Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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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
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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.

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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.

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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
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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

2206

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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)

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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
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The Cavaliers were named after the royalist side in the English Civil War.