Handy Johnson Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 While NU has it's Handy Johnson and Cookies (Belcher & Miller) the world of College Basketball is littered with great names that go from the absurd to the unusual. Here is the starting 5 for my All-NAME team. Feel free to come up with your own. Baskerville Holmes - Memphis Fennis Dembo - Wyoming God Shamgod - Providence Smokey McCovery - Oklahoma Skeeter Henry - Oklahoma Cazzie22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Lawrence Funderburke from Ohio State Cookie Belcher from Nebrasketball Indiana Faithfull from Wofford Bak Bak from CalWanaah Bail from UCLA ( who subsequently bailed on the Bruins ) I'll admit, I looked up the Wofford dude. How does he not end up somewhere in the Hoosier state?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Peterson Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 While NU has it's Handy Johnson and Cookies (Belcher & Miller) the world of College Basketball is littered with great names that go from the absurd to the unusual. Here is the starting 5 for my All-NAME team. Feel free to come up with your own. Baskerville Holmes - Memphis Fennis Dembo - Wyoming God Shamgod - Providence Smokey McCovery - Oklahoma Skeeter Henry - Oklahoma I'm with you on the first two. But how can you forget Justus Thigpen from ISU? Or Chief Kickingstallionsims from Stetson? Noah121 and Cazzie22 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 While NU has it's Handy Johnson and Cookies (Belcher & Miller) the world of College Basketball is littered with great names that go from the absurd to the unusual. Here is the starting 5 for my All-NAME team. Feel free to come up with your own. Baskerville Holmes - Memphis Fennis Dembo - Wyoming God Shamgod - Providence Smokey McCovery - Oklahoma Skeeter Henry - Oklahoma I'm with you on the first two. But how can you forget Justus Thigpen from ISU? Or Chief Kickingstallionsims from Stetson? Wasn't the Chief like 7'-3"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I wonder if you can scrape together a starting roster of guys with the same first and last name like Deng Deng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I wonder if you can scrape together a starting roster of guys with the same first and last name like Deng Deng Bak Bak from Cal Deng Deng from Baylor There was a JoJo at KU, but that was his 1st name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo Christian Standhardinger (I mean, c'mon ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerpapa Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Duany Duany (Wisconsin) Just-in’love Smith (Siena) Indiana Faithfull (Wofford) God’sgift Achiuwa (St. John’s) Baskerville Holmes (Memphis) Goodluck Okonoboh (UNLV) Sir`Dominic Pointer (St. John's) Cazzie22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb5856 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 While NU has it's Handy Johnson and Cookies (Belcher & Miller) the world of College Basketball is littered with great names that go from the absurd to the unusual. Here is the starting 5 for my All-NAME team. Feel free to come up with your own. Baskerville Holmes - Memphis Fennis Dembo - Wyoming God Shamgod - Providence Smokey McCovery - Oklahoma Skeeter Henry - Oklahoma I'm with you on the first two.But how can you forget Justus Thigpen from ISU? Or Chief Kickingstallionsims from Stetson? Wasn't the Chief like 7'-3"??? He was big but I thought maybe low 7s. Also, didn't he play for Alabama State or one of those Alabama schools when we played him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmykc Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 OK, this isn't basketball, but I do like this name and you can look him up if you don't believe me. I speak of the first Asian professional football player, Walter Achiu. I couldn't find his picture or I would have made him an avatar. His nickname was "Sneeze" of course. AuroranHusker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big red22 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Tim Smallwood - Nebraska, Omaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Tim Smallwood - Nebraska, Omaha I'm guessing his dad isn't named Richard, either. hal9000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big red22 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I wonder if you can scrape together a starting roster of guys with the same first and last name like Deng Deng Bak Bak from Cal Deng Deng from Baylor There was a JoJo at KU, but that was his 1st name? I can think of 4 Bak Bak Duany Duany Deng Deng Longar Longar AuroranHusker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 It would be Fox in German, but it's F*** & this player wants his last name on the back of his jersey! http://www.kiss925.com/2015/03/26/college-basketball-player-with-a-very-unique-last-name/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Rashon Burno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Rashon Burno Is this a trick question??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 The Bench: LaFester Rhodes - Iowa St. Askia Jones - Kansas St. Billy Law - Colorado Scooter McCray - Louisville Yogi Ferrell - Indiana Cazzie22 and AuroranHusker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbacked1 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Larry Florence. Think about it... Think about it.... It will hit you and you will smile. His given name could/should be Lawrence Florence... Huh?... Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nice one Silver, I like it. Just an FYI, Lafester Rhodes once scored 54 points in a game for the Cyclones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49r Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Iowa State has had some great name guys in their history haven't they? Anybody remember Julius Michalik? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Nebraska's had some doozies along the way: Stan Cloudy Carl McPipe *Polish Rifle Cookie Belcher Jay-R Strowbridge Sack Henry (according to Doc Sadler's pronunciation) Moses Abraham Richard Van Poelgeest * Eric Piatkowski's name should be legally changed to that. HB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handy Johnson Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Iowa State has had some great name guys in their history haven't they? Anybody remember Julius Michalik? These guys don't have funny names, but the were sweet ball players for ISU. The first ever Husker game I attended was against ISU when their STAR was Barry Stevens, which led to Jeff Grayer, to a portly Victor Alexander and then some kid from Ames they called "the Mayor" AuroranHusker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Smith Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Iowa State has had some great name guys in their history haven't they? Anybody remember Julius Michalik? These guys don't have funny names, but the were sweet ball players for ISU. The first ever Husker game I attended was against ISU when their STAR was Barry Stevens, which led to Jeff Grayer, to a portly Victor Alexander and then some kid from Ames they called "the Mayor" All true but they did have a kid named Lafestor Rhodes that dropped 50+ on Iowa in the late 80's. I had a roommate from Iowa that year. And one from Wyoming, and the two always argued who was better Lafestor or Fennis Dembo. Dembo was the one who played in the league. AuroranHusker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbacked1 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Iowa State has had some great name guys in their history haven't they? Anybody remember Julius Michalik? That was the begining of me hating Iowa State. How about Hercle Ivy? My friend stole his warm up name plate when he played here at the Colosseum for Iowa State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazzie22 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Wasn't Pembroke Burrows III the other big man with Artis Gilmore at Jacksonville? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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