What USBL Basketball player's name means "Special blessing"?
Rhode Island Gulls The Rhode Island Gulls were a team in the United States Basketball League (USBL). They have many notable former players such as Manute Bol, Spud Webb, John "Hot Rod" Williams, Muggsy Bogues, Robert Rose, and Dick Johnson from Warwick, Rhode Island.
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.