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This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball. ... Utah Utes men's basketball team, 1943–44 – "Blitz Kids" (freshmen Arnie Ferrin, Herb Wilkinson, ...
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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
A basketball coach ( Cathy Lee Crosby) hired by mistake is harassed by her superior. Fast Break. 1979. Comedy. Gabe Kaplan as a New Yorker who dreams of being a coach and finally gets a shot. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh. 1979. Comedy. A laughing-stock basketball squad transforms itself as the Pittsburgh Pisces.
Pages in category "Nicknames in basketball" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
NBA – National Basketball Association (Toronto Raptors) NBA G League (Raptors 905) CEBL – Canadian Elite Basketball League. BSL- Basketball Super League (North America) Chile. LNB – Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile. Colombia. BPC – Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. Costa Rica.
In 1964, it was named after Walter A. Brown who was instrumental in merging the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League into the NBA. [1] [2] The Brown Trophy design remained the same until 1977 when the current trophy design was first introduced although it retained the Walter A. Brown title. [3]
NBA nicknames have taken on lives of their own over recent decades. Historically very good, the current generation has been known to crank out some terrible monikers for hoops stars.