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Top Names In College Basketball Coaching

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Danee Masur
Mar 14, 2016
Loyola Marymount University
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During college football season, though the games were enjoyable to watch, I couldn't help but notice how incredible the names were of some of the coaches (i.e. Dino Babers, Dabo Swinney and Major Applewhite). Well, with March upon us and the madness beginning I thought I'd take a deeper look into the names of all of the men's basketball coaches of the NCAA and I was not disappointed. So, whether or not these teams are backed by a lot of hype or have a solid chance of moving through the brackets, at least their coaches have some pretty sweet names, right?

1. Dan Majerle

I hope he abuses the easy pun in his name like I Majerle would. Majerly is the current coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes

2. Mike Krzyzewski

Mike Krzyzewski, Mike Wazowski, what's the difference really? Krzyzewski is the current coach of the Duke Blue Devils. (Also, Carolina > Duke).

3. Wayne Tinkle

It must've been a real doozy growing up with the last name Tinkle. Tinkle is the current the coach at Oregon State University.

4. Steve Wojciechowski

Poor guy deserves a medal for having to white that name on countless papers in elementary school. Wojciechowski is currently the head coach at Marquette University.

5. Cameron Dollar

If I had this last name I wold start every sentence with, "If I had a dollar..." Dollar is the current head coach for the Seattle University Redhawks.

6. Shaka Smart

It's not really fair that if you have a sick name like Shaka that you also get the sleek last name Smart. Smart is currently is the head coach at the University of Texas.

7. Jim Les

Les is more with this guy. Les is the current head coach of the UC Davis Aggies.

8. Willis Wilson

(Tom Hank's voice) "Willliiiiiis Willlllsooooooooooon." Wilson is the current head coach at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

9. Kermit Davis

Can anyone look at the name Kermit and not immediately associate it with the frog? Davis is the current coach for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

10. Jayson Gee

This is the most phonetically spelled name I've ever seen. Gee is currently the head coach of the Longwood Lancers

11. King Rice

After some light investigation I discovered that King did not use the opportunity to name any of his children Prince. King is the current head coach at Monmouth University.

12. Jay Spoonhour

Spoonhour? I barely know her! Spoonhour is currently the head coach at Eastern Illinois University.

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