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Utah Utes men's basketball team, 1943–44 – "Blitz Kids" (freshmen Arnie Ferrin, Herb Wilkinson, Wat Misaka, Bob Lewis, Dick Smuin, Bill Kastlic and sophomore Fred Sheffield) [225] Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s – "Fabulous Five" [ 226 ] ( Alex Groza , Ralph Beard , Wallace Jones , Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins ).
LeBron Raymone James Sr. ( / ləˈbrɒn dʒeɪmz /; [ 1] lə-BRON; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " King James ", he is widely recognized as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport and is often compared to ...
Griquas, South African team named after the Griqua people, however their symbol is an oryx. Māori All Blacks, previously the New Zealand Māori, a rugby union side whose members must be at least 1/16 Māori. Northland Taniwha, a rugby team in the Mitre 10 Cup named after a being from Māori mythology.
Olympic pictogram for basketball. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end ...
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " Mount Mutombo " for his defensive prowess, he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players ...
National Basketball Association (NBA) team mascots are as follows. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth [1] and ninth [2] respectively on AskMen.com's top 10 sports mascots. As of now, four teams do not have a mascot, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.
Yahoshafat Ben Avraham (born Amar'e Carsares Jehoshaphat Stoudemire / ə ˈ m ɑːr eɪ ˈ s t ɒ d ə m aɪər / ə-MAR-ay STOD-ə-myre; Hebrew: אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; on November 16, 1982) [1] is an American-born Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National ...
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program is the men's college basketball team of the University of Kentucky. It has eight NCAA championships, the best all-time winning percentage, and the most all-time victories. [ 2] The Wildcats compete in the Southeastern Conference and are coached by Mark Pope.