John Fulkerson broke Darius Miller's record* for SEC games played

Darius Miller’s name was erased from the SEC Basketball record books last night. No, the league did not strip Miller of his 2011 SEC Tournament MVP or his 2012 Sixth Man of the Year awards, but he was replaced on the page that names the SEC player who played in the most college basketball games.

Tennessee’s John Fulkerson passed Miller* with his 153rd game for Tennessee, although, it felt like Fulkerson’s 1,053rd. Miller appeared in 152 games for Kentucky.

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One extremely important thing to note here: Fulkerson is a sixth-year, super-senior who took advantage of the bonus COVID year, while Miller needed only the traditional, four-year college route. If the SEC would like to maintain the integrity of its historical record-keeping, Fulkerson’s record should come with an asterisk due to the unique situation (and because he plays for Tennessee).

When he leaves–excuse me, if he leaves–Fulkerson’s average will be around 27 games a season compared to Miller’s 38 per season from 2009-2010. There aren’t enough pieces of paper to list all of the players who averaged 27 games a season for a career.

Miller can’t go out like that. He earned his record. He and Wayne Turner (151) did the unthinkable with their careers. Fulkerson just hung around because he didn’t have to leave yet.

Congrats to Fulkerson though, someone we all grew up watching.