Sports World Nostalgia: Khalid Reeves, John Wallace, Harold Arceneaux, Miles Simon, Hanno Mottola, Damon Key, Scoonie Penn, Damon / Toby Bailey, et al

We haven't done a SWN in a while, and the NCAA tourney is the perfect occasion to bust one out. Since I'm lazy, I'll do a one or two sentence blurb about each of the players listed in the title and encourage our readers to add any further memories of these players to the comments section.

Even more so, I encourage our readers reminisce about any other favorite forgotten college hoops stars. I especically encourage the participation of those readers who aren't so young as to absurdly consider stuff from the last ten years "nostalgic."

Khalid Reeves: Reeves was the other star guard, alongside Damon Stoudamire, on the 1994 Arizona Wildcats final four team. Though a member of "the Association" for a few years, the only thing I remember about his pro career was David Stern pronouncing his name "KHAL-id" on draft night.

John Wallace: Wallace was the star of the '95-'96 Syracuse squad that lost to the Delk- and 'Toine-led Kentucky Wildcats in the national championship game. The words "star" and "championship" would prove less applicable to his NBA career.

Harold "The Show" Arceneaux: Let's just copy and paste his player bio from the ABA's Utah Snowbears website: "The Show" is a two time Big Sky MVP and averaged 22 and 23 points per game respectively in 98-99 and 99-00 for the Wildcats. Arceneaux has been playing overseas, averaging 22 points per for Leiria most recently. Harold is best known for his NCAA Tournament showcase game versus North Carolina where he lit up the scoreboard for 36 points in an upset win for Weber State.

Miles Simon: The other guard besides Mike Bibby on the 1997 Arizona Wildcats national championship team. He helped screw everyone's bracket the next year when the 1-seeded 'Cats fell in the second round.

Hano Mottola: One of roughly eleven white players on the '97-'98 Utah Utes squad that lost to Kentucky in the national championship game, he was a fitting compliment to current NBAers Michael Doleac and Andre Miller. He also has an umlaut over one of the syllables in his name, but I forget which one. I think it's the first "o."

Damon Key: I had to mention at least one Marquette player from the Warriors era. Key was Jim McIlvaine's low post partner on the MU team that knocked off Jamal Mashburn's Kentucky Wildcats to reach the Sweet Sixteen in 1994. These days, Damon is a big tub of goo--I'd guess 300 pounds or so.

Scoonie Penn: Penn was Michael Redd's forgotten sidekick on the 1999 Ohio St. team that went to the Final Four. That team knocked off a St. John's team featuring Eric Barkley, who also almost made this list.

Damon Bailey: The quintessential Indiana point guard stereotype, Bailey was Calbert Cheaney's backcourt mate on the Indiana Hoosiers team that reached the Final Four in 1992--unoffically the year my most remote NCAA tourney memories begin. Needless to say, his game didn't--as they say--translate well to the pro game.

Toby Bailey: Though less famous than teammate Tyus Edney for lack of late-game heroics, Toby Bailey was truly the straw that stirred the drink on the 1995 UCLA Bruins national championship squad. Along with all his fellow '94-'95 starters (Edney, the O'Bannon boys, and George Zidek), Bailey currently plays in Europe.