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Quiz about NBA Players and Their Colleges

Test yourself! Take this NBA Players and Their Colleges Quiz | College Alumni

I will give you the NBA player and an NBA team he has played on and you give me his college. Get ready to test your college knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rutts89. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Rutts89

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,338

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
19 / 25

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3206

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Question 1 of 25

1. Where did two of the greatest players of all time, Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich, go to college? Hint

Kansas and LSU

Kansas and North Carolina State

Kansas and Louisana

LSU and Kentucky

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Question 2 of 25

2. Where did Toronto forward Donyell Marshall go to college?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 3 of 25

3. What country did San Antonio point guard Tony Parker play in before becoming a member of the Spurs?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 4 of 25

4. Where did Nets guard Jason Kidd go to college? Hint

California

Florida

San Diego St.

Miami

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is Sacramento guard Mike Bibby's Alma Mater?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Where did former Houston center Hakeem Olajuwan go to college?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 7 of 25

7. Where did former Bulls guard Jud Beuchler go to college? Hint

South Carolina

Arizona St.

Arizona

Florida St.

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Question 8 of 25

8. Where did New Jersey forward Eddie Griffin go, for just one very eventful year? Hint

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Syracuse

Washington

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Question 9 of 25

9. Where did Nets guard Kerry Kittles go to school?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Where did Dallas forward Antoine Walker go to college? Hint

Boston College

Kansas

Kentucky

Washington St.

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Question 11 of 25

11. Boston guard Paul Pierce went to which Big-12 school? Hint

Kansas

Oklahoma

Texas

Nebraska

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was New York center Dikembe Mutombo's college? Hint

Georgetown

none (foreign)

Villanova

Colorado St.

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Question 13 of 25

13. Where did Warriors Forward/Center Adonal Foyle attend college?

Answer: ( One Word)

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Question 14 of 25

14. Where was former Hawks guard Steve Smith a great player at in college? Hint

Michigan St.

Navy

Michigan

Wyoming

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Question 15 of 25

15. Where was Sacramento forward Chris Webber a student in college? Hint

Michigan

North Carolina

Michigan St.

Boston University

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Question 16 of 25

16. Dallas guard Steve Nash went to which mid-major?

Answer: ( Two Words)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Former New Jersey and Philadelphia center Todd MacCullouch went to which college? Hint

NYU

Washington

none (Canada)

Boston College

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Question 18 of 25

18. Former Warriors guard/forward Chris Mullin went where in college? Hint

Georgetown

Villanova

Seton Hall

St. John's

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Question 19 of 25

19. Where did Detroit guard Richard Hamilton go to college? Hint

Syracuse

Pepperdine

Kansas

Connecticut

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which college is former Knicks forward John Wallace from? Hint

Syracuse

UTEP

Texas

Illinois

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Question 21 of 25

21. Where is Nuggets forward Marcus Camby from? Hint

Massachusetts & UMass

UCLA

St. John's

Seton Hall

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Question 22 of 25

22. Houston guard Steve Francis went to what ACC school?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Philadelphia forward Glenn Robinson went to what Big-10 school?

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Question 24 of 25

24. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal is from this school.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 25 of 25

25. Isiah Thomas won a National Championsip in college and two NBA Championsips. He later became a general manager in the NBA.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did two of the greatest players of all time, Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich, go to college?

Answer: Kansas and LSU

They are two of the greatest college athletes ever.

2. Where did Toronto forward Donyell Marshall go to college?

Answer: Connecticut

He played alongside a man with almost the same name: Donny Marshall.

3. What country did San Antonio point guard Tony Parker play in before becoming a member of the Spurs?

Answer: France

Parker is one of the brightest young stars in the NBA. He is also one of the only players in the NBA that fans did not want to see leave in exchange for Jason Kidd.

4. Where did Nets guard Jason Kidd go to college?

Answer: California

Jason played just one year at this Pac-10 school.

5. What is Sacramento guard Mike Bibby's Alma Mater?

Answer: Arizona

Bibby won a National Championship, he played with players such as Miles Simon and Michael Dickerson. He also played against his father often in Pac-10 games as his dad, Henry, is the coach at USC.

6. Where did former Houston center Hakeem Olajuwan go to college?

Answer: Houston

His Houston team was nicknamed Phi Slamma Jamma. Houston lost the 1983 National Championship to the Wolfpack of North Carolina St. and their coach Jim Valvano.

7. Where did former Bulls guard Jud Beuchler go to college?

Answer: Arizona

He played alongside former Houston, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago(AL),San Francisco, Pittsburgh, and current Chicago(NL) centerfielder and leadoff hitter Kenny Lofton. He played point guard as Buechler played shooting guard.

8. Where did New Jersey forward Eddie Griffin go, for just one very eventful year?

Answer: Seton Hall

The Pirates of SHU and Griffin had a love-hate relationship as he was one of the best players in the nation, yet he had a fist fight in the locker room once with point guard at SHU, Ty Shine.

9. Where did Nets guard Kerry Kittles go to school?

Answer: Villanova

He played alongside NBA players Alvin Williams and Tim Thomas at Villanova.

10. Where did Dallas forward Antoine Walker go to college?

Answer: Kentucky

He won a National Championship while playing with Tony Delk and Walter McCarty under the tutelage of Rick Pitino.

11. Boston guard Paul Pierce went to which Big-12 school?

Answer: Kansas

He played for legendary coach Roy Williams and never went to the Final Four, despite being ranked between 1 and 4 4 seperate times in his college career. He also fell in the draft to number 10 even though he was one of the best players in the nation the year before.

12. What was New York center Dikembe Mutombo's college?

Answer: Georgetown

He played alongside another former great eastern conference center, Alonzo Mourning.

13. Where did Warriors Forward/Center Adonal Foyle attend college?

Answer: Colgate

14. Where was former Hawks guard Steve Smith a great player at in college?

Answer: Michigan St.

Steve Smith was drafted by the Miami Heat after his college career.

15. Where was Sacramento forward Chris Webber a student in college?

Answer: Michigan

Webber's team at Michigan was nicknamed the Fab Five when they started five freshmen in 1993. The members were Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson.

16. Dallas guard Steve Nash went to which mid-major?

Answer: Santa Clara

Nash plays for the Canadian National team and is often the catalyst for the high scoring Mavericks.

17. Former New Jersey and Philadelphia center Todd MacCullouch went to which college?

Answer: Washington

Todd also plays for the Canadian National team with Nash.

18. Former Warriors guard/forward Chris Mullin went where in college?

Answer: St. John's

Mullin played with former Bulls center Bill Wennington, and former Knicks guard Mark Jackson at St. John's.

19. Where did Detroit guard Richard Hamilton go to college?

Answer: Connecticut

Hamilton won the National Championship in his final year over the heavily favored Duke Blue Devils. That team featured players like Hamilton, Jake Voskhul, and Khalid El-Amin.

20. Which college is former Knicks forward John Wallace from?

Answer: Syracuse

His team lost the National Championship to Kentucky in 1996 at the Meadowlands.

21. Where is Nuggets forward Marcus Camby from?

Answer: Massachusetts & UMass

He played ball under John Callipari, who went on to coach the Nets and at Memphis University.

22. Houston guard Steve Francis went to what ACC school?

Answer: Maryland

Francis played just one year for Gary Williams at U of M.

23. Philadelphia forward Glenn Robinson went to what Big-10 school?

Answer: Purdue

24. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal is from this school.

Answer: Louisiana St.

Shaq was famous for shattering backboards with his extremely powerful dunks while in college.

25. Isiah Thomas won a National Championsip in college and two NBA Championsips. He later became a general manager in the NBA.

Answer: True

Isiah left Indiana early to support his family. He played under legendary coach Bobby Knight who went on to win another National title with Indiana in 1987. He won the NBA finals with the Detroit Pistons in '89 and '90.

Source: Author Rutts89

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