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I can almost guarantee that when watching a game, you hear a name announced, and you think to yourself, “That is an awesome name.” You’ve also probably thought, “What were his or her parents thinking?”

Regardless of the emotion the name elicits, hearing some of the names of athletes from around the world is one of the most entertaining parts of athletics.

‘Ballin’ is a Habit: The Basketblog’ gave us moniker hunters a great read when it released the 2011-2012 B.I.A.H All-Name Teams. We are talking 100+ names from Division I basketball carefully placed onto teams with clever titles suiting the players that earned a spot on it. Every category possible from the generic All-Name Team, to the All-Bible Team and First Team All-Alliteration, found a place on the list.

Two America East basketball players found their way into the conversation by way of their unique handles. Vermont freshman guard Four McGlynn (yes, his name is Four and he wears #4) was named to the B.I.A.H All-Name First Team – quite an honor to be sure. Hartford forward Genesis Maciel got the nod on the All-Bible Team.

It got me to thinking, who might B.I.A.H have missed on the basketball scene, but also from the fall sports, in the conference? Lucky for you, I have been hard at work going through rosters trying to uncover the best names we have. Here’s a couple for you to chew on…

Storm Clonch – Binghamton, men’s basketball. We’ll see if he can bring the thunder this year in Vestal.

Sally Snickenberger – Vermont, field hockey. I would say First-Team All-Food.

Karlijn van Dijsseldonk – Albany, field hockey. My favorite name in the conference. Sorry Four.

Mathias Axelsson – Hartford, men’s soccer. It just has a nice ring to it, right?

Evann Slaughter – Stony Brook, volleyball. She lives up to it on the court.

Mac McGuire – Boston U., men’s soccer. I thought he was the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals?

Tweet us your thoughts on the best name in the conference (@AmericaEast) and we’ll retweet the best responses!

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