[1][3][4] After leaving the Air Force he began a 38-year career as a journalist. LYDEN: So, Mr. Mink, you have to give me a little of that rap song. 10. Transcript. "Theoretically," said Dr. Douglas Borkowski, the Montclair State team physician, "Jerry shouldn't even be walking at this point. "The Legend of Ken Mink." In fact, Boeheim will set the record as the oldest coach in NCAA history with just two more seasons on the SU bench. Then, it was doubled-down that seven-year NBA superstar Devin Booker is less than a year older than Santos-Silva. Sure, Kentucky had a strong recruiting class, but the Wildcats went hard in the transfer portal in an attempt to find . "Turned to Real Estate. But now, he's been . 25 Ohio State men's basketball escapes Rutgers at the buzzer, Too tall a task: Trying to guard Purdue's Zach Edey, the big man among big men, 2023 March Madness men's bracket predictions, one month into the season, Schedule, teams, players to watch in Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge, No. [9] After his late college basketball was over Mink became a Senior Olympics player, winning more than a dozen gold medals for team and individual competition. Kentucky ranks 351st out of 351 teams in terms of experience, according to KenPom.com, which calculates the teams weighted average based on minutes played by each player this season to be 0.18 years. During his first two years with an agency, he said, his sales totaled $10 million, and he opened his own agency in 1990. I don't know about Division I, but a player from Roane State Community College in Tennessee played a game at the age of 73. Nat Hickey, 45 years old . If the Mocs happen to make the NCAA Tournament and go on a Final Four run, then Ayeni, whose March 30 birthday falls right behind the Final Four, would be 26 years old playing on the biggest stage . This Texas Tech basketball team has got to be one of the oldest rosters in college basketball. "Ive been around watching the team since I was this tall, he said, holding his hand a few feet off the ground. Occasionally hed get to watch his favorite team in person from the nosebleeds of Rupp Arena. Retrieved on 2010-08-18 from. Last Game : May 3, 1998. Nesbit has said that he was curious about potential athletic performance of a septuagenarian who had kept himself in good physical condition. Mink sank two free throws for Roane State Community College (in Harriman, Tennessee) in their game against King College on November 3, 2008. "Don't cheat yourself by going through the motions," Mr. Citro tells students. LYDEN: Last fall, he enrolled as a full-time student at Roane State Community College in Harriman, Tennessee and made the basketball team 52 years after he was kicked off his last college squad. Mr. BRENT MUSBURGER (Sportscaster, ABC): Down he goes, no, it wont' shoot. They named it Tuesday's Child after their first child, Vincent, who was born on a Tuesday 19 months ago. It got even wilder yesterday. When researching the article, Thompson found conflicting evidence regarding the alleged prank incident. He's already worked on a sound recognition device that can analyze what string is played on a guitar, as well as an artificial neural network. He had just played in the longest college basketball game in Division I men's history, according to the official NCAA record book . When Kentucky graduated three senior walk-ons in 2015, the team needed players and the opportunity arose for Pulliam to transfer and play collegiately for the Wildcats. At 39, Mr. Citro, a Montclair resident, is believed to be the oldest basketball player ever to compete on the college level. Aren't you? [1][4] Roane State coach, Randy Nesbit, expressed interest. He said he planned to continue such exhibitions through the 201718 season and possibly until he reached the age of 90. (Unintelligible) of the '52 (unintelligible) chocolate thunder. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Its a dream, he said. I spoke with Ken Mink earlier. And I told him that I didn't do it. When he was a forward on the Hoboken High School team, back in 1970, he averaged about 15 points a game and was named to the all-Hudson County team. At the school that, appropriately enough, boasts the oldest college basketball program in the country, Brian Rice, at 43, is the oldest player in Geneva College history. In 2016 Mink founded the non-profit Get Up and Go!! If he is going to make next year's team, he says, he has no choice. Two new episodes drop tomorrow and Saturday on Facebook Watch. Andre Iguodala, 38 years old. He is a graduate of Indiana University. 2 Texas at the Jimmy V Classic in overtime, The reasons to salute each of the 12 undefeated teams in DI men's college basketball, Purdue, Texas, Houston lead the Power 36 college basketball rankings, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Krzyzewski is 73, Hamilton 71, Larranaga 70 and Williams 69. Ingram was born in September of 1997, while Santos-Silva was born in June of the same year. Roane State appealed the ruling, noting that Mink successfully completed a course from Strayer University to achieve the required number of credits for the semester. And we sent them evidence that show that it was actually completed as part of my transcript. [7] However, the appeal was denied.[8]. On January 24, 2009, he scored a two-point field goal in a game against Hiwassee College, becoming the oldest person to ever score a field goal in a college basketball game. Playing Pickup Games. I did flunk one course, but I was still enrolled, and I never fell below the 12-hour minimum. Andy Katz ranks the sophomores he predicts will have the biggest impact in DI men's college basketball for the upcoming 2022-23 season. His college career began at Division III Transylvania University, where the 6-3 guard averaged 4.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game as a freshman. The senior night festivities turned into a win for the home team for the 18th time this season. Mr. MINK: Well, I'm certainly going to be there. John Chaney (Temple), Lute Olson (Iowa, Arizona) and Jim Phelan (Mount St. Mary . Pulliam is a former high school valedictorian-turned-computer engineering major, a scout team player on the basketball court, a team chauffeur to local fast food restaurants when called upon, a member of the SEC Community Service Team, and a lifelong Kentucky fan. Santos-Silva responded on Twitter saying, "I get it I'm old," but again, that's just experience! Mink had dropped a Spanish class during the first semester that resulted in the shortage of the 12-hour minimum credit hours. But the question of whether I'm going to be in uniform to play or not is still up in the air. But it wasn't long before an old urge came over him. Hes only attempted one shot in a Wildcat uniform, and he missed. "We've got three years to groom him into something.". Versus Breakdown: Kentucky vs. Kansas State, College basketball dictionary: 51 terms defined, No. "At first," Mr. Citro said, "I thought he was crazy. His wife received her state certification as a child-care worker and converted their house into a day-care center. I guess that checks out while their "rookie" head coach is clocking in at 65 in his first big-time college basketball head coaching job. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967-76) was Penny Ann Early, a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one . Mr. Citro's experience has made him the talk of the Montclair State campus and a frequent guest speaker in Mr. Gilbert's sports psychology classes. "Im really interested in self-driving cars and so I have a machine learning class right now that Im really interested in so maybe applying those techniques with computer vision to get in to self-driving cars or something along that nature. [11] He and his wife, Emilia, edit an online travel magazine, The Travelling Adventurer (www.travellingadventurer.com). Im not going to lie, it was pretty crowded, he said, laughing. The leading candidate for national player of the year left the game in the first half with a concussion, and he didn't return. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or Lew Alcindor, was one of the best there ever was. Anyone can read what you share. [3], Playing college basketball as a septuagenarian, Thompson, Wright (2009-03-15). LYDEN: Earlier in today's show, we heard from several people who made radical career changes. Roger Milla (42 years, 39 days) Cameroon vs. Russia - June 12th 1994 . Santos-Silva isn't the oldest player in college basketball though. During his year at the North Yarmouth Academy in Maine, he averaged 19.7 points a game and made all-New England. The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001 . I could dribble it. Mink, a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee,[3] attended Lees College in Jackson, Kentucky, in the 1950s, where he played varsity basketball. Fitting the 6-11 Richards, 6-9 Jarred Vanderbilt and 6-7 PJ Washington in the back seat with 6-6 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander riding shotgun. All rights reserved. Moore had previously played college football in 1968 at Mississippi's Jones College. 2022-2023 NCAA DI Basketball Players. But did you know that Martin began his career as a student manager at Kentucky? ", Dean Spinogatti, a 19-year-old sophomore point guard, described Mr. Citro's play: "Every day during practice, he was diving for loose balls, clapping, yelling and driving us to play harder and work on our fundamentals.". "I told him I wouldn't have it any other way. He's old and slow, but he can still go. Last Team: Houston Rockets. As a former college basketball player . He took a college-approved online course to gain the required college hours and was ruled academically eligible by Roane State. Mr. MINK: Well, it was the height of ecstasy. Ken Mink, a student at RSCC, sunk two free throws in a game against King College. Mink was fouled in the game against King College, giving him the opportunity to shoot two free throws, scoring on both. Hell stay in close touch with some, like he does with Sacramento Kings forward Skal Labissiere, who was a freshman during Pulliams redshirt season. He is the only player in NCAA basketball history to lead the nation in rebounding for three consecutive years. LYDEN: Well, I really hope that you get to be in the game on Wednesday. ATLANTA With a midnight-on-Black-Friday-level of haste, swarms of media members rushed into Kentuckys locker room inside Phillips Arena as soon as the doors opened Wednesday. Somebody took some shaving cream and sprayed in our coach's shoes and some other areas of his office, and I was accused of doing the prank. In the past few days, each of the three, highest ranked NCAA men's teams lost. Charles Jones (April 3, 1957 - Present) Oldest Age While Playing: 41 years, 30 days in 1998. Mr. Citro said that college basketball players today are much faster and better-conditioned athletes, but not as fundamentally sound as players he competed against 23 years ago. Only two weeks remain in the women's volleyball regular season. Robert Parish played to an older age than any NBA player who made the Basketball Hall of Fame, retiring in 1997 just before his . Boeheim is 75, the oldest ever to coach in Division I men's basketball. What were you told? This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. He's physical. Only 15 players would be given uniforms once the season started. So I just thought to bring up, you're almost twice as old as the school itself. He sank two free throws for Roane State Community College. Pulliam is the oldest player on the nation's youngest team. It started Monday night when number one, Connecticut, fell to Pittsburgh. But then I started running five miles a day, doing windsprints and lifting weights all last summer. Santos-Silva isn't the oldest player in college basketball though. He says he got the idea to play again early in his retirement. [4] Mink was ruled ineligible to play during the second semester and Roane State was forced to forfeit a game for using an ineligible player. Pulliam is the oldest player on the nations youngest team. Mike Sutton, basketball coach for Tennessee Tech University, invited Mink to be a walk-on player for the 2010-11 season, but the NCAA told Sutton that Mink had no more NCAA college eligibility because of the 5-4 Rule, which requires NCAA athletes to complete their four years of eligibility in five-year period. Nat Hickey, 45 years old . He conquered his addiction in the fall of 1986, he said, and succeeded in obtaining a real-estate license. Season: . Ken Paul Mink (born 1935) is an American who, at the age of 73, is believed to be the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game. That's where the Wildcats made their home for the South Regional media day prior to the Sweet 16 match-ups. "He was as vital a part of this team as any starter," the coach said. At first, Thompson could not find anyone who recollected the prank incident. LYDEN: I'm curious, how did it feel to sink that first free throw last fall? It was Dr. Borkowski who prescribed a second brace for Mr. Citro to wear inside his shoe, which provided added protection and greater mobility. 2022 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Published in 2006 by Trafford Publishing, Mink, 73, becomes oldest player to score in a college game, A 73-Year-Old Gives Basketball a Second Shot, http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=mink, 73-year-old basketball player ruled ineligible, Some air taken out of Ken Mink's basketball journey; 75-year-old plans to play in pro league, ESPN-Outside the Lines: The Legend of Ken Mink, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ken_Mink&oldid=1092571916, This page was last edited on 11 June 2022, at 03:57. Back to Santos-Silva, he might be the oldest on the Texas Tech roster, but he isn't the most experienced. In the first-ever Peacock Classic . We made it work but it was crowded.. Foundation, designed to inspire senior citizens to live a more physical lifestyle. Eventually, however, one person did corroborate Mink's story, but no one else was identified as having been responsible. LYDEN: Wow. Grinnell College sets another wild NCAA record after attempting 111 . Mr. KEN MINK (Basketball Player, Roane State Community College): I found out I could still shoot the ball quite well. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. . "He was a fierce competitor with a will to win. Basketball (Women's) Nancy Lieberman: 50 years 2008 Bodybuilding: Albert Beckles: 53 years 1991 Bowling: Carmen Salvino: 86 years 2020 Boxing: Saoul Mamby: 60 years . For new baseball fans, one of the first things they notice is how often older players still perform at the highest levels. 1. Give me the explanation on that. [3] Although he played basketball in military tournaments and recreation leagues, he did not resume his college athletic career until 2008, so he never used up his college eligibility. Will you be there? Accuracy and availability may vary. Mink sank two free throws for Roane State Community College (in Harriman, Tennessee) in their game against King College on November 3, 2008.[1][2]. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't want to die. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. [5], Mink is also the author of 20 books, including So, You Want Your Kid to be a Sports Superstar[3][10] and Hoops Dreamer: The Ken Mink Story. Mr. MINK: (Rapping) We must be up by 20 because here comes Kenny. [4] In the fall of 1956, when he was a sophomore, he left the college. Mr. MINK: This is really an administrative glitch. Change season? On Dec. 21, 1981, his Bearcats defeated the Bradley Braves, 75 . 17 Illinois men's hoops stuns No. Mr. MINK: Well, it was a silly little thing. At age 73, Ken Mink became the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game last fall. Marc Gasol (January 29, 1985 - Present) . (Unintelligible). Well, Ken Mink's second act involved going back to his first love, college basketball. "Other stuff" extends far beyond what you might expect of a typical DI basketball student-athlete. Here are their top-seven . The problem is, most of these guys are playing together for the first time ever. Intensive surgery saved his right leg, but half of the calf muscle had to be removed. This is a list of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players.The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America. Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. When he was a forward on the Hoboken High School team, back in 1970, he . He was still wearing a brace to support his leg, but he found he could still cover the court, and the jump shot that had helped him win honors 20 years before was soon operating again. Two records for the price of one here. All Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did was play 20 seasons, become the all-time career leader in points scored, and earn a spot on the Mount Rushmore of NBA greats. I decided to try out on Nov. He sank two free throws for Roane State Community College. But he wanted more, and in 1991 he sold his agency and his two homes and bought a brownstone in Montclair; that same year he enrolled at Montclair State. ", When his playing days are done next year and he graduates, Mr. Citro has his sights set on becoming a basketball coach. Mark Adams Spoke Loudly at Big 12 Media Days, Mark Adams Ready to Introduce Brand New Team to College Basketball, Texas Tech Basketball Programs Ready to Introduce 2022 Teams. With four super-seniors, a senior, four juniors, and only one true freshman on the roster, Texas Tech is among the most "experienced" teams in college basketball. List of oldest National Hockey League players; List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players [1] [2] "The coach told me I would have to make the team on merit," said Mr. Citro, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. Iguodala will return to the Golden State Warriors for his 19th and final season in 2022-23 before officially retiring. Discover the 10 Oldest Active NBA Players (Updated 2021) here. "I was hitchhiking to practice after I missed a bus ride to Durham, N.H., from Boston," he recalled. LYDEN: The Raiders' last home game is this Wednesday. The National Junior College Athletic Association, they discovered I've taken an online course and they question whether it was completed. 12.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 92 games. LYDEN: Now, in a basketball career that's seen a couple ups and downs, I understand you were just informed that you are ineligible again. Mr. MINK: Well, at first they were a little dubious, like you know, what's this old guy doing out here? 3. The Wildcats have eight freshmen on their roster. But his dedication and knowledge of the game, says Nick Del Tufo, the coach, made him invaluable. Adonis Arms is also in his 6th year of basketball at the collegiate level playing at Mesa Community College, Northwest Nazarene, Winthrop, and finally Texas Tech. [4] He was an editor with the Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) from 1972 to 1985, the Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee) from 1985 to 1988, and the Harrisonburg Daily News Record (Harrisonburg, Virginia) from 1988 to 1998, and began his retirement in 1999. But after I competed against them for a while, they realized that I could actually play, and they had to take me seriously, so as the season went along, why I'm just one of the guys. He performed halftime basketball exhibitions at numerous high school and college basketball arenas and was still making such appearances at age 81 in the 20162017 season. Copyright 2009 NPR. "I want to teach, coach and help kids through their adolescent years," he said. At age 73, Ken Mink became the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game last fall. #EmbraceTheJourney (via @MarchMadness) pic.twitter.com/9vOcvMYQKr, Thats one of my best friends, we talk all the time, Pulliam said. What do NCAA Basketball head coaches Mike . He's just a remarkable person.". Embed. Even worse, Oklahoma's best player, Blake Griffin, got decked, too. "He had the drive and the talent to be a great basketball player," Mr. Friel said. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Ken Mink. The three youngest teams to win the national title since the turn of the century: 2002-03 Syracuse; 2011-12 Kentucky; and 2014-15 Duke. That's a very tragic situation. 1.". Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Honestly we talk a little bit about basketball but we talk more about life in general, how things are going, just stuff other than basketball because were around it enough where we obviously watch each other and how our teams are doing but mainly other stuff.. Years Played: 1984 - 1998 (15 years) That would be Josh Ayeni of Chattanooga, who's 25 years old and playing his 6th season of college basketball in 2022 at his 3rd school. "He's a 31-year-old freshman," Foster added with a smile. Thompson contacted Mink's former roommate, team members, friends, and school faculty. Mr. Mink, good luck to you. LYDEN: Then, last night, second-ranked Oklahoma completed the trifecta getting decked by Texas. Support From Wife. As of February 2021, this list is as accurate as possible and will be updated in the future as needed. Moore scored an extra point in the 2011 season opener game, providing Faulkner with the lead early in the game's second half. 5. I think you can use the same line for the other super-seniors on the roster like Bryson Williams, Adonis Arms, Davion Warren, and Marcus Santos-Silva. Here are three matchups you will need to keep your eye on this week, highlighted by a big rematch between Pittsburgh and Louisville. Grant Weatherford of Georgia Southern and Frederick Scott of Boston College are both 25, whileTennessees John Fulkerson is 24, but will turn 25 in April just a couple of months before Santos-Silva hits that mark. I guess it was probably one of the most exciting moments in my life. But nonetheless, they said someone had seen me in that area, and so they ruled that I was guilty and they expelled me. His favorite Kentucky team? "The pick and roll, the backdoor play and the give-and-go have given way to more athleticism and individual creativity," he said. It was not lost on him that the three-pointer did not even exist during his first life in basketball. He coached the seventh- and eighth-grade team at the Wallace Grammar School in Hoboken from 1988 to 1990. I could pass it. 266 players found. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). 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