1. Who won the 1977 NBA Rookie of the Year award?
Adrian Dantley (20.3/7.6/1.9)
2. The Minneapolis Lakers won the inaugural NBA title in 1950. Who did they defeat in the first NBA finals?
Syracuse Nationals
3. Where did Robert Parrish attend college?
Centenary College of Louisiana
4. Who was the first Division-I basketball player to dish out 1000 assists during his career?
Chris Corchiani, NC State, 1038
5. Who was the commissioner of the American Basketball Association?
George Mikan
6. Name the two schools who have both sent 68 students to the professional ranks?
North Carolina -- Chapel Hill, California – Los Angeles
7. If a player dunks in the NBA and slaps the backboard, is this a violation? If so, what penalty is assessed?
It is a violation and the player is assessed a technical foul.
8. Who were the first set of teammates to score over 2000 points in a single season? Who were the second set?
Jerry West/Elgin Baylor and Pete Maravich/Lou Hudson
9. What was Wilt Chamberlain’s scoring average for the 1961-62 season and how many total points did he score?
Average: 50.4, Total Points: 4029
10. Who was the ABA’s first Most Valuable Player?
Pittsburgh Piper Connie Hawkins won the award for the ’67-’68 season
11. Who holds the record for highest Free Throw Percentage for a single season (minimum 200 FTA)?
Houston Rocket Calvin Murphy had a 95.8 FT% for the 1981-82 Season.
12. Who holds the NBA single game record for steals in a postseason game?
Allen Iverson (5/13/99, 10 Steals, vs. Orlando)
13. Who are the two members of the Lakers to have scored at least 70 points in a single regular-season game?
Kobe Bryant (81), Elgin Baylor (71)
14. What country was the first to defeat the United States at the Olympics? What year did this happen and where were the Olympics held that year?
USSR, 1972 Munich Olympics
15. Name the three cities that the current Clippers franchise has called home.
a) Los Angeles, b) San Diego, c) Buffalo
16. Prior to their move in 1974 what was the team name of the ABA/NBA team currently known as the San Antonio Spurs?
Texas/Dallas Chaparrals (Chaps)
17. The New York Knicks have achieved their record for wins twice in their franchise’s history. How many wins did they get and what years did they achieve this?
60 wins is the team record, 1970 & 1993
18. What team originally drafted Drazen Petrovic?
Portland Trailblazers (3rd round, 13th pick)
19. What franchise won the championship for the first four WNBA seasons?
The Houston Comets
20. Jim Boeheim graduated from Syracuse University in what year?
1966
21. Sam Jones was the first selection of the 1957 draft for what team? And how many NBA titles did he win before he retired?
Sam was drafted by Boston (though he was originally drafted in 1956 by Minneapolis). He ended with 10 titles.
22. Who was the first repeat winner of the NBA MVP?
Bill Russell won it in 1961, 1962, and 1963.
23. Who won the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 1990?
Rony Seikaly (16.6ppg / 10.4rpg / 1.1apg)
24. Who were the first 3 selections in the infamous 1986 draft and who were they drafted by?
a) Cleveland – Brad Daugherty, b) Boston – Len Bias, c) Golden St. – Chris Washburn
25. Who were in the Golden State Warriors’ “Run TMC”?
a) Tim Hardaway, b) Mitch Richmond, c) Chris Mullin
26. Who was in Georgia Tech’s Lethal Weapon III?
a) Kenny Anderson, b) Dennis Scott, c) Brian Oliver
27. Name 4 of the 6 teams Lenny Wilkens has served as Head Coach for?
a) Seattle, b) Portland, c) Cleveland, d) Atlanta, e) Toronto, f) New York
28. Aside from being favorite players of Richard L. Biggs-Maceda, what else do Brent Barry & Gary Payton have in common?
Both attended Oregon State University
29. Michael Jordan played in how many All-Star games during his career?
MJ played in 13 All-Star Games.
30. Name the 4 years the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill won the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
1957, 1982, 1993, and 2005.
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