Guys Who Played Forever

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

So, another thread mentioned Roosevelt Jones and Perry Ellis as guys who are done this year who seem to have finally exhausted 12 years of eligibility.

As we launch into the offseason, thought it would be fun to consolidate some of those other guys who seemed to play for far more than four years.

Now accepting nominationa for "lifers."

[Rich]

So, another thread mentioned Roosevelt Jones and Perry Ellis as guys who are done this year who seem to have finally exhausted 12 years of eligibility.

As we launch into the offseason, thought it would be fun to consolidate some of those other guys who seemed to play for far more than four years.

Now accepting nominations for "lifers."

I nominate Kyle Wiltjer

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I nominate Kyle Wiltjer

Good one. I would vote to separate this into ACC and non-ACC lists.

[FerryFor50]

Aaron Craft
Dante Calabria

[freshmanjs]

Matt Christensen

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I am sure several Plumlees would make the cut for ACC rivals.

[1999ballboy]

Perry Ellis for sure, and also Trevor Cooney.

Seemed like Aaron Craft was at Ohio State forever, Travis Trice was at MSU forever, and Darius Miller at Kentucky. Miller mainly because he was the lone guy playing who wasn't one-and-done.

[madscavenger]

Well, there are the Mormon missions. And lest we forget, there are those whose careers were interrupted by serving their country (can I have an amen).

[OldPhiKap]

I swear that Yvon Joseph was 30 his last year at Tech.

[mr. synellinden]

Tony Parker

[Indoor66]

I swear that Yvonne Joseph was 30 his last year at Tech.

Greg Oden was 39 while at Ohio State.

[devildeac]

Tony Parker

The thread is about playing forever, not press conferences. :rolleyes:;)

[brevity]

I swear that Yvon Joseph was 30 his last year at Tech.


Greg Oden was 39 while at Ohio State.

Got them beat. Gimel Martinez is 44 and still plays for Kentucky! Look -- he wears his age!

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His career statistics (http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Martinez_Gimel.html) say he played from 1990-1994, but stats lie. I still see him at the end of the bench, ready to check into games.

[devildeac]

Greg Oden was 39 (twice) while at Ohio State.

Clarification.

[sagegrouse]

I swear that Yvon Joseph was 30 his last year at Tech.

Monsieur Tonton Macoute looked 30 as a freshman.

[FerryFor50]

Greg Oden was 39 while at Ohio State.

Is this about players that looked old or players that seemed to be in school forever? Because Oden was one and done.

[Newton_14]

Didn't Cody Miller-Mcntyre sp? play about 9 years at Wake?

[FerryFor50]

Didn't Cody Miller-Mcntyre sp? play about 9 years at Wake?

Or Darius Songalia

[brevity]

Didn't Cody Miller-Mcntyre sp? play about 9 years at Wake?

It was only 8 years, and it was allowed. Codi got 4 years of eligibility under the name Codi Miller, and then got a new 4 years after he married Reba.

[OldPhiKap]

Or Darius Songalia

Somewhere, Darius just got whistled for a foul. Safe bet.

[cspan37421]

Well, there are the Mormon missions. And lest we forget, there are those whose careers were interrupted by serving their country (can I have an amen).

R-amen!
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[gurufrisbee]

Definitely Perry Ellis. When I watched Kansas games with my buddies who are big Jayhawk fans it was always a series of jokes about it:

* Remember when Ellis passed to Mario Chambers for that big shot in the title game?
* Remember when Ellis was one of the many riding on Danny Manning's back to the title?
* Remember when Ellis started in that triple OT game that Wilt didn't pull out?
* Remember when Ellis helped Dr. Naismith invent the game?
* Remember when God took Eve's rib and made Ellis?

[cspan37421]

Greg Oden was 39 while at Ohio State.

Lying about his age, probably, like many people who say they're 39.

But yeah, he was one-and-done. Going back a little further at OSU, it would be totally understandable if you thought maybe Granville Waiters was a 25th-year senior:

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[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Definitely Perry Ellis. When I watched Kansas games with my buddies who are big Jayhawk fans it was always a series of jokes about it:

* Remember when Ellis passed to Mario Chambers for that big shot in the title game?
* Remember when Ellis was one of the many riding on Danny Manning's back to the title?
* Remember when Ellis started in that triple OT game that Wilt didn't pull out?
* Remember when Ellis helped Dr. Naismith invent the game?
* Remember when God took Eve's rib and made Ellis?

My neighbors and I had a similar back and forth about Roosevelt Jones.

Songaila is exactly the sort of guy I was referring to.

[Bostondevil]

Back in the day - Acie Earl was at Iowa for like 20 years, right?

[pfrduke]

Brian Cardinal hits both buckets - he seemed like he was at Purdue forever and he looked 45 when he graduated.

[FerryFor50]

Brian Cardinal hits both buckets - he seemed like he was at Purdue forever and he looked 45 when he graduated.

Legend has it there's still a grease spot on the floor at Mackey Arena from all the charges he took and loose balls he dove for.

[CameronBlue]

Back in the day - Acie Earl was at Iowa for like 20 years, right?

Seemed that way, but really that's not back in the day. Back in the DAY of freshman ineligiblity (what no AFAM classes?), Steve Previs, John Kuester and George Karl (h. erectus) played for-EVER. The fact that were all interchangeable PGs in Dean's 4-corners (though Karl was more a shooting guard if memory serves) made their existence in this universe all the more intolerable. For like 10 years Dean trotted out one of these guys who were fundamentally sound and absolute money from 12 to 18 feet, particularly on the secondary break. I thought they'd never leave. Freshmen became eligible in 1972 just in time for the arrival of Phil Ford who redefined the PG role in the 4 corners scheme to intensify and prolong my misery.

[gurufrisbee]

Sometimes they have a good reason for looking so old

http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/43-year-old-basketball-player-geneva-colleg/

[blazindw]

Toby Bailey and Perry Ellis played high school ball together, Bailey a couple years older than Ellis. They were without a doubt one of the best high school basketball duos to play in the 80s. Toby Bailey played at UCLA for about 14 years, while Ellis is graduating after year 30 at Kansas.

[throatybeard]

Viking Guy

[eddiehaskell]

Stilman White was a freshman back in 11-12.

Oh and got another for you guys...ADAM BOONE. He played two years at UNC, sat out a year after transfering to Minnesota and he was given another year after a torn bicep. His college career started in 2000 and ended in 2006.

[flyingdutchdevil]

London Perrantes. How is he only a junior?

[subzero02]

Here's a name that you probably haven't heard in a while... Rodrick Rhodes. The longevity of his college career is only rivaled by the longevity of Aerosmith's music career.

[royalblue]

One very obvious and one not
Tyler Hansbrough I'm not sure if anyone else here was ready when he was done.

Richard Arthur "Dick" Grubar my sister had a crush on him and I was a kid and that got on my nerves
I wanted to include the last name because I confess to being guilty of using his nickname and applying it to many more tar heels after he finally finished his time on the hill.

[jgehtland]

Matt Christensen.

[NashvilleDevil]

Yogi Ferrell has been at Indiana since my brother graduated from there in 2002. I think he fouled Boozer.

[Ichabod Drain]

Amile Jefferson

[dukelifer]

Tyler Hansbrough - oh wait- it just seemed like forever.

[BeachBlueDevil]

Alex Poythress was at Kentucky forever. I'm pretty sure he was there and saw the Laettner shot from the bench and played with Mashburn.

[luburch]

I did feel like David McClure was at Duke for at least 10 years.

[OldPhiKap]

Laettner, Hurley and Koubec. But it's only because they played in an extra season's worth of career NCAA games.

[sagegrouse]

Laettner, Hurley and Koubec. But it's only because they played in an extra season's worth of career NCAA games.

Herr's the real answer: Greg Zoubek and Brian Koubek each played from 1988 to 2010.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

DaJuan Coleman and Silent G at Syracuse. Spike Albrecht. Some of the 7 footers at FSU (I can't keep track of them all, but it seems like they have all been around forever)

[OldPhiKap]

That damn Plumlee kid was here for like eight years.

[BeachBlueDevil]

Cherokee Parks seemed like he was around forever.... From like 1991-1992 championship team and the 2000 title team.

[devildeac]

Moses.


























George Moses.

[cspan37421]

That damn Plumlee kid was here for like eight years.

And it was weird when he went blonde for a few years. But he was a great player - he was always in the right spot at the right time. Sometimes it seemed like there were two of him on the court!

[cspan37421]

Tyler Hansbrough - oh wait- it just seemed like forever.

That's because the game really did move slowly for him - he was always at the FT line.

[DallasDevil]

Robbie Hummel

[CDu]

Robbie Hummel

In all fairness, it didn't "seem" like Hummel was there forever. He was actually there for six years.

[Dev11]

Holy shot clock violations, Roosevelt Jones was in college this year? He must be older than Brad Stevens, right?

[quahog174]

Ron Baker
Greg Paulus

[Bostondevil]

Ron Baker
Greg Paulus

Yeah - Ron Baker - absolutely. He's still got what - 3 years of eligibility left? ;-)

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Holy shot clock violations, Roosevelt Jones was in college this year? He must be older than Brad Stevens, right?

We're going to have to go to the monitor on this one.

We'll be right back...

[fan345678]

By this time next year, Julius Hodge will have received assists from Monte Towe, Chris Corchiani, and Dennis Smith, Jr. Pretty impressive.

[MCFinARL]

Devon Bookert. But in all fairness it's because I conflate him with Devin Booker, Trevor Booker, etc.

[kAzE]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Mink

Not division 1, but the guy was a legit 73 year old.

[MChambers]

Adreian Payne.

Keith Appling, too.