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Vanderbilt University Men's Basketball

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Vanderbilt University Mens Basketball game quiz
"The Vanderbilt Commodores played its first basketball game in 1893, and formally organized a team in 1900. The school is a charter member of the Southeastern Conference and is a private school."

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1. What is the name of the facility where Vanderbilt played its home games in 2009?
    Memorial Gymnasium
    Vanderbilt Arena
    Commodore Hall
    Skinner Arena


2. What made Vanderbilt's home court in 2009, one of the most unique in college basketball?
    The team's benches are located at the ends of the court
    Ivy grows along the walls inside the gym
    The floor is painted bright gold
    The world's largest scoreboard is suspended above the playing surface


3. Vanderbilt University made national news when they signed Perry Wallace to a basketball scholarship in 1966. Why was this signing significant?
    He was the oldest man to ever receive a basketball scholarship
    At seven feet tall, he was the tallest man to ever play college basketball (at that time)
    He was the first African-American to receive a SEC varsity scholarship
    He was deaf


4. What Vanderbilt All-American is credited with making the Commodores a national powerhouse during the 1960s?
    Clyde Lee
    Perry Wallace
    Derek Dieffenbarger
    Bob Chess


5. In 1981, one of Vanderbilt's most dynamic scoring duos left their mark on Commodore basketball. Mike Rhodes set a Vanderbilt scoring record with 1724 points, and teammate Charles Davis was close behind with 1675 points. What was the nickname of this scoring pair?
    The Dynamic Duo
    Batman and Robin
    Town and Country
    Fire and Ice


6. Which of these Vanderbilt stars not only returned to coach his alma mater, but also played in the NBA?
    Clyde Lee
    Jan Van Breda Koff
    Roy Skinner
    Richard Schmidt


7. After the 2008-09 season, Vanderbilt along with Princeton and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, were three NCAA division 1 schools to accomplish the same feat. What record did they all share?
    They are the only teams to hit a three-point field goal in every game
    They are the only teams to play a complete game without committing as turnover
    They are the only teams to have a slam dunk in every game
    They are the only teams to shoot over 2500 team free throws during a season


8. Bob Polk was the first full-time men's basketball coach at Vanderbilt (1947-1961). Who followed him and retired in 1976 as the winningest coach in Vanderbilt history?
    C.M. Newton
    Roy Skinner
    Eddie Fogler
    Phil Lee


9. What nickname was given to the 1970s scoring trio of Jeff Fosnes, Joe Ford, and Butch Feher?
    Triple Threat
    F Troop
    The Terrific Trio
    The Gunners


10. In 2008, what Vanderbilt basketball player was the first in school history to score over 2000 points?
    Derrick Byers
    Shan Foster
    Willie "Hutch" Jones
    Jeff Turner


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