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Who Needs College? Trivia Quiz

There were so many players in the NBA coming straight from high school: I'll give you a team coach at the start of the 2001-02 season, and you tell me which player (that didn't go to college not including junior college) played for that team.

A multiple-choice quiz by aekindred. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
aekindred

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
56,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2777

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played for Doc Rivers? Hint

Jermaine O'Brien

Tracy McGrady

Darius Miles

Eddy Curry

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who played for Doug Collins? Hint

Kwame Brown

Jonathon Bender

Kevin Garnett

Eddy Curry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who played for Maurice Cheeks? Hint

Darius Miles

DeSagana Diop

Al Harrington

Shawn Kemp

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player played for Tim Floyd? Hint

Tyson Chandler

Ousmane Cisse

Rashard Lewis

DeShawn Stevenson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which one of these players played for John Lucas? Hint

DeShawn Stevenson

Kobe Bryant

DeSagana Diop

Kwame Brown

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which player played for Isiah Thomas? Hint

Shawn Kemp

Jonathon Bender

Darius Miles

Tyson Chandler

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played for Nate McMillan? Hint

DeSagana Diop

Rashard Lewis

Eddy Curry

Ousmane Cisse

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who played for Flip Saunders? Hint

Kevin Garnett

Darius Miles

Kwame Brown

Tyson Chandler

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who played for Jerry Sloan? Hint

Kobe Bryant

DeShawn Stevenson

Ousmane Cisse

Jermaine O'Neal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who played for Alvin Gentry? Hint

Al Harrington

Tyson Chandler

Darius Miles

DeSagana Diop

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played for Doc Rivers?

Answer: Tracy McGrady

McGrady began his career with the Toronto Raptors, but at the start of the 2001-02 season he was playing for the Orlando Magic.

2. Who played for Doug Collins?

Answer: Kwame Brown

Brown was the first high schooler ever to be drafted number one.

3. Who played for Maurice Cheeks?

Answer: Shawn Kemp

Kemp was going to attend Kentucky but ended up starting his NBA career with the Sonics instead. He was playing with the Blazers at the start of the 2001-02 season.

4. Which player played for Tim Floyd?

Answer: Tyson Chandler

Chandler was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand.

5. Which one of these players played for John Lucas?

Answer: DeSagana Diop

Cavalier Coach Lucas had already compared Diop to Moses Malone.

6. Which player played for Isiah Thomas?

Answer: Jonathon Bender

At hte start of the 2001-02 season, Thomas and the Pacers had three players on their roster who did not attend college: Bender, Al Harrington, and Jermaine O'Neal.

7. Who played for Nate McMillan?

Answer: Rashard Lewis

Lewis went to high school in Houston. He had hoped to play for the Rockets but was drafted by Seattle instead.

8. Who played for Flip Saunders?

Answer: Kevin Garnett

As of the start of the 2001-02 season, Garnett already had 7 years experience at the age of 25.

9. Who played for Jerry Sloan?

Answer: DeShawn Stevenson

Stevenson only averaged 2.2 points per game as a rookie with the Jazz.

10. Who played for Alvin Gentry?

Answer: Darius Miles

Miles averaged 9.4 points per game as a rookie for the Clippers.

Source: Author aekindred

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