I guess it was probably one of the most exciting moments in my life. In the first-ever Peacock Classic . 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. 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. Between his classes, while maintaining a 3.95 grade point average, Mr. Citro took part in pickup games in the college's gymnasium. 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. His greatest admirer and supporter has been his wife, who watched her husband sacrifice a lucrative real-estate career to relive a piece of his past and complete an education he had started in 1971. He met and married Cheryl Niegos, and they lived well, with a home in Hoboken, another on the Jersey Shore and a Jaguar in the garage. Mr. MINK: (Rapping) We must be up by 20 because here comes Kenny. 1 Houston, takes down top team for second time, Detroit Mercy's Antoine Davis becomes 11th men's basketball player to reach 3,000 career points, WATCH: No. ", When his playing days are done next year and he graduates, Mr. Citro has his sights set on becoming a basketball coach. For new baseball fans, one of the first things they notice is how often older players still perform at the highest levels. 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. "He's a 31-year-old freshman," Foster added with a smile. The 2015 NBA Finals MVP began his career in 2004 with the Philadelphia 76ers, playing eight seasons in Philly before a year with the Denver Nuggets and seven with the Warriors. When researching the article, Thompson found conflicting evidence regarding the alleged prank incident. [3], Playing college basketball as a septuagenarian, Thompson, Wright (2009-03-15). "I admire him for that.". Mr. MINK: Well, it was a silly little thing. 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. Hell stay in close touch with some, like he does with Sacramento Kings forward Skal Labissiere, who was a freshman during Pulliams redshirt season. I imagined it (as a kid) but to actually have it be a reality is crazy.. "Theoretically," said Dr. Douglas Borkowski, the Montclair State team physician, "Jerry shouldn't even be walking at this point. He continued to participate as a member of Roane State's 20082009 team, playing in seven games and scoring in three. Will you be there? So I just thought to bring up, you're almost twice as old as the school itself. He's old and slow, but he can still go. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Pulliam is the oldest player on the nations youngest team. Santos-Silva isn't the oldest player in college basketball though. Grinnell College sets another wild NCAA record after attempting 111 . 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. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. . After his year at North Yarmouth, he received a full scholarship to the University of New Hampshire in 1971, but his dreams of a career in basketball ended that fall. Santos-Silva isn't the oldest player in college basketball though. [4] Mink enrolled as a student at Roane State and joined the team. He sank two free throws for Roane State Community College. 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. We made it work but it was crowded.. Missouri Western kicks off the 2020-21 men's basketball season under first-time head coach Will Martin. "Other stuff" extends far beyond what you might expect of a typical DI basketball student-athlete. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). "Eventually I want to get in to where Im developing new technologies," he said. Moore scored an extra point in the 2011 season opener game, providing Faulkner with the lead early in the game's second half. It was Dr. Borkowski who prescribed a second brace for Mr. Citro to wear inside his shoe, which provided added protection and greater mobility. Embed. And I told him that I didn't do it. "We've got three years to groom him into something.". Nesbit has said that he was curious about potential athletic performance of a septuagenarian who had kept himself in good physical condition. [1][4] Roane State coach, Randy Nesbit, expressed interest. Its a dream, he said. Support From Wife. Years Played: 1984 - 1998 (15 years) At age 73, Ken Mink became the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game last fall. "I told him I wouldn't have it any other way. Roger Milla (42 years, 39 days) Cameroon vs. Russia - June 12th 1994 . 1. Eventually, however, one person did corroborate Mink's story, but no one else was identified as having been responsible. Only two weeks remain in the women's volleyball regular season. "I didn't know where I was going and what I wanted to be, so I escaped the reality of the injury with alcohol. I'm going to debut a little rap song that I wrote for the team. The leading candidate for national player of the year left the game in the first half with a concussion, and he didn't return. His favorite Kentucky team? But it wasn't long before an old urge came over him. His basketball career seemingly over, Mr. Citro quit college and returned to Hoboken with a right leg that was a half-inch shorter than his left one. But nonetheless, they said someone had seen me in that area, and so they ruled that I was guilty and they expelled me. [1] [2] Last Game : May 3, 1998. And we sent them evidence that show that it was actually completed as part of my transcript. Maryland upset the number three team, the North Carolina Tar Heels. 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. LYDEN: I'm curious, how did it feel to sink that first free throw last fall? 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. Nat Hickey, 45 years old . 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. Grant Weatherford of Georgia Southern and Frederick Scott of Boston College are both 25, while Tennessee's John Fulkerson is 24, but will turn 25 in April just a couple of months before . LYDEN: Then, last night, second-ranked Oklahoma completed the trifecta getting decked by Texas. Mink, a resident of Knoxville, Tennessee,[3] attended Lees College in Jackson, Kentucky, in the 1950s, where he played varsity basketball. He was still active as of 2017, winning Tennessee state gold medals in free throw shooting, three-point shooting and free-style (hotshot) shooting. 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 . On Dec. 21, 1981, his Bearcats defeated the Bradley Braves, 75 . Give me the explanation on that. Occasionally hed get to watch his favorite team in person from the nosebleeds of Rupp Arena. I definitely want to get in to where Im helping develop the new technologies.. 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. 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. "The pick and roll, the backdoor play and the give-and-go have given way to more athleticism and individual creativity," he said. LYDEN: Now Ken Mink, you seem to perhaps always have been something of a maverick. At 39, Mr. Citro, a Montclair resident, is believed to be the oldest basketball player ever to compete on the college level. "I want to teach, coach and help kids through their adolescent years," he said. 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. Isn't it worth it? Mosley was a rare "50-40-90" player in college basketball last season as he made 54.2% of his 2-pointers, 42.7% of his 3-pointers and 90.2% of his free throws for Missouri State while leading the . 1. From the tip, No. There were 24 players present at the first tryout, and Coach Del Tufo had 9 returning players from the previous season and 6 new recruits. Santos-Silva responded on Twitter saying, "I get it I'm old," but again, that's just experience! The history of basketball can be traced back to a YMCA International Training School, known today as Springfield College, located in Springfield, Massachusetts.The sport was created by a physical education teacher named James Naismith, who in the winter of 1891 was given the task of creating a game that would keep track athletes in shape and that would prevent them from getting hurt. (Unintelligible) of the '52 (unintelligible) chocolate thunder. Ken spent 38 years as a journalist then settled into retirement back in 1998. 2022-2023 NCAA DI Basketball Players. The Wildcats have eight freshmen on their roster. The problem is, most of these guys are playing together for the first time ever. Now Pulliam is wearing Wildcat blue and he occasionally shuttles around this generations versions of Wall and Cousins in his Nissan Maxima when the players go out to eat to Sonic, Canes or Zaxsbys. "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. Related: Watch every game live | Printable March Madness bracket. 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. In November, Ken Mink became the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game, sinking two free throws against King College, and now that dream may be over. Moore had previously played college football in 1968 at Mississippi's Jones College. 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. . Pulliam is the oldest player on the nation's youngest team. So, it's an administrative error. But his dedication and knowledge of the game, says Nick Del Tufo, the coach, made him invaluable. [11] He and his wife, Emilia, edit an online travel magazine, The Travelling Adventurer (www.travellingadventurer.com). Andrew Bynum (October 27, 1987 - Present) Andrew Bynum played his very first professional basketball game at the age of 18 years, 6 days, making him the youngest NBA player ever in history. Who is the oldest NBA player ever? His achievements with Montclair State during this past season were somewhat different: he was the 15th man of 15 on a team that won just 11 of its 24 games, and he played, in all, about 10 minutes. [4] In the fall of 1956, when he was a sophomore, he left the college. Ken Mink. [1][3][4] After leaving the Air Force he began a 38-year career as a journalist. Marc Gasol (January 29, 1985 - Present) . Sandwiched between freshmen Quade Green and Nick Richards was redshirt junior guard Dillon Pulliam, a 22-year-old walk-on who probably couldve drawn a charge on at least one of the media members who were crowding his space to get a better angle to interview one of his teammates. At age 73, Ken Mink wanted to suit up again. Mr. Mink, good luck to you. 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. Freshmen Hamidou Diallo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kevin Knox three of the teams top four scorers were escorted to another room to field questions at the dais, but this of course being Kentucky, there was still enough star power left in the locker room to draw the bright lights of local news cameras. (Unintelligible). Career Dreams Dashed. I could pass it. Mr. MINK: This is really an administrative glitch. He says he got the idea to play again early in his retirement. "Don't cheat yourself by going through the motions," Mr. Citro tells students. LYDEN: Earlier in today's show, we heard from several people who made radical career changes. Wright Thompson of ESPN The Magazine did an in-depth article about Ken Mink called "The Legend of Ken Mink." Mr. MINK: Well, at first they were a little dubious, like you know, what's this old guy doing out here? Andre Iguodala, 38 years old. Even worse, Oklahoma's best player, Blake Griffin, got decked, too. Boeheim is 75, the oldest ever to coach in Division I men's basketball. 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. Inside the Madness dives deep into that the last couple of episodes. Mr. MINK: Well, it was the height of ecstasy. The stampede is underway. Here are three matchups you will need to keep your eye on this week, highlighted by a big rematch between Pittsburgh and Louisville. Foundation, designed to inspire senior citizens to live a more physical lifestyle. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. ", At 39, He May Be the Oldest College Basketball Player Ever, https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/11/nyregion/at-39-he-may-be-the-oldest-college-basketball-player-ever.html. 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. Accuracy and availability may vary. 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 . As of February 2021, this list is as accurate as possible and will be updated in the future as needed. Though he played in few games, Mr. Citro had one moment of great satisfaction during a February game against Rutgers-Newark when he connected on a three-point shot in front of his wife and son at Montclair State's Panzer Gymnasium. We'll see if the experience and age wins out in March very soon. I could dribble it. He took a college-approved online course to gain the required college hours and was ruled academically eligible by Roane State. "Turned to Real Estate. "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. Bryson Williams, who was born in April of 1998, is playing his 6th season of eligibility. 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. They are the five oldest head coaches in ACC men's . In 2007, Mink contacted several colleges in the Knoxville area to see if any would allow him to play basketball. [4] He continued to compete in the National Senior Olympic Games competition in his early 80s. 6 Baylor's defense suffocated No. "He was as vital a part of this team as any starter," the coach said. 17 Illinois men's hoops stuns No. Since Calipari arrived in Lexington, 31 Wildcats have been drafted, so it wont be a surprise when some undetermined number of Kentucky players declare for the draft this spring and hear their names called on draft night. Mink sank two free throws for Roane State Community College (in Harriman, Tennessee) in their game against King College on November 3, 2008. He's just a remarkable person.". Mink says he left because he was expelled for a campus prank that he did not commit. Coach John Caliparis first at the school, which featured eight future NBA draft picks, headlined by John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins. Retrieved on 2010-08-18 from. 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]. 266 players found. In fact, Boeheim will set the record as the oldest coach in NCAA history with just two more seasons on the SU bench. If he is going to make next year's team, he says, he has no choice. But the question of whether I'm going to be in uniform to play or not is still up in the air. That's where the Wildcats made their home for the South Regional media day prior to the Sweet 16 match-ups. 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. Discover the 10 Oldest Active NBA Players (Updated 2021) here. You were expelled in 1956 for a prank. Transcript. The senior night festivities turned into a win for the home team for the 18th time this season. THE basketball season is over, but Jerry Citro is working out these days as though his team, the Red Hawks of Montclair State College, were in the middle of the schedule. "The Legend of Ken Mink." LYDEN: Wow. What do NCAA Basketball head coaches Mike . Here's a video of him making. Rob Gilbert, the director of sports psychology at the school, saw Mr. Citro play and suggested that he might join the school team. #EmbraceTheJourney (via @MarchMadness) pic.twitter.com/9vOcvMYQKr, Thats one of my best friends, we talk all the time, Pulliam said. LYDEN: So, Mr. Mink, you have to give me a little of that rap song. Season: . When he was a forward on the Hoboken High School team, back in 1970, he . 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 . Not just managing the game from the dugout, but getting dirty playing in the game itself. Their most impressive feat? I decided to try out on Nov. "A driver didn't see me near an entrance ramp on I-95 and smashed into my leg." Mink speaks to host Jacki Lyden just days before the final game of the regular season. 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. It was not lost on him that the three-pointer did not even exist during his first life in basketball. Mink had dropped a Spanish class during the first semester that resulted in the shortage of the 12-hour minimum credit hours. I realized when I was standing there and shot that free throw, and it went in, it was like man, I can't believe you did this. Iguodala will return to the Golden State Warriors for his 19th and final season in 2022-23 before officially retiring. At 39, Mr. Citro, a Montclair resident, is believed to be the oldest basketball player ever to compete on the college level. That would beJosh Ayeni of Chattanooga, who's 25 years old and playing his 6th season of college basketball in 2022 at his 3rd school. Anyone can read what you share. And Kentucky coach John Calipari determined that he wasn't going to let that result happen again.. He said he planned to continue such exhibitions through the 201718 season and possibly until he reached the age of 90. But then I started running five miles a day, doing windsprints and lifting weights all last summer. LYDEN: The Raiders' last home game is this Wednesday. 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.. Bynum was selected 10 th overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Im not going to lie, it was pretty crowded, he said, laughing. Hell turn on the TV to watch the NBA and see his former teammates on the sports biggest stage. "Dream your dreams, and then go get them. 10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or Lew Alcindor, was one of the best there ever was. Kentucky ranks 351st out of 351 teams in terms of experience, according to KenPom.com, which calculates the team's weighted average . Here are their top-seven . Payne's scoring line hasn't diminished the team's . He is a graduate of Indiana University. At age 73, Ken Mink became the oldest person ever to score in a college basketball game last fall. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't want to die. Theyll move on and Pulliam will finish up his college career helping the next wave of Wildcats figure out where their classrooms are in the fall or transporting them to satisfy their fast food fix. [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. ESPN.com, 15 March 2009. [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. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Mr. MINK: Well, I'm certainly going to be there. According to Mink, he was "administratively ineligible by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCC)for the second semester because of a technical requirement regarding Roane State's delayed reporting of an online course. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. 2. 5. "He had the drive and the talent to be a great basketball player," Mr. Friel said. Three historically young teams. "I started working in restaurants and I held jobs as a maitre d' and banquet manager, when I became an alcoholic and lost them," he said. Back to Santos-Silva, he might be the oldest on the Texas Tech roster, but he isn't the most experienced. He also served several years as a Tennessee high school basketball referee and high school baseball/softball umpire. 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. Robert Parish played to an older age than any NBA player who made the Basketball Hall of Fame, retiring in 1997 just before his . Two records for the price of one here. Its Not Pretty, But Texas Tech is Winning Basketball Games, Texas Tech Basketball Beats Georgetown by 14 After 2nd Half Struggles, Texas Techs Defense Dominates Louisville in Maui, Texas Tech Loses Game One in Maui Invitational, DeVion Harmon and Kevin Obanor Shine in Win Over Louisiana Tech. 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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. In 2016 Mink founded the non-profit Get Up and Go!! 3. This muddled up picture won't clear until at least three weeks from today when the NCAA unveils the 65-team field for its annual tournament. LeBron James is the most famous and is widely regarded as one of the greatest . Many of the oldest baseball players in the recent history of the modern game are pitchers like Fernando Rodney (42) and Bartolo Colon (46). Not only did Roger Milla become the, at the time, oldest player in World Cup history, the striker also got himself on the scoresheet with the consolation goal in the 6-1 defeat to Russia (you know, the same match in which Oleg Salenko set the record for the most goals by an . Oct 2, 2022. He coached the seventh- and eighth-grade team at the Wallace Grammar School in Hoboken from 1988 to 1990. Hes only attempted one shot in a Wildcat uniform, and he missed. 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. In the afternoon, third-ranked North Carolina got caught in an overtime thriller against a struggling Maryland team. It started Monday night when number one, Connecticut, fell to Pittsburgh. He's physical. [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. What were you told? This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. His favorite Wildcats of all-time are Tayshaun Prince and Gerald Fitch. Intensive surgery saved his right leg, but half of the calf muscle had to be removed. Here's ABC's Brent Musburger. | Mike Powell/Getty Images. At first, Thompson could not find anyone who recollected the prank incident. Then, it was doubled-down that seven-year NBA superstar Devin Booker is less than a year older than Santos-Silva. Nat Hickey, 45 years old . He conquered his addiction in the fall of 1986, he said, and succeeded in obtaining a real-estate license. But now, he's been benched and deemed academically ineligible. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. This Texas Tech basketball team has got to be one of the oldest rosters in college basketball. But now, he's been . John Chaney, the former Temple coach, has the record for the oldest man to coach a Division 1 game at 74. . "He was a fierce competitor with a will to win. But did you know that Martin began his career as a student manager at Kentucky? 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. The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949-50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). Mr. BRENT MUSBURGER (Sportscaster, ABC): Down he goes, no, it wont' shoot. 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. They named it Tuesday's Child after their first child, Vincent, who was born on a Tuesday 19 months ago. He had just played in the longest college basketball game in Division I men's history, according to the official NCAA record book . @KingJames propelled the . He sank two free throws for Roane State Community College. List of oldest National Hockey League players; List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players [6] His participation on the Roane State team generated worldwide media attention and increased average attendance at Roane State's home games from about 100 to 400. What Would Adding Gonzaga Mean for the Big 12 Conference? Mr. Citro's path to Montclair State, where he is a junior majoring in physical education and health, has been a rocky one. Mr. KEN MINK (Basketball Player, Roane State Community College): I found out I could still shoot the ball quite well. "At first," Mr. Citro said, "I thought he was crazy. Meet America's Oldest College Basketball Player. Ingram was born in September of 1997, while Santos-Silva was born in June of the same year. 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. Answer: Have you ever seen a 73 year old man play basketball? The result was that the Wildcats got old in a hurry. As a former college basketball player . 14 Gonzaga, and in the end, it won the Bears the game on the final possession, holding off the Zags, 64-63. Charles Jones (April 3, 1957 - Present) Oldest Age While Playing: 41 years, 30 days in 1998. Krzyzewski is 73, Hamilton 71, Larranaga 70 and Williams 69. 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. Advancements in injury rehabilitation procedures, he added, have helped salvage many athletes' careers that would have ended -- as his did -- decades ago. Santos-Silvarecently got singled out as being one of the old guys on the team on Twitter for being older than six-year NBA veteran Brandon Ingram by several months. 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 . Well, Ken Mink's second act involved going back to his first love, college basketball. Mr. MINK: Thank you, and I hope I do have a little good luck. 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. 12.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 92 games. [1][3][4][5] He subsequently joined the U.S. Air Force, serving for four years. LYDEN: Well, I really hope that you get to be in the game on Wednesday. Gerry Friel, the former University of New Hampshire basketball coach who had recruited Mr. Citro in 1971, said he was not surprised to learn that Mr. Citro was playing college basketball. 73-year-old Ken Mink played basketball this season for the Roane State Community College, the Roane Raiders in Harriman, Tennessee. The National Junior College Athletic Association, they discovered I've taken an online course and they question whether it was completed. LYDEN: You're listening to one of Ken Mink's practices with the Roane State Raiders, recorded by the Knoxville News courier. Who is the oldest NBA player ever? We're still a week away from March, but in the college basketball world, the madness has already begun. 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. Kentucky basketball went through a historically bad season in 2020-21, with one of the nation's youngest teams going 9-16. 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. [7] However, the appeal was denied.[8]. I did flunk one course, but I was still enrolled, and I never fell below the 12-hour minimum. It got even wilder yesterday. The joke is that Mark Adams isn't old, he's just really experienced. In the past few days, each of the three, highest ranked NCAA men's teams lost. An ESPN investigation later confirmed Mink was not the prankster. 6. "I was hitchhiking to practice after I missed a bus ride to Durham, N.H., from Boston," he recalled. Copyright 2009 NPR. History. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. That's a very tragic situation. Age: 42 years, 58 days. Versus Breakdown: Kentucky vs. Kansas State, College basketball dictionary: 51 terms defined, No. 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. But Mr. Citro's love for basketball was undiminished. 8 Alabama men's basketball upsets No. 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. 1. During his year at the North Yarmouth Academy in Maine, he averaged 19.7 points a game and made all-New England. 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. Thompson contacted Mink's former roommate, team members, friends, and school faculty. 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. John Chaney (Temple), Lute Olson (Iowa, Arizona) and Jim Phelan (Mount St. Mary . 2022 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. [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. Last Team: Houston Rockets. We don't want the Journey to end, so we made sure to march on to the #Sweet16. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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. [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. Alan Moore became the oldest college football player ever when he joined Faulkner University's team at the age of 61. All rights reserved. Two new episodes drop tomorrow and Saturday on Facebook Watch. Aren't you? So I thought with all these other assets that I have, it's possible that I could actually go out and compete. Here comes Rick as the high-flying freak. Watch at https://t.co/FeH4QYcJ4U pic.twitter.com/KaEYu8ZVhm. I could do everything except jump as well as I used to. ", 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.". Only 15 players would be given uniforms once the season started. A lot of them cant drive so sometimes Im the one thats driving when we go out to eat or anything like that, he said. "Ive been around watching the team since I was this tall, he said, holding his hand a few feet off the ground. When there were timeouts, hed run to another room and shoot on a miniature hoop. LeBron had 39 points, 11 rebounds, and shot 7-of-12 from 3 making him the oldest player in the history of the NBA with a 35+, 10+ with seven 3-pointer game. "He was willing to give up an established career and reputation to complete something he never finished, something that was still missing in his life," Mrs. Citro said. I spoke with Ken Mink earlier. Then, the real madness begins. 1.". Sure, Kentucky had a strong recruiting class, but the Wildcats went hard in the transfer portal in an attempt to find . During his first two years with an agency, he said, his sales totaled $10 million, and he opened his own agency in 1990. As a kid, hed watch Kentucky games at home in Cynthiana, Ky., just 40 minutes north of Lexington. Andy Katz ranks the sophomores he predicts will have the biggest impact in DI men's college basketball for the upcoming 2022-23 season. 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