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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.

  • A
    Syracuse
  • B
    UNLV
  • C
    Maryland
  • D
    North Carolina

Question 2

This player starred in the film "Kazaam" four years before he received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.

  • A
    Michael Jordan
  • B
    Ray Allen
  • C
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • D
    Tim Duncan

Question 3

Carmelo Anthony led which school to a men's basketball national championship in 2003?

  • A
    USC
  • B
    UCLA
  • C
    Maryland
  • D
    Syracuse

Question 4

Tom Gola, Rick Barry, and Klay Thompson all won an NBA title playing for this franchise.

  • A
    Golden State Warriors
  • B
    Boston Celtics
  • C
    Philadelphia 76ers
  • D
    Los Angeles Lakers

Question 5

Which player received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in each of the Houston Rockets' two NBA Finals victories to date?

  • A
    Hakeem Olajuwon
  • B
    Clyde Drexler
  • C
    Kenny Smith
  • D
    Sam Cassell

Question 6

Unlike Karl Malone, this Hall of Famer played for the Utah Jazz for his entire NBA career.

  • A
    Gail Goodrich
  • B
    Spencer Haywood
  • C
    John Stockton
  • D
    Bernard King

Question 7

Which Miami Heat player received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in 2006?

  • A
    Jason Williams
  • B
    Alonzo Mourning
  • C
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • D
    Dwyane Wade

Question 8

Yao Ming, a 2016 Hall of Fame inductee, spent his whole NBA career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Orlando Magic
  • B
    Miami Heat
  • C
    Houston Rockets
  • D
    Atlanta Hawks

Question 9

This Hall of Famer currently serves as his alma mater's head men's basketball coach.

  • A
    Chris Mullin
  • B
    Gary Payton
  • C
    Reggie Miller
  • D
    David Robinson

Question 10

In 2017, Rick Pitino was fired as this school's head men's basketball coach?

  • A
    Providence
  • B
    NC State
  • C
    Louisville
  • D
    North Carolina

Question 11

Which of these Basketball Hall of Famers is related to another Basketball Hall of Famer?

  • A
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • B
    Reggie Miller
  • C
    Bill Walton
  • D
    Jerry West

Question 12

Gregg Popovich has served as the head coach of each of this franchise's five NBA championship teams.

  • A
    Miami Heat
  • B
    San Antonio Spurs
  • C
    Detroit Pistons
  • D
    Chicago Bulls

Question 13

Which Hall of Famer was known as "Pistol"?

  • A
    Larry Bird
  • B
    Pete Maravich
  • C
    Bill Bradley
  • D
    John Stockton

Question 14

Head coach Jim Valvano led which school's men's basketball team to a surprise national title run in 1983?

  • A
    Kentucky
  • B
    Villanova
  • C
    NC State
  • D
    Kansas

Question 15

Bob Knight guided this school to three men's basketball national championships.

  • A
    Kansas
  • B
    Notre Dame
  • C
    Ohio State
  • D
    Indiana

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.

  • A
    UCLA
  • B
    Kansas
  • C
    Duke
  • D
    Kentucky

Question 17

This Hall of Famer played on championship teams as a member of the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls.

  • A
    Scottie Pippen
  • B
    Dennis Rodman
  • C
    Dave DeBusschere
  • D
    Elvin Hayes

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.

  • A
    Michigan
  • B
    Ohio State
  • C
    Temple
  • D
    La Salle

Question 19

This school won its first of four men's basketball national championships to date in 1999.

  • A
    Connecticut
  • B
    Syracuse
  • C
    Kentucky
  • D
    Maryland

Question 20

In 1984, which school won its only men's basketball national championship to date?

  • A
    UCLA
  • B
    NC State
  • C
    Ohio State
  • D
    Georgetown

Question 21

This franchise, which won the 1979 NBA Finals, relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008.

  • A
    Seattle SuperSonics
  • B
    Rochester Royals
  • C
    Syracuse Nationals
  • D
    Vancouver Grizzlies

Question 22

This Hall of Famer is known as "The Pearl."

  • A
    Earl Monroe
  • B
    Elvin Hayes
  • C
    Alonzo Mourning
  • D
    Dave Bing

Question 23

Which of these Hall of Famers helped the Washington Bullets win the 1978 NBA Finals?

  • A
    Elvin Hayes
  • B
    Mitch Richmond
  • C
    Chris Mullin
  • D
    Dave Bing

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.

  • A
    Virginia
  • B
    Xavier
  • C
    Kansas
  • D
    Villanovaa

Question 25

Tony Parker, the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 NBA Finals, is a native of which country?

  • A
    Canada
  • B
    Belgium
  • C
    United Kingdom
  • D
    France

Question 26

Nolan Richardson served as this school's head men's basketball coach from 1985-2002.

  • A
    Arizona
  • B
    Arkansas
  • C
    kentucky
  • D
    North Carolina

Question 27

Other than Tim Duncan, who is the only San Antonio Spur to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Tony Parker
  • B
    Manu Ginobili
  • C
    Kawhi Leonard
  • D
    David Robinson

Question 28

Which of these Basketball Hall of Famers played on multiple NBA championship teams with Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, and Bill Laimbeer?

  • A
    Dominique Wilkins
  • B
    Grant Hill
  • C
    Isiah Thomas
  • D
    Clyde Drexler

Question 29

Juan Dixon, Steve Blake, and Chris Wilcox were members of this school's first men's basketball national championship team.

  • A
    North Carolina
  • B
    Syracuse
  • C
    Maryland
  • D
    UCLA

Question 30

This Hall of Famer was one of Michael Jordan's college teammates.

  • A
    James Worthy
  • B
    Robert Parish
  • C
    Clyde Drexler
  • D
    Joe Dumars

Question 31

Bob McAdoo was the only player from which team to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    St. Louis Hawks
  • B
    Cincinnati Royals
  • C
    Philadelphia Warriors
  • D
    Buffalo Braves

Question 32

Which Hall of Famer is known as "The Iceman"?

  • A
    Pete Maravich
  • B
    Bill Bradley
  • C
    Larry Bird
  • D
    George Gervin

Question 33

Which of these men's basketball teams participated in the Final Four in 2018?

  • A
    George Mason
  • B
    JMU
  • C
    FGCU
  • D
    Loyola Chicago

Question 34

Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson attended which school?

  • A
    Arizona
  • B
    Michigan
  • C
    LSU
  • D
    Michigan State

Question 35

Which of these Hall of Famers won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award as a member of three different franchises?

  • A
    Dikembe Mutombo
  • B
    Hakeem Olajuwon
  • C
    Alonzo Mourning
  • D
    Gary Payton

Question 36

In 2005, Steve Nash became the first player from which country to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Australia
  • B
    United Kingdom
  • C
    Canada
  • D
    Germany

Question 37

Head coach Pete Newell guided this school to a men's basketball national championship in 1959.

  • A
    Kentucky
  • B
    Oklahoma
  • C
    California
  • D
    Princeton

Question 38

In 2011, Dirk Nowitzki became the first player from which country to receive the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Russia
  • B
    Sweden
  • C
    Germany
  • D
    Finland

Question 39

The Toronto Raptors drafted this Hall of Famer in 1997.

  • A
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • B
    Alonzo Mourning
  • C
    Allen Iverson
  • D
    Tracy McGrady

Question 40

Which of these Basketball Hall of Famers wore the jersey number 00 during his career?

  • A
    Clyde Drexler
  • B
    Jerry West
  • C
    Robert Parish
  • D
    George Gervin

Question 41

Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is known by which nickname?

  • A
    Sunny
  • B
    Tiny
  • C
    Candy
  • D
    Dipper

Question 42

Which of these Hall of Famers received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award twice during his career?

  • A
    Clyde Drexler
  • B
    James Worthy
  • C
    Joe Dumars
  • D
    Kevin McHale

Question 43

Which of these Boston Celtics sustained a season-ending injury in the opening minutes of the team's 2017-18 NBA season?

  • A
    Kyrie Irving
  • B
    Gordon Hayward
  • C
    Marcus Smart
  • D
    Al Horford

Question 44

Lew Alcindor and Oscar Robertson played together on this team which won the NBA Finals in 1971.

  • A
    Portland Trail Blazers
  • B
    Milwaukee Bucks
  • C
    Los Angeles Lakers
  • D
    Seattle SuperSonics

Question 45

Wes Unseld, Fred Brown, and Elvin Hayes played on this team which won the 1978 NBA Finals.

  • A
    Atlanta Hawks
  • B
    Portland Trail Blazers
  • C
    Washington Bullets
  • D
    Phoenix Suns

Question 46

In 1939, which school won the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament?

  • A
    Indiana
  • B
    North Carolina
  • C
    FSU
  • D
    Oregon

Question 47

This Hall of Famer is known as "The Glove."

  • A
    Allen Iverson
  • B
    Jason Kidd
  • C
    Gary Payton
  • D
    David Robinson

Question 48

This franchise hasn't reached the NBA Finals since 1999.

  • A
    Philadelphia 76ers
  • B
    New York Knicks
  • C
    Indiana Pacers
  • D
    Detroit Pistons

Question 49

This franchise hasn't won an NBA championship since 1983.

  • A
    Houston Rockets
  • B
    Milwaukee Bucks
  • C
    Philadelphia 76ers
  • D
    Portland Trail Blazers

Question 50

Which of these Hall of Famers won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award multiple times during their career?

  • A
    Michael Jordan
  • B
    Gary Payton
  • C
    Alonzo Mourning
  • D
    David Robinson

Question 51

Michael Jordan played on how many teams that won the NBA title during his career?

  • A
    6
  • B
    5
  • C
    3
  • D
    4

Question 52

Which of these teams last won an NBA title in 2004?

  • A
    Detroit Pistons
  • B
    Chicago Bulls
  • C
    Los Angeles Lakers
  • D
    Boston Celtics

Question 53

In 1985, this school upset Georgetown to win the men's basketball national championship game.

  • A
    North Carolina
  • B
    Duke
  • C
    Villanova
  • D
    UNLV

Question 54

Which of these Hall of Famers played for multiple teams during his NBA career?

  • A
    Reggie Miller
  • B
    Isiah Thomas
  • C
    Dominique Wilkins
  • D
    John Stockton

Question 55

Jack Ramsay was this franchise's head coach when it won its first NBA title in 1977.

  • A
    Atlanta Hawks
  • B
    Houston Rockets
  • C
    Portland Trail Blazers
  • D
    Cleveland Cavaliers

Question 56

Which of these San Antonio Spurs is the only player to play on each of the franchise's five NBA title teams?

  • A
    Manu Ginรณbili
  • B
    David Robinson
  • C
    Tim Duncan
  • D
    Tony Parker

Question 57

Which of these Hall of Famers played on "The Dream Team"?

  • A
    Clyde Drexler
  • B
    Isiah Thomas
  • C
    Joe Dumars
  • D
    Shaquille O'Neal

Question 58

Lute Olson was this school's head men's basketball coach when it won its first national championship in 1997.

  • A
    Texas
  • B
    Utah
  • C
    UNLV
  • D
    Arizona

Question 59

Who was the first foreign-born player to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award?

  • A
    Dirk Nowitziki
  • B
    Pat Blair
  • C
    Hakeem Olajuwon
  • D
    Patrick Ewing

Question 60

Which Hall of Fame coach was a member of a New York Knicks championship team?

  • A
    Pat Riley
  • B
    Phil Jackson
  • C
    Lenny Wilkens
  • D
    Chuck Daly

Question 61

Which Hall of Famer played on four consecutive WNBA championship teams?

  • A
    Sheryl Swoopes
  • B
    Lisa Leslie
  • C
    Cheryl Miller
  • D
    Rebecca Lobo

Question 62

Which franchise won its first NBA title by defeating the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals?

  • A
    San Antonio Spurs
  • B
    Houston Rockets
  • C
    Dallas Mavericks
  • D
    Golden State Warriors

Question 63

Which of these Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Hall of Famers was a member of the team when it was based in Minneapolis?

  • A
    Jerry West
  • B
    Elgin Baylor
  • C
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • D
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Question 64

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens previously served as which school's head men's basketball coach?

  • A
    Maryland
  • B
    Gonzaga
  • C
    University of Florida
  • D
    Butler

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?

  • A
    USC
  • B
    UCLA
  • C
    UNLV
  • D
    BYU

Question 66

This Hall of Famer played for the ABA franchises the Virginia Squires and the New York Nets during his career.

  • A
    Nate Archibald
  • B
    Bob Cousy
  • C
    Earl Monroe
  • D
    Julius Erving

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?

  • A
    Xavier
  • B
    Kansas
  • C
    Virginia
  • D
    Villanova

Question 68

Which of these players won five NBA titles during his career?

  • A
    Kobe Bryant
  • B
    Michael Jordan
  • C
    Larry Bird
  • D
    Shaquille O'Neal

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?

  • A
    Magic Johnson
  • B
    Wilt Chamberlain
  • C
    Michael Jordan
  • D
    LeBron James

Question 70

Bob Knight played on this school's 1960 men's basketball national championship team.

  • A
    Texas Tech
  • B
    Maryland
  • C
    Ohio State
  • D
    Nevada

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I'm embarrassed that I only got 69 out of 70.

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It was very Outstanding Period

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65/70 is my score

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I got 63/70 and I enjoyed it alot even though some questions was before my time

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Great quiz for true basketball fans.

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Very good

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