What USBL Basketball player's name means "Special blessing"?
Manute Bol Manute Bol ( ; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-born American basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft tall, he was the tallest player in the history of the National Basketball Association, along with Gheorghe Mureșan. He was officially measured and listed at 7 ft tall in the Guinness Book of World Records. He is believed to have been born on October 16, 1962, in either Turalei or Gogrial, Sudan (now South Sudan). He was the son of a Dinka tribal elder who gave him the name "Manute," which means "special blessing."
John Strickland (basketball) John Strickland (1971/72--2010) was a former professional basketball player and streetball player. He was a native of Brooklyn who left to play college basketball. He later played at Hawaii Pacific University where he averaged a doubledouble each season. He went on to play at the USBL for 6 seasons where he averaged 22 points per game. He also played for the Albany Patroons of the CBA. In 2008, he was a CBA All Star. He died in 2010 at the age of 38.