Everything in the 3rd and 4th year of a BSPE is very important, especially the poli-sci coursework. You need to understand the legal framework of mineral rights and the energy industry's long-standing pariah status. This stuff is very country-specific but it really does matter a lot.
Full Answer. Earl Boykins, at 5 feet 5 inches, was the shortest player in the NBA from 2001 until his retirement in 2012. He is the second-shortest NBA player of all time, behind Tyrone Muggsy Bogues, who is 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Youngest: In 2005, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted a high school senior named Andrew Bynum. He skipped college ball and entered the NBA less than a week after his 18th birthday. Oldest: Only 21 NBA players have ever hit the court after their 40th birthdays. Nat Hickey was the oldest.Playing for the Providence Steamrollers in the early years of the NBA, he played his final game in January 1948, three days shy of his 46th birthday.he heaviest player in NBA history: Oliver Miller, who played for five teams in the 1990s and weighed 375 pounds. Smallest: At 5â7ââa full foot under league average, and two full feet shorter than Gheorghe MuresanâSpud Webb is tied for fourth place on the list of shortest-ever NBA players.