Seventy-three-year-old college basketball player disqualified

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Ken Mink, a 73-year-old college basketball player, has been declared ineligible to play by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), resulting in his team, Roane State, needing to forfeit their last game. This situation has sparked discussions about age eligibility rules in college sports, particularly contrasting the NJCAA's policies with those of the NCAA, which typically limits eligibility to players under 21 who have not previously attended college. The NCAA's strict guidelines, including a five-year completion window for four years of competition, effectively prevent older players from participating in tournaments. Some participants in the discussion suggest that the NCAA could face legal challenges for age discrimination, noting exceptions for military service and referencing past instances of older players in college sports.
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...because he bombed in a Spanish class! Bummer!

Fifty-three years after getting the collegiate boot as the fall guy on a prank-gone-bad, 73-year-old college basketball player Ken Mink is again on the suffering side of a controversy.

Mink says he has been ruled ineligible to play by the National Junior College Athletic Association; and Roane State, the junior college team in Harriman for which he plays, will have to forfeit his last game...
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/20/73-year-old-basketball-player-ruled-ineligible/
 
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I saw him on the news a few nights ago, I was giving him the mental "You go dawg", so this news is disheartening. I hope he gets to play again soon.
 
This could only happen in the NJCAA. Or maybe the NAIA.

In the NCAA, you only have 5 years to complete 4 years of competition from the time a player first enrolls in college. If a person hasn't attended college, they start losing 1 year of eligibility for each year over 21. Wasn't that an issue with a Florida St quarterback several years ago? (I think he only lost one year of eligibility, but he was in his mid-20s, making him worth less in the NFL draft)

As a result, you never see 73-year-olds playing in the NCAA Tournament, much less playing for a championship team.

Personally, I think the NCAA could be sued for age discrimination.

Note: There is an exception for military service and I remember an article from years ago about a placekicker playing on the same team as his son.
 

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