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By Shawn Siegel

shawn@collegehoops.net

February 2nd, 2006

 

College Basketball: Top 40 Names

 

A month or so back, I unveiled my unofficial Top 30 Best Names in college basketball list.  Little did I know it would create an internet "phenomenon" (okay, I exaggerate), featured on ESPN.com, CNNSI.com, and many of the wast-time-at-work sites like Fark.com and AllDumb.com.  After asking fans to write in some suggestions and with the realization there was a mistake or two in the original list, I have created the OFFICIAL Top 40 Best Names in college basketball list.

 

40) Marco Killingsworth – Indiana

Why?  Ideal name for paid assassin.

 

39) Thanasi Panagiotakopoulos - Northern Colorado

Why? Has as many letters in last name as fg’s made this season (17).

 

38) Jazz Henderson - Long Beach State

Why?  I wish my first name was Jazz.

 

37) Gyno Pomare - San Diego

Why? Luckily pronounced gee-no, otherwise first name would just be dirty.

 

36) Magnum Rolle – LSU

Why? Sounds like he was named after a condom.

 

35) Dazzmon Thornton – Texas Tech      

Why? Dazz one up’s Jazz Henderson’s first name.

 

34) Jihad Muhammad – Cincinnati

Why? I hope he gets to the airport with plenty of time to spare.

 

33) Chudi Chinweze – TCU

Why? It's easy being Chinweze.

 

32) Idong Ibok - Michigan State

Why? He dongs and boks but can he shoot?

 

31) Slim Millien - Idaho State

Why? Would be higher if it was his given name instead of Antoine.

 

30) Brad Nuckles - ETSU

Why? "Bloody" nickname makes for good headlines.

 

28) QuoVadis Harper - Chicago State

Why? First name gets huge points in Scrabble.

 

27) Can Civi - Davidson

Why? Apparently pronounced "John Chee-vee."  If you say so.

 

26) Bubba Long - Eastern Kentucky

Why? Nothing says Eastern Kentucky like the name Bubba.

 

25) Supo Jegede - New Mexico State

Why? No Supo for you!

 

24) Obie Trotter - Alabama A&M

Why? Has a position with the Globies locked up after graduation.

 

23) Luc Richard Mbah a Moute - UCLA

Why? My Mbah is better than your a Moute.

 

22) Leemire Goldwire - Charlotte

Why? It rhymes! Weeeee!

 

21) Arizona AZ Reid - High Point

Why? Best of the geographic names.

 

20) Stanley Asumnu - Tennessee

Why? If you assume, you make an as out of u and mnu.

 

19) Uwemedimo Eshietedoho - UMBC

Why? By my count, that's 11 syllables.

 

18) Paulius Packevicius - Rice

Why? Try Saying that name three times fast.

 

17) B-Jay Walker - Oakland

Why? I'd be twice as cool with a dash in my first name.

 

16) Kibwe Trim - Sacred Heart

Why? Forget Slim-Fast, Kibwe Trim could be America's next hot diet.

 

15) VJ Fails - Charleston Southern

Why? Unfortunately VJ Fails often from the FT line (3-16 for career!)

 

14) Teaco Mickles - Alabama A&M

Why? If I wonder if Teaco laughs when you mickle him.

 

13) Pops Mensah-Bonsu - GW

Why? Even his parents gave up on calling him Nana Papa Yaw.

 

12) Parfait Bitee - Rhode Island

Why? I know a great recipe for Parfait Bitee.

 

11) Pooh Jeter - Portland

Why?  Pooh's been an All-Name player for the last four seasons.

 

10) Preston LeMaster - Kentucky

Why? I am the LeMaster of my own domain!

 

9) Dipo Popoola - Northeastern

Why? Would be twice as funny if his name was Poopola.

 

8) Fats Cuyler - MSTU

Why?  I used to bowl with a guy named Fats. He was fat.

 

7) Longar Longar – Oklahoma

Why? Makes Akin Akingbala’s parents look original.

 

6) Cleve Woodfork - Tenn-Martin

Why? It takes more than a wood fork to cleave meat.

 

5) Dexter Shankle - UTPA

Why? This name just makes me giggle for some reason.

 

4) Austen Powers - CS Northridge

Why? If you don't know, I guess you don't like movies.

 

3) Willie Dingle - Rider

Why? It's not proper to show your Willie Dingle in public.

 

2) Chris Porn - Elon

Why? Because this guy knows how to use his Willie Dingle.

 

1) Chief Kickingstallionsims - Stetson

Why? First name is Grlenntys, which only adds to this name's unintended genius.

 

 

 

 

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