Emily Walker
When you’re picking out a new dog, one of the first things you need to decide is what to name it.
If you’re athletic, or just enjoy playing around, you might be inspired by basketball players for your dog’s name.
Here are some of our favorite basketball-inspired names for dogs!
Male Basketball Dog Names
| Names | Notes |
| Ewing | After Patrick Ewing |
| Hakeem |
After Hakeem Olajuwon
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| Spud |
After Anthony Jerome “Spud” Webb
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| Chief |
After Robert “The Chief” Parish
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| Legend |
After Larry “Legend” Bird
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| Crash |
After Gerald “Crash” Wallace
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| Duncan |
After Tim Duncan
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| Isiah |
After Isiah Thomas
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| Carter |
After Vince “Air Canada” Carter
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| Robinson |
After David “The Admiral” Robinson
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| King |
After LeBron James, “The King”
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| Puggsy |
A play on Tyrone Curtis “Muggsy” Bogues
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| Alcindor |
Lew Alcindor, before his name change to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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| Pierce |
After Paul “The Truth” Pierce
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| Muttumbo |
A play on the name Dikembe Mutombo
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| Wade |
After Dwayne Wade
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| Harden |
After James Harden
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| Dogkembe |
A play on the name Dikembe Mutombo
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| Iverson |
After Allen “The Answer” Iverson
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| Webb |
After Anthony Jerome “Spud” Webb
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| Worm |
After Dennis “The Worm” Rodman
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| Kareem |
After Lew Alcindor, as in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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| Admiral |
After David “The Admiral” Robinson
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| Durant |
After Kevin Durant
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| Drexler |
After Clyde “The Glide” Drexler
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| Doc |
After Doctor Julius Erving
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| Diesel |
After Shaquille O’Neal, “Diesel”
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| Bryant |
After Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant
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| Russell | After Bill Russell |
| Biggo |
After Oscar “Big O” Robertson
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Female Basketball Dog Names
| Names | Notes |
| Schayes |
After Dolph Schayes
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| Kidd | After Jason Kidd |
| Parish |
After Robert “The Chief” Parish
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| Klay |
After Klay Thompson
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| Logo |
After Jerry “The Logo” West
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| Kemp |
After Shawn “The Reignman” Kemp
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| Miller |
After Reggie Miller
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| Barker |
A play on Jabari Parker
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| Scottie |
After Scottie Pippen
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| Dunn | After Kris Dunn |
| Jordan |
After the greatest, Michael Jordan
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| Cousy |
After Bob Cousy, “The Houdini of Hardwood”
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| Dipper |
After Wilt Chamberlain, “The Big Dipper”
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| Barkley |
After “Sir Charles” Barkley
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| Monroe |
After Earl “The Pearl” Monroe
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| Payton |
After Gary “The Glove” Payton
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| Kawhi |
After Kawhi Leonard
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| Reggie |
After Reggie Miller
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| Pistol |
After “Pistol” Pete Maravich
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| Magic |
After Earvin “Magic” Johnson
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| Bird |
After Larry “Legend” Bird
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| Puppen |
A play on Scottie Pippen
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| Mamba |
After Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant
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| Lew |
After Lew Alcindor, before his name change to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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| Pearl |
After Earl “The Pearl” Monroe
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| Reign |
After Shawn “The Reignman” Kemp
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| Malone |
After Moses or Karl, take your pick
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| Penny |
After Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway
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| Dominique |
After Dominique Wilkins
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| Thunder |
After Darryl “Chocolate Thunder” Dawkins
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We hope this list of names has helped. And don’t forget, if you can’t find the perfect name on our list, be sure to check out our other naming resources on sport dog names for even more ideas.
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