7 college basketball records (we think) will never be broken
157 career games played – David Lighty, Ohio State (2006-11)
Since the start of the 1986 season, the single-season record for games played is 41. Kemba Walker, Shabazz Napier & Co. set the record after UConn won the Big East Tournament and NCAA tournament in 2011, then five Michigan players tied that mark in 2018 after the Wolverines made the national championship game. However, 40 games is generally considered the most a team would play in a season.
For a four-year player to break Lighty's record, it would essentially require him – at the very minimum – to play in all of his team's games every season, while his team makes the national championship game twice with two other Final Four appearances in a four-year span.
Are dynasties possible? Of course. Is any program immune from upsets in March Madness? No.
Plus, it would likely take a player who's good enough to at least be a regular rotation player for an annual title contender but perhaps not so supremely talented that he would leave school early to pursue a professional future. That's a thin line to walk.
Of course, Lighty was able to set the record because he suffered a season-ending injury in 2008, forcing him to take a medical redshirt, allowing him to play five years of college basketball. In his four full seasons, Ohio State advanced to the national championship game, the NIT championship game and the Sweet 16 twice. The Buckeyes also excelled in the Big Ten Tournament, winning the conference tournament title three times when he was a player.
Entire article:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketbal...ketball-records-we-think-will-never-be-broken
Just sayin': The COVID wavier shot that record all to hell. Jordan Bohannon, Iowa, is the new leader of games played with has 179.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_career_games_played_leaders