Australian Basketball Trivia

1. Sydney Kings Basketball team were formed in what year?

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: 1987

The Sydney Kings team are a member of the National Basketball League of Australian professional basketball teams. The Sydney Kings were formed in 1987 from the merging of Sydney Supersonic and West Sydney Westars.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Canberra Capitals

Carrie Graf hailed as a future Australian head coach and had coached Canberra successfully for many years. Well regarded and renown for her players attention by a piercing, whilst Graf is a formidable coach concentrating on tough relentless defence.

From Quiz NBL

Answer: Mark Davis

The former league MVP and Adelaide 36ers champion, was one of the league's greatest ever rebounders.

From Quiz Women's NBL Players

Answer: Lauren Jackson

This player has dominated the Australian league for many years winning highest scorer, top rebounder, and the ultimate prize.

From Quiz The NBL of Australia

Answer: 20 Points 15 Rebounds

It was the best ever statistical debut, by a Rookie in Round 1 of the 2001/2002 NBL season vs. the Hawks.

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: Sydney Super Dome

The Sydney Kings home stadium was the Qudos Bank Arena, also named the Sydney Super Dome. The dome is in the Sydney Olympic Park. Sydney Olympic Park, as the name suggests, was constructed for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Brisbane Bullets

The Bullets brought joy and premierships to Brisbane under Eddy Groves ownership. A rapid down turn in the price of his ABC Learning Centre shares, a company he and his wife started, forced him to hand in the licence to the NBL when another buyer could not be found in time for the 2008/9 season. Groves' money problems were prompted with the prime mortgage problems.

From Quiz NBL

Answer: 5

The Silver Fox was crowned MVP five consecutive years from 1994 through to 1998. He also won the award in 1991, and shared it with Scott Fisher in 1992.

From Quiz Women's NBL Players

Answer: Townsville Fire

Jodie Datson was the latest addition to the Opals team, getting selected in the squad as a point guard, to fill in for Kristi Harrower who was committed to her European team.

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: Purple, gold, white, black

The Sydney Kings' colours are purple, gold, white and black. The home games are played in purple uniforms with gold writing. The away games are played in white uniforms with purple writing.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Ballarat

Australian National Championships are held for U14 Club Boys & Girls, U16 Boys & Girls, U18 Boys & Girls plus U20 Men & Women. Whilst the Under 14s are held as club championships and have the top two teams from each state attend, the U16, U18 & U20 are state representative teams. Each state would be represented by Metro U18 Women, Country U18 Women, Metro U18 Men, and Country U18 Men at the July 2008 Championships. Teams from New Zealand, Tasmania, Northern Territory & the Australian Capital Territory also attended. The U18 Men had their first tournament in 1954.

From Quiz The NBL of Australia

Answer: Paul Rogers & Rogers

In 1997, Paul was drafted into the NBA by the Los Angeles Lakers.

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: Violet Crumble

The Sydney Kings were nicknamed "The Violet Crumbles". The chocolate bar Violet Crumble was packaged in a purple wrapper with gold writing. The colours of the bar matched perfectly the home uniform.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Atlanta

The Rollers & The Gliders are the Men & Women's National League Teams which compete in International Wheelchair Basketball. They play in their own National League Competition which field both men & women on the one team.

From Quiz Women's NBL Players

Answer: Tuggeranong

This was their main stadium, and sometimes they played a one off game, at another well known Canberra location.

From Quiz The NBL of Australia

Answer: The Black Pearl

Cal played 249 games in the NBL.

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: Brian Goorjian

Brian Goorjian was a successful coach and he brought to the Sydney Kings considerable experience and previous championship wins. Several players from Goorjian's previous team followed him and joined the Sydney Kings.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Chris Lucas

Adelaide Lightning owner Vince Marino sacked Coach Chris Lucas and replaced him with Vicki Valk after having a fallout over the perceived pressure to play Marino's daughter Angela. Rumour abounded that Lucas had been instructed to play Marino and to create a position on the team so she could return to Adelaide, after playing the previous season in Perth. Adelaide lost to Dandenong in the first home game. Angela Marino left training in tears, and the next training Vince Marino sacked Lucas. Valk & new assistant Tania Dhu coached the team after such a dramatic start to a premiership. Chris Lucas was appointed assistant coach to Carrie Graf in Canberra for the 2008/9 WNBL season.

From Quiz NBL

Answer: Willie Simmons

Big Willie resembled the insect with his long skinny limbs. He led the NBL in blocks for 4 consecutive seasons from 1986.

From Quiz Women's NBL Players

Answer: Phil Brown

This new coach has been in the league for a few years and brought a lot of success and enthusiasm to the young group, which changes every year.

From Quiz The NBL of Australia

Answer: 1979

It was first developed to improve Australia's placing in world competition.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Luc Longley

Luc Longley played with Chigaco Bulls alongside Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen, and won 3 NBA Championships with them in 1995-96, 1996-97 & 1997-98 seasons. Longley played few games for Australia, often being injured or unavailable to play due to his NBA commitments. The first Australian to play in the NBA, he has paved the way for others like Andrew Bogut to join the NBA. For awhile, part owner of the Perth Wildcats, Longley also has an interest in Australian Rules Football. In 2007, he lost most of his memorabilia in a fire which destroyed his Fremantle home. His collection of cars and an antique fire engine was saved.

From Quiz The NBL of Australia

Answer: Axel Dench

One of the best 3-point shooting big men in the NBL, he represented Australia at the 2001 Goodwill games in Brisbane.

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: Andrew Gaze

Known as the greatest basketball player ever in Australia Andrew Gaze joined the Sydney Kings as coach for three seasons (2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19). Gaze played for the Melbourne Tigers between 1985 to 2005. Gaze also led the Australian Boomers for five Olympic Summer Games.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Mark Worthington

Worthington was reported for striking Perth Wildcats Import Shaun Redhage. He was subsequently suspended for one game. Worthington known for his relentless attack on the ball, also came under scrutiny for elbowing Tigers Centre Chris Anstey in the Grand Final Series but was not reported.

From Quiz NBL

Answer: Perth Wildcats

The Wildcats won 22 games and dropped just four in the 1991 regular season. They eventually defeated Eastide Spectres in the Grand Final to make it back-to-back championships.

From Quiz The NBL of Australia

Answer: Ricky Grace

Ricky represented Australia as a naturalised Aussie at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney.

From Quiz Sydney Kings Jumping Ball

Answer: Three

The Sydney Kings were victorious in 2002/3, 2003/04 and 2004/05 under coach Brian Goorjian. The Sydney Kings were the first team in the NBL to achieve three consecutive championships.

From Quiz Australian Basketball

Answer: Melbourne Tigers

Lindsday Gaze and son Andrew Gaze are two of the most recognizable faces and names in Australian Basketball. Lindsay Gaze coached the Australian Men's team and coached Melbourne Tigers for 21 years. He was replaced by his assistant of 12 years Al Westover, Westover took the Tigers to a Premiership in 2007/8, winning in five games against the Sydney Kings. Andrew Gaze has won more MVPs and was the leading point scorer than anyone in the NBL history. Both genuine ambassadors of the game, they joined forces in 2002 along with some other money men to save the Melbourne Tigers from financial ruin.

From Quiz NBL

Answer: Townsville Suns

The Townsville Suns entered the NBL in 1993. They were forced to change their name to the Crocodiles in 1998 due to copyright regulations.

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