The "I's" Have It Quiz | Basketball

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1. Who was known as "The Answer", and played for 4 teams including three games in Memphis?

Answer: Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson was one of the best players of his generation. He was the number 1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, and played most of his career with the 76ers. He averaged 26.7 points per game over his career.
After he left the Detroit Pistons, he played three games for Memphis Grizzlies at the start of the 2009-10 season, and then went back to the 76ers.

2. Which NBA player was Australian born, and spent two seasons with Utah Jazz? He debuted much older than the typical rookie in the league.

Answer: Joe Ingles

Ingles didn't make his NBA debut until he was 27 because he played professionally overseas first. He made his NBA debut in 2014, but had played professionally since 2006 in Australia, Spain and Israel. He was born in Happy Valley in the state of South Australia, in October 1987.

3. Which former 76ers was a 2012 Olympian and the 2015 NBA Finals MVP?

Answer: Andre Iguodala

Andre Iguodala was drafted by the 76ers in 2004 and played there through the 2011-12 season. In the summer of 2012 he went to London and won an Olympic Gold Medal, but was traded by his NBA team to the Denver Nuggets. A year later he signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors and helped lead them to the 2014-15 NBA championship while also earning the finals MVP award.

4. Which ABA player was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics and the Virginia Squires in the same year?

Answer: George Irvine

George Irvine played five years for the ABA's Squires and one with the Denver Nuggets while they also were still in the ABA. He retired at age 27 after six seasons. He coached both the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers for a total of five seasons. He won 100 games as a coach.

5. Which man played with the Nuggets in both the NBA and ABA and retired in 1985? He also coached the Nuggets.

Answer: Dan Issel

Dan Issel was drafted by the Detroit Pistons but instead chose to sign with his hometown Kentucky Colonels in the ABA. He played with them for five seasons from 1970-75 and was an All-Star each season. He then moved to Denver and was an All-Star for two more seasons, including 1976-77 when the team switched from the ABA to the NBA.

He coached Denver from 1992-95 and again from 1999-02 winning a total of 180 games. His only winning season was 1993-84 when his team finished 42-40.

6. Who played for three teams, all in the 1980s and later coached the Memphis Grizzlies?

Answer: Marc Iavaroni

Marc Iavaroni was drafted in 1978 by the New York Knicks, but instead chose to play several seasons overseas before joining an NBA team. He signed with the 76ers in 1982 and also played with the Spurs and the Jazz before continuing his career overseas again.
He was the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2007-09, winning just 33 games over the two seasons.

7. Which player was the Rookie of the Year for Cleveland and an All-Star game MVP in Cleveland?

Answer: Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving was number 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. He was an All-Star in three consecutive seasons 2012-13-14. He was the rookie of the year in the 2011-12 season and All-Star game MVP in 2014. He was born in Australia.

8. Who scored just 3.3 points per game over his career with four different teams?

Answer: Royal Ivey

Ivey was the 37th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played for nine seasons and 492 games. He was a member of the Bucks, 76ers and Thunder twice each, and also spent three seasons with the Hawks.

9. Which player, from the 1950s, only played 26 career games?

Answer: McCoy Ingram

Ingram played 26 games for the Minneapolis Lakers in 1958. He scored 67 points for a career average of 2.8 points per game. He played for several years with the Harlem Globetrotters, who at the time payed better than the NBA.

10. Who spent 12 seasons in Cleveland before retiring as a member of the Miami Heat?

Answer: Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was the 20th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He started playing professionally in 1993 in Lithuania before coming to the NBA. When he retired he was the career leader in blocks, rebounds and games played in Cleveland. He spent the final season of his career playing for the Miami Heat in 2010-11.

Source: Author Shadowmyst2004

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The "I's" Have It Trivia Quiz

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Questions		Choices
1. Who was known as "The Answer", and played for 4 teams including three games in Memphis?		Kyrie Irving
2. Which NBA player was Australian born, and spent two seasons with Utah Jazz? He debuted much older than the typical rookie in the league.		Allen Iverson
3. Which former 76ers was a 2012 Olympian and the 2015 NBA Finals MVP?		Royal Ivey
4. Which ABA player was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics and the Virginia Squires in the same year?		Andre Iguodala
5. Which man played with the Nuggets in both the NBA and ABA and retired in 1985? He also coached the Nuggets.		Zydrunas Ilgauskas
6. Who played for three teams, all in the 1980s and later coached the Memphis Grizzlies?		Dan Issel
7. Which player was the Rookie of the Year for Cleveland and an All-Star game MVP in Cleveland?		Joe Ingles
8. Who scored just 3.3 points per game over his career with four different teams?		Marc Iavaroni
9. Which player, from the 1950s, only played 26 career games?		George Irvine
10. Who spent 12 seasons in Cleveland before retiring as a member of the Miami Heat?		McCoy Ingram