# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 111
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2201 "2020-05-16T05:48:06Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2202 "2020-05-16T05:54:15Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy Okay, Annapolis isn’t a little-known college. But it does not have a reputation as a basketball school. Robinson is the only Navy alumni to play in the NBA. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2203 "2020-05-16T09:47:16Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State In the Cousy era, Holy Cross was a perennial powerhouse, winning the NCAA title in '47. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2204 "2020-05-16T11:26:07Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2205 "2020-05-16T12:51:08Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest Wake Forest has barely half the enrollment of Scotty’x Central Arkansas ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2206 "2020-05-16T20:42:30Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest 8. John Thompson - Montana State ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2207 "2020-05-17T12:20:42Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest 8. John Thompson - Montana State 9. William “Pop” Gates — Clark Atlanta University ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2208 "2020-05-17T19:06:29Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest 8. John Thompson - Montana State 9. William “Pop” Gates — Clark Atlanta University 10. Steph Curry — Davidson College, Davidson NC ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2209 "2020-05-17T22:06:48Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest 8. John Thompson - Montana State 9. William “Pop” Gates — Clark Atlanta University 10. Steph Curry — Davidson College, Davidson NC 11. Ernest Schmidt - Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2210 "2020-05-17T22:40:04Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest 8. John Thompson - Montana State 9. William “Pop” Gates — Clark Atlanta University 10. Steph Curry — Davidson College, Davidson NC 11. Ernest Schmidt - Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg 12. John Stockton - Gonzaga University ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2211 "2020-05-18T00:33:27Z")
Hall of Fame (or future Hall of Fame) Basketball Players from Little-Known Colleges 1. Scottie Pippen, University of Central Arkansas 2. Bob Cousy, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 3. Jack McCracken, Northwest Missouri State Teachers College 4. David Robinson, United States Naval Academy 5. Larry Bird, Indiana State 6. Tommy Heinsohn, Holy Cross, Worcester MA 7. Tim Duncan - Wake Forest 8. John Thompson - Montana State 9. William “Pop” Gates — Clark Atlanta University 10. Steph Curry — Davidson College, Davidson NC 11. Ernest Schmidt - Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg 12. John Stockton - Gonzaga University 13. Klay Thompson — Washington State University WSU not well known for basketball. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2212 "2020-05-18T03:49:14Z")
New Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets (The name refers to an earlier NY team, the Metropolitans) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2213 "2020-05-18T03:53:08Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2214 "2020-05-18T04:18:11Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2215 "2020-05-18T04:48:50Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2216 "2020-05-18T04:53:21Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2217 "2020-05-18T05:00:31Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Cleveland Cavaliers ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2218 "2020-05-18T07:06:18Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Cleveland Cavaliers 7. Manhattan College Jaspers Opponents taunt the team with the chant “What’s a Jasper?” They’re named for the school’s first baseball coach, Brother Jasper (of the De La Salle Christian Brothers), who is credited in the Baseball Hall of Fame for creating the 7th inning stretch. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2219 "2020-05-18T07:51:41Z")
Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle 1. New York Mets 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. St. Louis Blues 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Cleveland Cavaliers 7. Manhattan College Jaspers 8. Miami Heat ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/2220 "2020-05-18T07:55:42Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Teams from any sport, at any level, with names not related to animals or to war and battle > > 1. Cleveland Cavaliers [The Cavaliers were named after the royalist side in the English Civil War.](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cavalier-English-history-17th-century) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=112)