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This is a list of nicknames in the sport of basketball. Most are related to professional basketball, although a few notable nicknames from the U.S. college game are included.
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[edit] Players
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – "Cap"[1]
- Ray Allen – "Ray Ray",[2] "Jesus Shuttlesworth"[3] (after his character in the movie He Got Game),[3]
- Rafer Alston – "Skip To My Lou"[4]
- Chris Andersen – "Birdman"[5]
- Greg Anderson – "Cadillac"[6][7]
- Carmelo Anthony – "Melo"[8]
- Nate Archibald – "Tiny"[6][9]
- Gilbert Arenas – ""Agent Zero", "The Hibachi"[10][11]
- Trevor Ariza – "Cobra"[12]
- Paul Arizin – "Pitchin' Paul"[9]
- Ron Artest – "Metta World Peace" "Ron Ron"[13]
- Stacey Augmon – "Plastic Man"[9]
- Ken Bannister – "The Animal"[7]
- Andrea Bargnani – "Il Mago(The Magician)" (In Italy)[14]
- Charles Barkley – "Chuck",[9][15] "The Round Mound of Rebound",[6][9][15][16][17] "Sir Charles",[9] "Prince Charles", "Leaning Tower of Pizza",[15][17] "Pillsbury Dough Boy",[15] "The Human Refrigerator",[15] "The Flying Coke Machine",[15] "The Crisco Kid",[15][17] "Boy Gorge"[15][17]
- Jim Barnes – "Bad News"[16]
- Marvin Barnes – "Bad News" (originally because of his basketball skills but later because of his frequent off-court issues)[15]
- Dick Barnett – "Fall Back Baby"[6]
- Jerry Baskerville – "Hound"[7]
- Alfred Beard – "Butch"[18]
- Marco Belinelli – "Beli"[19]
- Walt Bellamy – "Bells"[20][21]
- Larry Bird – "The Hick from French Lick",[22] "Larry Legend"[22]
- Daron Blaylock – "Mookie"[9]
- Tyrone Bogues – "Muggsy"[23] (because he was so adept at stealing, it was like he was mugging you)
- Chris Bosh – "CB4"[24]
- Bill Bradley – "Dollar Bill",[9] "The Secretary of State",[16] "Mr. President"[16]
- Jim Breeden – "Brick"[22]
- John Brockman - "The Brockness Monster" (because he was rarely seen in games)[25]
- Fred Brown – "Downtown Freddie"[9] (for his proficiency in the 3-point basket, "from downtown")[26]
- Joe Bryant – "Jellybean"[27]
- Kobe Bryant – "Black Mamba"[28]
- Joe Caldwell – "Pogo", "Jumping Joe"[29]
- Antoine Carr – "Big Dog"[9]
- Vince Carter – "Air Canada", "Vinsanity", "Half Man Half Amazing",[9]
- Sam Cassell – "Sam I Am"[30]
- Wilt Chamberlain – "Wilt the Stilt",[9][31] "The Big Dipper"[23][32] (because as a child he had to 'dip' his head after hitting his head on a door frame)[23]
- Derrick Chievous – "Band-Aid"[23] (who wore one for good luck)[23]
- Craig Claxton – "Speedy"[6]
- Ric Cobb – "The Elevator Man"[6]
- Vernal Coles – "Bimbo"[6][18]
- Bob Cousy – "The Houdini of the Hardwood"[20]
- Forrest Cox – "Frosty"[33]
- Billy Cunningham – "Kangaroo Kid"[16]
- Bob Dandridge – "Bobby D"[11]
- Mel Davis – "Killer"[16]
- Glen Davis – "Big Baby",[34] "Uno-Uno"[35]
- Ricky Davis – "Ricky Buckets"[9]
- Darryl Dawkins – "Chocolate Thunder"[7][9]
- Clyde Drexler – "Clyde the Glide"[6][9][15]
- Tim Duncan – "The Big Fundamental"[36] (for his fundamentally sound game), "Slam Duncan"[37]
- Kevin Durant – "Durantula"[38]
- Theodore Edwards – "Blue"[23] (from an older sister, for the color of his face when he was choking as a baby)[23]
- Pervis Ellison – "Never Nervous Pervis"[9] ( aka "Out of Service Pervis.")
- Julius Erving – "Dr. J"[9][16]
- Derek Fisher – "D-Fish"[39]
- Eric Floyd – "Sleepy"[6]
- Clarence Francis – "Bevo"[7]
- Steve Francis – "Stevie Franchise"[40]
- Walt Frazier – "Clyde"[9] (after the film Bonnie and Clyde, due to his flamboyant clothes)
- Lloyd Bernard Free – "World B. Free",[21] "The Prince of Midair"[6]
- Harry Gallatin – "The Horse"[20]
- Kevin Garnett – "Go-Go Gadget Arms",[41] "Big Ticket",[42][43] "KG",[43] "The Kid"[43]
- George Gervin – "Iceberg Slim",[44] "The Iceman",[9][15] just "Ice"[16]
- Daniel Gibson – "Boobie"[18]
- Armen Gilliam - "The Hammer"[45]
- Artis Gilmore – "A Train"[7]
- George Glamack – "The Blind Bomber"[17] (his eyesight was so poor that he had to look at the courtlines to determine how hard to shoot).[17]
- Ben Gordon – "Madison Square Gordon"[46]
- Boyd Grant – "Tiny"[33]
- Travis Grant – "Machine Gun"[7][47]
- Darrell Griffith – "Dr. Dunkenstein"[6][7][9]
- Robert Gruenig – "Ace"[48]
- Tom Gugliotta – "Googs"[11]
- Harold Hairston – "Happy"[6]
- Richard Hamilton – "Rip"[49]
- Tom Hammonds – "The Terminator"[50]
- Anfernee Hardaway – "Penny"[9][23] (from his grandmother's Southern accent calling him "pretty")[23]
- John Havlicek – "Hondo"[9] (from Mel Nowell, because of Havlicke's interest in Western novels and looking like John Wayne in the film)
- Elvin Hayes – "The Big E",[6][20] "E"[11]
- Tommy Heinsohn – "Ack Ack" (from the sound of a machine gun, since Heinsohn "never met a shot he didn't like or wouldn't take"),[16] "Tommy Gun"[47]
- Grant Hill – "G",[51] "G-money"[51]
- Darnell Hillman – "Dr. Dunk"[7]
- Fred Hoiberg – "The Mayor";[9] given to him by his Iowa State teammates because of his extraordinary popularity in the school's home city of Ames, Iowa, where he was raised
- Lionel Hollins – "(The) L-Train"[9]
- William Holzman – "Red"[20]
- Robert Horry – "Big Shot Rob"[52] or "Big Shot Bob",[52] "Cheap Shot Bob"[53]
- Dwight Howard – "Superman",[54] "Foul on You",[54] (for the large number of fouls called on Howard during the 2010 NBA Playoffs)[54] "D12","Steel Man" "D Howard"
- Rodney Hundley – "Hot Rod"[6][9]
- Serge Ibaka - "Air Congo", "I-block-a", "Serge Protector"[55]
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas – "Z"[56]
- Dan Issel – "The Horse"[33]
- Allen Iverson – "The Answer",[57]
- LeBron James – "(The) L-Train",[9] "King James",[18] "The Akron Hammer", "(the) chosen one"
- Dennis Johnson - "DJ"
- Earvin Johnson – "Magic",[9][23][58] "Buck",[23] "E.J."[23]
- Gus Johnson – "Honeycomb"[7]
- Larry Johnson – "Grandmama"[9] (from his role in a series of Converse commercials in which he portrayed his own grandmother)
- Vinnie Johnson – "The Microwave"[9] ("gets hot instantly")
- Damon Jones – "The World's Greatest Shooter"[18]
- Ronald Jones – "Popeye"[59]
- Sam Jones – "The Shooter"
- Michael Jordan – "Air Jordan",[60] "His Airness",[9][61] "MJ"[15]
- Antoine Joubert – "The Judge"[6]
- Greg Kelser – "Special K"[62]
- Shawn Kemp – "The Reignman"[9][26]
- Andrei Kirilenko – "AK47"[63]
- Toni Kukoc – "The Pink Panther"[64]
- Lafayette Lever – "Fat"[3]
- Nancy Lieberman – "Lady Magic"[65]
- Jeremy Lin – "Lin-sanity", "Super-Lintendo", "All He Does Is Lin"[66]
- Jim Loscutoff – "Jungle Jim"[9][16]
- Bob Love – "Butterbean"[7]
- Ed Macauley – "Easy"[20]
- Jamal Magloire - "Big Cat"
- Dan Majerle – "Thunder Dan"[9]
- Karl Malone – "The Mailman"[9][67] (because he always delivered)[67]
- Earl Manigault – "The Goat"[6]
- Pete Maravich – "Pistol Pete"[6][7][9][21]
- Stephon Marbury – "Starbury"[68]
- Shawn Marion – "The Matrix"[69]
- Cedric Maxwell – "Cornbread"[6][7][9] (after the title character in the film Cornbread, Earl and Me)[70]
- Xavier McDaniel – "The X-Man";[9] play on the initial of his first name with the X-Men, a group of superheroes
- Tracy McGrady – "T-Mac"
- Dick McGuire – "Tricky Dick"[20][71]
- Kevin McHale – "Herman Munster",[22] "The Black Hole"[23] (because of his interest in shooting, once balls were passed to him, they never came back)[23]
- Dean Meminger – "The Dream"[16]
- Darko Milicic – "The Human Victory Cigar" (because his court appearances were at the end of routs)[21]
- Yao Ming – "Chairman Yao",[40] "Shaquie Chan",[40] "The Great Wall of Yao"
- Harold Miner – "Baby Jordan"[9]
- Bill Mlkvy – "The Owl without a Vowel"[6][9]
- Earl Monroe – "Black Magic",[72] "Earl the Pearl",[9][11][72] "Black Jesus"[73]
- Donatas Motiejunas – "D-Mo"
- Alonzo Mourning – "Zo"[9][20]
- Charles Murphy – "Stretch"[20]
- Harry Narcisian – "The Horse"[33]
- Steve Nash – "Hair Canada"[74]
- Fred Neal – "Curly"[6]
- Jameer Nelson – "Mighty Mouse",[75] "Crib Midget"[75]
- Dirk Nowitzki – "German Wunderkind "[76]
- Lamar Odom – "The Candy Man"[77]
- Shaquille O'Neal – "Shaq",[78] "Shaq Daddy",[78] "Shaq Fu",[78] "Diesel",[78] "The Big Aristotle",[78] "Superman", "MDE" (Most Dominant Ever),[78] "The Big Maravich",[78] "The Big Felon",[78] "The Big Cactus", "The Big Cordially",[78] "Big Shamrock"[79]
- Hakeem Olajuwon – "The Dream"[6][9][15][16] (by Dick Vitale during his freshman year at the University of Houston)[80]
- Michael Olowokandi – "Kandi Man"[9]
- William Parker – "Smush"[18]
- Robert Parish – "The Chief"[9] (after the mute, expressionless character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
- Ruben Patterson – "The Kobe Stopper"[81]
- Chris Paul – "CP3"
- Billy Paultz – "The Whopper"[15][16]
- Gary Payton – "The Glove"[9] (for his defensive play – (his defense "held" opponents like a "baseball in a glove"))
- Sam Perkins – "Big Smooth"[82]
- Elliot Perry – "Socks"[9] (because he always wore his socks to his knees)
- Chuck Person – "The Rifleman" (who's full name is Chuck Connors Person, because his mom was a fan of The Rifleman).[83]
- Paul Pierce – "The Truth",[84]
- Ricky Pierce – "Big Paper Daddy"[82]
- Jim Pollard – "Kangaroo Kid"[16]
- Kevin Porter – "Little Drummer Boy"[11]
- Vitaly Potapenko – "Ukraine Train"[9]
- Bryant Reeves – "Big Country"[7][9]
- Jerome Richardson – "Pooh"[6]
- Mike Riordan – "Rags"[11]
- Glenn Rivers – "Doc"[6]
- David Robinson – "The Admiral"[6][23] (for his stint in the U.S. Navy)
- Glenn Robinson – "Big Dog"[6][7][9]
- Len Robinson – "Truck"[11][16]
- Nate Robinson – "KyptoNate" (his NBA dunk contest theme), "Donkey" (from Nate Robinson and Glen Davis post-game interview)
- Oscar Robertson – "The Big O"[6][9] (coming from the James Thurber story, "The Disappearing O")[16]
- Dennis Rodman – "The Worm"[7][9][47] (for his wriggling when he played pinball)[47]
- Wayne Rollins – "Tree"[18][20]
- Arvydas Sabonis – "Sabas"[85]
- John Salley – "Spider"[9]
- Tom Sanders – "Satch" or "Satch Sanders"[7][9]
- Brian Scalabrine – "White Mamba"[86]
- Jon Scheyer – "The Jewish Jordan"[87]
- Ralph Siewert – "Sky",[71] and later "Timber"[88]
- James Silas – "Captain Late"[23] (because he was at his best near the end of games)[23]
- Bobby Smith – "Bingo"[7][18]
- Craig Smith – "Rhino"[9]
- Josh Smith – "J-Smoove"[89]
- Larry Smith – "Mr. Mean"[16]
- Latrell Sprewell – "Spree"[90]
- Dave Stallworth – "The Rave"[11]
- Amar'e Stoudemire – "STAT (Standing Tall and Talented)"[91]
- Damon Stoudamire – "Mighty Mouse""
- Isiah Thomas – "Zeke",[9][92] "Cuts"[92] (for the cuts he would suffer while driving the lane),[92] "The Baby-Faced Assassin"[92] (for his young appearance contrasted with his shooting skill)[92]
- Kurt Thomas - "Big Sexy"
- David Thompson – "The Skywalker"[20]
- Sedale Threatt – "The Thief"[9]
- Andrew Toney – "The Boston Strangler" (because he kept "killing" the Boston Celtics in big games)[44]
- Robert Traylor – "Tractor Traylor"[9][18]
- Melvin Turpin – "Golden Arches"[15]
- Nick Van Exel – "Nasty Nick",[93] "Nick Van Excellent",[93] "Nick the Quick"[93]
- Anderson Varejao – "Wild Thing"[18]
- Sasha Vujacic – "The Machine"
- Dwyane Wade – "Flash", "D-Wade"[94]
- Chet Walker – "The Jet"[20]
- Clarence Walker – "Foots"[18]
- Ben Wallace – "Big Ben"[95]
- Zach Randolph – "Z-Bo"
- Rasheed Wallace – "Sheed"
- Donald Watts – "Slick"[7]
- Nick Weatherspoon – "Spoon"[11]
- Anthony Webb – "Spud"[6][9] (from a cousin who thought his head looked like Sputnik)[16]
- Chris Webber – "C-Webb"
- Marvin Webster – "Human Eraser"[6] (for his shot blocking abilities)[26]
- Jerry West – "Mr. Clutch",[23][47][58] "The Logo",[58] "Zeke from Cabin Creek"[22][23] (the town of Chelyan, West Virginia, where West was born, was too small to have a post office so his mail was delivered to Cabin Creek)[23] "Mr. Logo"
- James Williams – "Fly"[6]
- Deron Williams-"D-Will"
- Jason Williams – "White Chocolate"[9]
- Jerome Williams – "The Junkyard Dog"[96] (by Rick Mahorn, for his hard work and hustle)[96]
- John Williams – "Hot Rod"[9][18]
- Jamaal Wilkes – "Silk"[7][9]
- Dominique Wilkins – "The Human Highlight Reel",[6][9][15][23] "Nique"[9]
- Corliss Williamson – "Big Nasty"[6][9]
- Bill Willoughby – "Poodles"[7]
- John Wooden – "The India Rubber Man" (while playing, because he seemed to bounce off the floor while diving for loose balls)[97]
- James Worthy – "Big Game James"[9][98]
- Max Zaslofsky – "Slats"[99]
O.J Mayo - "Juice"
[edit] Coaches
- Arnold Auerbach – "Red"[20]
- Jim Breeden – "Brick"[22]
- Forrest Cox – "Frosty"[33]
- Clarence Gaines – "Big House"[6]
- Boyd Grant – "Tiny"[33]
- William Holzman – "Red"[20]
- Allan Hower – "The Horse"[33]
- Dan Issel – "The Horse"[33]
- Phil Jackson – "Zen Master"[100]
- Alvin Julian – "Doggie"[6]
- Ward Lambert – "Piggy"[71] (because he wore his hair in pigtails as a youngster)[71]
- Harry Narcisian – "The Horse"[33]
- Russell Walseth – "Sox"[33]
- John Wooden – "The Wizard of Westwood" (as a coach)[97]
- Greg Popovich - "Coach Pop"
[edit] Teams
[edit] College
- Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball, 1934–38 – "Mighty Mites"[101]
- 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)[102]
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s – "Fabulous Five"[103] (Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wallace Jones, Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins).[103]
- University of Houston men's basketball from 1982 to 1984 – "Phi Slama Jama"[103] (led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler)[103]
- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 1992–93 – "Fab Five" (Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson)[102]
- University of Kentucky Wildcats men's_basketball_team, 1995–96 – "The Untouchables"[104] (Tony Delk, Antoine Walker)
- University of Illinois men's basketball from 1988 to 1989 – "Flyin' Illini"[103] (led by Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, and Stephen Bardo)[103]
[edit] Professional
- Boston Celtics
- "The Big Three" (Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish)
- "The Boston Three Party" (Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce – also called "The Big Three")[105]
- Dallas Mavericks – "The Big Three" (Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley)[106]
- Detroit Pistons – The "Bad Boys"[107]
- Golden State Warriors, during the 1990s – "Run-TMC" (after the hip-hop group Run–D.M.C., for Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin)[108]
- Los Angeles Lakers, during the 1980s – "Showtime"[109]
- Portland Trail Blazers – "Jail Blazers",[110] "Rip City" (the city of Portland)[107]
- Miami Heat – "The Heatles" (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh) after The Beatles.[111]
[edit] International
- United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team"[112]
- United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – The Redeem Team"[113]
- Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors"[114]
- Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA[115]
- Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men")[116]
[edit] Locations
- Human Performance Center – "Chamber of Horrors"[117]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
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- ^ Simmons, Bill (2009). The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy. Random House, Inc.. p. 341. ISBN 034551176X. http://books.google.com/books?id=oLCSBeuStRcC&pg=PA341.
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- ^ Kriegel, Mark (2008). Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich. Simon and Schuster. p. 316. ISBN 0743284984. http://books.google.com/books?id=MGYPsUCi63MC&pg=PA316.
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