Name the Conference

As this one, fills up, we are going to have to name it, unless you wanna just have it called conference 1. I'm just taking suggestions right now and we'll hold a vote on it later.

Conference 1 is now full with the 8 teams that will comprise it for season 1. If any of you have suggestions what to call this conference, feel free.

The Great Eight?

Little corny...

It's not too corny

I was going to say Power 8 or Big 8

but I mean, there could be like "Stars Conference" and the other being "Stripes"

or like one is red, one is blue, one is white.. idk

I actually like the idea of the conference being called the Great 8. It makes sense and is kind of catchy.

Dustin S. wrote:It's not too corny

I was going to say Power 8 or Big 8

but I mean, there could be like "Stars Conference" and the other being "Stripes"

or like one is red, one is blue, one is white.. idk

I actually like the idea of naming conferences based on a color or whatever. I actually like perhaps naming them after some of the basketball greats. Like Michael Jordan Conference, Wilt Chamberlain, etc.

thats not a bad idea either, but i think we should do college basketball greats.. i looked up a list, just a quick google search...


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(Lew Alcindor) - UCLA
During Kareem's years at UCLA, they won three consecutive NCAA championships, 1967 through 1969, and he was named the tournament's most valuable player, as well as an All-American, all three years. He scored a total of 2,325 points, averaging 26.4 a game with game high of 61, at UCLA. Won the Naismith Award in 1969
Bill Walton – UCLA
Bill Walton 3-time College Player of Year 1972, 1973, and 1974. He led UCLA to 2 national titles - 1972 and 1973. UCLA had a 88 game winning streak while Walton was at center.
Bill Russell - San Francisco
Russell led San Francisco to NCAA championships in 1955 and 1956. While playing, USF won 55 straight wins and had two straight undefeated seasons. 1956 - USA Player of the Year. In 1956, he was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team.
Oscar Robertson - Cincinnati
Oscar was Sporting News College Player of the Year in 1958, 1959, and 1960. He led the nation in scoring three years in a row with 35.1, 32.6, and 33.7 ppg. Member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team in 1960.
Pete Maravich – LSU
Pistol Pete holds NCAA career record for highest points per game average with 44.2 ppg. and in 1970, his 44.5 ppg is the highest for a season. All-America First Team in1968, 1969, and 1970. 1970 Naismith Award Winner.
David Thompson – North Carolina State
Led North Carolina State to the 1974 NCAA championship with a 30-1 record. 1975 Naismith Award Winner. First-Team All-America in 1973, 1974, and 1975.
Larry Bird - Indiana State
Bird was name All-America First Team in 1978 and 1979, and he led Indiana State to the 1979 NCAA championship game against Michigan State. 1979 Naismith Award Winner.
Christian Laettner - Duke
Mr. Clutch. Best known for his game-winning last-second shot in Duke's dramatic 104-103 victory over Kentucky in the East regional final of the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Only player in NCAA tournament history to start in four consecutive Final Fours. Naismith National Player of the Year: 1992. Member of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team in 1992.
Elvin Hayes - Houston
Scored 39 points in the classic 71-69 win over UCLA, breaking the Bruins' 47-game winning streak. The Sporting News College Player of the Year in 1968. All-America First Team in 1967 and 1968.
Magic Johnson – Michigan State
Led Michigan State to NCAA Championship over Larry Bird's Indiana State Team in 1979. All-America 1978 and 1979. Would be higher on the list except he left college early to play for the Lakers.


i'm sorry if i sound like a broken record for naming thing after colleges (bc i wanted my team name to include "university"), but i mean, this is a college basketball sim

I like the idea of naming after players. Id say get a list of 5 players for each conference and let the teams in that conference vote.

I don't think we'll have any body against naming them after basketball greats. It really just comes down to which greats we'll put in the vote to name this conferece.

If we name them after players i'd really like Len Bias to be considered. He was one of the greats of all time and unfortunately passed away at a young age. Hopefully some others agree.

^^^ I like it, Nice suggestion Nathan!