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Bobcats Inaugural 2004-05 Season Quiz

This quiz is about the 2004-05 NBA expansion Charlotte Bobcats.

A multiple-choice quiz by shadowmyst2004. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
shadowmyst2004

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,286

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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919

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Question 1 of 10

1. Emeka Okafor was Charlotte's first ever draft pick, but who was the other rookie to make the roster? Hint

Bernard Robinson

Theron Smith

Omar Cook

Jason Kapono

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the Bobcats first coach? Hint

Micahael Jordan

Bernie Bickerstaff

Larry Bird

Ernie Grunfield

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Question 3 of 10

3. Steve Smith is the most experienced player on the team. What team did he play with prior to coming to the Bobcats? Hint

San Antonio

Atlanta

New Orleans

Miami

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the only player to have played for both franchises at the start of their 2004 preseason, that have been located in Charlotte? Hint

Alonzo Mourning

Brevin Knight

Jahidi White

Steve Smith

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Question 5 of 10

5. What team did guard/forward Gerald Wallace play with before being taken in the expansion draft? Hint

Dallas

Seattle

Sacramento

Detroit

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which team did the Bobcats make their regular season debut against? Hint

Cleveland

Washington

Detroit

Miami

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which team did Charlotte conclude it's inaugural preseason against? Hint

Atlanta

LAC

LAL

Detroit

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which pick was Emeka Okafor taken with? Hint

Thirteenth

First

Second

Ninth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first Bobcat player to play with team USA, while under contract with the Bobcats? Hint

Emeka Okafor

Never had one

Steve Smith

Jason Kapono

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the Bobcats' record in the 2004 NBA summer league? Hint

10-2

6-8

0-12

6-6

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Emeka Okafor was Charlotte's first ever draft pick, but who was the other rookie to make the roster?

Answer: Bernard Robinson

Robinson was the other rookie, the other three are all second year players. Robinson was drafted out of Michigan.

2. Who was the Bobcats first coach?

Answer: Bernie Bickerstaff

Bickerstaff has spent 10 seasons as a head coach with three different teams. He also was an assistant coach for 12 years. Bickerstaff has also coached in Seattle, Denver, and Washington.

3. Steve Smith is the most experienced player on the team. What team did he play with prior to coming to the Bobcats?

Answer: New Orleans

Smith has played for all four of these teams. He started out with Miami, then was traded to Atlanta, traded to Portland, then San Antonio. Before the 2003 season he signed with the Hornets. Ironically, the New Orleans franchise was formerly based in Charlotte.

4. Who was the only player to have played for both franchises at the start of their 2004 preseason, that have been located in Charlotte?

Answer: Steve Smith

Smith played for the Hornets prior to coming to the Bobcats. He therefore was the first player to ever play for both teams.

5. What team did guard/forward Gerald Wallace play with before being taken in the expansion draft?

Answer: Sacramento

Wallace had played his entire career with Sacramento before being taken in the expansion draft.

6. Which team did the Bobcats make their regular season debut against?

Answer: Washington

Charlotte played Washington to start both the preseason and the regular season. Charlotte lost the game by a score of 103-96. Emeka Okafor led the team in scoring(19), rebounding(10), and minutes(32) for the game.

7. Which team did Charlotte conclude it's inaugural preseason against?

Answer: Atlanta

Charlotte hosted the Atlanta Hawks in the final preseason game of the year. They won the game 93-89. Okafor led the team in scoring, and Jason Hart in rebounds.

8. Which pick was Emeka Okafor taken with?

Answer: Second

Okafor was the number two selection. Dwight Howard went to the Orlando Magic with the first overall pick in the 2004 draft. Okafor was the 2004 NCAA Final Four MVP for UConn.

9. Who was the first Bobcat player to play with team USA, while under contract with the Bobcats?

Answer: Emeka Okafor

Okafor was the first player to play for team USA while being under contract with the Bobcats. Steve Smith, who also was on the inaugural team roster, played for team USA in the early 90s.

10. What was the Bobcats' record in the 2004 NBA summer league?

Answer: 10-2

The Bobcats went 10-2 behind summer league MVP Jason Kapono. Kapono, a forward, was a second year player out of UCLA. He played 41 games for Cleveland during his rookie campaign.

Source: Author shadowmyst2004

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