[BigBobber]

Not sure why I thought of this, but U. of Washington used to have a basketball player named Thalo Green. Kind of close to Oregon State.

Yes, his mother was an artist.

[shibumi]

"Not sure why I thought of this, but U. of Washington used to have a basketball player named Thalo Green. Kind of close to Oregon State. Yes, his mother was an artist."

Gary (IN) Roosevelt High School had a basketball player (All-State) named Ajax Triplett.

Yes, his mother was one of a team of three identical siblings who was the Chief Scrubber in their home-based janitorial service.