Xavier’s All Wright, Le Moyne’s Tennessee Rainwater matched up in legendary college basketball name showdown originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
What’s in a name?
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Sometimes, everything.
It’s hard to beat the college basketball name matchup that took place on Thursday night.
The Xavier Musketeeers hosted the Le Moyne Dolphins, and that meant that All Wright took on Tennessee Rainwater.
Seriously.
All Wright is a 6-foot-3 sophomore guard at Xavier. He’s originally from Durango, Mexico.
He was the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year last season at Valparaiso, averaging 15.5 points per game, before transferring to Xavier for this season.
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Tennessee Rainwater is a 6-foot-6 wing for Le Moyne. He’s a junior who is from Davenport, Washington and previously played at Utah Tech.
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On Thursday night, Xavier photographer Isaac Fiely understood the assignment, snapping a flick of the two all-name team members together:
It ended up being a closer-than-expected night. Xavier held off Le Moyne, 74-69.
The visiting Dolphins, based in Syracuse, New York, are just a couple seasons into their Division I existence. Hanging around with Xavier is an impressive result for them.
But the highlight of the night was the name combination on display. It doesn’t get much better than this.
