Calling Cards: Jelly Among Most Distinctive Nicknames in NCAA Hoops History

UAB's Jordan "Jelly" Walker, averaging more than 30 ppg in his first two outings, is a strong candidate to lead the nation in scoring this season. Walker is among 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. Walker joins 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
• Clayton (Bub) Bowling, Stanford
• 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
• Hubert (Peppy) Callahan, North Carolina
• Bruce (Soup) Campbell, Providence
• Deltorio (Bam) Campbell, Georgia State
• Harland (Flip) Calkin, Cornell
• John (Moose) Campbell, Clemson
• Kenton (Dutch) Campbell, Kentucky
• Wayne (Soup) Campbell, Texas-El Paso
• Oland (Dodo) Canterna, Pittsburgh
• Earl (Kit) Carson, Washington & Lee
• Demond (Tweety) Carter, Baylor
• Bowyer (Ducky) Castelle, Xavier
• John (Happy) Chambers, San Francisco
• 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
• Demarcus (Bae Bae) Daniels, North Florida
• 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
• Mensah (Pooh) Davis, North Texas/Northwestern State
• Ronald (Boo) Davis, Milwaukee
• Lewis (Pick) Dehner, Illinois
• Rod (The Rifle) Derline, Seattle
• Paul (Shorty) des Jardien, University of Chicago
• Alfred (Dusty) DeStefano, St. John's
• Walter (Corky) Devlin, George Washington
• John (Hook) Dillon, North Carolina
• Frank (Happy) Dobbs, Villanova
• Julius (Daddy) Dolnics, Texas Christian
• Bernard (Moots) Dolsey, Richmond
• Clyde (The Glide) Drexler, Houston
• Clinton (Huggy) Dye, Maine
• 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
• Alex (Boo) Ellis, Niagara
• Rejean (Boogie) Ellis, Memphis/Southern California
• Emil (Box) Englebretson, Creighton
• Howard (Rope) Engleman, Kansas
• Julius (Dr. J) Erving, Massachusetts
• Gene (Hunk) Estes, Tulsa
• J.P. (Bubber) Farish, Auburn
• Kevin (Yogi) Ferrell, Indiana
• Ed (Fuzzy) Fine, Montana
• 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
• Elnardo (Chip) Givens, Cincinnati
• Jack (Goose) Givens, Kentucky
• Bob (Snake) Grace, Vanderbilt
• Arthur (Stretch) Graham, Oral Roberts/San Jose State
• Bonnie (Country) Graham, Mississippi
• Paul (Snoopy) Graham, Ohio University
• Roland (Tree) Grant, New Mexico State
• Phil (Cookie) Grawemeyer, Kentucky
• Mike (Fly) Gray, Nevada-Reno
• Ken (Tree) Green, Nevada-Reno
• Kenneth (Apple) Green, Pan American
• James (Stretch) Gregory, Wisconsin
• Thomas (Ice) Griffis, North Carolina A&T
• Rodell (House) Guest, Colorado
• Lucious (Buck) Hailey, Middle Tennessee State
• 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
• Maurice (Squeaky) Hamilton, Austin Peay State
• Tephen (Tang) Hamilton, Mississippi State
• Richard (Rip) Hamilton, Connecticut
• Anfernee (Penny) Hardaway, Memphis State
• Herbert (Hawkeye) Hargett, Mississippi State
• Chester (Chipper) Harris, Robert Morris
• Jim (Bubbles) Harris, Indiana
• William (June) Harris, North Carolina A&T
• Ed (Possum) Harvard, West Virginia
• Greg (Boo) Harvey, St. John's
• Clem (The Gem) Haskins, Western Kentucky
• Charles (Pud) Hassell, North Carolina
• John (Hondo) Havlicek, Ohio State
• E.A. (Shag) Hawkins, Auburn
• Robert (Bubbles) Hawkins, Illinois State
• Phillip (Doom) Haynes, Memphis 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
• James (Wimpy) Hill, Texas Tech
• Leon (Podd) Hill, Texas Tech
• Clinton (Bread Truck) Hinton, UNC Charlotte/Oral Roberts
• Anthony (Humpty) Hitchens, Akron/James Madison
• Derrel (Poncho) Hodges, Colorado
• John (Doc) Holliday, Montana
• James (Lindy) Hood, Alabama
• Tecumseh (Tee) Hooper, The Citadel
• Alfredo (Tito) Horford, Miami (Fla.)
• Gary (Spud) Hornsby, Cincinnati
• Greg (Stretch) Howard, New Mexico
• Charles (Bambi) Howland, Alabama
• Jaimie (Shoes) Huffman, Michigan State
• Bob (Cotton) Hughes, Northwestern
• (Hot) Rod Hundley, West Virginia
• Bob (Pudgy) Hunt, Oregon/Gonzaga
• Anthony (Jo Jo) Hunter, Maryland/Colorado
• Jimmy (Snap) Hunter, Memphis
• William (Tat) Hunter, Florida State
• 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
• Demetrius (Meechie) Johnson Jr., Louisville
• 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
• Anthony (Greyhound) Jones, Louisiana-Monroe
• Bobby (Toothpick) Jones, Dayton
• Byron (Snake) Jones, San Francisco
• Charles (Big Time) Jones, Oklahoma
• Eshaunte (Bear) Jones, Nebraska
• Gerald (Wimpy) Jones, Arizona State
• Ja'Kwan (Slinky) Jones, Quinnipiac
• Lamont (Momo) Jones, Arizona/Iona
• Lucious (Lucky) Jones, Robert Morris
• Ronald (Popeye) Jones, Murray State
• Steve (Snapper) Jones, Oregon
• Theodore (Mookie) Jones, Syracuse
• Tyrell (Turbo) Jones, Auburn
• Wallace (Wah Wah) Jones, Kentucky
• Willie (Hutch) Jones, Buffalo State/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
• Ray (Rags) Matthews, Texas Christian
• 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
• Don (The Ox) Ogorek, Seattle
• 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
• Frank (The Flake) Peters, Oregon State
• 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
• Paul (Herky) Rubincam, Penn
• 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
• Robert (Cat-Eye) Taylor, Middle Tennessee State
• 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
• Jordan (Jelly) Walker, Seton Hall/Tulane/UAB
• 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