several rounds, at minimum, in each of the postseason tournaments for all four years. For example, a team making it to the NCAA Tournament's Final Four will have played in four or five additional games in order to reach that point, and will be guaranteed at least one more game in the Final Four itself.
David Lighty of Ohio State holds the record for the most all-time appearances with 157.[1] His lead over the next highest player is partly due to a medical redshirt season in which he played 7 games. The player in second place, Jakob Gollon of Mercer, effectively had two medical redshirt seasons. Gollon suffered season-ending injuries in both his freshman season of 2008–09 and his redshirt freshman season of 2009–10, respectively playing two and nine games in those seasons. He was granted a rare sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA in 2013–14.
Key
Pos. | G | F | C | Ref. |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center | References |
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Team (X) |
Denotes the number of times a player from that school appears on the list |
Italics |
Player received at least one hardship waiver (also known as a "medical redshirt") from the NCAA |
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Games played leaders
Player |
Pos. |
Team |
Career start |
Career end |
Games played |
Ref. |
Lighty, DavidDavid Lighty |
G/F |
Ohio State |
2006 |
2011 |
157 |
[1] |
Gollon, JakobJakob Gollon |
F |
Mercer |
2008 |
2014 |
154 |
[2] |
Miller, DariusDarius Miller |
G/F |
Kentucky |
2008 |
2012 |
152 |
[3] |
Thompson, DeonDeon Thompson |
F |
North Carolina |
2006 |
2010 |
152 |
[4] |
Hodge, WalterWalter Hodge |
G |
Florida |
2005 |
2009 |
151 |
[5] |
Turner, WayneWayne Turner |
G |
Kentucky (2) |
1995 |
1999 |
151 |
[6] |
Anderson, AntonioAntonio Anderson |
F |
Memphis |
2005 |
2009 |
150 |
[7] |
Young, PatricPatric Young |
C/F |
Florida (2) |
2010 |
2014 |
150 |
[8] |
Dorsey, JoeyJoey Dorsey |
C |
Memphis (2) |
2004 |
2008 |
149 |
[9] |
Patterson, LamarLamar Patterson |
G/F |
Pittsburgh |
2009 |
2014 |
149 |
[10] |
Wragge, EthanEthan Wragge |
F |
Creighton |
2009 |
2014 |
149 |
[11] |
Craft, AaronAaron Craft |
G |
Ohio State (2) |
2010 |
2014 |
148 |
[12] |
Dozier, RobertRobert Dozier |
F |
Memphis (3) |
2005 |
2009 |
148 |
[13] |
Laettner, ChristianChristian Laettner |
F/C |
Duke |
1988 |
1992 |
148 |
[14] |
Singler, KyleKyle Singler |
F |
Duke (2) |
2007 |
2011 |
148 |
[15] |
Kemp, WillieWillie Kemp |
G |
Memphis (4) |
2006 |
2010 |
147 |
[16] |
Koubek, GregGreg Koubek |
F |
Duke (3) |
1987 |
1991 |
147 |
[17] |
Manning, DannyDanny Manning |
F |
Kansas |
1984 |
1988 |
147 |
[18] |
Triche, BrandonBrandon Triche |
G |
Syracuse |
2009 |
2013 |
147 |
[19] |
Battier, ShaneShane Battier |
F |
Duke (4) |
1997 |
2001 |
146 |
[20] |
Burgess, BradfordBradford Burgess |
G |
VCU |
2008 |
2012 |
146 |
[21] |
Butler, Da'SeanDa'Sean Butler |
G/F |
West Virginia |
2006 |
2010 |
146 |
[22] |
Roll, MichaelMichael Roll |
G |
UCLA |
2006 |
2010 |
146 |
[23] |
Taylor, TyshawnTyshawn Taylor |
G |
Kansas (2) |
2008 |
2012 |
146 |
[24] |
Theus, DariusDarius Theus |
G |
VCU (2) |
2009 |
2013 |
146 |
[25] |
Thompson, SamSam Thompson |
F |
Ohio State (3) |
2011 |
2015 |
146 |
[26] |
Augmon, StaceyStacey Augmon |
G |
UNLV |
1987 |
1991 |
145 |
[27] |
Boynton, KennyKenny Boynton |
G |
Florida (3) |
2009 |
2013 |
145 |
[28] |
Brandenberg, RobRob Brandenberg |
G |
VCU (3) |
2010 |
2014 |
145 |
[29] |
Buford, WilliamWilliam Buford |
G |
Ohio State (4) |
2008 |
2012 |
145 |
[30] |
Green, DannyDanny Green |
G |
North Carolina (2) |
2005 |
2009 |
145 |
[31] |
Green, DraymondDraymond Green |
F |
Michigan State |
2008 |
2012 |
145 |
[32] |
Mack, DonealDoneal Mack |
G |
Memphis (5) |
2006 |
2010 |
145 |
[33] |
Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire |
C |
Kentucky (3) |
1996 |
2000 |
145 |
[34] |
Manigat, JahennsJahenns Manigat |
G |
Creighton (2) |
2010 |
2014 |
145 |
[35] |
Mazzulla, JoeJoe Mazzulla |
G |
West Virginia (2) |
2006 |
2011 |
145 |
[36] |
McDermott, DougDoug McDermott |
F |
Creighton (3) |
2010 |
2014 |
145 |
[37] |
Summers, DurrellDurrell Summers |
G |
Michigan State (2) |
2007 |
2011 |
145 |
[38] |
Werner, DanDan Werner |
F |
Florida (4) |
2006 |
2010 |
145 |
[39] |
References
- General
- Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "David Lighty". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Jake Gollon". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Monday marks Darius Miller's 152nd (wow!) career game". NBCsports.com. 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Deon Thompson stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Walter Hodge stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Wayne Turner". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Antonio Anderson stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Patric Young". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Joey Dorsey stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Lamar Patterson". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Ethan Wragge". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Aaron Craft". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Dozier stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Christian Laettner". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Kyle Singler stats". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Willie Kemp stats". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Greg Koubek". DukeUpdate.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Danny Manning". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Brandon Triche". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Shane Battier". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Bradford Burgess". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Da'Sean Butler stats". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Michael Roll". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Tyshawn Taylor stats". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Darius Theus". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Sam Thompson". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Stacey Augmon". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Kenny Boynton Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Rob Brandenberg". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ↑ "William Buford". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Danny Green stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Draymond Green". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Doneal Mack". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Jamaal Magloire". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Jahenns Manigat". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Joe Mazzulla Statistics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Doug McDermott". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Durrell Summers Statistics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Dan Werner stats". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
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