Mississippi State’s Jarvis Varnado quietly set a major NCAA basketball record last night by recording his 536th career blocked shot. Well, “quietly,” in that no one seems to really care, as Chris Littmann points out. The record-breaking feat itself was done quite authoritatively, as Vernado blocked eight shots last night in front of the home crowd:
Jarvis Varnado Is The Most Shot-Blockinest Shot-Blocker In NCAA History
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While Varnado is the all-time blocks king, his 4.03 blocks per game still pale in comparison to some of the all-time greats. According to the newly launched and totally awesome college basketball reference site, he currently ranks 10th all-time in blocks/game, behind the likes of David Robinson, Emeka Okafor and Hasheem Thabeet.
↵Regardless, it’s a noteworthy accomplishment to break the all-time mark (previously held by Louisiana-Monroe’s Wojciech Mydra), and an achievement reached only by staying in school for four-years ... another noteworthy accomplishment for a future NBAer.
↵Much more on Varnado’s big night over at our Mississippi State site, For Whom The Cowbell Tolls.
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