List of nicknames in basketball
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.
Players
A
- Giannis Antetokounmpo – "Greek Freak", "The Alphabet", "Kurčina"
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – "C", "The Captain"[1]
- Steven Adams – "The Big Kiwi", "Stone-Cold Steven Adams"
- Ray Allen – "Ray Ray",[2] "Sugar Ray", "Jesus Shuttlesworth"[3] (after his character in the movie He Got Game)[3]
- LaMarcus Aldridge – "L.A.", "L-Train"
- Furkan Aldemir – "Mr. Rebound"
- Rafer Alston – "Skip To My Lou"[4]
- Al-Farouq Aminu – "Farouq Assault", "The Acid"
- Chris Andersen – "Birdman"[5]
- Anthony Anderson – "Double A"[6]
- Greg Anderson – "Cadillac"[7][8]
- Carmelo Anthony – "Melo"[9]
- Pero Antić – "Antic's Roadshow"
- Lou Amundson – "Lightning Lou"
- Nate Archibald – "Tiny"[7][10]
- Gilbert Arenas – "Agent Zero", "The Hibachi",[11][12] "Black President", "Nacho", "Gil"
- Trevor Ariza – "Cobra",[13] "Ariza Green", "Switchblade", "Athreeza"
- Paul Arizin – "Pitchin' Paul"[10]
- Stacey Augmon – "Plastic Man"[10]
- Ömer Aşık – "Mr. Double Double" "Aşık and Destroy"
- Aaron Afflalo – "Afflalo Creed"
B
- Ken Bannister – "The Animal"[8]
- Leandro Barbosa – "The Brazilian Blur"
- Andrea Bargnani – "Il Mago" (The Magician) (In Italy)[14]
- Charles Barkley – "Chuck",[10][15] "The Round Mound of Rebound",[7][10][15][16][17] "Sir Charles",[10] "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]
- Harrison Barnes – "The Black Falcon"[18]
- Shannon Brown – "ShamWow","Throw It Down Shannon Brown"
- 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"[7]
- Jerry Baskerville – "Hound"[8]
- Elgin Baylor – "E B"
- Bradley Beal - "Panda" (because he eats so much), "The House of Guards", "Swish" ("Swish and Dish" with John Wall)
- Alfred Beard – "Butch"[19]
- Marco Belinelli – "Beli"[20]
- Walt Bellamy – "Bells"[21][22]
- Brent Barry – "Bones"[23]
- Chauncey Billups – "Mr. Big Shot"[24]
- Larry Bird – "The Hick from French Lick",[25] "Larry Legend",[25] "Uncle Larry"
- Mike Bibby – "Bibbs"
- Andray Blatche – "Seven Day Dray", "Bulletproof"
- Daron Blaylock – "Mookie"[10]
- Eric Bledsoe – "Mini LeBron"[10]
- Matt Bonner – "Red Rocket", "Red Mamba"
- Tyrone Bogues – "Muggsy"[26] (because he was so adept at stealing, it was like he was mugging you)
- Chris Bosh – "CB4",[27] "The Boshtrich",[27]
- Bill Bradley – "Dollar Bill",[10] "The Secretary of State",[16] "Mr. President"[16]
- Shawn Bradley – "The enormous Mormon"[28]
- Corey Brewer – "The Beer Brewer", "C-Brew"
- Jon Brockman – "The Brockness Monster" (because he was rarely seen in games)[29]
- Fred Brown – "Downtown Freddie"[10] (for his proficiency in the 3-point basket, "from downtown")[30]
- Joe Bryant – "Jellybean"[31]
- Andrew Bynum – "Bynumite,"
- Kobe Bryant – "Black Mamba", "Mr. 81", "KB-24", "The 8th Wonder of the World", "Kobe Wan Kenobi", "Lord of the Rings", "The Dagger", "Vino"[32]
- Jimmy Butler – "Jimmy Buckets",[33] "The Butler", "Jimmy G Buckets" (the G stands for "Gets")
C
- Joe Caldwell – "Pogo", "Jumping Joe"[34]
- Isaiah Canaan – "Canaanball"
- Brian Cardinal – "The Custodian"
- Antoine Carr – "Big Dawg"[10]
- Vince Carter – "Air Canada", "Vinsanity", "Half Man Half Amazing"[10]
- Sam Cassell – "Sam I Am"[35]
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope-"KCP"
- Mario Chalmers – "Rio"
- Wilt Chamberlain – "Wilt the Stilt",[10][36] "The Big Dipper"[26][37] (because as a child he had to 'dip' his head after hitting it on a door frame)[26]
- Derrick Chievous – "Band-Aid"[26] (who wore one for good luck)[26]
- Craig Claxton – "Speedy"[7]
- Vernal Coles – "Bimbo"[7][19]
- DeMarcus Cousins – "Boogie", "DMC"
- Bob Cousy – "The Houdini of the Hardwood"[21]
- Robert Covington – "RoCo"
- Forrest Cox – "Frosty"[38]
- Jamal Crawford – "Crawssover Crawford", "J Crossover", "L.A.'s Dance Instructor" [39]
- Jae Crowder – "Three's a Crowder", "Joe Chowder"
- Billy Cunningham – "Kangaroo Kid"[16]
- Stephen Curry - "Steph", "Chef Curry", "The Golden Boy", "The Baby-Faced Assassin", "The Human Torch", "The Dry Cleaner",[40] "Splash Brothers" (Curry and Klay Thompson)
D
- Bob Dandridge – "Bobby D"[12]
- Mel Davis – "Killer"[16]
- Anthony Davis – "The Brow", "Long Baby"
- Glen Davis – "Big Baby",[41] "Uno-Uno"[42]
- Ricky Davis – "Ricky Buckets",[10] "Wrong Rim Ricky"
- Darryl Dawkins – "Chocolate Thunder"[8][10]
- DeMar DeRozan – "Demarvellous DeRozan", "Double D"
- Boris Diaw – "Bobo", "The Big Croissant"
- Goran Dragić – "The Dragon"
- Zoran Dragić – "Silver Dragon"
- Clyde Drexler – "Clyde the Glide"[7][10][15]
- Tim Duncan – "The Big Fundamental"[43] (for his fundamentally sound game), "Slam Duncan",[44] "TD", "Timmy D", "Old Man Riverwalk", "Old Man Duncan", "TD Bank"(because he sometimes uses the glass to score), "Twin Towers" (with David Robinson)
- Kevin Durant – "Durantula",[45] "Kid Clutch", "The Baddest", "KD", "The Servant," "Slim Reaper"[46]
E
- James Edwards – "Buddha"
- Theodore Edwards – "Blue"[26] (from an older sister, for the color of his face when he was choking as a baby)[26]
- Monta Ellis – "Mississippi Bullet", "Mississippi Missile", "Which Quarta"
- Pervis Ellison – "Never Nervous Pervis" (during his college days),[10] "Out of Service Pervis" (for his frequent injuries in the NBA)
- Julius Erving – "Dr. J", The Doctor[10][16]
- Patrick Ewing – "The Beast of the East"[47]
F
- Kenneth Faried – "Manimal"
- Derek Fisher – "D-Fish"[48]
• Jack (the Shot) Foley, Holy Cross star
- Eric Floyd – "Sleepy"[7]
- Clarence Francis – "Bevo"[8]
- Steve Francis – "Stevie Franchise"[49]
- Walt Frazier – "Clyde"[10] (after the film Bonnie and Clyde, due to his flamboyant clothes)
- Lloyd Bernard Free – "World B. Free",[22] "The Prince of Midair"[7]
- Joe Fulks – "Jumpin' Joe Fulks"
- Jeff Foster – "Floorburns", "Feisty Foster"[citation needed]
- Evan Fournier – "Don't Google", "Never Google"
- Rick Fox – "Foxy"
G
- Dan Gadzuric – "The Flying Dutchman"[50]
- Harry Gallatin – "The Horse"[21]
- Danilo Gallinari – "Gallo"
- Kevin Garnett – "Go-Go Gadget Arms",[51] "Big Ticket",[52][53] "KG",[53] "The Kid"[53]
- Paul George – "PG13", "Young Trece", "PG", "King George"
- George Gervin – "Iceberg Slim",[54] "The Iceman",[10][15] just "Ice"[16]
- Daniel Gibson – "Boobie"[19]
- Armen Gilliam – "The Hammer"[55]
- Artis Gilmore – "A Train"[8]
- Manu Ginobili – "Obi-Wan Ginobili", "El Contusione", "El Gaucho Calvo", "The Jedi Master"
- Rudy Gobert – "The Stifle Tower", "The French Rejection", "Gobzilla"
- 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"[56]
- Marcin Gortat – "The Polish Hammer"[57]
- Travis Grant – "Machine Gun"[8][58]
- A.C. Green – "Iron Man"
- Danny Green – "IcyHot"
- Jeff Green - "Iron Man",[59] "Uncle Jeff",[60] "Green Machine", "8-Ball"
- Blake Griffin – "Burley" "Fouly" (Because he gets fouled alot)
- Darrell Griffith – "Dr. Dunkenstein"[7][8][10]
- Robert Gruenig – "Ace"[61]
- Tom Gugliotta – "Googs"[12]
H
- Harold Hairston – "Happy"[7]
- Richard Hamilton – "Rip"[62]
- Tom Hammonds – "The Terminator"[63]
- Anfernee Hardaway – "Penny"[10][26] (from his grandmother's Southern accent calling him "pretty")[26]
- James Harden – "The Beard", "The Barber"
- John Havlicek – "Hondo"[10] (from Mel Nowell, because of Havlicek's interest in Western novels and looking like John Wayne in the film), "Czech" (because of the second syllable of his last name)
- Elvin Hayes – "The Big E",[7][21] "E"[12]
- 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",[58] "Tommy Points"
- Roy Hibbert – "Big Dawg", "The Great Wall of Hibbert", "JAMbalyah"
- Jordan Hill -- "Predator"
- Grant Hill – "G",[64] "G-money"[64]
- Darnell Hillman – "Dr. Dunk"[8]
- Fred Hoiberg – "The Mayor";[10] 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"[10]
- William Holzman – "Red"[21]
- Kirk Hinrich – "Captain Kirk"
- Robert Horry – "Big Shot Rob"[65] or "Big Shot Bob"[65]
- Dwight Howard – "Superman",[66] "Foul on You",[66] (for the large number of fouls called on Howard during the 2010 NBA Playoffs),[66] "D12", "DH12"
- Rodney Hundley – "Hot Rod"[7][10]
I
- Serge Ibaka – "I-block-a", "Serge Protector",[67] "Air Congo"
- Andre Iguodala – "Iggy"
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas – "Big Z"[68]
- Ersan İlyasova – "Turkish Thunder"[69]
- Kyrie Irving – "Uncle Drew",[70] "The Bus Driver"
- Allen Iverson – "The Answer",[71] "AI", "Bubba Chuck", "Jewelz", "The Third Degree"
J
- Stephen Jackson – "Captain Jack", "Stack Jack", "Stak5"
- LeBron James – "(The) L-Train",[10] "King James",[19] "The Akron Hammer", "LBJ", "The King", "The Chosen One", "Bron Bron"
- Al Jefferson – "Big Al", "Big Classic"
- Brandon Jennings – "The Dealer"
- Alex Johnson – "Superman"
- Dennis Johnson – "DJ"
- Earvin Johnson – "Magic",[10][26][72] "Buck",[26] "E.J."[26]
- Gus Johnson – "Honeycomb"[8]
- Larry Johnson – "Grandmama"[10] (from his role in a series of Converse commercials in which he portrayed his own grandmother)
- Joe Johnson – "Iso Joe", "Joe Cool",[73] "Joe Jesus"[74]
- Vinnie Johnson – "The Microwave"[10] ("gets hot instantly")
- Damon Jones – "The World's Greatest Shooter"[19]
- Ronald Jones – "Popeye"[75]
- Michael Jordan – "Air Jordan",[76] "His Airness",[10][77] "MJ",[15] "the G.O.A.T.(Greatest of All Time)", "The Black Cat"
K
- Enes Kanter - "Enes the Penis"
- Greg Kelser – "Special K"[78]
- Shawn Kemp – "The Reignman"[10][30]
- Jason Kidd – "JK", "JKidd", "Ason Kidd", "huh kidd"
- Andrei Kirilenko – "AK47"[79]
- Toni Kukoc – "Croatian Sensation", "The Waiter", "Euro-Magic" [80]
L
- Lafayette Lever – "Fat"[3]
- Kawhi Leonard – "The Klaw", "Sugar K. Leonard", "The Kingslayer", "The Silent Assassin"
- Nancy Lieberman – "Lady Magic"[81]
- Zach LaVine – "Leaping"
- Jeremy Lin – "Lin-sanity", "Super-Lintendo", "Lin-credible", Lin-tastic", Lin Dynasty[82]
- Jim Loscutoff – "Jungle Jim",[10][16] "Loscy"
- Bob Love – "Butterbean"[8]
- Kevin Love – "K.Love"
- Kyle Lowry – "The Bulldog"
M
- Ed Macauley – "Easy"[21]
- Mike Miller – , "Mike 'Mike' Miller", "Mike the Killer Miller", "Killer"
- Dan Majerle – "Thunder Dan"[10]
- Karl Malone – "The Mailman"[10][83] (because he always delivered)[83]
- Earl Manigault – "The Goat"[7]
- Pete Maravich – "Pistol Pete"[7][8][10][22]
- Stephon Marbury – "Starbury" and "Crybury"[84]
- Shawn Marion – "The Matrix"[85]
- Cedric Maxwell – "Cornbread"[7][8][10] (after the title character in the film Cornbread, Earl and Me)[86]
- Xavier McDaniel – "The X-Man";[10] play on the initial of his first name with the X-Men, a group of superheroes
- Doug McDermott – "Thoug McLearnmott", "Dougie McBuckets"
- Antonio McDyess – "Dice"
- Javale McGee - "Shaqtin' MVP", "Pierre"
Billy (the Hill) McGill, University of Utah All-American
- Jon McGlocklin – "Jonny Mac"[87]
- Tracy McGrady – "T-Mac"
- Dick McGuire – "Tricky Dick"[21][88]
- Kevin McHale – "Herman Munster",[25] "The Black Hole"[26] (because of his interest in shooting, once balls were passed to him, they never came back)[26]
- Jim McMillian – "Jimmy Mac"
- Dean Meminger – "The Dream"[16]
- Darko Miličić – "The Human Victory Cigar", because his court appearances were at the end of routs.[22] The first to have this nickname was Stojko Vranković.[89]
- Reggie Miller – "The Knick Killer", "Miller Time"
- Harold Miner – "Baby Jordan"[10]
- Paul Millsap - "The Paperboy" (Karl Malone was known as "The Mailman" and Paul Millsap was regarded as the next power forward star for the Utah Jazz)
- Nikola Mirotić - "Niko Suave", "Threekola"
- Bill Mlkvy – "The Owl without a Vowel"[7][10]
- Earl Monroe – "Black Magic",[90] "Earl the Pearl",[10][12][90] "Black Jesus"[91]
- Marcus Morris- "Mook"
- Markieff Morris – "Keef"
- Anthony Morrow – "Morrow Never Knows", "Chocolate Rain"
- Donatas Motiejūnas – "D-Mo", "Captain Hook", "Donuts"
- Alonzo Mourning – "Zo"[10][21]
- Charles Murphy – "Stretch"[21]
- Ronald Murray – "Flip"
- Dikembe Mutombo – "Mt. Mutombo"
N
- Steve Nash – "Captain Canada", "Hair Canada", "Mr. 50 40 90", "Floor General"[92]
- Fred Neal – "Curly"[7]
- Jameer Nelson – "Mighty Mouse",[93] "Crib Midget"[93]
- Nenê - "The Big Brazilian", "Brazilian Jesus"
- Nerlens Noel – "The Eraser"
- Dirk Nowitzki – "Dirkules", "The Germanator", "German Moses", "The German Logo", "WunderDirk"
O
- Lamar Odom – "The Candy Man"[94]
- Mehmet Okur – "Memo"
- Shaquille O'Neal – "Shaq",[95] "Shaq Daddy",[95] "Shaq Fu",[95] "Diesel",[95] "The Big Aristotle",[95] "Superman", "MDE" (Most Dominant Ever),[95] "The Big Maravich",[95] "The Big Fella",[95] "The Big Shaqtus", "The Big Cordially",[95] "Big Shamrock"[96]
- Hakeem Olajuwon – "The Dream"[7][10][15][16][97]
- Michael Olowokandi – "Kandi Man"[10]
P
- Smush Parker – "Smush"[19]
- Tony Parker – "TP"
- Sam Perkins – "Sleepy Sam"
- Robert Parish – "The Chief"[10] (after the mute, expressionless character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
- Ruben Patterson – "The Kobe Stopper"[98]
- Chris Paul – "CP3", "Cliff Paul"
- Billy Paultz – "The Whopper"[15][16]
- Gary Payton – "The Glove"[10] (for his defensive play – his defense "held" opponents like a "baseball in a glove")
- Sam Perkins – "Big Smooth",[99] "Sleepy"
- Elliot Perry – "Socks"[10] (because he always wore his socks to his knees)
- Chuck Person – "The Rifleman" (whose full name is Chuck Connors Person, because his mom was a fan of The Rifleman).[100]
- Kendrick Perkins – "Central Perk", "Perk", "Swamp Thang", "Pendrick Kerkins"
- Paul Pierce – "Really Old", "The Truth",[101] "PeePee" (for his initials PP), "P-Square"
- Ricky Pierce – "Big Paper Daddy"[99]
- Scottie Pippen – "No Tippin' Pippen",[102] "Pip"
- Jim Pollard – "Kangaroo Kid"[16]
- Kevin Porter – "Little Drummer Boy"[12]
- Kristaps Porziņģis – "The Zinger"
- Vitaly Potapenko – "Ukraine Train"[10]
- Joel Przybilla – "Vanilla Gorilla"[103]
R
- Rajon Rondo – "The Clinic", "The Yoga Instructor", "Mr.Triple Double"
- Julius Randle – "Grown Man", "Caesar", "Don Julio" (from Garcia Marquez)
- Kurt Rambis – "Superman" (because he looks like Clark Kent)
- Rick Mahorn – "Rick The Brick" (Because how hard his screens were)
- Zach Randolph – "Z-Bo", "Mr. 20 and 10", "Junkyard Dog"
- Bryant Reeves – "Big Country"[8][10]
- Jerome Richardson – "Pooh"[7]
- Mike Riordan – "Rags"[12]
- Glenn Rivers – "Doc"[7]
- David Robinson – "The Admiral"[7][26] (for his stint in the U.S. Navy)
- Glenn Robinson – "Big Dog"[7][8][10]
- Len Robinson – "Truck"[12][16]
- Nate Robinson – "KryptoNate"
- Oscar Robertson – "The Big O"[7][10] (coming from the James Thurber story, "The Disappearing O")[16]
- Dennis Rodman – "The Worm"[8][10][58] (for his wriggling when he played pinball)[58]
- Wayne Rollins – "Tree"[19][21]
- Derrick Rose – "D-Rose", "Windy City Assassin",[104] "Poohdini"
- Brandon Roy – "The Natural" [105]
- D'Angelo Russell – "Voodoo", "D'Lo"
- Bill Russell – "The Secretary of Defense"
S
- Arvydas Sabonis – "Sabas"[106]
- John Salley – "Spider"[10]
- JaKarr Sampson – "Point Karr"
- Tom Sanders – "Satch" or "Satch Sanders"[8][10]
- Kevin Seraphin - "Man Bear Pig"
- Brian Scalabrine – "White Mamba",[107][108] "Scal"
- Jon Scheyer – "The Jewish Jordan"[109]
- Iman Shumpert – "Shump", "Shumpman"
- Ralph Siewert – "Sky",[88] and later "Timber"[110]
- Dennis Scott – "3D"
- James Silas – "Captain Late"[26] (because he was at his best near the end of games),[26] "The Snake", "The Late Mr. Silas"
- Bobby Smith – "Bingo"[8][19]
- Craig Smith – "Rhino"[10]
- Josh Smith – "J-Smoove"[111]
- Kenny Smith – "The Jet"
- Larry Smith – "Mr. Mean"[16]
- Rik Smits – "The Flying Dutchman" or "The Dunkin' Dutchman"[112]
- Marreese Speights – "Mo' Buckets"[113]
- Latrell Sprewell – "Spree"[114]
- Dave Stallworth – "The Rave"[12]
- Nik Stauskas – "Sauce Castillo"
- Lance Stephenson – "Born Ready", "Lance the Great", "Sir Lancealot"
- Amar'e Stoudemire – "STAT" (Standing Tall and Talented)[115]
- Predrag Stojakovic -- "Peja"
T
- Jason Terry – "JET" (his initials)
- Isiah Thomas (born in 1961) – "Zeke",[10][116] "Cuts"[116] (for the cuts he would suffer while driving the lane),[116] "The Baby-Faced Assassin"[116] (for his young appearance contrasted with his shooting skill)[116]
- Isaiah Thomas (born in 1989) – "Baby Zeke", "Isaiah Jr"
- Kurt Thomas – "Mid Life",[117] "Dirty Kurt", "Big Sexy"
- David Thompson – "The Skywalker"[21]
- Sedale Threatt – "The Thief"[10]
- Anthony Tolliver – "Tolly Want a Cracker"
- Andrew Toney – "The Boston Strangler" (because he kept "killing" the Boston Celtics in big games)[54]
- Robert Traylor – "Tractor Traylor"[10][19]
- Melvin Turpin – "Golden Arches"[15]
- Hidayet Türkoğlu – "Hedo", "Mr.4th quarter"
V
- Nick Van Exel – "Nasty Nick",[118] "Nick Van Excellent",[118] "Nick the Quick"[118]
- Anderson Varejão – "Wildman"[19]
- Jarvis Varnado – "Sharknado"
- Charlie Villanueva – "Charlie Buckets"
- Stojko Vranković – "Human Victory Cigar", because he played at the end of blowout games where Red Auerbach would light his cigar.[89]
- Dick Van Arsdale – "The Original Sun"
- Nikola Vucevic – "Vucci Mane"
W
- Dwyane Wade – "D-Wade", "Flash", "Three"
- Chet Walker – "Chet the Jet"
- John Wall - "J Wow", "The Great Wall", "Jimmy Franchise", "J Wizzy", "Optimus Dime", "Wall-Star", "The House of Guards" (with Bradley Beal), "Dish" ("Swish & Dish" with Bradley Beal)
- Ben Wallace – "Big Ben"
- Gerald Wallace – "Crash"
- Rasheed Wallace – "Sheed"
- Chris Webber – "C-Webb"
- Jerry West – "Mr. Clutch", "Zeke From Cabin Creek", "The Logo" (because he was incorporated into the NBA logo)
- Russell Westbrook – "Fashion Icon", "Cat", "Mr.Triple-Double", "Russdiculous", "The Leada"
- Andrew Wiggins – "Maple Jordan",[119] "Ender"
- Dominique Wilkins – "The Human Highlight Film"
- Jamaal Wilkes – "Smooth as Silk"
- Deron Williams – "D-Will"
- Jason Williams – "White Chocolate"[120]
- John Williams – "Hot Rod"
- Jerome Williams – "Junkyard Dog"
- John Sam Williams – "Hot Plate"
- James Worthy – "Big Game James"
- Tony Wroten – "Wrecking Ball Wroten"
Y
- Yao Ming – "Chairman Yao",[49] "Shaquie Chan",[49] "The Great Wall of Yao",[49] "The China Man"
- Nick Young – "Swaggy P"[121]
Z
- Max Zaslofsky – "Slats"[122]
Coaches
- Arnold Auerbach – "Red"[21]
- David Blatt – "The Blattchelor"
- Forrest Cox – "Frosty", "Forrest Grump" [38]
- Chuck Daly – "Daddy Rich"
- Clarence Gaines – "Big House"[7]
- William Holzman – "Red"[21]
- Dan Issel – "The Horse"[38]
- Phil Jackson – "Zen Master"[123]
- Alvin Julian – "Doggie"[7]
- Mike Krzyzewski – "Coach K"[124]
- Ward Lambert – "Piggy"[88] (because he wore his hair in pigtails as a youngster)[88]
- Gregg Popovich – "Pop"
- Pat Riley - "The godfather"
- Glenn Rivers – "Doc"[125]
- Dean Smith – "Serene Dean", "El Deano"
- Erik Spoelstra – "Spo"
- Tom Thibodeau – "Thibbs"
- John Wooden – "The Wizard of Westwood" (as a coach)[126]
Teams
College
- Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball, 1934–38 – "Mighty Mites"[127]
- 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)[128]
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s – "Fabulous Five"[129] (Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wallace Jones, Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins).[129]
- University of Houston men's basketball from 1982 to 1984 – "Phi Slama Jama"[129] (led by Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler)[129]
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1991–92 – "The Unforgettables" (Richie Farmer, Deron Feldhaus, John Pelphrey, Sean Woods, Jamal Mashburn)
- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 1992–93 – "Fab Five" (Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson)[128]
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1995–96 – "The Untouchables"[130] (Tony Delk, Antoine Walker)
- University of Illinois men's basketball from 1988 to 1989 – "Flyin' Illini"[129] (led by Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson, Kendall Gill, and Stephen Bardo)[129]
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")[131]
- Dallas Mavericks
- "The Big Three" (Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley)[132]
- "Triple J" (Jamal Mashburn, Jason Kidd, and Jimmy Jackson)[133]
- Detroit Pistons – The "Bad Boys"[134]
- Golden State Warriors
- "The Dubs" (short for double-u, as in "The Ws")[135]
- "Splash Brothers" (Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson starting in 2012)[136]
- "Run TMC" (after the hip-hop group Run–D.M.C., for Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin during the 1990s)[137]
- Los Angeles Lakers, during the 1980s – "Showtime"[138]
- Minnesota Timberwolves - "The Bounce Brothers" (2014-15 Season Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins)
- Memphis Grizzlies - Grit N Grind, 2010, for their style of play.
- Portland Trail Blazers – "Jail Blazers",[139] "Rip City" (the city of Portland)[134]
- Miami Heat – "The Heatles" (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh) after The Beatles.[140]
- Los Angeles Clippers – "Lob City" (2012– Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan)
- San Antonio Spurs
- "The Twin Towers" (1998–2003 Tim Duncan, David Robinson)
- "The Big Three" (Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker)
- Los Angeles Lakers – "Slowtime" (2013– Broken Ankle Kobe Bryant, Five games of Steve Nash, Roy Hibbert)
International
- United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team"[141]
- United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team"[142]
- Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors"[143]
- Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA[144]
- Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men")[145]
Locations
- Air Canada Centre – "The Hangar"
- American Airlines Center – "The Hangar"
- American Airlines Arena – "Triple-A"[146]
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse - "The Fieldhouse"
- Charlotte Coliseum – "The Hive"[147]
- Chesapeake Energy Arena – "Loud City"[148]
- Chicago Stadium – "The Madhouse on Madison (Street)"
- FedExForum – "The Grindhouse"[149]
- Alico Arena – Dunk City[150]
- Human Performance Center – "Chamber of Horrors"[151]
- Izod Center – "The Meadowlands", "The Swamp"[152]
- Key Arena – "The Key"
- Madison Square Garden – "MSG", "The Garden"
- Oracle Arena – "Roaracle Arena" (Named after the loud noise in the arena)
- Quicken Loans Arena – "The Q"
- Pepsi Center – "The Can"[153]
- TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Garden – "The Garden"
- Time Warner Cable Arena – "The Cable Box"[154]
- United Center – "The UC", "Madhouse on Madison",[155] "The House that Jordan Built"[156]
- US Airways Center – "The Purple Palace"[157]
- Verizon Center – "The Phone Booth"[158]
See also
- Nickname
- List of hockey nicknames
- List of athletes by nickname
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
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