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From Dunk City to Rupp's Runts: Maryland's Crab Five the latest iconic CBB squad nickname
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The Maryland Terrapins have won seven of their past eight games in the NCAA tournament.
The team's nickname is " The Crab Five " It's not the only college basketball team with a distinctive nickname to compete in the tournament.
Florida Gulf Coast's 2013 Cinderella run inspired the nickname " Dunk City " from Dunk City .
The "Cardiac Pack" was a play on the NC State Wolfpack mascot as well as Jim Valvano's squad's propensity for winning games late on.
The "Rupp's Runts " moniker paid homage to the fact that not a single member of Adolph Rupp's starting lineup stood over 6 feet , 5 inches .
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