The Rules
1. Hairstyle will include any hair that originated above the shoulders. (Chest and back hair will not count.
2. Hair does not have to be good to qualify, it just has to be memorable.
3. All players and Coaches are eligible provided they were at Gonzaga for at least one season.
4. When offering your own top five in the comments below please include links to pictures.
5. There may or may not be a prize for the best "Top 5", provided I don't win myself.
5. Pendo- The Brewster native gets an extra bump because of the lack of redheads, and the deep richness of his red hair. His messy red hair and barely there ginger beard make him the perfect way to begin the top 5. It also helps that he somehow always looked waaaayyy older than his opponents.
4. Kelly Olynyk- I know he claims that he is growing it out for "Locks of Love" and I believe him, but he is also growing it out because he has never cut his hair in America. Which sounds very Kelly Olynyk of him. The thin hairband ties it all together and keeps it from being a gross pony tail. If he continues to play at this rate, his locks will soon be touching the NBA hardwood. 
3. Dickau- Dickau was the man who started it all. His Peter-Brady do had all of the announcers talking. It always looked good and always looked purposeful. I like to think it is Dickau's hair that got him his announcing job, and his wife as well. If one of you has a better reason he is announcing I would love to hear it. Also do i see bleached tips?!
1. Turiaf- Not only could he have had multiple entries on this list due to his ability to transform his hair, but at one point he and Violette agreed to have him wear the fro during the tournament because it would mess with the defense. Finally a basketball use for hair.
Honorable Mention-
Jeremy Pargo- While Pargo's hair wasn't always crazy, the fact that at one point for the NCAA tournament he had his own name buzzed into the back of his head...well it places him just outside of the top 5 our list.
Matt Bouldin- his mop top and curly Dickau wanna-be-hair was great, but not worthy of the top five nod.
Gray- Gray channeled his inner-ronny and changes his hair all around, but it never caught on as a hair thing, and doesn't make it on to my top 5
5 comments:
My choice is Adam Morrison.
My reasoning is found in an earlier post here:
http://www.zagaholic.com/2012/06/gaz-weighs-in-on-which-zag-had.html
Steven Gray's senior hairdo is my all time favorite.
http://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/pics32/400/JY/JYWLUVHHXRXTWMJ.20110618060740.jpeg
http://image.cdnllnwnl.xosnetwork.com/pics32/200/DS/DSJAOMWCGFWJACV.20110618060733.jpeg
Also Harris has not cut his hair in over a year having something to do with, I believe, Steven Gray.
1. Ronny Turiaf – Nothing I can say that hasn’t been said already. He is simply the most likeable GU player ever and his hair was part of that.
2. Kelly Olynyk – Let’s look at the history of KO’s appearance since arriving at GU. Initially, he was the baby-faced 7 footer. Then he morphed into the redshirt junior with shaggy hair and a bow tie at the end of the bench. Now he is the long haired dominant center who only cuts his hair in Canada. Need I say more?
3. Derek Raivio – Somebody Feed Raivio! Raivio’s cancer patient look is memorable to say the least, and the best part is he backed it up with superb play and amazing free throw shooting.
4. Drew Barham – I hate including a recent player with such a limited role on this list, but his hair just fascinates me. Have you ever noticed how his hair is always perfectly parted no matter how many minutes he plays? He always looks like he is about to go to church.
5. Adam Morrison – He would be higher on this list if he would grow up cut his hair now. The fact that he has very likely cost himself an NBA job because he can’t grow up and clean up his look lowers him on this list. If you don’t think that looking professional would help him get a job on an NBA team then you don’t understand how the world works.
Honorable mentions- Steve Gray, Matt Bouldin, and Jeremy Pargo.
Here's my top 5 -- in no particular order:
1. Matt Bouldin
http://www.ballinisahabit.net/2010/05/nba-draft-prospects-matt-bouldin.html
2. Ronny Turiaff (Freshman Year)
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/allhair/2002.html
3. Adam Morrison (peach fuzz facial hair)
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/westcoast/2006-01-26-morrison_x.htm
4. Dan Dickau
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/allhair/2002.html
and
5. David Pendergraft (big red!)
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=447597
The winner is goin to be p hole. I will contact you offline to work the arrangements for you gonzaga prize. Loved the evolution of olynyk piece
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