Extreme NCAA Basketball

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1. Which team did UCLA not defeat in a title game during their amazing run of 10 titles in 12 years? North Carolina Purdue Kentucky Houston

2. Who was the first player to play for an NIT champion and NCAA runner-up in the same season? Dick McGuire Bobby Jackson Arnie Ferrin Bob Cousy

3. Who was the first freshman to be named a first-team AP All-American? Wayman Tisdale Chris Jackson Michael Jordan Lew Alcindor

4. What school was the first team to be a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament three years in a row without winning a game? Louisville St. Johns Notre Dame DePaul

5. By the beginning of the 20th Century, which of these schools did not have a legendary hoops alumnus nicknamed 'Pearl'? N.C. State Winstom-Salem State Syracuse Texas A and M

6. Who was the first major-college player to score over 2,500 points while standing less than 6 feet tall? Phil Ford Pete Maravich Calvin Murphy Muggsy Bogues

7. Who was the first player to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring? Artis Gilmore Julius Erving Charlie Scott Rick Barry

8. Which of the following players never transferred from a school during their college career (i.e. spent his entire college career at the same school)? Elgin Baylor Cedric Maxwell Larry Bird Hank Gathers

9. Which player from the following list led the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same year? Lew Alcindor Xavier McDaniel Shaquille O'Neal Theo Ratliff

10. Which school in the following list won an NCAA tournament championship first? UCLA Kentucky North Carolina Indiana

11. What manouvre became illegal in 1968? offensive goaltending dunking palming live-ball substitutions

12. Which of the following was not provided for in the original 13 rules drawn up by Dr. James Naismith? center jump penalty for fouls dribbling 10 foot high basket

13. What is Pistol Pete Maravich's record career scoring average? 44.2 ppg 43.8 ppg 42.1 ppg 38.0 ppg

14. Which of these players did not play high school ball in Indiana? Oscar Robertson Bob Knight Glenn Robinson Scott Skiles

15. Which school appeared in 3 straight final fours in the 1980s (1979-80 through 88-89 seasons)? Houston Georgetown North Carolina UNLV

16. Which of these players was not his college's all-time leading scorer by the end of his college career? Hank Gathers Glen Rice Sidney Wicks Rick Barry

17. Which team was the first team to win the NCAA tournament with more than 6 losses? Marquette Kansas Villanova Arizona

18. Who was the first NCAA tournament championship game participant to be the son of a former first-team All-American? Chris Collins Terry Hatton Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jr. Luke Walton

19. Which player was the first to gain some form of All-America honor (1st, 2nd, or 3rd team) 4 years in a row? Derrick Coleman Bill Walton Patrick Ewing Tom Gola

20. Which of the following athletes played in a NCAA title game and a World Series? Jackie Robinson Kenny Lofton Tim Stoddard Dick Groat

21. What player gained Player of the Year honors despite averaging only 14.6 ppg? Jacque Vaughn Patrick Ewing Miles Simon Jason Kidd

22. How many NCAA tourney games did UCLA win in a row from 1964 to 1974? 27 38 48 64

23. What legendary figure of the game had a losing record as coach of Kansas? Adolph Rupp Phog Allen James Naismith John Wooden

24. When was the first NCAA tournament to invite 64 teams? 1985 1975 1981 1987

25. Which coach's actions led the NCAA to force teams to accept an NCAA bid or not play in the postseason? Jerry Tarkanian Adolph Rupp Al McGuire John Wooden