UC-SANTA CRUZ BANANA SLUGS
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: Independent
Major sports: basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball
Site: http://www.goslugs.com/
Comment: The Banana Slugs have been the Gold Standard for unusual team nicknames for so long I even included a note in my D3 20 Coolest List saying why I was leaving them off. For all their fans who were wondering, here they are at last! And it takes more than table salt to stop THESE slugs!
For more of NCAA Division 3′s Coolest-Named Teams click here: https://glitternight.com/d3-20-coolest/
For the NAIA edition of The 20 Coolest College Sports Teams You May Never Have Heard Of click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/06/21/the-20-coolest-named-college-sports-teams-you-may-have-never-heard-of-naia-edition/
And for The 20 Coolest College Sports Logos click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/07/20/the-20-coolest-college-sports-logos/
And for The 20 Coolest Football Helmets In NCAA Division 3 click here: https://glitternight.com/2010/08/23/the-20-coolest-football-helmets-in-ncaa-division-3/
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Glad to hear it! Thanks for stopping by and for the comment!
Crazy name! They need a football team!
Agreed!
Banana slugs? How funny is that?
A: Very funny!
Love the Banana Slugs! Only u could find a team with this name!
Ha! Thanks!
u r certified insane with these teams u find and i luv it!
Ha! Thank you very much!
NAIA sports are much better than NCAA sports.
I can understand why so many people think so!
Only u wud rite about a team called Bananaslugs!
Well, just about only me.
Banana Slugs? omg
You said it!
How do bananaslugs taste?
I wouldn’t know, thankfully!
banana slugs … luv it
Ha! Thanks^^^^
Go ‘nana slugs!
Glad to hear from you!@