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- What was the only independent school to win
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- the NCAA title in the 1970s?Marquette
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- What North Carolina star started at center
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- for the 1976 U.S. men's Olympic squad?Mitch Kupchak
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- What team captured the 1982-83 Continental
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- Basketball Association title?The Detroit Spirits
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- What Pacific Division NBA team grew used to
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- playing to sellout crowds of 12,666?The Portland Trail Blazers
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- What team posted an ABA record 68 victories
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- in the 1971-72 season?The Kentucky Colonels
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- Who is the leading rebounder in NBA playoff
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- history?Bill Russell
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- What fabled sportsman owned the oldtime
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- American Basketball League's Chicago Bruins?George Halas
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- What ABA club did Moses Malone play his
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- first pro game for?The Utah Stars
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- Who was the first head coach of the NBA's
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- Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns?John Kerr
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- What retired star averaged 30 points a game
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- in six of his first seven NBA campaigns?Oscar Robertson
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- What team did Connie Hawkins play his first
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- NBA game for?The Phoenix Suns
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- What college played the first formal women's
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- basketball game - Radcliffe, Smith or Vassar?Smith
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- What 1978-79 scheme got Boston College's
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- Rick Kuhn into trouble?Point-shaving
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- What Houston Rockets center became the
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- tallest player in NBA history in 1982-83?Chuck Nevitt
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- What school sent defensive swing man Michael
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- Cooper to the NBA?New Mexico
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- What did Richie Powers and Earl Strom ignore
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- during the 1977 NBA playoffs?A referees' strike
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- What was the first team to stage a four-game sweep of an NBA final series?The Boston Celtics
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- What star center has played the most minutes
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- in NBA history?Elvin Hayes
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- Which of Ernie DiGregorio, Calvin Murphy and
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- Slick Watts never topped the NBA in assists?Calvin Murphy
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- Who was the NBA rookie of the year in Magic
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- Johnson's first season?Larry Bird
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- Who , in 1967-68, became the first guard to
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- win the NBA scoring crown?Dave Bing
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- What team did the NBA's Chicago Zephyrs
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- become?The Baltimore Bullets
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- Who appeared in 13 consecutive NBA all-star
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- games starting in 1966?John Havlicek
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- Who was the first man to play in the NBA
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- past 40?Bob Cousy
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- What Detroit Pistons player-coach was the
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- youngest bench boss in NBA history at 24?Dave DeBusschere
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- What kind of baskets were used in the first
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- attempt at basketball in 1891?Peach baskets
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- What center leads the NBA in all-time field
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- goal shooting percentage?Artis Gilmore
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- What team lost a record 73 games in the
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- 1972-73 NBA season?The Philadelphia 76ers
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- Who has taken part in the most NBA games,
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- playing and coaching combined?Gene Shue
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- What team did Rick Barry play his last NBA
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- game for?The Houston Rockets
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- What two teams joined the NBA for the 1968-69 season?The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns
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- Who was the first NBA scoring champion to
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- become a head coach in the league?George Mikan
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- What NBA arena is found at 4 Pennsylvania
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- Plaza?Madison Square Garden
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- What NBA team set a season record in 1974-75
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- with an .821 free throw percentage?The Kansas City-Omaha Kings
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- Who retired with an NBA career record 9,887
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- career assists over 14 seasons?Oscar Robertson
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- What college power plays home games in the
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- Pauley Pavilion?The UCLA Bruins
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- Who retired with an NBA record .900 shooting
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- mark from the free throw line?Rick Barry
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- What NBA coach amassed 300 career victories
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- in the shortest time?Billy Cunningham
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- Who is the only man elected to the Hall of
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- Fame as both a player and a coach?John Wooden
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- What Indiana collegiate guard captained the
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- 1976 U.S. men's Olympic squad?Quinn Buckner
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- What was the last NBA team Bill Russell
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- coached?The Seattle SuperSonics
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- What school did Julius Erving move to the
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- pro ranks from?University of Massachusetts
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- Who hit 206 of 215 free throws in 1980-81
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- for an NBA season record .958 accuracy mark?Calvin Murphy
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- Who is the shortest scoring champion in NBA
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- history?Nate Archibald
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- Who was the only player to win NCAA and NBA
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- scoring titles in the 1970s?Pete Maravich
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- What basketballer received an honorary
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- doctorate from Temple on May 26, 1983?Julius Erving
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- What position did Oscar Robertson play
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- exclusively in college?Forward
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- What team won the ABA's first playoff title?The Pittsburgh Pipers
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- Who led the NBA in broken noses?Jerry West
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- What UCLA star was the first player chosen
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- winner of the Naismith Trophy three times?Bill Walton
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- What guard scored 13,726 career points, tops
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- in ABA history?Louie Dampier
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- What NCAA Division I school posted a record
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- 39th consecutive winning season in 1982-83?Louisville
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- Who are the only brothers to be named to the
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- NBA all-rookie team in the same season?Dick and Tom Van Arsdale
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- Where did Willis Reed play college ball
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- before joining the New York Knicks in 1964?Grambling
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- What team did Joe B. Hall, Don Haskins and
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- Bobby Knight all coach in 1972?The U.S. Olympic team
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- What NBA club lost the chance to draft Bill
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- Walton in a 1974 coin toss?The Philadelphia 76ers
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- What team did Julius Erving play his first
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- pro game for?The Virginia Squires
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- Where did Moses Malone play college
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- basketball?Nowhere
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- What school won the first NCAA title,
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- beating Ohio State 46-33?Oregon
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- What U.S. president hosted the original
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- Celtics at the White House in 1925?Calvin Coolidge
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- What NBA arena is found at 150 Causeway
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- Street?The Boston Garden
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- What former ABA team posted the worst record
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- in its first NBA season?The New York Nets
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- What colors were the ABA's balls?Red, white, blue
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- What former NBA star was the last
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- commissioner of the ABA?Dave DeBusschere
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- What basketball team did the much-traveled
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- Satchel Paige hit the road with in 1954?The Harlem Globetrotters
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- What NBA team won 45 of its first 49 games
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- in 1966-67?The Philadelphia 76ers
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- Who's won the most NBA Most Valuable Player
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- awards over the seasons?Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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- What school copped the NCAA title in 1961
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- and 1962?Cincinnati
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- Who started at center for the New Orleans
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- Jazz in their first NBA game, in 1974?Walt Bellamy
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- What can't an NBA team do after February 15
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- each season?Make a trade
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- Who was the first guard to win the NBA Most
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- Valuable Player award in 1956-57?Bob Cousy
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- What team did Bob Pettit play his first NBA
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- game for?The Milwaukee Hawks
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- Who is the only man ever to be named NBA
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- rookie of the year and coach of the year?Tom Heinsohn
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- Who won the NBA's first Most Valuable Player
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- award?Bob Pettit
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- Who centered Jacksonville in the 1970 NCAA
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- final?Artis Gilmore
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- What star guard retired with an NBA career
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- record 7,694 free throws made?Oscar Robertson
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- What center holds the ABA record for career
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- rebounds with 9,494?Mel Daniels
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- Who topped the Milwaukee Bucks in scoring,
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- rebounding and assists in 1981-82?Sidney Moncrief
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- What Buffalo playmaker was the 1974-75 NBA
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- rookie of the year?Ernie DiGregorio
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- What hotshot is second in lifetime NBA
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- scoring titles?George Gervin
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- What NBA team plays home games at the
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- HemisFair Arena?The San Antonio Spurs
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- What team lost a record 20 consecutive games
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- in the 1972-73 NBA season?The Philadelphia 76ers
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- Who was the only No. 1 college draft pick of
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- the 1970s to be named NBA rookie of the year?Lew Alcindor
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- What timely suggestion of Syracuse Nationals
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- coach Danny Biasone was adopted by the NBA?The 24-second clock
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- What former ABA team posted the best record
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- in its first NBA season?The Denver Nuggets
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- Who topped coaches in the NBA's 1971 silver
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- anniversary poll?Red Auerbach
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- Who was the last player chosen winner of the
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- Naismith Trophy three times?Ralph Sampson
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- What trophy does the Atlanta Tipoff Club
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- award to the college player of the year?The Naismith Trophy
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- What college did Magic Johnson hone his
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- tricks at before hitting the NBA stage?Michigan State
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- What collegian is awarded the Wade Trophy?The outstanding female player
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- What NBA club plays before home fans at the
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- Kemper Arena?The Kansas City Kings
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- What NBA club plays home games at the Market
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- Square Arena?The Indiana Pacers
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- What team did Maryland product Len Elmore
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- play his first NBA game for?The Indiana Pacers
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- What Buffalo gunner copped three consecutive
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- NBA scoring titles starting in 1973-74?Bob McAdoo
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- What Utah Jazz star was selected the NBA's
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- top rookie for 1980-81?Darrell Griffith
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- What does FGA stand for in a basketball
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- boxscore?Field goals attempted
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- What couldn't a basketballer do after
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- dribbling, until a 1915 rule change?Shoot
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- What did Lew Alcindor, Elvin Hayes, Bob
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- Lanier and Wes Unseld sit out in 1968?The Olympic Games
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- Who is the New York Knicks' all-time leading
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- scorer?Walt Frazier
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- What city do the Golden State Warriors call
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- home?Oakland
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- What Detroit Pistons frontcourt man centered
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- Indiana's undefeated 1976 NCAA champions?Kent Benson
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- What 1965 top draft pick of the Philadelphia
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- 76ers went on to coach the club?Billy Cunningham
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- Who is the Phoenix Suns' all-time scoring
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- leader?Dick Van Arsdale
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- What does "Rb" mean atop a column of
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- basketball statistics?Rebounds
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- Who led the Boston Celtics in scoring,
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- rebounding and assists in 1977-78?Dave Cowens
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- What is a basketball player's points total
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- divided by to arrive at his scoring average?Games played
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- What was the only NBA expansion team to
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- qualify for the playoffs in its first season?The Chicago Bulls
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- What two Detroit Pistons rookies played in
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- the 1982 NBA all-star game?Isiah Thomas and Kelly Tripucka
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- What much-traveled team once posted a 333-8
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- won-lost record in a single year?The Harlem Globetrotters
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- What South American country won the first
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- men's amateur world championship in 1950?Argentina
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- What are the colors of the University of
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- Kentucky basketball squad?Blue and white
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- What NBA star's pro debut prompted a fan to
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- release a white dove at Boston Garden?Larry Bird's
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- What school did Bob Cousy head off to coach
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- following his retirement from the NBA?Boston College
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- What basketball feature made its debut in
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- 1894, three years after the game's invention?The free throw
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- Who scored a club record 2,457 points for
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- the Utah Jazz in 1981-82?Adrian Dantley
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- Who was on the winning side in both the 1982
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- and 1983 NBA finals?Steve Mix
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- What arena do the NBA's Houston Rockets play
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- their home games in?The Summit
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- What does PF stand for atop a column of
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- basketball statistics?Personal fouls
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- Who hooped a career record 15,488 points for
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- the Detroit Pistons?Bob Lanier
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- Who was selected the outstanding player in
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- the NCAA tournament in 1967, 1968 and 1969?Lew Alcindor
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- Where did New York Knicks star Cazzie
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- Russell play his college ball?Michigan
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