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1.
  NCAA Basketball Head Coaches   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice for dummies like me, about some famous coaches on the hardwood. Have fun! :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Mar 19 08
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  John Wooden   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
John Wooden is a legendary figure in the college basketball world. Please take a quiz on his life and accomplishments. Good luck and have fun.
Easier, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Jun 08 10
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  NCAA Hall of Fame Coaches    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Match these Hall of Fame coaches with the school they coached.
Easier, 10 Qns, jenrus4uk, Mar 10 09
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  Head Coaches 2003-04    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A very basic quiz on NCAA Basketball head coaches in 2003-2004 season.
Average, 10 Qns, walkerc1735, Feb 06 04
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  Bill Self    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One heck of a basketball coach! How well do you know him and his career?
Average, 10 Qns, abigail888, Mar 29 09
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  Bobby Knight    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Bobby Knight has been one of the most successful coaches in NCAA basketball history. Here is a quiz to see how well you know him.
Average, 10 Qns, aekindred, Sep 18 07
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  Coach Bruce Weber    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you bleed orange and blue and love Bruce, then this shouldn't be too hard.
Tough, 10 Qns, broekte, Apr 17 08
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  The Bob Huggins Era    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the Bob Huggins era at the University of Cincinnati. I hope you enjoy it!
Tough, 10 Qns, ucbearcats08, Jul 15 07
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  Larry Eustachy: Iowa State    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This about the Iowa State coach who resigned in 2003.
Tough, 10 Qns, daisyduke71, Dec 09 08
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trivia question Quick Question
Who was the head coach at Arizona?

From Quiz "Head Coaches 2003-04"





NCAA Basketball Coaches Trivia Questions
1. In which state was legendary coach John Wooden born in 1910?

From Quiz John Wooden

Answer: Indiana

John Wooden was born in Hall. Wooden was an outstanding high school athlete and student in the Hoosier State. Although Wooden eventually moved to the glitz and bright lights of Los Angeles, he maintained the values of modesty and hard work which he had learned growing up in Indiana.

2. Which team did Bill Self play collegiate basketball?

From Quiz Bill Self

Answer: Oklahoma State

He was a four-year letterman between 1982 and 1985, and was an All-Big Eight freshman selection in 1982.

3. In 2004-05, the Illini first ascended to the number one ranking under Weber by defeating which team that had been ranked number one?

From Quiz Coach Bruce Weber

Answer: Wake Forest

The final score of the game was 91-73.

4. The legendary Dean Smith coached which NCAA basketball team for 36 seasons?

From Quiz NCAA Basketball Head Coaches

Answer: University of North Carolina

Smith broke the coaching win record of Adolph Rupp in 1997, then was later surpassed by Bobby Knight in 2006. Dean took UNC to 11 Final Four tournaments and two NCAA titles.

5. Bob Huggins had arrived at the University of Cincinnati in what year?

From Quiz The Bob Huggins Era

Answer: 1989

Huggins' first year at UC was the 1989-1990 season. However, it was not his first coaching position as he had two prior stops at Walsh University and Akron.

6. What was his overall record at Iowa State when he resigned in 2003?

From Quiz Larry Eustachy: Iowa State

Answer: 105-59

His overall record at Iowa state was 101-59 for an average of .631. He was 42-38 in the Big 12.

7. John Wooden, "The Wizard of Westwood", led what school to 10 NCAA titles?

From Quiz NCAA Hall of Fame Coaches

Answer: UCLA

Wooden coached UCLA from 1948-1975, and won 10 NCAA titles including 7 in a row (1966-1973). He compiled a win/loss record of 885-203. The Wooden Award, which was named after him, is presented annually to the College Basketball Player of the Year. Coach Wooden still takes an active interest in college basketball.

8. Where did Coach Knight attend college?

From Quiz Bobby Knight

Answer: Ohio State

Ohio State won a national championship his senior year. He was not a starter, some say because he couldn't play defense.

9. During the 1930s, Wooden was an All-American basketball player at which college, known as the Boilermakers?

From Quiz John Wooden

Answer: Purdue

John became a star basketball player for the Purdue University Boilermakers, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Wooden was a three-time All-American player (1930-1932) for Purdue, and he helped the Boilermakers to win the unofficial 1932 NCAA National Championship. In 1961, Wooden was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player. Wooden was also an excellent student at Purdue, earning a Bachelor's Degree in English. Minnesota is known as the Golden Gophers, Indiana's teams are nicknamed the Hoosiers, and Penn State is nicknamed the Nittany Lions.

10. Where was Bill Self's first head coaching job?

From Quiz Bill Self

Answer: Oral Roberts

Oral Roberts had its worst record in history during the 1992-93 season (5-22), so Bill Self was hired as coach. In his fourth season, the school made its first postseason tournamnet appearance in the NIT.

11. Bruce left Southern Illinois University in 2003 to take the job at the University of Illinois. Which one of Bruce's assistants replaced him at SIU?

From Quiz Coach Bruce Weber

Answer: Matt Painter

Painter only coached SIU for one year before moving on to Purdue to replace Gene Keady. Steve Alford was the former coach at Iowa who later coached at New Mexico. Chris Lowery replaced Painter at SIU. Dana Altman coached at Creighton.

12. The University of Louisville saw which NCAA basketball coach at courtside for 30 seasons?

From Quiz NCAA Basketball Head Coaches

Answer: Denny Crum

1980 and 1986 saw the Cardinals win two NCAA Championships under Crum. In Denny's 30 seasons in Division I, he averaged 23 wins per season over his career.

13. How many seasons did it take for Huggins to finally take the Bearcats to the NCAA Tournament?

From Quiz The Bob Huggins Era

Answer: 3

Huggins had led the Bearcats to the NIT in his first two seasons, and finally broke through in the 1991-1992 campaign.

14. What was the farthest that Iowa State advanced under him, in the NCAA tournament?

From Quiz Larry Eustachy: Iowa State

Answer: Elite Eight

In the 1999-00 season, they had a 32-5 record, and made it to the Elite Eight.

15. John Thompson coached which Big East school from 1972-1999?

From Quiz NCAA Hall of Fame Coaches

Answer: Georgetown

Thompson had a win/loss record of 596-239. He won NCAA title in 1984. Coach Thompson brought such players as Allen Iverson, Pat Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo to Georgetown.

16. At which university known as the Sycamores, did Hall of Famer John Wooden begin his collegiate coaching career?

From Quiz John Wooden

Answer: Indiana State

Sycamores in Terre Haute in 1946. Wooden coached the Sycamores for two seasons, and his teams had a regular season record of 44-15. While at Indiana State, Wooden also coached the baseball team and earned a Master's Degree in Education. Wisconsin's teams are known as the Badgers, Missouri is nicknamed the Tigers, and Ohio's teams are nicknamed the Bobcats.

17. When was coach Bill Self's first official season as head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks?

From Quiz Bill Self

Answer: 2003-04

In his very first season at Kansas, Self led the Jayhawks to the Elite Eight where they lost to the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech in overtime.

18. Bruce Webers' Illini team came up just short to North Carolina in the championship game of the 2004-05 season. How many of that starting 5 Illini that day were drafted by NBA teams?

From Quiz Coach Bruce Weber

Answer: 4

Deron Williams (3rd Utah Jazz) and Luther Head (24th Houston Rockets) were drafted in 2005. James Augustine (41st Orlando Magic) and Dee Brown (46th Utah Jazz) were drafted in 2006.

19. Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Sleep Floyd, Allen Iverson, and the big man, Dikembe Mutombo, all had the honor of being coached by who?

From Quiz NCAA Basketball Head Coaches

Answer: John Thompson

Thompson received a 3-23 team when he took the helm of the Georgetown Hoyas. Coaching the Hoyas for over 25 seasons with many Final Four appearances, Thompson won the NCAA title in 1984.

20. Huggins' only Final Four appearance with UC came in what year?

From Quiz The Bob Huggins Era

Answer: 1992

It was Huggins third season in Cincinnati before he led them to the Final Four where they bowed out in the national semi-final to runner-up Michigan.

21. What was the first team he coached for?

From Quiz Larry Eustachy: Iowa State

Answer: Idaho

He had a record of 61-33 with Idaho, which was his first team. He also had a 98-63 record in 5 seasons with Utah State.

22. While coaching at which school did Henry "Hank" Iba, become the first coach to win back to back NCAA Championships in 1945-1946?

From Quiz NCAA Hall of Fame Coaches

Answer: Oklahoma St / Oklahoma A&M

Iba coached at Oklahoma St (formerly OK A&M)from 1935-1970. He had a 67% winning percentage. He was the first coach to win back to back NCAA Championships in 1945-1946. His teams were known for their tough defense.

23. Where was Bobby Knight's first head coaching job?

From Quiz Bobby Knight

Answer: Army

Very few coaches have had the success Knight had at army. It is difficult to recruit basketball players to the academy.

24. When Bill Self joined Larry Brown's coaching staff, he replaced a spot vacated by which future NCAA head coach?

From Quiz Bill Self

Answer: John Calipari

John Calipari left for a job as assistant coach at Pittsburgh.

25. After he was hired by Southern Illinois, how many seasons did it take Weber to take the Salukis to the NCAA tournament?

From Quiz Coach Bruce Weber

Answer: 4

They made the NIT in 2000 during his 2nd year.

26. Which legendary coach was known as, "The Wizard of Westwood"?

From Quiz NCAA Basketball Head Coaches

Answer: John Wooden

The team was the UCLA Bruins. John helmed the team from 1948-1975. His heyday with the team was in the 1960s and 1970s, when he took the Bruins to 10 NCAA titles, amongst his 620 wins with them.

27. The "Basketball Baron", Adolph Rupp coached at which SEC school?

From Quiz NCAA Hall of Fame Coaches

Answer: Kentucky

"The Baron of the Bluegrass". He was second on all-time win list for Division I coaches with 879 wins when he retired. He compiled a win/loss record of 879-190 (82%), and led UK from 1930-1972. He won 4 NCAA titles.

28. From 1964 to 1973, John Wooden's UCLA Bruins won an amazing total of nine NCAA basketball titles. Which college, coached by Don Hoskins, was the only school to interrupt this streak in 1966?

From Quiz John Wooden

Answer: Texas Western

Don Hoskins and the Texas Western Miners defeated the Kentucky Wildcats by the score of 72-65 in the final game. This was the only time that John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins did not win the NCAA championship between 1964 and 1973. During the 1965-66 season, UCLA "only" had a record of 18-8, and Oregon State won the Pacific-8 Conference title that year.

29. In 2008, Bill Self and his Kansas Jayhawks won it all. Who did they have to beat in the championship game?

From Quiz Bill Self

Answer: Memphis

With 2:12 on the clock and down by nine, the Jayhawks made a comeback for the history books. Memphis was unable to make free throws, and Kansas caught up and forced overtime where they defeated Memphis 75-68. It was Bill Self's first NCAA title.

30. Bruce was mentored at Western Kentucky and Purdue for nearly 20 years by what coach?

From Quiz Coach Bruce Weber

Answer: Gene Keady

Gene compiled a 543-268 record in his 27 years of coaching. The other three all coached at different schools in the Big Ten during the same era. Lou Henson coached at Illinois. Bobby Knight coached Indiana. Tom Davis coached at Iowa.

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