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10 things to know about superstar Sooner Buddy Hield, including his alter-egos and where his nickname came from

The NCAA tournament is heating up with the Sweet 16 rapidly approaching. Here are 10 things to know about Oklahoma star Buddy Hield.

1. He got his nickname from a sitcom. Hield's actual first name is Chavano. But his mother was a big fan of Fox sitcom "Married...With Children" and she and a friend decided he looked like the character Bud Bundy and began calling him "Bud." But when a drug dealer with the same name in the neighborhood died, she decided to start calling him "Buddy."

2. His mother's reputation shielded him from a rough environment in his native Bahamas.