Basketball Trivia Quiz # 31
This is Basketball Quiz # 31, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Basketball Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Basketball Question 1
Division I Men's Basketball - Which of these players had the most blocked shots in his career in Division-I basketball?
The correct answer is 'Adonal Foyle'
Adonal Foyle had 492 blocks in 87 games at Colgate.
Basketball Question 2
2007 NBA Draft - One of the guards picked has an uncle who was MLB Hall of Famer, Ernie Banks, who played for the Chicago Cubs. Who was this great basketball player drafted in the first round?
The correct answer is 'Acie Law IV'
Acie Law was picked 11th by the Atlanta Hawks, who already had picked third overall, Al Horford. Law averaged 18.1 points per game in his last year in Texas A&M, scoring at least twenty points in more than half of the 34 games he played. Ernie Banks was chosen MVP of the National League twice in the 1950s. In Banks' nineteen-year career in the MLB, he hit 512 home runs!
Basketball Question 3
American Basketball Association - Which of the following NBA teams did not come from the ABA?
The correct answer is 'Detroit Pistons'
The Nets were called New York Nets in the ABA, and the New Jersey Nets in the NBA.
Basketball Question 4
Mountaineer Basketball 2004-05 - Where did the Mountaineers make it to in the Big East Tournament?
The correct answer is 'Championship game'
They started off the first round against #9 seed Providence and beat them 82-59, then they moved to the quarterfinals and played the #1 seed Boston College which they upset 78-72. They then moved on to the semi-finals against a dangerous Villanova team which they beat 78-76 with pair of free throws from Mike Gansey with 0.01 seconds left. Then they played Syracuse in the championship.
Basketball Question 5
"90210" Physical Education 101 - Brandon once got in over his head while gambling on basketball and football games. Who bailed Brando out of trouble with a bookie named Duke?
The correct answer is 'Nat Bussichio'
Brando was Nat's nickname for Brandon. Fitting, since the theme of his restaurant The Peach Pit was classic Hollywood nostalgia.
Basketball Question 6
NBA Basketball Nicknames 2002 - Which NBA basketball player's nickname was 'Big Dog'?
The correct answer is 'Glenn Robinson'
Robinson played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2002/2003 season.
Basketball Question 7
Hancock Hawks II - Who is the assistant basketball coach?
The correct answer is 'Steve Austin'
It is Steve '316' Austin - another beseball question.
Basketball Question 8
American Basketball Association - Which of the following was never the nickname for the Memphis team?
The correct answer is 'Light'
Pros, then Tams, and then Sounds.
Basketball Question 9
Eight Crazy Nights - Davey's last basketball game was known as the JCC (Jewish Community Center) Miracle Game.
The correct answer is 'True'
It was known as that because the game was played fantastically by the Jewish Community Center's basketball team. Unfortunately, it was also the game where Davey learns about the deaths of his parents (who were killed in a car accident). Their deaths caused Davey, who was originally a sweet kid, to become mean and nasty to everyone.
Basketball Question 10
Basketball Team Nicknames 2 - Nickname: Davidson
The correct answer is 'Wildcats'