Michigan basketball has nicknames from Dominican LeBron to Big Red
Robbie Avila takes the cake with the best NCAA nicknames. But who on Michigan has the top spot? We asked the players, who had varying answers.
BUFFALO − If there were a NCAA Tournament bracket for nicknames, Saint Louis would be a 1-seed and the runaway favorite to win the national championship. Star big man Robbie Avila has gone viral in part for his style of infectious style play and his "rec specs," but also for the hilarious and outrageous nicknames he's been given – be it from teammates, coaches or the internet community at large. LeBron Frames.
Milk Chamberlain. Cream Abdul-Jabbar. College Jokic.
Larry Nerd ( we ranked the best ones here). TAKE YOUR PICK: Ranking Robbie Avila's nicknames, from 'LeBron Frames' to 'Milk Chamberlain' The list goes on, giving him a seemingly unmatched list of nicknames. Michigan basketball has its own nicknames for teammates, most of which are shortened versions of their name: Rez (Morez Johnson Jr.
), Yax (Yaxel Lendeborg), E. C. (Elliot Cadeau).