COLLEGES THAT CHANGED THEIR NICKNAME
Fighting Deans,
Rainbows,
Warriors
Hawaii
Golden State Warriors
Steve Kerr
Red Bulls,
Liberty,
Gotham
New York
He led Memphis to the National Championship Game in 2008. He was NBA MVP three years later.
Derrick Rose
Horatio
Hubert H. Humphrey
Bearcats,
Dragons,
Chippewas
Central Michigan
Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley
Mercury,
Rattlers,
Rising
Phoenix
He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four, as his team won their only national championship.
Carmelo Anthony
Danforth
James Danforth Quayle
Aggies,
Orangemen
Beavers
Oregon State
Portland Trail Blazers
Jack Ramsay
Aces,
Aviators,
Fabulous Sin Rollers
Las Vegas
The 2007 National Player of the Year saw his Longhorns get upset in the second round of the NCAA tournament, but that didn't sidetrack this 15 time NBA All-Star.
Kevin Durant
Robinette
Joe Biden
Yellow Jackets,
Southerners,
Eagles
Southern Mississippi
Los Angeles Clippers
Doc Rivers
Barons,
Spiders,
Indians
Cleveland
He and Georgia Tech missed the NCAA Tournament in 2003. In 2012 & 2013 he won back-to-back NBA titles with two others who took their talents to South Beach.
Chris Bosh
Rudolph
Gerald Ford
Aggies,
Farmers,
Wildcats
Kansas State
Phoenix Suns
John MacLeod
Monarchs,
Current,
Athletics
Kansas City
He was All-Pac-10 in 2008 for the Trojans, and played in the NBA for six years with stops in Memphis, Dallas and Milwaukee.
O.J. Mayo
Devi
Kamala Harris