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Mike Miller

Mike Miller has been NBCSports.com's college basketball editor since 2003. It's a position he relishes; no wonder considering he transferred to Kansas to watch Paul Pierce play. Most of his favorite sports memories involve college hoops, usually during March, when every waking moment is spent thinking about March Madness.



College hoops' best names for 2009-10

Posted: Monday, October 26, 2009 5:56 PM
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Every college hoops season preview features the usual staples. A Top 25. Players to watch. Top conferences, coaches on the hot seat, elite scorers…well, you get the idea. So what’s that leave?

The best names.

You know, a post that centers around other sweet monikers like Kevin Pittsnoggle, Chief Kickingstallionsims and – my favorite – Fennis Dembo.

With 344 rosters to sift through, there are a host of intriguing, funny and flat-out silly names out there. And thankfully, Rob Dauster at Ballin Is a Habit has already done the dirty work.

He’s listed four “all-name teams” and seven more teams around various topics like All-Edible team, All-Inanimate Object team and All-Sounds-Like-A-Disease team. It’s great stuff.

A sampling:

All-Parents-Couldn't-Decide-On-A-Name Team

JohnMark Ludwick, William & Mary
JohnDre Jefferson, South Carolina
Markeith Cummings, Kennesaw State
Ella Ellis, Army
Gary Garris, NJIT

My favorites for this year are Siena’s Just-in’Love Smith, Montana State’s Colt Idol and Gonzaga’s Bol Kong. I’ll be dropping hints to my wife to file away Smith’s name for the future…

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I may be completely off here, but wouldn't Capobianco roughly translate as "white head?"

Tom C, Bloomington, IN (Sent Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:47 AM)

i love all-name teams. very good stuff. my favorite: An'Juan Wilderness

David Milwaukee, WI (Sent Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:29 PM)

Eastern's Tyler Laser? He's always on with his 3-point shot.

Joe Koswhal, Chicago (Sent Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:42 PM)



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