College Basketball Team Name Glossary

Wildcat, Bulldog… those are easy. But what, exactly, is a Tar Heel? A Hoosier?  Jayhawk? A Hoya? The origins of some college basketball team names have been lost to history — but others are explained here.

via About.com – College Basketball Team Name Glossary.

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