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Basketball Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge of basketball with this engaging quiz covering various aspects of the sport, including its history, organizations, and notable players.

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1 Prison basketball, basketball practiced in ________ and penitentiary institutions.

2 What is Basketball's union called?

3 He coached at the ________ for six years, before handing the reins to renowned coach Forrest "Phog" Allen.

4 Which of the following teams did Basketball play for?

5 While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous ________ have developed for casual play.

6 The Edmonton Grads, a touring ________ women's team based in Edmonton, Alberta, operated between 1915 and 1940.

7 In 1950 the first FIBA World Championship for men was held in ________.

8 ________ big man Žydrūnas Ilgauskas is Lithuanian.

9 Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors, top pick in the ________, is from Italy.

10 This includes National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) intercollegiate basketball commonly known as ________ in the United States although it is also played in most universities in the country

💡 Interesting Facts

  • a Spokane, Washington, television station devoted the first 11 minutes of its Saturday evening newscast to the February 2007 arrests of Gonzaga University basketball player Josh Heytvelt and his teammate.
  • a Chicago championship basketball team from Wendell Phillips Academy High School was drafted to form the nucleus of the original Harlem Globetrotters.
  • Sports Illustrated described high school player Kevin Laue as "the most exciting player in basketball" because of his playing skill with only one hand.
  • after basketball coaches exploited the possession arrow rule, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines amended the rules for the 2008 season.
  • after becoming the first basketball player to lead the Big Ten in both scoring and rebounds, Michigan's M.C. Burton turned down a contract to play in the NBA to attend medical school.
  • at a fantasy basketball camp, John W. Rogers, Jr. defeated Michael Jordan in a game of one-on-one, witnessed by John Thompson, Jr., Mike Krzyzewski and Damon Wayans.
  • after winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, German shot putter Stephanie Storp began playing basketball.
  • Ray Courtright, once considered Oklahoma's greatest halfback, pitched a no-hitter for the Sooners and coached the Nevada basketball and Michigan golf and wrestling teams to championships.
  • Nike Flywire uses Vectran fibers to reduce the weight of shoes used in athletics, basketball, badminton, and tennis by as much as 50%.
  • John Tidwell broke the University of Michigan's single game and season basketball scoring records in 1960 despite "the handicap of a short and twisted left arm".
  • John Rinka, the eighth-highest scoring player in NCAA men's basketball history, scored 3,251 points in the era before the three-point line was instituted.
  • Lenny Fant, as coach of the University of Louisiana at Monroe men's basketball team from 1957 to 1979, compiled eighteen consecutive winning seasons.
  • Frim Frimodig played high school football with The Gipper and held Michigan State's single-game basketball scoring record for 35 years.
  • Mysterious Walker, who played for or coached more than 30 baseball, basketball and football teams, earned his nickname pitching for the San Francisco Seals under a pseudonym and wearing a mask.
  • Mike Milligan was a Division I head coach for football and basketball at two different institutions.
  • at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, basketballer Danny Morseu was the first Torres Strait Islander to represent Australia at the Olympic games.
  • before Dick Vitale began his Hall of Fame career as a basketball broadcaster, he was a head coach of the Detroit Pistons in the 1970s.
  • the Power Memorial Academy basketball team, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1964, was named "The #1 High School Team of The Century" by National Sports Writers.
  • the history of netball is linked to that of basketball, and that netball was primarily developed as a women's sport.
  • the Cypriot women's basketball team was disqualified at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie for exceeding the permitted number of naturalized players.
  • the press box at the University of Wyoming is named for Larry Birleffi, who announced all Wyoming Cowboys football and basketball games from 1947–1986.
  • three basketball officials were suspended due to unspecified "bad calls" during a 2010 UAAP college basketball game.
  • when NCAA Division I basketball head coach John Beilein's son was a high school recruit, Beilein was restricted by NCAA rules from talking to him at a basketball camp.
  • when Drake University basketball player Adam Emmenecker was named 2008 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, the conference called him "perhaps the most improbable Player of the Year" in its history.
  • the actor Read Morgan of NBC's western television series The Deputy played basketball from 1950 to 1952 for the Kentucky Wildcats.
  • the 2007 documentary film Quantum Hoops tells the story of the Caltech mens' basketball team, who had a 259-game losing streak after not winning a conference game since 1985.
  • former University of Kentucky basketball star Dirk Minniefield smoked marijuana the night before Kentucky's loss in the 1983 NCAA Tournament to the University of Louisville.
  • former basketball player Jim Krebs wrote a humorous article for Sports Illustrated about surviving a plane crash during his third season in the NBA.
  • former Princeton Tigers Will Venable and Chris Young were the first players named first-team All-Ivy League in both basketball and baseball.
  • in 1947, University of Michigan basketball player Mack "Soup" Supronowicz was hailed as "the greatest cage prospect in college history".
  • over 50 parents contacted Gonzaga University's athletic department on the first day that a Sports Illustrated issue featuring a story on Gonzaga basketball player Adam Morrison and his life with Type 1 diabetes was available at retail outlets.
  • in basketball technical fouls are rule violations that occur outside the play of the game.
  • "Big John" Macklin coached the Michigan State Spartans football program to its first wins over Ohio State and Michigan and also coached the school's basketball, baseball and track teams.
  • John "Bam" Carney, a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, became well-known in his district through his work as a high school basketball coach.
  • Major League Baseball pitcher Stan Baumgartner was named to the All-Big Ten Conference teams for baseball, basketball, and football in 1914.
  • Latvian basketball player Ieva Tāre suffered a serious arm injury during the qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics, but recovered in time for the actual Olympics.
  • Kentucky State Representative Sam B. Thomas coached fellow army soldiers in Olympic basketball trials in Japan after World War II.
  • Michigan sprinter Clayton Teetzel coached the BYU basketball team to an 11–1 season and later coached the Utah State football team to an undefeated season outscoring opponents 164 to 0.
  • Michigan Wolverines football player Bill Yearby was an All-American football player as well as a champion shot putter who the coaches felt could have starred for the Wolverines basketball team.
  • University of Notre Dame basketball player Luke Harangody and his brother were banned from playing basketball in their backyard as children because their games regularly ended in fights.
  • Northwestern's Max Morris was a consensus All-American in both basketball and football, played both sports professionally, and twice led the Big Ten in scoring.
  • George Mason University basketball coach Jim Larranaga motivated his players in their 2006 NCAA regional final by telling them their opponents from the University of Connecticut didn't know what conference they were in.
  • Czech basketball player George Zidek is the younger of the only father-and-son pair to have each played in European club basketball title games.
  • basketball pioneer Lou "Lulu" Bender earned his nickname after scoring an outside shot while in high school when a spectator shouted "now that was a lulu of a basket".
  • basketball coach Bob Knight told a radio program that if he had not been fired from Indiana University in 2000, he would have fired his assistant Mike Davis, who replaced him as IU coach.
  • basketball player Bill Spivey sued the National Basketball Association and its commissioner in 1960, claiming that the league blacklisted him.
  • basketball player Jojo Duncil was prevented from playing for the UST Growling Tigers in his final year of eligibility when a birth certificate stated that he was overage.
  • Chicago Bulls founder Dick Klein rode on a flat bed truck with a live bull to promote his new basketball team.
  • basketball player Mike Gansey is the only men's player in NCAA Division I shorter than 6 ft. 5 in. to figure in USA's top 50 in field-goal percentage for the 2005-06 season.
  • Filipino basketball player Gec Chia's walk-off buzzer beater in the 2002 UAAP semifinals brought his coach Joel Banal to his knees, and he later described the shot as "a miracle".
  • University of Pittsburgh basketball player DeJuan Blair grew up 600 yards (550 m) from the university's campus.
  • Don Durdan was selected as the most valuable player of college football's Rose Bowl in 1942, and six years later, won a professional basketball championship with the Portland Indians.
  • Dick Rifenburg was a Michigan high school state champion in basketball and track & field, but was drafted to play professional American football.
  • Diane Dietz set the Big Ten single-game basketball scoring record with 45 points in 1982 and the University of Michigan career record with 2,076 points.
  • Dr. Edgar Fauver, a football and baseball player in the 1890s, became a pioneer in women's athletics coaching women's basketball and baseball at Barnard College in the 1900s.
  • Frank Brickowski played basketball in Italy, France and Israel for three years in the early 1980s, until the New York Knicks thought he was ready for the NBA.
  • George Veenker has the highest winning percentage of any basketball coach in Michigan history and served on the NCAA Football Rules Committee from 1938 to 1945.
  • "Cappy" Cappon (pictured), known for his "five-man weave" basketball offense, was mentor to Princeton athletes from the 1930s to the 1960s, including Bill Bradley and Frank Deford.
  • Bo Molenda played professional football, baseball and basketball and was the "workhorse" for the Green Bay Packers teams that won three consecutive NFL championships from 1929 to 1931.
  • Bill Orwig hired Bob Knight as basketball coach at Indiana and has been inducted into the athletic halls of fame at three universities — Indiana, Michigan and Toledo.
  • Toby Keith's "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)" is a tribute to basketball player and musician Wayman Tisdale, a friend of Keith's who died in May 2009.
  • Ron Rothstein was the first head coach of the Miami Heat, an American professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida.
  • American basketball player Fred Roberts was chosen by the Miami Heat in their expansion draft, but never played a game for them in the NBA.
  • Albert Sharpe participated in football, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, rowing, and track and field, and was called "the greatest living all round athlete" in 1915.
  • Basil Hayden was not only the University of Kentucky's first All-American basketball player, but probably also its shortest.
  • Althea Byfield played collegiate basketball in the United States, is signed to play semi-professional netball in New Zealand, and has represented Jamaica internationally in both sports.
  • Australian basketball player Patrick Mills is only the third Indigenous Australian male to ever play for his country's national team.
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