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Our look at college basketball players with famous relatives concludes with Part III for anyone outside the Big Six conferences. This includes the son of the greatest player of all-time and the kin of the NBA’s career steals leader. With nearly 300 schools to cover, obviously some fell through the cracks. Drop us a line or leave a comment below for anyone notable we missed and check out Part I and II on the BCS schools:

Part I: Big Ten, ACC, SEC

Part II: Big East, Big 12, Pac-10

Marcus Jordan (UCF)

• Son of Michael Jordan (North Carolina)
Marcus’ already made headlines at UCF for costing the school a final year in its apparel contract with Adidas. Depending on who you believe, there was originally a deal to allow Jordan to wear his dad’s Nike shoes. Then Adidas balked, Jordan refused to wear another shoe (with support from the school) and UCF found itself in need of another apparel provider. On the court, the freshman is averaging 6.3 points and nearly three rebounds a game.

David Stockton (Gonzaga)

• Son of John Stockton (Gonzaga)
He’s at the same school as his father but Dave Stockton is probably thankful he doesn’t need to wear the same shorts. David is a third-generation ‘Zag basketball player (his grandfather was a star) but hasn’t seen a minute of action in his freshman season as a walk-on.

Rashad Green (San Francisco)

• Brother of Danny Green (North Carolina)
Rashad is playing for the first time with San Francisco after transferring from Manhattan. He’s averaging 6.4 points per game off the bench. His older brother Danny, who won a national championship with North Carolina in 2009, most recently made news after he and LeBron showed off their dance moves during a game against the Bulls.

Kaleb Korver (Creighton), Kirk Korver (UMKC)
• Brother of Kyle Korver (Creighton)
While Kaleb and Kirk Korver continue the proud Korver “K” tradition made famous by their older brother Kyle, they haven’t shown the same propensity of hitting three-pointers at a high rate. Neither younger brother averages more than five points a game, but Kirk is still just a freshman at Missouri-Kansas City.

Luke Sikma (Portland)
• Son of Jack Sikma (Illinois Wesleyan)
There’s a reason Portland has won some big games. They have some big time namesake playmakers like Luke Sikma, who is pulling down just over seven rebounds a game. While not as prolific a scorer as his father Jack, who became a seven-time NBA All-Star, Luke has been solid off the bench and leads the team in rebounds.

Mychel Thompson (Pepperdine)

• Son of Mychal Thompson (Minnesota)
His father may have switched out the “A” in his name but Mychel’s play this season has been worthy of that grade. The junior forward scores almost 12 points a game and grabs 5.4 rebounds, both second best on the team. And he’s close to pops, who is a Lakers analyst.

Malcolm Washington (Penn)

• Son of Denzel Washington (Fordham)
Now before you say that “He Got Game” shouldn’t qualify as a famous college basketball namesake, here’s a little known fact: Malcolm’s father, Denzel, played basketball at Fordham University under coach P.J. Carlesimo. Malcolm is just a freshman and gets an occasional appearance on the court.

Jordan Crawford (Xavier)

• Brother of Joe Crawford (Kentucky)
Jordan made YouTube history prior to the season when he dunked on LeBron James. The ensuing LeBron-gate made Crawford more of a household name than his older brother Joe, who did pretty well on his own at Kentucky. Despite all the attention, Jordan has backed up his hype by averaging 19.3 points and five rebounds a game in his first season with the Musketeers after transferring from Indiana.

Alex Kellogg (Ohio)
• Son of Clark Kellogg (Ohio State)
Well if he’s going to be as successful as his father, Alex Kellogg will either have to hit the gym more or start working on his camera presence. He was rarely used at Providence College and decided to transfer to Ohio University after his sophomore season. He’s sitting out this season because of NCAA transfer rules.

Harouna Mutombo (Western Carolina)

• Nephew of Dikembe Mutombo (Georgetown)
The name Mutombo is synonymous with blocks but this Mutombo – Harouna Mutombo, the nephew of Dikembe – is actually a guard for Western Carolina. Last season he was the SoCon Freshman of the Year but his numbers have fallen slightly this year. Insert joke about Harouna’s actual age here.

Elijah Millsap (UAB)

• Brother of Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech)
It can’t be scientifically proven but the Millsap brother might be the best piece of evidence that rebounding is genetic. Paul was the only player ever to lead the nation in rebounding for three seasons. His younger brother Elijah, listed as a guard, is averaging nearly 10 rebounds a game to go along with his 17 points a night. Granted, not many guards are 6-6, but that’s still impressive.

Ryan Wittman (Cornell)

• Son of Randy Wittman (Minnesota)
Ryan’s father Randy helped Indiana win the 1981 national championship under Bobby Knight and was the 1983 Big Ten Player of the Year. Not to be outdone, Ryan led Cornell to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in nearly 20 years in 2008 and took the team back to the Tournament last season. This year, Ryan almost took down then-No. 1 Kansas with his 24-point performance. Not too shabby. Watch out for him come March.

Garrett Lever (Seattle)
• Son of Lafayette “Fat” Lever (Arizona State)
Lafayette Lever did his son a favor by naming him Garrett. He would know what an unusual first name can lead to. The elder Lever, who wasn’t a man of girth, got the nickname “Fat” because his younger brother couldn’t pronounce his name. Garrett comes off the bench for Seattle University, a former powerhouse which is playing its first season of Division I basketball in 29 years.

Michael Lloyd Jr. (BYU)
• Son of Michael Lloyd (UNLV)
UNLV has just two rivals in basketball and one of them is BYU. So it’s a little bit odd that Michael Lloyd Jr., whose father played for UNLV, decided he would become a Cougar. Maybe karma is getting him back. The last two seasons have ended with BYU losing to UNLV in the conference tournament finals. This season Michael is averaging 4.6 points, 1.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds off the bench.

Nik Raivio (Portland)
• Brother of Derek Raivio (Gonzaga)
Naturally if your brother starred at Gonzaga you’d follow him, right? Not Nik Raivio, who plays in the West Coast Conference but with the Portland Pilots. The senior is averaging 14. 6 points a game (a team high) and pulling down just over six rebounds a game, too. The Pilots did beat Oregon, UCLA and Minnesota in consecutive games, but still couldn’t top the WCC’s finest, Gonzaga, last week.

Dane Suttle, Jr. (Pepperdine)
• Son of Dane Suttle (Pepperdine)
He’s just a sophomore but Dane Jr. is already the third-best scorer on the team, averaging just over ten points a game. He’ll need to score at a little higher rate than that if he wants to catch up to his father, who is the school’s all-time leading scorer.

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