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The top 68 names of the NCAA tournament

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As exciting as it is to watch Cinderella teams journey through the NCAA tournament, one of the greatest things about March Madness is the exposure certain players receive that they wouldn't otherwise.

And not just elite players. Guys like God'sgift Achiuwa, Duany Duany, Just-In'love Smith, God Shammgod, and Chief Kickingstallionsims get their day in the sun.

While 30-point performances and buzzer-beaters to knock off top seeds are memorable, so too are the best names the tournament has to offer.

Here are the top 68 names of the 2015 NCAA tournament.

  1. Quinton Chievous, Hampton - That most mischievous ghost.
     
  2. Reginald Johnson, Hampton - Hey, Big Guy.
     
  3. Zane Waterman, Manhattan - The least intimidating superhero in the Marvel Universe.
     
  4. Martavious Newby, Ole Miss - Someone's gonna pwn that newb.
     
  5. John Crnogorac, Ole Miss - A lesser known variety of brandy.
     
  6. Lucky Jones, Robert Morris - Almost didn't make it when his mother gave birth to him and his 100 siblings.
     
  7. Beau Beech, North Florida - The name Beau Bridges wishes he had.
     
  8. Bobby Wehrli, Dayton - Buffalo's head coach if he spun around more.
     
  9. Devon Begley, Northeastern - It's not a donut, it's not a muffin, it's kind of Begley.
     
  10. Eric Katenda, Notre Dame - You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a Katenda.
     
  11. Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame - Can't have a list of great names without a Bonzie.
     
  12. Lionel Love, UAB - Barry White ain't got nothin' on Lionel Love.
     
  13. Georges Niang, Iowa State - When one George Niang isn't enough.
     
  14. Kenny Chery, Baylor
     
  15. Deng Deng, Baylor - A name so nice you have to say it twice. 
     
  16. Christian McCoggle, Texas Southern
     
  17. Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Arizona - When one last name isn't enough, use three.
     
  18. Prince Ibeh, Texas
     
  19. Wanaah Bail, UCLA - The Bruins are losing big. Wanaah Bail?
     
  20. Gyorgy Goloman, UCLA - NSFW
     
  21. Tony Parker, UCLA
     
  22. Alec Wulff, UCLA - Nearly a great John Houseman name.
     
  23. Ben Emelogu, SMU - Ayo, I'm a LEGO!
     
  24. Dee Davis, Xavier - Everyone had to find work when The Bernie Mac Show got cancelled.
     
  25. Myles Davis, Xavier - The Prince of Darkness.
     
  26. Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State - Do his friends call him Jae, or Sean?
     
  27. Joey Ptasinski, Lafayette - We're not sure how to pronounce it, either.
     
  28. Basil Smotherman, Purdue - The same nickname given to the chef who over-seasons the tomato sauce.
     
  29. Anfernee Brown, Purdue - Penny Hardaway's lame attempt at a second go-around.
     
  30. Dakota Mathias, Purdue - 50 Shades of shooting 32.9 percent from the field.
     
  31. Octavius Ellis, Cincinnati - Studying to become a nuclear physicist. Look out, Spider-Man.
     
  32. Ge'Lawyn Guyn, Cincinnati
     
  33. Coreontae DeBerry, Cincinnati
     
  34. Zena Edosomwan, Harvard - His courage will change the world.
     
  35. Jaxon Holden, Stephen F. Austin - Inserting an 'X' into any name makes it more exciting.
     
  36. Henry Shortess, LSU - At 5-foot-9, he's actually the shortest player on the team. Can't make this stuff up.
     
  37. Beejay Anya, NC State - B.J.? No, no. Beejay.
     
  38. Staats Battle, NC State - You can only win on the scoreboard if you win the Staats Battle.
     
  39. Dusty Hannahs, Arkansas - What do you call those Miley Cyrus dolls no one's played with in a while?
     
  40. Sir Washington, Eastern Washington - Every time he hits a shot, shout "Thank you, Sir! May I have another?"
     
  41. Bear Henderson, Eastern Washington - He'll kill you just as soon as look at you.
     
  42. Venky Jois, Eastern Washington
     
  43. Hunter Mickelson, Kansas - He's in all the golf commercials.
     
  44. Kenny Paul Geno, Georgia - All the first names.
     
  45. Lourawls Nairn Jr., Michigan State - You'll never find another love like mine.
     
  46. Jason McManamen, Wyoming - The manliest of surnames.
     
  47. Christian Pino, Buffalo - Paired nicely with grilled halibut and an orange remoulade.
     
  48. BillyDee Williams, West Virginia - Why, you slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler.
     
  49. Richard Romeo, West Virginia - Keep him away from your daughter.
     
  50. Yogi Ferrell, Indiana - Yogi, the ranger's not going to like that.
     
  51. Jordan Fuchs, Indiana - The name that will get some poor play-by-play announcer suspended.
     
  52. Ria'n Holland, Wichita State - "Honey, let's name our son something that no one will ever spell correctly."
     
  53. Haroldas Saprykinas, UC Irvine - His team is called the Anteaters. They should all be No. 1.
     
  54. Caleb Chowbay, Belmont - Pretty sure there's a month dedicated to him at Red Lobster.
     
  55. Jack Salt, Virginia - The protagonist in Tom Clancy's cookbook.
     
  56. Charlie Rose, Iowa - Airing Friday nights.
     
  57. Okey Ukah, Iowa - Okey Dokey was already taken.
     
  58. Dallas Ennema, Albany - Not what you want to be doing while you're in Texas.
     
  59. Colton Ray-St Cyr, Coastal Carolina
     
  60. Duje Dukan, Wisconsin - Duuuuuuuuujjje.
     
  61. Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's
     
  62. Khadim Ndiaye, St. John's - Amazingly, not related to Mamadou.
     
  63. Adonis De La Rosa, St. John's - Open for business.
     
  64. D'Erryl Williams, San Diego State - The apostrophe's great, but it's the capital "E" that really puts this one over the top.
     
  65. Parker U'u, San Diego State - Taking "W" a tad too literally.
     
  66. Kibret Woldermichael, San Diego State
     
  67. Zach Checkal, North Dakota State - Checkal! It's a Checkal! It looks like a Checkal! Checkal? Checkal! It's a Checkal! Checkal?
     
  68. Junior Lomomba, Providence - Kobe Bryant's nickname in his high school band.

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