Can You Get The Big Win And Get 100% On This Challenging Basketball Quiz?
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When James Naismith invented basketball well over a century ago, he had no idea that his quaint little exercise for young people would grow into an international phenomenon. Take this quiz and see what you know about the titans of the basketball court!
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Question 1
Players that were members of men's basketball national championship teams at this school include Michael Jordan, Sean May, and Tyler Hansbrough.
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ASyracuse
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BUNLV
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CMaryland
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DNorth Carolina
North Carolina
Jordan, May, and Tyler Hansbrough played on North Carolina's men's basketball national title teams in 1982, 2005, and 2009, respectively.
Question 2
This player starred in the film "Kazaam" four years before he received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
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AMichael Jordan
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BRay Allen
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CShaquille O'Neal
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DTim Duncan
Shaquille O'Neal
"Kazaam" premiered in 1996. O'Neal received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1999-2000 NBA season.
Question 3
Carmelo Anthony led which school to a men's basketball national championship in 2003?
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AUSC
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BUCLA
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CMaryland
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DSyracuse
Syracuse
Anthony was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Question 4
Tom Gola, Rick Barry, and Klay Thompson all won an NBA title playing for this franchise.
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AGolden State Warriors
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BBoston Celtics
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CPhiladelphia 76ers
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DLos Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Gola was a member of the 1956 champion Philadelphia Warriors, Barry was a member of the 1975 champion Golden State Warriors, and Thompson played on the 2015 and 2017 Golden State Warriors championship teams.
Question 5
Which player received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in each of the Houston Rockets' two NBA Finals victories to date?
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AHakeem Olajuwon
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BClyde Drexler
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CKenny Smith
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DSam Cassell
Hakeem Olajuwon
Olajuwon received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 1994 and 1995.
Question 6
Unlike Karl Malone, this Hall of Famer played for the Utah Jazz for his entire NBA career.
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AGail Goodrich
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BSpencer Haywood
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CJohn Stockton
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DBernard King
John Stockton
Stockton played for the Jazz in all 19 of his NBA seasons. Malone played for the Los Angeles Lakers for one season after 18 seasons with the Jazz.
Question 7
Which Miami Heat player received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2006?
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AJason Williams
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BAlonzo Mourning
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CShaquille O'Neal
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DDwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade
Wade averaged 34.7 points per game in the 2006 NBA Finals as the Heat defeated the Dallas Mavericks in six games.
Question 8
Yao Ming, a 2016 Hall of Fame inductee, spent his whole NBA career as a member of which team?
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AOrlando Magic
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BMiami Heat
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CHouston Rockets
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DAtlanta Hawks
Houston Rockets
Yao played for the Rockets from 2002-11.
Question 9
This Hall of Famer currently serves as his alma mater's head men's basketball coach.
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AChris Mullin
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BGary Payton
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CReggie Miller
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DDavid Robinson
Chris Mullin
Mullin became St. John's University's men's head basketball coach in 2015. He played college basketball there from 1981-85.
Question 10
In 2017, Rick Pitino was fired as this school's head men's basketball coach?
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AProvidence
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BNC State
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CLouisville
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DNorth Carolina
Louisville
Pitino served as Louisville's head men's basketball coach from 2001-17.
Question 11
Which of these Basketball Hall of Famers is related to another Basketball Hall of Famer?
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AWilt Chamberlain
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BReggie Miller
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CBill Walton
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DJerry West
Reggie Miller
Miller's sister, Cheryl, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995, 17 years before his enshrinement.
Question 12
Gregg Popovich has served as the head coach of each of this franchise's five NBA championship teams.
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AMiami Heat
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BSan Antonio Spurs
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CDetroit Pistons
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DChicago Bulls
San Antonio Spurs
Gregg Popovich was the head coach of the Spurs' 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014 championship teams.
Question 13
Which Hall of Famer was known as "Pistol"?
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ALarry Bird
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BPete Maravich
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CBill Bradley
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DJohn Stockton
Pete Maravich
Maravich was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.
Question 14
Head coach Jim Valvano led which school's men's basketball team to a surprise national title run in 1983?
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AKentucky
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BVillanova
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CNC State
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DKansas
NC State
Valvano guided North Carolina State to a 54-52 upset victory over Houston in the 1983 men's basketball national championship game.
Question 15
Bob Knight guided this school to three men's basketball national championships.
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AKansas
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BNotre Dame
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COhio State
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DIndiana
Indiana
Indiana won the national championship in 1976, 1981, and 1987 tenure Knight's tenure as head men's basketball coach.
Question 16
Head coaches that guided this school's men's basketball team to a national title include Adolph Rupp, Tubby Smith, and John Calipari.
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AUCLA
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BKansas
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CDuke
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DKentucky
Kentucky
Rupp was the head coach of Kentucky first four men's basketball national championship teams.
Question 17
This Hall of Famer played on championship teams as a member of the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls.
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AScottie Pippen
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BDennis Rodman
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CDave DeBusschere
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DElvin Hayes
Dennis Rodman
Rodman helped the Detroit Pistons win the NBA Finals in 1989 and 1990. Later in his career, he helped the Chicago Bulls win the NBA Finals in 1996, 1997, and 1998.
Question 18
Tom Gola was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player when this school won the men's basketball national championship in 1954.
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AMichigan
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BOhio State
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CTemple
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DLa Salle
La Salle
In 1954, Gola led La Salle to a 69-54 men's basketball national championship game victory over Penn State.
Question 19
This school won its first of four men's basketball national championships to date in 1999.
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AConnecticut
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BSyracuse
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CKentucky
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DMaryland
Connecticut
In 1999, Connecticut defeated Duke 77-74 to win its first men's basketball national championship.
Question 20
In 1984, which school won its only men's basketball national championship to date?
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AUCLA
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BNC State
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COhio State
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DGeorgetown
Georgetown
Head coach John Thompson and star big man Patrick Ewing guided Georgetown to a national championship in 1984.
Question 21
This franchise, which won the 1979 NBA Finals, relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008.
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ASeattle SuperSonics
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BRochester Royals
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CSyracuse Nationals
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DVancouver Grizzlies
Seattle SuperSonics
Twenty-nine years after winning the 1979 NBA Finals, the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Question 22
This Hall of Famer is known as "The Pearl."
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AEarl Monroe
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BElvin Hayes
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CAlonzo Mourning
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DDave Bing
Earl Monroe
Monroe was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Question 23
Which of these Hall of Famers helped the Washington Bullets win the 1978 NBA Finals?
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AElvin Hayes
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BMitch Richmond
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CChris Mullin
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DDave Bing
Elvin Hayes
The Bullets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games in the 1978 NBA Finals.
Question 24
In 2018, this men's basketball program was a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
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AVirginia
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BXavier
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CKansas
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DVillanovaa
Xavier
Xavier was the number one seed in the West Region in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Question 25
Tony Parker, the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 NBA Finals, is a native of which country?
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ACanada
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BBelgium
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CUnited Kingdom
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DFrance
France
Parker was the first European-born player to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.
Question 26
Nolan Richardson served as this school's head men's basketball coach from 1985-2002.
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AArizona
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BArkansas
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Ckentucky
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DNorth Carolina
Arkansas
Richardson guided Arkansas to a men's basketball national title in 1994.
Question 27
Other than Tim Duncan, who is the only San Antonio Spur to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ATony Parker
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BManu Ginobili
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CKawhi Leonard
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DDavid Robinson
David Robinson
Robinson received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1994-95 season.
Question 28
Which of these Basketball Hall of Famers played on multiple NBA championship teams with Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, and Bill Laimbeer?
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ADominique Wilkins
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BGrant Hill
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CIsiah Thomas
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DClyde Drexler
Isiah Thomas
Thomas, Rodman, Dumars, and Laimbeer played together on the 1989 and 1990 Detroit Pistons NBA championship teams.
Question 29
Juan Dixon, Steve Blake, and Chris Wilcox were members of this school's first men's basketball national championship team.
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ANorth Carolina
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BSyracuse
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CMaryland
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DUCLA
Maryland
Dixon, Blake, and Wilcox helped Maryland win its first men's basketball national championship in 2002.
Question 30
This Hall of Famer was one of Michael Jordan's college teammates.
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AJames Worthy
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BRobert Parish
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CClyde Drexler
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DJoe Dumars
James Worthy
Worthy and Jordan were members of the North Carolina men's basketball team that won the national championship in 1982.
Question 31
Bob McAdoo was the only player from which team to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ASt. Louis Hawks
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BCincinnati Royals
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CPhiladelphia Warriors
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DBuffalo Braves
Buffalo Braves
McAdoo received the Most Valuable Player Award for the 1974-75 NBA season.
Question 32
Which Hall of Famer is known as "The Iceman"?
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APete Maravich
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BBill Bradley
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CLarry Bird
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DGeorge Gervin
George Gervin
Gervin was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
Question 33
Which of these men's basketball teams participated in the Final Four in 2018?
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AGeorge Mason
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BJMU
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CFGCU
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DLoyola Chicago
Loyola Chicago
In 2018, Loyola Chicago, the 11th seed in the South Region, reached the Final Four with wins over Miami (Fla.), Tennessee, Nevada, and Kansas State.
Question 34
Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson attended which school?
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AArizona
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BMichigan
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CLSU
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DMichigan State
Michigan State
Johnson helped Michigan State win a men's basketball national championship in 1979.
Question 35
Which of these Hall of Famers won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award as a member of three different franchises?
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ADikembe Mutombo
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BHakeem Olajuwon
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CAlonzo Mourning
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DGary Payton
Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo received the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award as a member of the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, and Philadelphia 76ers during his career.
Question 36
In 2005, Steve Nash became the first player from which country to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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AAustralia
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BUnited Kingdom
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CCanada
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DGermany
Canada
Nash received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
Question 37
Head coach Pete Newell guided this school to a men's basketball national championship in 1959.
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AKentucky
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BOklahoma
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CCalifornia
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DPrinceton
California
Newell served as California's head men's basketball coach from 1954-60.
Question 38
In 2011, Dirk Nowitzki became the first player from which country to receive the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award?
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ARussia
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BSweden
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CGermany
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DFinland
Germany
Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to victory over the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.
Question 39
The Toronto Raptors drafted this Hall of Famer in 1997.
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AShaquille O'Neal
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BAlonzo Mourning
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CAllen Iverson
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DTracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady
McGrady played for the Raptors from 1997-2000.
Question 40
Which of these Basketball Hall of Famers wore the jersey number 00 during his career?
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AClyde Drexler
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BJerry West
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CRobert Parish
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DGeorge Gervin
Robert Parish
Parish was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Question 41
Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is known by which nickname?
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ASunny
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BTiny
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CCandy
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DDipper
Tiny
Archibald was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Question 42
Which of these Hall of Famers received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award twice during his career?
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AClyde Drexler
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BJames Worthy
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CJoe Dumars
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DKevin McHale
Kevin McHale
McHale received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award for the 1983-84 and the 1984-85 seasons.
Question 43
Which of these Boston Celtics sustained a season-ending injury in the opening minutes of the team's 2017-18 NBA season?
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AKyrie Irving
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BGordon Hayward
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CMarcus Smart
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DAl Horford
Gordon Hayward
Hayward sustained a fractured tibia and dislocated ankle in the Celtics' 2017-18 season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Question 44
Lew Alcindor and Oscar Robertson played together on this team which won the NBA Finals in 1971.
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APortland Trail Blazers
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BMilwaukee Bucks
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CLos Angeles Lakers
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DSeattle SuperSonics
Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks swept the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals.
Question 45
Wes Unseld, Fred Brown, and Elvin Hayes played on this team which won the 1978 NBA Finals.
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AAtlanta Hawks
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BPortland Trail Blazers
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CWashington Bullets
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DPhoenix Suns
Washington Bullets
The Bullets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in seven games to win the 1978 NBA Finals.
Question 46
In 1939, which school won the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament?
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AIndiana
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BNorth Carolina
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CFSU
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DOregon
Oregon
In 1939, Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33 in the men's basketball national championship game.
Question 47
This Hall of Famer is known as "The Glove."
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AAllen Iverson
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BJason Kidd
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CGary Payton
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DDavid Robinson
Gary Payton
Payton was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
Question 48
This franchise hasn't reached the NBA Finals since 1999.
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APhiladelphia 76ers
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BNew York Knicks
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CIndiana Pacers
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DDetroit Pistons
New York Knicks
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Knicks in five games in the 1999 NBA Finals.
Question 49
This franchise hasn't won an NBA championship since 1983.
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AHouston Rockets
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BMilwaukee Bucks
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CPhiladelphia 76ers
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DPortland Trail Blazers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 NBA Finals.
Question 50
Which of these Hall of Famers won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award multiple times during their career?
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AMichael Jordan
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BGary Payton
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CAlonzo Mourning
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DDavid Robinson
Alonzo Mourning
Mourning received the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons.
Question 51
Michael Jordan played on how many teams that won the NBA title during his career?
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A6
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B5
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C3
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D4
6
Jordan played on the Chicago Bulls teams that won the NBA Finals in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
Question 52
Which of these teams last won an NBA title in 2004?
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ADetroit Pistons
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BChicago Bulls
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CLos Angeles Lakers
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DBoston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
The Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the 2004 NBA Finals.
Question 53
In 1985, this school upset Georgetown to win the men's basketball national championship game.
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ANorth Carolina
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BDuke
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CVillanova
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DUNLV
Villanova
Villanova, an eight seed, defeated Georgetown, a one seed, 66-64 in the 1985 men's basketball national championship game.
Question 54
Which of these Hall of Famers played for multiple teams during his NBA career?
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AReggie Miller
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BIsiah Thomas
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CDominique Wilkins
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DJohn Stockton
Dominique Wilkins
Wilkins played for five teams during his NBA career.
Question 55
Jack Ramsay was this franchise's head coach when it won its first NBA title in 1977.
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AAtlanta Hawks
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BHouston Rockets
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CPortland Trail Blazers
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DCleveland Cavaliers
Portland Trail Blazers
Ramsay was the Trail Blazers' head coach when the team defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1977 NBA Finals.
Question 56
Which of these San Antonio Spurs is the only player to play on each of the franchise's five NBA title teams?
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AManu Ginรณbili
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BDavid Robinson
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CTim Duncan
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DTony Parker
Tim Duncan
Duncan played on the Spurs teams that won the NBA title in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014.
Question 57
Which of these Hall of Famers played on "The Dream Team"?
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AClyde Drexler
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BIsiah Thomas
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CJoe Dumars
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DShaquille O'Neal
Clyde Drexler
The United States men's basketball team, known as "The Dream Team," won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Question 58
Lute Olson was this school's head men's basketball coach when it won its first national championship in 1997.
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ATexas
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BUtah
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CUNLV
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DArizona
Arizona
Arizona capped off their 1997 national championship season with an 84-79 men's basketball national title game victory over Kentucky.
Question 59
Who was the first foreign-born player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?
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ADirk Nowitziki
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BPat Blair
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CHakeem Olajuwon
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DPatrick Ewing
Hakeem Olajuwon
Olajuwon received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 1993-94 season.
Question 60
Which Hall of Fame coach was a member of a New York Knicks championship team?
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APat Riley
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BPhil Jackson
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CLenny Wilkens
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DChuck Daly
Phil Jackson
Jackson, who was the head coach of 11 NBA championship teams, played on the 1973 NBA champion New York Knicks.
Question 61
Which Hall of Famer played on four consecutive WNBA championship teams?
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ASheryl Swoopes
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BLisa Leslie
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CCheryl Miller
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DRebecca Lobo
Sheryl Swoopes
Swoopes was a member of the Houston Comets teams that won four consecutive WNBA championships from 1997-2000.
Question 62
Which franchise won its first NBA title by defeating the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals?
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ASan Antonio Spurs
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BHouston Rockets
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CDallas Mavericks
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DGolden State Warriors
Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks defeated the Heat in six games in the 2011 NBA Finals.
Question 63
Which of these Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Hall of Famers was a member of the team when it was based in Minneapolis?
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AJerry West
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BElgin Baylor
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CWilt Chamberlain
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DKareem Abdul-Jabbar
Elgin Baylor
The Lakers were based in Minneapolis during Baylor's first two NBA seasons.
Question 64
Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens previously served as which school's head men's basketball coach?
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AMaryland
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BGonzaga
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CUniversity of Florida
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DButler
Butler
Stevens served as Butler's head men's basketball coach from 2007-13.
Question 65
A year after beating Duke by 30 points in the men's basketball national championship game, which school suffered its only loss of the season to the Blue Devils in the Final Four?
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AUSC
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BUCLA
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CUNLV
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DBYU
UNLV
Duke avenged its 1990 title game loss with a 79-77 win over UNLV in the 1991 Final Four.
Question 66
This Hall of Famer played for the ABA franchises the Virginia Squires and the New York Nets during his career.
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ANate Archibald
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BBob Cousy
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CEarl Monroe
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DJulius Erving
Julius Erving
Erving helped the Nets win two championships during his ABA career.
Question 67
In 2018, this school's men's basketball team became the first number one seed to lose to a team seeded 16th in the men's basketball tournament?
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AXavier
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BKansas
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CVirginia
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DVillanova
Virginia
Virginia lost 74-54 to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Question 68
Which of these players won five NBA titles during his career?
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AKobe Bryant
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BMichael Jordan
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CLarry Bird
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DShaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant
Bryant was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers' 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2010 NBA championship teams.
Question 69
Bill Russell, Larry Bird, and who else are the only players to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in three consecutive seasons?
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AMagic Johnson
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BWilt Chamberlain
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CMichael Jordan
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DLeBron James
Wilt Chamberlain
Chamberlain won the NBA Most Valuable Player three seasons in a row from 1965-68.
Question 70
Bob Knight played on this school's 1960 men's basketball national championship team.
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ATexas Tech
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BMaryland
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COhio State
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DNevada
Ohio State
Knight's teammates on the 1959-60 Ohio State men's basketball team included Jerry Lucas, John Havlicek, and Larry Siegfried.
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