Syracuse Basketball Greats Quiz | Syracuse Orangemen

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1. I was always smiling while I was on the court. Why wouldn't I have been smiling? I was a Second-Team All-American and All-Big East performer as a freshman, while leading the 'Cuse to its first national title in 2003. Who am I?

Answer: Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo led the Orange in scoring and rebounding en route to Syracuse's 30-5 championship season. Syracuse defeated Kansas, 81-78 in the 2003 title game.

2. I'm widely considered the greatest player to ever lace up the shoes at Syracuse. I led the team to the 1965 Final Four and went on to a lengthy and successful NBA career. Who am I?

Answer: Dave Bing

Basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing averaged an amazing 24.7 ppg during his time on the Hill in Syracuse, although in those days the Orange didn't play their games in the Carrier Dome. Bing scored 28.4 ppg his senior year as Syracuse advanced to its first Final Four in school history. Bing played 12 stellar seasons in the NBA, highlighted by winning Rookie of the Year in 1967 and the scoring title (27.1 ppg) in 1968, before being named one of the NBA's Greatest 50 Players in 1996.

He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.

3. During the 1995-96 season, I shouldered this team by earning Second Team All-American and First Team All-Big East honors. I played a huge part in Syracuse earning the school's third Final Four berth when I knocked out eighth-seeded Georgia in overtime of the Sweet Sixteen with a three-pointer at the buzzer. Who am I?

Answer: John Wallace

John Wallace established, at the time, a new single-season scoring standard during the 1995-96 season by etching 845 points into the books. His three-pointer at the buzzer against Georgia pushed Syracuse on to an Elite Eight battle with Kansas, where the Orange 2-3 zone stunned the top-ranked Jayhawks. Kentucky eventually eliminated Syracuse with a 76-67 win in the National Championship.

4. I played for the Orange from 1991-95 and was best known for three things. One, I graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer. Second, people knew me for being silky smooth and for wearing my socks pulled up. Lastly, I cost my team a game in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against defending champ Arkansas by calling a timeout that we did not have. Who am I?

Answer: Lawrence Moten

Moten graduated Syracuse in 1995 as not only the school's all-time leading scorer, but also as the Big East's top point-maker with 2,334 points. He was drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995, but his stay in the NBA lasted just three seasons.

5. I was a first team All-American during the 1990-91 season. Unfortunately, I was a part of the first No. 2 seed to ever lose to a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament when we were upset by Richmond, 75-71 in the opening round. Who am I?

Answer: Billy Owens

Owens left Syracuse after his junior season, when he scored 744 points. Billy was drafted third overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 1991 Draft, but was traded right away to Golden State where he went on to win a unanimous selection to the '91-'92 All-Rookie First Team. Owens went on to play for seven different NBA franchises.

6. I'm one of the greatest big men to ever don the Orange uniform. I'm also the first player we've ever had from Greece (he grew up there from 1975 to 1983). Who am I?

Answer: Rony Seikaly

Seikaly played the majority of his years in the NBA with the Miami Heat, but also suited up for the Warriors, Magic, and Nets. A member of the '86-'87 national runners-up at Syracuse, he averaged 14.7 ppg and 9.5 rpg in a successful NBA career.

7. I was one of college basketball's most electrifying players. I was known simply as "The Pearl". Who am I?

Answer: Dwayne Washington

Dwayne "The Pearl" Washington was the 1984 Big East Rookie of the Year, handing out an astonishing 18 assists in one game against St. John's that season. He was the 13th overall pick of the 1986 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets, and became the third Syracuse player to ever have his jersey number retired.

8. I was a member of the 2003 National Championship squad. I wasn't the fastest or the tallest, but I could shoot. Just ask Kansas, who saw me drop in six three-pointers in the title game. I was often referred to as "The Mayor of Scranton", after my hometown roots. Who am I?

Answer: Gerry McNamara

McNamara, one the nation's most deadly outside shooters, was an All-Rookie Big East selection in '02-'03. Some of his amazing accomplishments while at Syracuse include scoring 43 points against BYU in the opening round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first player in school history to make more than 100 3-pointers in a season, earning All-Big East honors in '04-'05, and connecting on better than 88% of his attempted free throws his first three years at Syracuse.

9. I was a standout freshman on the 1987 National Runner-up squad that lost to Indiana in the title game. I later became the No. 1 overall pick of the 1990 NBA Draft. Who am I?

Answer: Derrick Coleman

Coleman went on to a successful NBA career, however most feel he never lived up to his potential. Derrick was one of only a handful of players to average double-figures in scoring for four years while at Syracuse (11.9 ppg, 13.5 ppg, 16.9 ppg, 17.9 ppg), while earning First-Team All-American honors his senior season.

He also averaged double-figures in rebounding his final three campaigns at Syracuse.

10. I earned All-American and All-Big East honors my senior year. I was also a second round pick of the Indiana Pacers in the 1980 NBA Draft. After my playing days in the NBA were over I returned to the college game as an assistant coach at my alma mater, and later a head coach elswhere. Who am I?

Answer: Louis Orr

Orr finished his Syracuse career with 1,487 points (12.8 ppg), before playing eight seasons in the NBA (two with the Pacers, six with the Knicks) where he averaged double-figure scoring in four of those seasons. After serving as an assistant to SU coach Jim Boeheim for four years, he began his head coaching career at Siena before moving on to Seton Hall.

In 2003, he became the first former Big East player to be named Big East Coach of the Year, while leading Seton Hall to a Sweet Sixteen season.

Source: Author strickkc

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