how is this even possible?
why?
Lemme explain...as a collegiate student-athlete once you enroll full-time at your institution you have five years to play four seasons. So, that young man played:
Year 1 and 2: 2015-16 and 2016-17 at Illinois
Year 3: 2017-18 (Sat out year for transfer)
Year 4: 2018-19 (Injured for rest of season after 9 games; Received a medical hardship waiver for an extra year of eligibility)
Year 5: 2019-20 (Played at DePaul)
Year 6: 2020-21 (Received extension of eligibility for a 6th year. The extension allowed the young man to play his fourth full season.
Year 7: 2021-22 (The NCAA allows schools to grant an extension of eligibility to all winter sports student-athletes due to COVID-19).