Michael Albrecht isn't a household name in college basketball. 

In fact, most of those outside of the Big Ten only know of the Michigan junior guard because of his unique nickname, "Spike," which pays homage to a childhood favorite. 

"I got [the nickname] when I was like 5 years old," he said during an interview in 2013 with MGoBlue TV's Michelle Roberts. "I got my first pair of baseball spikes...I'm a big baseball fan...Baseball was like my favorite sport growing up. When I got them, I just started wearing them everyw...

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