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UNLV Basics [2] Trivia Quiz

The second edition of questions about UNLV players.

A multiple-choice quiz by quizzster. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
quizzster

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
277,554

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first UNLV player to receive the John Wooden Award? Hint

Freddie Banks

Larry Johnson

Armon Gilliam

Reggie Theus

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1987, which player broke the record for the most steal in a NCAA basketball tournament? Hint

Danny Tarkanina

Anderson Hunt

Gerald Paddio

Mark Wade

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which was the first three time winner of the NABC Defensive Player of the Year award? Hint

Stacey Augmon

Reggie Theus

Armon Gilliam

Larry Johnson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which UNLV player helped assist his team to make UNLV's first final four appearance in 1977? Hint

Armon Gilliam

Sidney Green

Reggie Theus

Kasper Kambala

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Question 5 of 10

5. This player was an All-American and was the 5th overall pick in 1983. Hint

Reggie Theus

Sidney Green

Armon Gilliam

Mark Dickel

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who received the award for the most outstanding player in the NCAA basketball tournament in 1990? Hint

Larry Johnson

Anderson Hunt

Stacey Augmon

Greg Anthony

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who started their college career at the University of Portland, and then transferred to UNLV to be one of the best point guards to ever play at UNLV? Hint

Gerald Paddio

Mark Wade

Greg Anthony

Freddie Banks

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which player lead UNLV in assist all four years he played for them? Hint

Mark Dickel

Marcus Banks

Mark Wade

Shawn Marion

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1987, this player broke the record for the most three point shots made in a single NCAA tournamnet game. Hint

Mark Wade

Freddie Banks

Gerald Paddio

Greg Anthony

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which UNLV player was the first player in the Mountain West Conference to record multiple games with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds? Hint

Louis Amundson

Shawn Marion

Wink Adams

Marcus Banks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first UNLV player to receive the John Wooden Award?

Answer: Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson received this honorable award in 1991. Larry Johnson then went on to be the the number one draft pick in the 1991 NBA draft.

2. In 1987, which player broke the record for the most steal in a NCAA basketball tournament?

Answer: Mark Wade

Mark Wade made 61 steals over a 5 game span in the 1987 tournament.

3. Which was the first three time winner of the NABC Defensive Player of the Year award?

Answer: Stacey Augmon

Stacey Augmon was so good on defense he gain nicknames of plastic man and rubber band because of his long and quick arms. Stacey Augmon ended up having the longest NBA career of all the players that were on the 1990 National Championship team.

4. Which UNLV player helped assist his team to make UNLV's first final four appearance in 1977?

Answer: Reggie Theus

Reggie Theus played 91 games as a rebel and score 1177 points, had 401 assist, and 389 rebounds.

5. This player was an All-American and was the 5th overall pick in 1983.

Answer: Sidney Green

Sidney Green played 10 years in the NBA and has been a division 1 basketball coach.

6. Who received the award for the most outstanding player in the NCAA basketball tournament in 1990?

Answer: Anderson Hunt

Anderson Hunt was a UNLV shooting guard when they won the 1990 NCAA Championship. He was selected as the tournaments most outstanding player, but when he entered the NBA draft as a junior, in 1991, he went undrafted. Although, he ended up having a very good career in an European basketball league.

7. Who started their college career at the University of Portland, and then transferred to UNLV to be one of the best point guards to ever play at UNLV?

Answer: Greg Anthony

Greg Anthony was the point guard when UNLV won the NCAA basketball Championship in 1990. He went on to play in the NBA for 11 years.

8. Which player lead UNLV in assist all four years he played for them?

Answer: Mark Dickel

Mark Dickel was tied with the most asssits on the UNLV basketball squad his freshman year and then the next three years led the team in the assist category. He played at UNLV from 1996 to 2000.

9. In 1987, this player broke the record for the most three point shots made in a single NCAA tournamnet game.

Answer: Freddie Banks

Freddie Banks made 10 three point shots in a single game against Indiana, which broke the record for the most made three point shots in a NCAA tournament game, at that time.

10. Which UNLV player was the first player in the Mountain West Conference to record multiple games with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds?

Answer: Louis Amundson

Louis Amundson had multiple games where he had 20 plus rebounds and 20 plus points during the 2005 season with UNLV. He went undrafted but was signed by the Kings. He moved on to the Jazz then went on to play for Philadelphia.

Source: Author quizzster

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