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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
For many professional basketball players in Europe, the career involves moving teams frequently, sometimes as often as every year. It's rare to find a player that remains with one team for an extended period of time.
David Lighty is the counter-example. The former Ohio State guard has played for LDLC ASVEL in Lyon, France since 2017, his second stint with the team after suiting up for them from 2014-16. Lighty, 33, will remain with the team even longer after signing a contract extension with the team over the weekend. This new deal will see Lighty remain with LDLC ASVEL through 2026.
This comes following a season where Lighty averaged 11.3 points on 48.8 percent shooting and 35.1 percent from three-point range in EuroLeague play. The guard also averaged 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists. Last month, Lighty helped lead LDLC ASVEL to the French League title and was named the Finals Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career after scoring 20 points in the clinching game.
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
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
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
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
THREE-PEAT. David Lighty is claiming some hardware this summer, helping lead his team to the French League title for the third time in a row.
And of course, he's holding that trophy front and center.
Lighty's squad has now won the league in 2019, 2021, and 2022 – a pandemic-separated three-peat. And he's been a key piece the entire time, winning the Finals MVP in 2019 and leading the team in minutes played during this season's finals.
There used to be this weird stigma that existed with players going to play overseas, and I think we're finally killing that – which is good because there's absolutely nothing wrong with balling out and being a star in France and Italy for a decade while comfortably making six figures a year.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...e-had-a-well-rounded-offensive-line-and-david
And of course, he's holding that trophy front and center.
Lighty's squad has now won the league in 2019, 2021, and 2022 – a pandemic-separated three-peat. And he's been a key piece the entire time, winning the Finals MVP in 2019 and leading the team in minutes played during this season's finals.
There used to be this weird stigma that existed with players going to play overseas, and I think we're finally killing that – which is good because there's absolutely nothing wrong with balling out and being a star in France and Italy for a decade while comfortably making six figures a year.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...e-had-a-well-rounded-offensive-line-and-david
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