There’s always a lot of turnover on the College Basketball All-Name Team. Many good names only appear on the list for one year and then they either fail out of school or enter the NBA Draft. There are a few names on this year’s list that will no doubt be a one-and-done entrant.
We picked through every Division-I college basketball roster and a few smaller schools for our list. This year’s class is solid and right up there with last year’s All-Name Team.
My name is Bobby Roberts, so I am often jealous of people with unique names. The most unique thing about my name is that I was not born ‘Robert Roberts’, Bobby is my given name. I don’t know too many grown men named Bobby.
This list consists of names that we wished he had and ones we find humorous. Enjoy!
Before I get started, I noticed something while going through college basketball rosters. I’ve been doing these ‘All-Name Team’ posts for many years, so I see myself as a name trend expert…at least trends that occurred 20-ish years ago.
Just like a few years ago when we were swarmed with many freshmen named Shaq or Shaquille and last year many different spellings of ‘Kobe’ hit college basketball rosters for the first time. The Kobe’s kept coming this season along with some Anfernee’s, which was nice to see (I see ya, Penny). I even saw some Tupac-inspired names this year. It will be a couple years before we start seeing some guys named LeBron grace college basketball.
Some names on the list may not be their birth name, but these are the names included in the media guides. That’s good enough for us. Once again, if your name sounds like it could be a funny or awesome pro wrestling name (or unbelievably difficult to pronounce), you will appear on this list.
Leaky Black – Guard – North Carolina Tar Heels
Peter Kiss – Guard – Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Tacko Fall – Center – UCF Knights
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler – Forward – Wichita State Shockers
Sincere Carry – Guard – Duquesne Dukes
Pookie Powell – Guard – La Salle Explorers
Fatts Russell – Guard – Rhode Island Rams
Osun Osunniyi – Forward – St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Unique McLean – Guard – UMass Minutemen
Akoy Agau – Forward – Louisville Cardinals
Deng Gak – Forward – Miami Hurricanes
Seventh Woods – Guard – North Carolina Tar Heels
Peace Ilegomah – Center – Pittsburgh Panthers
Trip Day – Forward – North Florida Ospreys
Yuat Alok – Forward – TCU Horned Frogs
Ike Eke – Forward – Marquette Golden Eagles
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. – Guard – Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Joey Lipp – Forward – Longwood Lancers
Armel TeTe – Center – Presbyterian Blue Hose
Thor Thorbjarnarson – Guard – Nebraska Cornhuskers
Johnny Trueblood – Guard – Nebraska Cornhuskers
Tuuka Jaakkola – Forward – Cal Poly Mustangs
Max Hazzard – Guard – UC Irvine Anteaters
Andrew Pickles – Forward – UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Coletrane Washington – Guard – Drexel Dragons
Stafford Trueheart – Forward – Hofstra Pride
Ebube Ebube – Forward – Manhattan Jaspers
Innocent Nwoko – Center – Central Michigan Chippewas
Precious Ayah – Forward – Miami (OH) RedHawks
Dondre Duffus – Guard – Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
AJ Cheeseman – Forward – Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Thik Bol – Forward – Southern Illinois Salukis
Bol Bol – Center – Oregon Ducks
Lwal Dung – Forward – Wyoming Cowboys
Justice Sueing – Forward – California Golden Bears
Tres Tinkle – Forward – Oregon State Beavers
Prince Ali – Guard – UCLA Bruins
Both Gach – Forward – Utah Utes
Gorjak Gak – Center – Florida Gators
Thomas Smallwood – Center – Chattanooga Mocs
Donovan Theme-Love – Guard – Wofford Terriers
Wanjang Tut – Forward – Omaha Mavericks
Hunter Seacat – Forward – Appalachian State Mountaineers
Tookie Brown – Guard – Georgia Southern Eagles
All-Nepotism Team
Charlie Brown Jr. – Forward – Saint Joseph’s Hawks
Vin Baker Jr. – Forward – Boston College Eagles
Sharone Wright Jr. – Guard – Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Rex Walters Jr. – Guard – Steson Hatters
Ron Harper Jr. – Forward – Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Donyell Marshall Jr. – Forward – Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Charles O’Bannon Jr. – Guard – USC Trojans
Avery Johnson Jr. – Guard – Alabama Crimson Tide
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About the Author…
Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks, Guyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on Twitter at @Sweetbob.