Apparently Devan Bawinkel Is Nowhere Near The Greatest Trillionaire Of Them All
Recall, if you will, our lament this morning about Devan Bawinkel's "12 trillion"; that is to say, playing 12 minutes (or 30%) of an entire game without registering a single statistic. To do nothing of note at all over 12 minutes of gameplay is something of a remarkable (if ignoble) feat. We also assumed, pending further research, that Bawinkel was the crown holder for biggest trillionaire in college basketball history.
How foolish we were.
Comes now that Bawinkel does not, in fact, hold the trillionaire record. Thanks to one intrepid and well-informed Hawkeye Lounge reader, we know that the record is nearly unapproachable:
The 12 trillion by Winks is the longest by a Big Ten player this season by five minutes.
It is tied for the second-longest by any Division I player this season. Jeff Georgatos of Harvard had a 13 trillion earlier this season against Princeton.
Since 1996-97, the longest by any Hawkeye is 12 trillion. Winks has now done it twice in his career (also 1/24/2009 vs. Penn State). The other Hawkeye to accomplish this is Kurt Spurgeon on 1/10/2004 against Northwestern.
Since 1996-97, the longest by any Big Ten player is 14 trillion by Nate Pomeday of Northwestern on 1/17/1998 against Wisconsin.
That's all fine and good and puts Bawinkel in some, er, "elite" company, but you'll want to buckle up for this one:
Since 1996-97, the longest by any Division I player is a 31 trillion (!) by Elvis Robinson of Mississippi Valley State on 1/3/2001 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
We know what you're thinking: that cannot possibly be true. No way, no way, no way. No. Fortunately, this is the Internet, and the Internet was made for keeping box scores forever. Lo and behold, via StatSheet.com:
We have no idea how that could possibly happen. Like, even if someone were shaving points, that guy would at least be hoisting bad shots and turning the ball over. Hell, we could literally sit down at the top of the key during a game and probably get a rebound or two to fall in our laps*.
So, here's to you, Mr. Robinson. Titus loves you more than you will know. We sincerely hope this performance was to win a bet; if actual effort went into this, well, that might be too much for our brains to comprehend.
*Actually, we'd probably get ejected for contempt of court.**
**Sorry.
(Terrorist fist jab: commenter MikeyJoe18)
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Before the historic 31 trillion,
The kid played a grand total of 7 minutes in two games. In those 7 minutes he attempted one shot (which he made). The real question is how this kid ended up playing 31 minutes in the first place.
that's nothing
i easily had games where i had 31 trillion plus 4. look it up
Kurt Spurgeon
I’m pretty sure that’s just a made up porn name.
But seriously, you have to be actively avoiding the ball and all other players to accomplish 31 trillion.
I can’t imagine that. Then again, I was more of a Andrew Brommer foul out in 4 minutes type of player.
It never gets to be easy
Bawinkel is still my favorite trillionaire
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Mar 4, 2010 8:34 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
You are ...
a hasty artwork maestro!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Mar 4, 2010 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
Delta Devils Are Playing Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tonight (4-Mar)
No word as to whether Mr. Robinson’s achievement was honored at Halftime of tonight’s game. I suspect, though, that they’re putting it off until next year so as to commemorate the 10 anniversary. I took a look at the MVSU basketball webpage, and came across a link for “Amazing Achievers”. Here’s what comes up when clicked: “There are no entries to display.” This seems a gross injustice to Robinson.
That seems about right
he’s adding another zero in that category
It never gets to be easy
by chitownhawkeye on Mar 4, 2010 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
Actually, not so
The 12 trillion by Winks is the longest by a Big Ten player this season by five minutes.
Michigan’s own Nowhere Man Laval Lucas-Perry went for the big 14 trillion against Ohio State on Feb. 27, as memorialized by the WLA:

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