List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career games played leaders

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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.[citation needed]

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.

Normally, the only way for a player to play in more than four NCAA seasons is to qualify for a "medical redshirt," officially known by the NCAA as a "hardship waiver." To be eligible, a player must have participated in fewer than one third of his team's scheduled games in that season, and cannot have participated in any games in the second half of the season. Several players on this list have benefited from this rule.

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA has ruled that the 2020–21 season will not count against a player's period of eligibility, meaning that anyone who appeared in a game in that season will have five years of eligibility, not including any possible medical redshirt season.[2] Among players expected to be active in the 2021–22 season, Jordan Bohannon of Iowa has played in the most games, with 143 after the 2021 NCAA tournament.[3] He began his college career in 2016–17, took a medical redshirt season in 2019–20,[4] and announced his plan to return for a sixth season in 2021–22, putting him in position to break the record in that season (barring misfortune).[5]

No players on this list competed for more than one school.

Key[]

Top 25 games played leaders[]

Przemek Karnowski played in 152 games between 2012 and 2017.
Darius Miller is tied for fifth all-time with 152 appearances, and is tied for first among players who participated in the standard four seasons.
Aaron Craft of Ohio State played in 148 games.
Player Pos. Team(s) Games played Career start Career end Ref.
David Lighty‡ G/F Ohio State 157 2006 2011 [1]
‡ F Mercer 154 2008 2014 [6]
‡ F/C BYU 153 2011 2016 [7]
Josh Perkins‡ G Gonzaga 153 2014 2019 [8]
Przemek Karnowski‡ C Gonzaga (2) 152 2012 2017 [9]
Darius Miller G/F Kentucky 152 2008 2012 [10]
Deon Thompson F North Carolina 152 2006 2010 [11]
Nate Britt G North Carolina (2) 151 2013 2017 [12]
Isaiah Hicks F North Carolina (3) 151 2013 2017 [13]
Walter Hodge G Florida 151 2005 2009 [14]
Wayne Turner G Kentucky (2) 151 1995 1999 [15]
Antonio Anderson F Memphis 150 2005 2009 [16]
Nigel Hayes F Wisconsin 150 2013 2017 [17]
Amile Jefferson‡ F Duke 150 2012 2017 [18]
Patric Young C/F Florida (2) 150 2010 2014 [19]
Joey Dorsey C Memphis (2) 149 2004 2008 [20]
Lamar Patterson‡ G/F Pittsburgh 149 2009 2014 [21]
Ethan Wragge‡ F Creighton 149 2009 2014 [22]
‡ F/C UC Irvine 148 2011 2016 [23]
Phil Booth‡ G Villanova 148 2014 2019 [24]
Aaron Craft G Ohio State (2) 148 2010 2014 [25]
Robert Dozier F Memphis (3) 148 2005 2009 [26]
Josh Gasser G Wisconsin (2) 148 2010 2015[n 1] [27]
Brice Johnson F North Carolina (4) 148 2012 2016 [28]
Bronson Koenig G Wisconsin (3) 148 2013 2017 [29]
Christian Laettner F/C Duke (2) 148 1988 1992 [30]
Kyle Singler F Duke (3) 148 2007 2011 [31]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Although Gasser's career spanned five seasons, he only played in four. He played no games as a redshirt in the 2012–13 season.

References[]

General
  • "2020–21 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
Specific
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "David Lighty". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Games Career Leaders and Records". Sports-Reference CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jordan Bohannon". Sports-Reference CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Guard Jordan Bohannon cashes in extra eligibility, will stay with Iowa men's basketball for sixth season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jake Gollon". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Nate Austin". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Josh Perkins". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  9. ^ "Przemek Karnowski". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Monday marks Darius Miller's 152nd (wow!) career game". NBCsports.com. 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  11. ^ "Deon Thompson stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  12. ^ "Nate Britt". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "Isaiah Hicks". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  14. ^ "Walter Hodge stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  15. ^ "Wayne Turner". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  16. ^ "Antonio Anderson stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  17. ^ "Nigel Hayes". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "Amile Jefferson". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Patric Young". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  20. ^ "Joey Dorsey stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  21. ^ "Lamar Patterson". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  22. ^ "Ethan Wragge". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  23. ^ "Mike Best". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  24. ^ "Phil Booth". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  25. ^ "Aaron Craft". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  26. ^ "Robert Dozier stats". ESPN.com. 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  27. ^ "Josh Gasser". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  28. ^ "Brice Johnson". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  29. ^ "Bronson Koenig". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  30. ^ "Christian Laettner". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  31. ^ "Kyle Singler stats". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
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