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Wheaton's mascot is a Lyon, named after founding principal Mary Lyon which can be traced back to the early 1980s. [3] On October 14, 2016, the Wheaton College Athletic Department announced the first-ever mascot name for the Lyon...
Wheaton College was founded in 1860. Its predecessor, the Illinois Institute, had been founded in late 1853 by Wesleyan Methodists as a college and preparatory school. . Wheaton's first president, Jonathan Blanchard, was a former president of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and a staunch abolitionist with ties to Oberlin Co
The Shark – mascot of the UNLV Rebels; while the school's teams are named the Rebels, the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, nicknamed "The Shark" [41] Shasta and Sasha – cougars, co-mascots of the Houston Cougars
North Georgia Saints and Lady Saints — The first sports teams at what was then North Georgia College & State University were men's teams known as "Cadets", a nod to the school's status as a senior military college. When basketball became the first women's sport, that team was initially known as the "Golddiggers", referencing the school's ...
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
This was the first College Division men's basketball tournament and it was won by Wheaton College. Wheaton's Mel Peterson was named the Most Outstanding Player. Jackson State, citing policy of the Mississippi Board of Trustees, was compelled to withdraw from the tournament rather than competing in an interracial contest.
Transformed basketball due to his height, strength, and skill. [16] Led the Blue Demons Basketball team to the 1945 NIT title. Named the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year in 1944 and 1945. Mark Aguirre - Former NBA player. First overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and three-time NBA All-Star.
Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan - Mascot is a St. Bernard dog; Carroll College, Helena, Montana - Mascot is "Halo"", a St. Bernard dog; College of St. Joseph, Rutland, Vermont - Fighting Saints (Closed due to financial problems in 2019) College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota - St. Bernard dog used in some fan items