Robbie Avila - Better Known As 'Cream Abdul-Jabbar' - Has Officially Transferred To St. Louis

The biggest star in men’s college basketball has officially chosen his new team.

No, I’m not talking about FAU’s Johnnell Davis, Duke’s Jeremy Roach, or Auburn’s Aden Holloway. I’m talking about someone whose talent and aura make him the most electric player in the sport.

The one and only Robbie Avila, better known as "Cream Abdul-Jabbar," or "Larry Curd."

The Indiana State big man has decided to take his talents to St. Louis next season, and the Billikens are getting a human Swiss Army knife. Don’t let the funky goggles and the unorthodox physique fool you, this guy is a savant with the ball in his hands and knows how to shred defenses to pieces.

That man is an absolute wagon, and fans were rightfully disappointed when the Sycamores got left out of March Madness, since that meant we didn’t get to see Avila on the sport's biggest stage.

His chances of getting back in the tournament didn’t improve all that much by choosing to go to St. Louis, as the program finished just 13-20 overall last season and second-to-last in the Atlantic 10.

However, he’s following his former Indiana State coach, Josh Schertz, so that’s a natural fit. But that doesn’t mean other big schools didn’t try to influence his decision.

Indiana State Sycamores center Robbie Avila will take his talents to St. Louis for next season. © Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

"There was a bunch of ACC schools, all of the Power 5s reached out. I had contact with a lot of schools," Avila said. "It was crazy, I felt like I was in high school all over again doing the entire recruitment process. It all came at once, the first day you're in they all try to contact you."

In the end, his relationship with Schertz, whom Avila said was one of the few coaches to believe in him in high school, persuaded him to go to St. Louis.

"He showed the interest right away that the bigger schools didn't show out to me. A lot of schools thought I wasn't good enough to play at this level. He didn't. He really trusted me, he really saw the vision," Avila said. "I think we've built such a great relationship, I couldn't see myself playing under anybody else right now."

Who knows? Maybe the coach-player duo can recreate their magic once again and help St. Louis earn its 11th tournament bid in program history.