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 ]

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Through the 2023–24 season, the all-time leader in games played is Jordan Bohannon, who played six seasons at Iowa and appeared in 179 games. [1] Bohannon benefited from two special provisions of NCAA rules that allowed him to play in more than the standard four seasons.

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. [2] Bohannon received a medical redshirt in 2019–20, a season in which he played 10 games. Several other players on the career leaders list benefited from this rule. Bohannon also benefited from a special NCAA eligibility waiver for the 2020–21 season, which was so heavily disrupted by COVID-19 that the NCAA announced it would not count that season against any player's period of eligibility. [3] He chose to play a final season in 2021–22. [4]

Key

Top 25 games played leaders

Jordan Bohannon is the all-time leader in games played with 179. Jordan Bohannon Mike Smith (cropped).jpg
Jordan Bohannon is the all-time leader in games played with 179.

Includes ties for 25th.

PlayerPos.Team(s)Games playedCareer startCareer endMedical
redshirt?
COVID
waiver?
Ref.
Jordan Bohannon G Iowa 179 2016 2022 Green check.svgGreen check.svg [1]
Jake Wolfe G Lipscomb /
Morehead State /
Indiana State
173 2018 2024 [n 1] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [5]
Jalen Coleman-Lands G Illinois /
DePaul /
Iowa State /
Kansas
172 2015 2022 [n 2] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [6]
Chevez Goodwin F Charleston /
Wofford /
USC
172 2016 2022 [n 3] Red x.svgGreen check.svg [7]
Justin Kier G George Mason /
Georgia /
Arizona
170 2016 2022 Green check.svgGreen check.svg [8]
Armando Bacot C/F North Carolina 169 2019 2024 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [9]
Quincy Guerrier F Syracuse /
Oregon /
Illinois (2)
169 2019 2024 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [10]
Robert Allen F Samford /
Ole Miss /
North Texas
168 2018 2024 [n 4] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [11]
Darius McGhee G Liberty 168 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [12]
Garrison Brooks F North Carolina (2) /
Mississippi State
167 2017 2022 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [13]
Reggie Chaney F Arkansas /
Houston
167 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [14]
Mitch Lightfoot F Kansas (2)167 2016 2022 [n 5] Red x.svgGreen check.svg [15]
Garrett Sturtz G Drake 167 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [16]
Connor McCaffery G Iowa (2)166 2017 2023 Green check.svgGreen check.svg [17]
Joe Toussaint G Iowa (3) /
West Virginia /
Texas Tech
166 2019 2024 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [18]
Angelo Allegri F UNC Greensboro /
Eastern Washington
165 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [19]
Darius Brown II G UNC Greensboro /
Eastern Washington
165 2018 2024 [n 6] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [20]
KJ Buffen F Ole Miss (2) /
UAB
165 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [21]
D.J. Burns F/C Tennessee /
Winthrop /
NC State
165 2018 2024 [n 7] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [22]
Javian Davis F Alabama /
Mississippi State (2) /
UAB
165 2018 2024 [n 8] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [23]
John Fulkerson F Tennessee (2)165 2016 2022 Green check.svgGreen check.svg [24]
Marcus Carr G Pittsburgh /
Minnesota /
Texas
164 2017 2023 [n 9] Green check.svgGreen check.svg [25]
Aaron Cook Jr. G Southern Illinois /
Gonzaga /
Georgia (2)
164 2016 2022 Green check.svgGreen check.svg [26]
RayJ Dennis G Boise State /
Toledo /
Baylor
164 2019 2024 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [27]
Tavin Lovan G UAB (2)164 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [28]
Drew Peterson G Rice /
USC (2)
164 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [29]
Andrew Platek G North Carolina (3) /
Siena
164 2017 2023 Green check.svgGreen check.svg [30]
David Singleton G UCLA 164 2018 2023 Red x.svgGreen check.svg [31]

Leaders without COVID-19 waiver

The overall top 25 is completely occupied by players who were active in the 2020–21 season and benefited from the COVID-19 waiver. The last players eligible to take advantage of this waiver will not complete their college eligibility until 2024–25, not counting any potential medical redshirt season in 2021–22 or later. For this reason, a separate list consisting solely of players who did not benefit from the waiver is being maintained.

Includes ties for 25th.

David Lighty has the most all-time games among pre-COVID era players. David Lighty.png
David Lighty has the most all-time games among pre-COVID era players.
Przemek Karnowski played in 152 games between 2012 and 2017. Przemyslaw Karnowski.jpg
Przemek Karnowski played in 152 games between 2012 and 2017.
Darius Miller, who also played in 152 games, is tied for first among players who participated in the standard four seasons. 20140101 Darius Miller.JPG
Darius Miller, who also played in 152 games, is tied for first among players who participated in the standard four seasons.
PlayerPos.Team(s)Games playedCareer startCareer endMedical
redshirt?
Ref.
David Lighty G/F Ohio State 157 2006 2011 Green check.svg [32]
Jakob Gollon F Mercer 154 2008 2014 Green check.svg (×2) [33]
Nate Austin F/C BYU 153 2011 2016 Green check.svg [34]
Josh Perkins G Gonzaga 153 2014 2019 Green check.svg [35]
Przemek Karnowski C Gonzaga (2)152 2012 2017 Green check.svg [36]
Darius Miller G/F Kentucky 152 2008 2012 Red x.svg [37]
Deon Thompson F North Carolina 152 2006 2010 Red x.svg [38]
Nate Britt G North Carolina (2)151 2013 2017 Red x.svg [39]
Isaiah Hicks F North Carolina (3)151 2013 2017 Red x.svg [40]
Walter Hodge G Florida 151 2005 2009 Red x.svg [41]
Wayne Turner G Kentucky (2)151 1995 1999 Red x.svg [42]
Antonio Anderson F Memphis 150 2005 2009 Red x.svg [43]
Nigel Hayes F Wisconsin (2)150 2013 2017 Red x.svg [44]
Amile Jefferson F Duke 150 2012 2017 Green check.svg [45]
Patric Young C/F Florida (2)150 2010 2014 Red x.svg [46]
Joey Dorsey C Memphis (2)149 2004 2008 Red x.svg [47]
Lamar Patterson G/F Pittsburgh 149 2009 2014 Green check.svg [48]
Ethan Wragge F Creighton 149 2009 2014 Green check.svg [49]
Mike Best F/C UC Irvine 148 2011 2016 Green check.svg [50]
Phil Booth G Villanova 148 2014 2019 Green check.svg [51]
Aaron Craft G Ohio State (2)148 2010 2014 Red x.svg [52]
Robert Dozier F Memphis (3)148 2005 2009 Red x.svg [53]
Josh Gasser G Wisconsin (2)148 2010 2015 [n 10] Red x.svg [54]
Brice Johnson F North Carolina (4)148 2012 2016 Red x.svg [55]
Bronson Koenig G Wisconsin (3)148 2013 2017 Red x.svg [56]
Christian Laettner F/C Duke (2)148 1988 1992 Red x.svg [57]
Kyle Singler F Duke (3)148 2007 2011 Red x.svg [58]

Footnotes

  1. Wolfe got injured in his sophomore season at Lipscomb and used a medical redshirt after appearing in just 9 games.
  2. Although Coleman-Lands' career has spanned seven seasons, he has only played in six. He played from 2015–2017 at Illinois before transferring to DePaul, sitting out the 2017–18 season due to then-current NCAA transfer regulations. He then received a medical redshirt season in 2018–19, and played the full 2019–20 season at DePaul. Coleman-Lands then received a sixth season of eligibility from the NCAA for 2020–21, playing at Iowa State, and then transferred to Kansas, taking advantage of the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility waiver.
  3. Although Goodwin's career has spanned six seasons, he has only played in five. He played at Charleston in the 2016–17 season before transferring to Wofford, sitting out the 2017–18 season due to then-current NCAA transfer regulations. After graduating from Wofford in 2020, Goodwin transferred to USC and was immediately eligible to play as a graduate transfer.
  4. Allen got injured in his senior season at Ole Miss and used a medical redshirt after appearing in just 8 games.
  5. Although Lightfoot's career has spanned six seasons, he has only played in five. He played no games as a redshirt in the 2019–20 season.
  6. Brown got injured in his senior season at Cal State Northridge and used a medical redshirt after appearing in just 8 games.
  7. Although Burns' career spanned five seasons, he only played in four. He redshirted his true freshman season at Tennessee in 2018–19 without playing in a game before transferring to Winthrop in 2019–20.
  8. Although Davis' career spanned six seasons, he only played in five. He redshirted his true freshman season at Alabama in 2018–19 without playing in a game.
  9. Although Carr's career spanned six seasons, he only played in five. He played at Pittsburgh in the 2017–18 season before transferring to Minnesota, sitting out the 2018–19 season due to then-current NCAA transfer regulations. He spent two more seasons at Minnesota before transferring to Texas, where he took advantage of the COVID-19 blanket waiver and played as a graduate student.
  10. Although Gasser's career spanned five seasons, he only played in four. He played no games as a redshirt in the 2012–13 season.

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