He'll be 25 in July. Just to put things into perspective, he graduated in the same class as Tyler Herro and Keldon Johnson.Pretty wild! Just looked up his age and he’s 24.
He only played 15 games too, CJ my dude you can’t play a whole season to save your life. It’s time to move on.
This makes no sense. Why would you stop playing if you loved the game and had the opportunity to keep playing it, while also making some money? I’m quite a bit older than CJ and I’m still in college. Like CJ, I’ll keep going as long as they keep paying me to be there. And it’s like you’re imagining these guys are beebopping around campus still, nah they’re taking online classes.At what point do you graduate, leave school, and start the next chapter of your life? Come on man, it’s time to move on.
'18-'19 - medical redshirt (Iowa)
'19-'20 - 25/31 games (Iowa)
'20-'21 - 27/31 games (Iowa)
'21-'22 - injury redshirt (Kentucky)
'22-'23 - 26/34 games (Kentucky)
'23-'24 - 15/37 games (Cincinnati)
'24-'25 - TBD (Cincinnati)
Career high in points, assists, and minutes all came his first season playing. Hasn't gone a season without missing multiple games to injury. Multiple surgeries, cracked ribs, and fractures and he's still going. Good on him for not giving up I guess
Seth Towns of Howard last year was in his 8th year of college.In this era I haven't seen a player be in school longer. He will be 25 before the season starts and in his 7th year in college.
My oldest kid was 5 and starting kindergarten when the season kicked off in '18 . He will be in 6th grade this fall.
Wow...
Naw, play until they tell ya that ya can’t play no more.At what point do you graduate, leave school, and start the next chapter of your life? Come on man, it’s time to move on.
I've got no problem with CJ doing it because he will be in his 2nd year of grad school and probably graduating with a masters degree. He took full advantage of the system to get an undergraduate and graduate degree while playing (when not hurt) the sport he loves. I highly doubt he's getting much money from NIL, but the value of the free education is most likely worth it to him.This makes no sense. Why would you stop playing if you loved the game and had the opportunity to keep playing it, while also making some money? I’m quite a bit older than CJ and I’m still in college. Like CJ, I’ll keep going as long as they keep paying me to be there. And it’s like you’re imagining these guys are beebopping around campus still, nah they’re taking online classes.
He was in the same HS class as Zion and started college a year before Anthony Edwards.In this era I haven't seen a player be in school longer. He will be 25 before the season starts and in his 7th year in college.
My oldest kid was 5 and starting kindergarten when the season kicked off in '18 . He will be in 6th grade this fall.
Wow...
How can you be older than 24 and have someone paying you to go to college. I have a 19 year old college student and a 15 year old future college student that would be interested in that gig.This makes no sense. Why would you stop playing if you loved the game and had the opportunity to keep playing it, while also making some money? I’m quite a bit older than CJ and I’m still in college. Like CJ, I’ll keep going as long as they keep paying me to be there. And it’s like you’re imagining these guys are beebopping around campus still, nah they’re taking online classes.
24 year old CJ isn’t doing 40-50 year old CJ any favors.
I am not in even in my 20s believe it or not, yet the government still pays my entire tuition bill and gives me $1050/month tax free on top of it and $250 per term for books (which my school now includes in my tuition, so I use the $250 to stock up on cannabinoids and accessories to consume them like a real college student would). Like I said, until the government wants to stop giving me tax free money to pursue education, I will continue to pursue education. At some point you’re probably gonna have to start referring to me as Dr. BigKari.How can you be older than 24 and have someone paying you to go to college. I have a 19 year old college student and a 15 year old future college student that would be interested in that gig.
They need Walter Sobchak to break it down for them.It's makes you wonder what the H is going on in NCAA. Is anybody in charge? Do they still have rules?
They need Walter Sobchak to break it down for them.
The kids aren't amateurs in any sense of the word these days, and most even have agents to handle NIL deals. Education is also barely a part of the equation.Which then begs the question, why do any of you want the NCAA to have rules? This period we’re in of telling them to buzz off about everything and getting courts to shut them down will be the impetus to eventually leaving the organization in the dust.
NIL money without working is a good deal for him. He should graduate with a DoctorateI'd think he would be sick of it all at this point. One year closer to Social Security benefits I guess.
CJ could write an intriguing book if he was to play for Mark Pope this season. He will have played for what- 5 different coaching staff's? And he would give some great insights as to how much difference there was at each stop.
I see it the opposite way, what is the upside of "moving on"?Why in the world would you want to continue this? Is he dreading moving on to the real world that much? I don’t get it.