Calling Card: Carolina's "Leaky" Joins List of NCAA's Most Notable Nicknames

North Carolina leaked losses more often than Tar Heels fans are accustomed last year (14-19), but Rechon "Leaky" Black is doing all he can to plug up the defeat dike this campaign. Black and teammate Donovan "Puff" Johnson are the latest NCAA Division I players with entertaining nicknames. Bo and Mo, Buck and Duck, Butch and Dutch, Bud and Skip plus Red and Whitey are too commonplace. Black and Johnson joined the following long list of collegians over the years with the most distinctive monikers:

• Forest (Frosty) Able, Western Kentucky
• Edrice (Bam) Adebayo, Kentucky
• Greg (Cadillac) Anderson, Houston
• Nate (Tiny) Archibald, Texas-El Paso
• Paul (Curly) Armstrong, Indiana
• Raymond (Peanut) Arrington, Radford
• William (Bird) Averitt, Pepperdine
• Anthony (Cat) Barber, North Carolina State
• Norwood (Pee Wee) Barber, Florida State
• Jim (Bad News) Barnes, Texas Western
• Amadou (Coco) Barry, Maine
• Segado (Cookie) Belcher, Nebraska
• Charles (Buzz) Bennett, Minnesota
• Paul (Polly) Birch, Duquesne
• Ralph (Stork) Bishop, Washington
• Rechon (Leaky) Black, North Carolina
• William (Floppy) Blackmon, Texas Christian
• Roderick (Moo Moo) Blakney, South Carolina State
• Daron (Mookie) Blaylock, Oklahoma
• Tyrone (Muggsy) Bogues, Wake Forest
• Jermaine (Itchy) Bolden, Morgan State
• Roylin (Boot) Bond, Pepperdine
• Fred (Buzz) Borries, Navy
• Russell (Boo) Bowers, American
• Charles (Tub) Bradley, Wyoming
• Frank (Flash) Brian, Louisiana State
• Fred (Downtown) Brown, Iowa
• Murray (Mule) Brown, Florida State
• Simpson (Skip) Brown, Wake Forest
• Joe (Jellybean) Bryant, La Salle
• Luther (Ticky) Burden, Utah
• Michael (Spiderman) Burns, UNLV
• George (Chink) Busch, Creighton
• Claude (Muff) Butler, New Orleans
• (Pogo) Joe Caldwell, Arizona State
• David (Corky) Calhoun, Penn
• Bruce (Soup) Campbell, Providence
• Deltorio (Bam) Campbell, Georgia State
• John (Moose) Campbell, Clemson
• Earl (Kit) Carson, Washington & Lee
• Demond (Tweety) Carter, Baylor
• Sam (The Bam) Clancy, Pittsburgh
• Orrin (Tuffy) Clark, New Hampshire
• Craig (Speedy) Claxton, Hofstra
• Nathaniel (Sweetwater) Clifton, Xavier (La.)
• Shavon (Sugar) Coleman, Louisiana State
• Vernell (Bimbo) Coles, Virginia Tech
• Derwin (Tank) Collins, New Orleans
• John (Chubby) Cox, Villanova/San Francisco
• Earl (The Twirl) Cureton, Robert Morris/Detroit
• Adrian (Ace) Custis, Virginia Tech
• Wesley (Bing) Dahl, Washington State
• Edwin (Greedy) Daniels, UNLV/Mississippi State
• E.B. (Ox) Darby, Texas A&M
• Anthony (Amp) Davis, George Mason
• Arthur (Yah) Davis, St. Joseph's
• Glen (Big Baby) Davis, Louisiana State
• McKinley (Deacon) Davis, Iowa
• Ronald (Boo) Davis, Milwaukee
• Lewis (Pick) Dehner, Illinois
• Paul (Shorty) des Jardien, University of Chicago
• Alfred (Dusty) DeStefano, St. John's
• Walter (Corky) Devlin, George Washington
• John (Hook) Dillon, North Carolina
• Julius (Daddy) Dolnics, Texas Christian
• Clyde (The Glide) Drexler, Houston
• Dwight (Dike) Eddleman, Illinois
• A.R. (Monk) Edwards, Kansas State
• LeRoy (Cowboy) Edwards, Kentucky
• Theodore (Blue) Edwards, East Carolina
• Eyo (Bubbles) Effiong, Winthrop
• Eddie (Bulbs) Ehlers, Purdue
• Emil (Box) Englebretson, Creighton
• Julius (Dr. J) Erving, Massachusetts
• J.P. (Bubber) Farish, Auburn
• Kevin (Yogi) Ferrell, Indiana
• James (Bruiser) Flint, St. Joseph's
• Kevin (Ice) Florent, Southern
• Eric (Sleepy) Floyd, Georgetown
• Jackie (The Shot) Foley, Holy Cross
• Sylvester (Deuce) Ford, Memphis State/Louisiana State
• Clarence (Bevo) Francis, Rio Grande (Ohio)
• Maurice (Kojak) Fuller, Southern LA
• Arnold (Clyde) Gaines, Wisconsin
• Lauren (Laddie) Gale, Oregon
• Harry (The Horse) Gallatin, Northeast Missouri
• Erin (Helicopter) Galloway, Hawaii
• George (Iceman) Gervin, Long Beach State/Eastern Michigan
• Carlos (Bunny) Gibson, Marshall
• Ward (Hoot) Gibson, Creighton
• Merlin (Boody) Gilbertson, Washington
• Amory (Slats) Gill, Oregon State
• Maurice (Wilky) Gilmore, Colorado
• Jack (Goose) Givens, Kentucky
• Bob (Snake) Grace, Vanderbilt
• Bonnie (Country) Graham, Mississippi
• Paul (Snoopy) Graham, Ohio University
• Phil (Cookie) Grawemeyer, Kentucky
• Mike (Fly) Gray, Nevada-Reno
• Ken (Tree) Green, Nevada-Reno
• Kenneth (Apple) Green, Pan American
• Harold (Happy) Hairston, New York University
• Lindsay (Spider) Hairston, Michigan State
• Charles (Chick) Halbert, West Texas
• Wade (Swede) Halbrook, Oregon State
• Bill (Biff) Hall, Montana
• Earl (Bus) Hall, Virginia Tech
• Richard (Rip) Hamilton, Connecticut
• Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway, Memphis State
• Herbert (Hawkeye) Hargett, Mississippi State
• Chester (Chipper) Harris, Robert Morris
• Jim (Bubbles) Harris, Indiana
• Greg (Boo) Harvey, St. John's
• Clem (The Gem) Haskins, Western Kentucky
• John (Hondo) Havlicek, Ohio State
• E.A. (Shag) Hawkins, Auburn
• Robert (Bubbles) Hawkins, Illinois State
• Herman (Skeeter) Henry, Oklahoma
• Clarence (Kleggie) Hermsen, Minnesota
• Eric (The Helicopter) Hicks, Cincinnati
• Jermaine (Squirt) Hicks, Weber State/Chicago State
• John (Babe) Higgins, Stanford
• Leon (Podd) Hill, Texas Tech
• Clinton (Bread Truck) Hinton, UNC Charlotte/Oral Roberts
• Derrel (Poncho) Hodges, Colorado
• John (Doc) Holliday, Montana
• James (Lindy) Hood, Alabama
• Tecumseh (Tee) Hooper, The Citadel
• Alfredo (Tito) Horford, Miami (Fla.)
• Greg (Stretch) Howard, New Mexico
• (Hot) Rod Hundley, West Virginia
• Anthony (Jo Jo) Hunter, Maryland/Colorado
• Jimmy (Snap) Hunter, Memphis
• Allen (The Answer) Iverson, Georgetown
• Hernell (Jeep) Jackson, Texas-El Paso
• Robert (Bobo) Jackson, North Carolina State/Murray State
• Willie (Hobo) Jackson, Morehead State
• Frank (Spoon) James, UNLV
• Karl (Boobie) James, UNLV/South Alabama
• Arthur (Brownie) Jaquay, Creighton
• Antonio (Scoop) Jardine, Syracuse
• Brooks (Bubba) Jennings, Texas Tech
• Keith (Mister) Jennings, East Tennessee State
• Eugene (Pooh) Jeter, Portland
• Carldell (Squeaky) Johnson, UAB
• Charles (Mandy) Johnson, Marquette
• Dana (Binky) Johnson, Canisius
• Donovan (Puff) Johnson, North Carolina
• Earvin (Magic) Johnson, Michigan State
• Gary (Cat) Johnson, Oral Roberts
• Gus (Honeycomb) Johnson, Idaho
• Jaaziel (Jazz) Johnson, Portland/Nevada
• Julius (Juby) Johnson, Miami of Ohio
• Ken (Silk) Johnson, Alabama
• Kevin (Butter) Johnson, Charlotte
• Lynbert (Cheese) Johnson, Wichita State
• Millison (Milky) Johnson, California
• Stanley (Knot) Johnson, Baylor
• Walter (Weasel) Johnson, North Texas State
• William (Elmo) Johnson, Southern Methodist
• William (Skinny) Johnson, Kansas
• Albert (Slab) Jones, New Mexico State
• Bobby (Toothpick) Jones, Dayton
• Byron (Snake) Jones, San Francisco
• Gerald (Wimpy) Jones, Arizona State
• Lamont (Momo) Jones, Arizona/Iona
• Lucious (Lucky) Jones, Robert Morris
• Ronald (Popeye) Jones, Murray State
• Steve (Snapper) Jones, Oregon
• Tyrell (Turbo) Jones, Auburn
• Wallace (Wah Wah) Jones, Kentucky
• Willie (Hutch) Jones, Vanderbilt
• Antoine (The Judge) Joubert, Michigan
• Wilbert (Wibs) Kautz, Loyola of Chicago
• Robert (Jeep) Kelley, UNLV/Hawaii
• Harold (Hardwood) Kelly, Mississippi
• Harry (Machine Gun) Kelly, Texas Southern
• Bill (Pickles) Kennedy, Temple
• Darryl (Choo) Kennedy, Oklahoma
• Eugene (Goo) Kennedy, Texas Christian
• Bob (Trigger) Kenney, Kansas
• Lamarr (Fresh) Kimble, Saint Joseph's/Louisville
• Bruce (Sky) King, Pan American
• Raymond (Circus) King, San Diego State/California
• William (Dolly) King, Long Island
• Irwin (King Kong) Klein, NYU
• Trantell (Tweety) Knight, Middle Tennessee
• Danrad (Chicken) Knowles, Houston
• Donald (Pinky) Knowles, Creighton
• Ed (Moose) Krause, Notre Dame
• Cletus (Goob) Kuehler, West Texas State
• Craig (Cubby) Lathen, Illinois-Chicago
• David (Big Daddy) Lattin, Texas-El Paso
• Albert (Cappy) Lavin, San Francisco
• Hal (King) Lear, Temple
• Arnold (Butz) Lehrman, Minnesota
• Bob (Slick) Leonard, Indiana
• Leroy (Axle) Leslie, Notre Dame
• Andrew (Fuzzy) Levane, St. John's
• Lafayette (Fat) Lever, Arizona State
• Ernie (Pop) Lewis, Providence
• Eugene (Junie) Lewis, Pittsburgh/South Alabama
• Brant (Pinky) Lipscomb, Vanderbilt
• Lewis (Magic) Lloyd, Drake
• (Jungle) Jim Loscutoff, Oregon
• Charles (Slim) Mabry, Texas Christian
• (Easy) Ed Macauley, St. Louis
• Theodore (Tito) Maddox, Fresno State
• John (Dub) Malaise, Texas Tech
• Karl (The Mailman) Malone, Louisiana Tech
• (Pistol) Pete Maravich, Louisiana State
• Tom (Cookie) Marsh, Detroit
• Floyd (Biggy) Marshall, Tennessee
• Ray (Dice) Martin, Notre Dame
• Slater (Dugie) Martin, Texas
• Charles (Buster) Matheney, Utah
• Bill (Moose) Matthews, Virginia Tech
• Cedric (Cornbread) Maxwell, UNC Charlotte
• Ayome (Paco) May, Kansas State
• Miles (Deuce) McBride, West Virginia
• Charles (Smokey) McCovery, Oklahoma
• E. (Branch) McCracken, Indiana
• Marvin (Moon) McCrary, Missouri
• Angus (Monk) McDonald, North Carolina
• Ken (Mouse) McFadden, Cleveland State
• Cornelius (Scooter) McFadgon, Memphis/Tennessee
• Billy (The Hill) McGill, Utah
• Horace (Bones) McKinney, North Carolina State/North Carolina
• Eric (Cricket) McLaughlin, Akron
• Don (Monk) Meineke, Dayton
• Gene (Squeaky) Melchiorre, Bradley
• Dean (The Dream) Meminger, Marquette
• Francis (Ick) Miller, Creighton
• Josh (Cookie) Miller, Nebraska
• Ryan (Archie) Miller, North Carolina State
• Malik (Shake) Milton, Southern Methodist
• DeShon (Biggie) Minnis, Texas Tech/Rhode Island/Wright State
• Taurean (Tank) Minor, Louisiana State
• Roland (The Cat) Minson, Brigham Young
• John (Swisher) Mitchell, Rhode Island
• Jonathon (Pookie) Modica, Arkansas
• Earl (The Pearl) Monroe, Winston-Salem State
• Ed (Britches) Montgomery, Tennessee
• Bryan (Dinty) Moore, Stanford
• Harry (Moo) Moore, West Virginia
• Jonathan (Stitch) Moore, Furman
• Javone (Bam) Moore, Canisius
• Tony (Zippy) Morocco, Georgia
• Charles (Dubby) Morris, West Virginia
• Ronnie (Tuffy) Moss, Texas Christian
• Christopher (Kit) Mueller, Princeton
• Kevin (Moon) Mullin, Princeton
• Charles (Stretch) Murphy, Purdue
• Charlie (Feed) Murphy, Loyola of Chicago
• Fronze (Buzzy) Myatt, Texas A&M
• Lourawls (Tum Tum) Nairn, Michigan State
• Charles (Cotton) Nash, Kentucky
• Craig (Noodles) Neal, Georgia Tech
• Douglas (Booty) Neal, Kansas
• Sherman (Nemo) Nearman, North Carolina
• Bill (Fig) Newton, Louisiana State
• Richard (T-Bone) Nielsen, Weber State
• Lemuel (Rip) Nixon, Ohio University/St. Francis (Pa.)
• Bob (Bevo) Nordmann, St. Louis
• Ken (Snake) Norman, Illinois
• Martyn (Moochie) Norris, Auburn
• Ralph (Buckshot) O'Brien, Butler
• Garland (Mule) O'Shields, Tennessee
• Bill (Fumbo) Ouseley, William & Mary
• Carlton (Silk) Owens, Rhode Island
• Horace (Pappy) Owens, Rhode Island
• William (Smush) Parker, Fordham
• Adrian (Spanky) Parks, Eastern Kentucky
• Larry (Choppy) Patterson, Clemson
• Darryl (Cuda) Patterson, South Florida
• Charles (Tyke) Peacock, Kansas
• Herschel (Bones) Pedersen, Brigham Young
• James (Scoonie) Penn, Boston College
• Ray (Cookie) Pericola, South Carolina
• Edward (Pancakes) Perry, Middle Tennessee State
• Ron (Spider) Perry, Virginia Tech
• Jamine (Greedy) Peterson, Providence
• Philip (Pap) Peyton, Texas
• John (Squint) Phares, West Virginia
• Milton (Milky) Phelps, San Diego State
• Paul (The Truth) Pierce, Kansas
• Clarke (Pinky) Pittenger, Toledo
• Leonardo (Gyno) Pomare, San Diego
• Nathanial (Giddy) Potts, Middle Tennessee State
• DeWayne (Pooh) Powell, Tennessee-Martin
• RaShawn (Pookie) Powell, Memphis/La Salle
• Phil (Flip) Pressey, Missouri
• Charles (Bubba) Price, Auburn
• George (Tic) Price, Virginia Tech/Virginia Commonwealth
• Carl (Dusty) Pullian, UT-Chattanooga
• Cal (The Hawk) Ramsey, New York University
• Andrew (Scootie) Randall, Temple
• Earl (Shadow) Ray, Wyoming
• Bryant (Big Country) Reeves, Oklahoma State
• Richie (The Cat) Regan, Seton Hall
• Jesse (Cab) Renick, Oklahoma A&M
• Angelo (Rock) Reynolds, Penn
• Billy (The Kid) Reynolds, Northwestern State
• Jerry (Ice) Reynolds, Louisiana State
• Bob (Posey) Rhoads, Wake Forest
• Rudolph (Zip) Rhodes, Montana
• Allen (Alkie) Richards, Cincinnati
• Cornelius (Poonie) Richardson, Jacksonville State
• Jerome (Pooh) Richardson, UCLA
• Glenn (Doc) Rivers, Marquette
• James (Skeeter) Roberts, Marshall
• Oscar (Big O) Robertson, Cincinnati
• Glenn (Big Dog) Robinson Jr., Purdue
• Julius (Doc) Robinson, Auburn
• Leonard (Truck) Robinson, Tennessee State
• Wayne (Tree) Rollins, Clemson
• Elwood (Woody) Romney, Brigham Young
• Alfred (Big 'Un) Rose, Texas
• Alvin (Fats) Roth, City College of New York
• Charles (Boonie) Russell, Alabama
• Daron (Fatts) Russell, Rhode Island
• Michael (Campy) Russell, Michigan
• Kent (Rip) Ryan, Utah State
• Forest (Aggie) Sale, Kentucky
• Sebastian (Subby) Salerno, Creighton
• James (Booney) Salters, Penn
• Allen (Duffy) Samuels, Old Dominion
• Juan (Pepe) Sanchez, Temple
• Albert (Apple) Sanders, Louisiana State
• Tom (Satch) Sanders, New York University
• Frank (Pep) Saul, Seton Hall
• Philip (Flip) Saunders, Minnesota
• Adrian (Flipper) Sensabaugh, Austin Peay State
• John (Bubber) Seward, Duke
• Tom (Shotgun) Shaules, Seattle
• Northern (Doc) Shavers, Jackson State
• Nevil (The Shadow) Shed, Texas-El Paso
• Michael (Pops) Sims, Marquette
• Emilio (Zeke) Sinicola, Niagara
• Adrian (Odie) Smith, Kentucky
• Robert (Bingo) Smith, Tulsa
• Jermaine (Sunshine) Smith, UNLV
• Kenneth (Speedy) Smith, Louisiana Tech
• (Sudden) Sam Smith, UNLV
• Vernon (Catfish) Smith, Georgia
• William (Beaver) Smith, St. John's
• John (Squeaky) Spanbauer, Niagara
• Dave (Ditto) Sparks, George Washington
• Marion (Odie) Spears, Western Kentucky
• Forrest (Frosty) Sprowl, Purdue
• Dave (The Rave) Stallworth, Wichita
• Jerome (Dimp) Stenftenagel, Mississippi
• Bob (Sweeper) Stephens, Drexel
• James (Cookie) Stern, Baylor
• Lawrence (Puff) Summers, Davidson
• George (Swede) Sundstrom, Rutgers
• Harley (Skeeter) Swift, East Tennessee State
• Gilbert (Gibby) Talbot, Louisiana Tech
• Anthony (Ace) Tanner, Davidson
• Levern (Jelly) Tart, Bradley
• Clarence (Babe) Taylor, Vanderbilt
• Claude (Sleepy) Taylor, Middle Tennessee State
• Hugh (Bones) Taylor, Tulane
• Marvin (Corky) Taylor, Minnesota
• Roland (Fatty) Taylor, La Salle
• Irv (Swede) Terjesen, New York University
• Albert (Bobo) Thomas, Centenary
• Cleveland (Pancake) Thomas, New Mexico/Hartford
• Howard (Trey) Thompkins, Georgia
• Blackstone (Blackie) Thompson, Alabama
• John (Cat) Thompson, Montana State
• Walter (Pinky) Thompson, Southern California
• Marvis (Bootsy) Thornton, St. John's
• Charles (Duke) Thorpe, Virginia Tech
• Nate (The Great) Thurmond, Bowling Green
• Harland (Fats) Tolle, Morehead State
• William (Frenchy) Tomlin, Cleveland State/Rhode Island
• Gene (Bumper) Tormohlen, Tennessee
• Carlyle (Blackie) Towery, Western Kentucky
• Julius (Bunny) Townsend, Clemson
• Victor (Slick) Townsend, Oregon
• Robert (Tractor) Traylor, Michigan
• Roderick (Rocky) Trice, South Carolina
• Wilbur (Tree) Trosch, St. Francis (Pa.)
• Thomas (Tee) Trotter, Maryland-Eastern Shore
• Adolph (Fito) Trujillo, Arizona State
• James (Pop) Tubman, Loyola (Md.)
• Robert (Slip) Turner, Canisius
• Robert (Spider) Ursery, Iowa/Connecticut
• Ernest (Kiki) Vandeweghe, UCLA
• Charles (Chico) Vaughn, Southern Illinois
• Raymond (Spook) Victor, Colorado State
• Glenn (Stick) Vidnovic, Iowa
• LeTrell (Snoop) Viser, Eastern Illinois
• Mathias (Mutt) Volz, Nebraska
• Malcolm (Sparky) Wade, Louisiana State
• Brandon (Tank) Wahlmann, Rider
• Chet (The Jet) Walker, Bradley
• Vincent (Spotlight) Walker, Western Carolina
• Corey (Pooh) Wallace, Clemson
• Adrian (Spike) Walters, St. Francis (Pa.)
• Ray (Shag) Warren, Texas Christian
• Dwayne (Pearl) Washington, Syracuse
• Josh (Jiggy) Watkins, Utah
• Anthony (Spud) Webb, North Carolina State
• Marvin (Human Eraser) Webster, Morgan State
• James (Poo) Welch, Houston
• Charles (Bubba) Wells, Austin Peay
• Gawen (Bonzi) Wells, Ball State
• James (Chubby) Wells, Clemson
• Lawrence (Lanky) Wells, Louisiana Tech
• Ross (Spike) Welsh, Richmond
• Byron (Whizzer) White, Colorado
• Jarming (Boozer) White, Siena
• Joseph (Jo Jo) White, Kansas
• Milton (Bus) Whitehead, Nebraska
• Charles (Hawkeye) Whitney, North Carolina State
• Leland (Pookey) Wigington, Seton Hall
• Evan (Hootie) Wiley, Oklahoma
• Keith (Silk) Wilkes, UCLA
• Richard (Buzz) Wilkinson, Virginia
• Anthony (Cricket) Williams, Jacksonville
• Anthony (Scoop) Williams, Toledo
• Earnest (Pooh) Williams, Utah State
• James (Bug) Williams, Syracuse
• James (Fly) Williams, Austin Peay State
• Jerome (Flip) Williams, Fairfield
• John (Hot Rod) Williams, Tulane
• Ken (Juice) Williams, Houston
• Marcellus (Boo) Williams, St. Joseph's
• Ron (Fritz) Williams, West Virginia
• Sylvester (Sly) Williams, Rhode Island
• Alvin (Pooh) Williamson, Tulsa
• Jim (Jiggy) Williamson, Rhode Island
• (Super) John Williamson, New Mexico State
• Javarez (Bean) Willis, Texas Tech/Ohio University
• Thomas (Bubba) Wilson, Western Carolina
• Urgel (Slim) Wintermute, Oregon
• Leslie (Skeet) Woolard, UNC Greensboro
• Willie (Woo Woo) Wong, San Francisco
• Anthony (Sweet) Wright, Delaware
• David (Poncho) Wright, Louisville
• Gerry (Sir Jamalot) Wright, Southern California/Iowa
• Joseph (Joby) Wright, Indiana
• Rodney (Pop) Wright, Drake
• Desmond (Boogie) Yates, Middle Tennessee State
• Paul (Hooks) Yesawich, Niagara
• Max (Slats) Zaslofsky, University of Chicago/St. John's
• Bob (Zeke) Zawoluk, St. John's