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What's in a name?

By DJ Gallo
Special to Page 2

Thursday, November 11, 2004

There are approximately 4,000 Division I players who will be vying for your attention when the men's college basketball season tips off Thursday night. That's a lot of names to learn. You could take the time to read through all 326 rosters, but that might get boring. For every name like Pee-Wee Gash (the Tennessee guard) or Ryan Teets (a forward for Air Force) that raises your brow, there will be dozens of boring, colorless names that make your eyes glaze over. Your other option is to peruse ...

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