this season? It seems like it’s repeated several times a game. It also in articles. Here’s an example from a week ago:



Except…it’s not true.



According to Liam Hanley, the oldest player in college basketball this season is Alexis Yetna, of Fairfield University. Yetna, from France, was born two months before Spencer Johnson and has played in 11 games for his team this season, averaging six points and five rebounds per game while shooting 40% from the field. Excerpt:

Alexis Yetna (Fairfield)
Born: July 7, 1997
Years in College: 8
Number of Schools: 3 (South Florida, Seton Hall, Fairfield)
2021–22 Stats (at Seton Hall): 8.1 PPG, 7.6 PPG, 0.8 APG, 22.7 Defensive Rebounding rate
A native of France, two knee injuries and two years of post-high school prep basketball (which made him ineligible as a true freshman) mean that at 26 years old, Alexis Yetna is the oldest DI college basketball player in 2023–24. Yetna was the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year at USF in 2018–19 before becoming a key contributor on the Seton Hall team that earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2022. He now takes a step down to Fairfield, where he is a Preseason All-MAAC Third Team nominee this year.

Spencer Johnson (BYU)
Born: September 3, 1997
Years in College: 6
Number of Schools: 3 (Weber State, Salt Lake Community College, BYU)
2022–23 Stats: 11.1 PPG, 3.7 PPG, 1.8 PPG, 46.1 3P%
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While I was writing the linked comment, I was just googling (to see if BYU really is the oldest team) and found this info.