Archibald of Basketball is a reference to the professional basketball player Nate Archibald, also known as 'TINY'. He was born in South Bronx, New York and played for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City Kings, and Boston Celtics. His nickname 'TINY' was given to him due to his small stature, standing at only 5'8'. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. The crossword solutions for the term 'Archibald of Basketball' are NATES (5 letters), NATE (4 letters), and COX (3 letters).