Your Basketball # and Why

[slobber]

14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

Did you hs coach die of cancer?

[Institutional Control]

14... no reason.

Good lord, how old are you?

I'm probably the oldest person here. 43.

Did you hs coach die of cancer?

I'm not sure but I think he might have.

[slobber]

22
It was my hs girlfriend's bball number. I was whipped. We were a thing and everyone thought it was cute. Whatevs.

[mocat]

14... no reason.

Too much

[michigancat]

If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

[CNS]

If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

Spradling.

[star seed 7]

I didn't make the Jr high b team, so I never had a basketball #.

Wore 44 and 32 in football though.

[The1BigWillie]

44 because there were several bad ass power forwards in the NCAAs that wore 44 at the time (early 90s')

[Stevesie60]

If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

Spradling.

Nailed it.

[Super PurpleCat]

In little league baseball and soccer I was always #3.  Why?  Because it's a cool number.   

Basketball was for thugs.

[Cartierfor3]

If I played basketball I'd be #25. I'm kind of OCD about the number 5, so squaring it to get my number seems appropriate. Also, I can't think of too many famous basketball players who have worn this number, and I like to be unique.

so why not 5 or 55?

Spradling.

Nailed it.

Also Tyler Huges 

[The Big Train]

31, its my jersey number for every sport, don't remember how I picked it

[nicname]

i was #42.

i liked #42.

#5 - YMCA
#42 - JR.High
#42/ 33 - HS

Was a pretty big Jalen Rose fan.  He wore #42 in HS.  We didnt have a #5 in HS or Jr. High.

[AppleJack]

4

Because Danny Tartabull and Chris Webber. One season in High School I was 42 because I liked Walt Williams and our uniforms looked just like the mid'90's Sacramento Kings.

[MeatSauce]

#20 because I loved Damon Stoudamire at Point Guard U

[FuzzyWuzzy]

any two digits which add up to 6.  i don't remember why.

edit:  i remember now.  i liked grant hill and if i couldn't get 33 i needed backups

[Lynchmobrules]

31. Chosen because it was one of two numbers (other was 14) when I picked my number as a freshman.

[WillieWatanabe]

i was #42.

i liked #42.

#5 - YMCA
#42 - JR.High
#42/ 33 - HS

Was a pretty big Jalen Rose fan.  He wore #42 in HS.  We didnt have a #5 in HS or Jr. High.

I always knew you were a stud, nicname. Glad this confirms it.

[Boom Roasted]

2 when I was a young tyke.
66 for football and took 6 as my practice jersey

[mocat]

Can't remember if I was #1 or #1000

[kitten_mittons]

I always wore #1 in city league basketball as a kid.  In 7th grade football I was given #12 so I stuck with that throughout school in bball and football.  Was very excited when Bill Walker debuted in it.

[j-dub]

31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face 

[SwiftCat]

I never played basketball in school. But right now I'm number 4 on team #StrutNCut. But the only reason I'm 4 is because someone else already had 3.

[Cartierfor3]

31. reggie miller makin' it rain in everybody's face 

Whatever the number of some player who shot constantly without making very many shots and bragged about each shot he actually made was the guy who's number you should've had

[yoEMAW]

4

I was away at a scholar's bowl the day everyone got to pick their number. I guess no one wanted it because the year before some exchange student from Japan wore it and they were all about it. Everybody called the kid "yoshi" and he drove a badass trans am while he was there, so I wasn't even mad.