It seems appropriate in the spirit of the season. I encourage anyone and everyone to add nicknames of players I didn't think of. I shied away from using player nicknames that went on to have success at the next level. With that:
5. Robert "Tractor" Traylor-Michigan
Wolverines big fella was a force in the middle in the NCAA. Not so much in the NBA, and no, I wouldn't even trade Pat Garrity for him, not to mention Garrity AND Dirk Nowitzki. Still a great nickname.
4. Jamal "Monster" Mashburn - Kentucky
The "Monster" was the centerpiece for a very talented Wildcats team that seemed primed for the Final Four. Too bad Duke and Christian Laettner had other plans. While he has enjoyed success in the NBA, he never lived up to his hype and potential. He also happens to be one of my favorite college ballers of all-time.
3. Trajan Langdon, "The Alaskan Assassin" - Duke
Yes, he could flat out shoot the lights out in college and his nickname reminded everyone of where he hailed from. But does anyone have any idea what happened to him after that? I think he played a few seasons with the Cavs. Classic nickname though.
2. Bryant "Big Country" Reeves - Oklahoma State
"Big Country is going to the Big Dance and he'll probably be burned Big Time." But little did Eddie Sutton know that "Big Country" might have been his best chance at a title.
1. Harold "The Sheaux" Arceneaux - Weber State
One man wreacking ball whose dead eye shooting bounced mighty North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tourney. Drilled 5-7 from three-point range that game and it honestly seemed like everything he shot went in. Even his drives to the basket were udderly ridiculous because they all seemed to fall. Too bad "The Sheaux" never became much of a "preaux."
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