{"id":666717,"date":"2026-03-19T11:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/666717\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:09:44","slug":"viral-ncaa-basketball-star-robbie-avila-picks-cream-abdul-jabbar-as-funniest-nickname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/666717\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral NCAA Basketball Star Robbie Avila Picks \u2018Cream Abdul-Jabbar\u2019 as Funniest Nickname"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCAA Basketball’s Robbie Avila
\n Crowns \u2018Cream Abdul-Jabbar\u2019 Nickname GOAT
\n … Ready for One Shining Moment<\/p>\n

\n Published
\n March 19, 2026
\n 12:30 AM PDT\n <\/p>\n

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TMZSports.com<\/p>\n

Robbie Avila — the goggle-wearing big man who went viral as \u201cCollege Jokic\u201d for his throwback game and elite passing — isn\u2019t just cooking on the court \u2026 he\u2019s racking up an all-time nickname collection.<\/p>\n

Before March Madness truly tips off, TMZ Sports<\/a> caught up with the Saint Louis star to run through the internet\u2019s best monikers — and one stood out above the rest: \u201cCream Abdul-Jabbar.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Robbie<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s the most creative nickname I\u2019ve ever heard,\u201d Avila said. \u201cIt\u2019s hilarious, I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The specs and old-school style make it hit even harder for the 6-foot-10 sensation who has the Billikens dancing into the NCAA Tournament with a 28-5 record.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLarry Nerd\u201d — a nod to Larry Bird<\/a> from his freshman and sophomore years at Indiana State — also earned praise. Avila transferred after two seasons to Saint Louis … following his coach, Josh Schertz.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat one\u2019s another good one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\"Robbie<\/p>\n

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And how about \u201cCollege Jokic\u201d? Respectful, but not elite … even despite sharing the likeness with a three-time NBA MVP, Nikola Joki\u0107<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like it because of the comparison,\u201d Avila said, \u201cbut creativity-wise, it\u2019s not up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also rocking with \u201cSteph Blurry\u201d (rec specs, obviously) \u2026 while \u201cMilk Chamberlain\u201d is making a quiet comeback.<\/p>\n

As for the newest entry — \u201cLeBron Frames\u201d — even Avila\u2019s still catching up, saying he saw it on Twitter just a few days ago.<\/p>\n

Avila averaged 12.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists during his senior season … and may soon get his One Shining Moment in his first NCAA Tournament action.<\/p>\n

No. 8 Georgia and No. 9 Saint Louis will play on Thursday at approximately 9:45 p.m. ET in Buffalo, New York … with the winner advancing to play either No. 1 Michigan or No. 16 Howard on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Check out the full interview with “Cream Abdul-Jabbar”!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NCAA Basketball’s Robbie Avila Crowns \u2018Cream Abdul-Jabbar\u2019 Nickname GOAT … Ready for One Shining Moment Published March 19,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":666718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3723],"tags":[7,217,231,772,1544,67,66,83,2228],"class_list":{"0":"post-666717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-college-basketball","10":"tag-ncaa","11":"tag-ncaa-basketball","12":"tag-ncaab","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-sports-news","16":"tag-tmz-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116255534638920052","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}