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Extreme NCAA Basketball Trivia Quiz

This is one of the toughest NCAA basketball trivia quizzes ever. This will be an extreme challenge to even the most die-hard NCAA hoops experts.

A multiple-choice quiz by vinselanity. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
vinselanity

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
71,450

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 25

Plays
2528

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which team did UCLA not defeat in a title game during their amazing run of 10 titles in 12 years? Hint

Purdue

North Carolina

Houston

Kentucky

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who was the first player to play for an NIT champion and NCAA runner-up in the same season? Hint

Bob Cousy

Arnie Ferrin

Dick McGuire

Bobby Jackson

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was the first freshman to be named a first-team AP All-American? Hint

Michael Jordan

Wayman Tisdale

Chris Jackson

Lew Alcindor

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Question 4 of 25

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? Hint

St. Johns

Louisville

DePaul

Notre Dame

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Question 5 of 25

5. By the beginning of the 20th Century, which of these schools did not have a legendary hoops alumnus nicknamed 'Pearl'? Hint

N.C. State

Texas A and M

Syracuse

Winstom-Salem State

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who was the first major-college player to score over 2,500 points while standing less than 6 feet tall? Hint

Pete Maravich

Phil Ford

Muggsy Bogues

Calvin Murphy

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who was the first player to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring? Hint

Artis Gilmore

Rick Barry

Charlie Scott

Julius Erving

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Question 8 of 25

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)? Hint

Hank Gathers

Elgin Baylor

Cedric Maxwell

Larry Bird

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which player from the following list led the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same year? Hint

Lew Alcindor

Theo Ratliff

Shaquille O'Neal

Xavier McDaniel

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which school in the following list won an NCAA tournament championship first? Hint

Kentucky

UCLA

Indiana

North Carolina

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Question 11 of 25

11. What manouvre became illegal in 1968? Hint

offensive goaltending

dunking

palming

live-ball substitutions

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which of the following was not provided for in the original 13 rules drawn up by Dr. James Naismith? Hint

penalty for fouls

center jump

10 foot high basket

dribbling

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Question 13 of 25

13. What is Pistol Pete Maravich's record career scoring average? Hint

42.1 ppg

44.2 ppg

43.8 ppg

38.0 ppg

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which of these players did not play high school ball in Indiana? Hint

Oscar Robertson

Scott Skiles

Glenn Robinson

Bob Knight

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which school appeared in 3 straight final fours in the 1980s (1979-80 through 88-89 seasons)? Hint

Houston

Georgetown

North Carolina

UNLV

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of these players was not his college's all-time leading scorer by the end of his college career? Hint

Glen Rice

Hank Gathers

Rick Barry

Sidney Wicks

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which team was the first team to win the NCAA tournament with more than 6 losses? Hint

Villanova

Marquette

Kansas

Arizona

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who was the first NCAA tournament championship game participant to be the son of a former first-team All-American? Hint

Chris Collins

Terry Hatton

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jr.

Luke Walton

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which player was the first to gain some form of All-America honor (1st, 2nd, or 3rd team) 4 years in a row? Hint

Derrick Coleman

Bill Walton

Patrick Ewing

Tom Gola

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which of the following athletes played in a NCAA title game and a World Series? Hint

Kenny Lofton

Jackie Robinson

Dick Groat

Tim Stoddard

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Question 21 of 25

21. What player gained Player of the Year honors despite averaging only 14.6 ppg? Hint

Jason Kidd

Jacque Vaughn

Patrick Ewing

Miles Simon

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Question 22 of 25

22. How many NCAA tourney games did UCLA win in a row from 1964 to 1974? Hint

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Question 23 of 25

23. What legendary figure of the game had a losing record as coach of Kansas? Hint

Phog Allen

James Naismith

John Wooden

Adolph Rupp

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Question 24 of 25

24. When was the first NCAA tournament to invite 64 teams? Hint

1987

1981

1985

1975

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which coach's actions led the NCAA to force teams to accept an NCAA bid or not play in the postseason? Hint

Al McGuire

John Wooden

Adolph Rupp

Jerry Tarkanian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: Houston

UCLA and Houston were 1-2 in 1968, but played only in the regular season and national semi-finals. The Bruins beat UNC in 1968, UK in 1975, and Purdue in 1969.

2. Who was the first player to play for an NIT champion and NCAA runner-up in the same season?

Answer: Dick McGuire

McGuire began the 1944 season for eventual NIT champ St. John's, but was drafted into the armed forces and stationed at Dartmouth in mid-season. He finished the season on the Dartmouth squad that lost to Utah in the NCAA final.

3. Who was the first freshman to be named a first-team AP All-American?

Answer: Wayman Tisdale

Tisdale was a first-team All-American in 1983, 84, and 85. Freshmen were ineligible prior to 1973, except for certain wartime exceptions.

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?

Answer: DePaul

Depaul was ranked first in the entire nation in 1980-81-82 when top seeds got a bye into the 2nd round, but lost to UCLA, St. Joe's, and Boston College.

5. By the beginning of the 20th Century, which of these schools did not have a legendary hoops alumnus nicknamed 'Pearl'?

Answer: Texas A and M

Thurl 'The Pearl' Bailey played for N.C. State, Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington played for Syracuse, and Earl 'the Pearl' Monroe starred for Winston-Salem State.

6. Who was the first major-college player to score over 2,500 points while standing less than 6 feet tall?

Answer: Calvin Murphy

Murphy, who starred for Niagara, stood just 5ft 9in but scored 2,548 points.

7. Who was the first player to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring?

Answer: Rick Barry

He accomplished the feat with Univeristy of Miami, Florida (1961-65), the Oaklands Oaks (ABA 1968-69), and the Golden State Warriors (NBA 1972-78).

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)?

Answer: Cedric Maxwell

Maxwell played all four years at UNC Charlotte. Baylor played for Idaho and Seattle, Bird for Indiana and Indiana State, and Gathers for Southern Cal and Loyola Marymount.

9. Which player from the following list led the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same year?

Answer: Xavier McDaniel

McDaniel averaged 27.2 points and 14.8 boards in 1985 for Wichita State.

10. Which school in the following list won an NCAA tournament championship first?

Answer: Indiana

Indiana won in 1940, UCLA in 1964, North Carolina in 1957, and Kentucky in 1948.

11. What manouvre became illegal in 1968?

Answer: dunking

Dunking was outlawed in 1968, but reinstated in 1977.

12. Which of the following was not provided for in the original 13 rules drawn up by Dr. James Naismith?

Answer: dribbling

Dribbling was not introduced until 1896, and was briefly outlawed in 1915.

13. What is Pistol Pete Maravich's record career scoring average?

Answer: 44.2 ppg

When he cmpleted his college career, Maravich held the record for most total points scored with 3667 (despite playing only three years).

14. Which of these players did not play high school ball in Indiana?

Answer: Bob Knight

Knight grew up in Ohio and played for Ohio State's juggernaut in the early 1960s.

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

Answer: Houston

Houston went from 1982-84. UNC made it in 81, 82, and 84. Georgetown made it in 82, 84, and 85. UNLV made it in 1987.

16. Which of these players was not his college's all-time leading scorer by the end of his college career?

Answer: Sidney Wicks

Wicks was a UCLA Bruin who played in the era of Lew Alcindor. Don MacLean was UCLA's leading scorer when he left college. Rice was Michigan's king, Barry led Miami, and Gathers was the most prolific from Loyola Marymount.

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

Answer: Marquette

Marquette's 1977 champions lost 7 games during the season, 6 at home!

18. Who was the first NCAA tournament championship game participant to be the son of a former first-team All-American?

Answer: Chris Collins

Walton did reach the title game, but Collins was first, in 1994. His father Doug was a star for Illnois State in 1973.

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

Answer: Tom Gola

Gola was 3rd team in 1951, and first team in 1952-53-54. Freshmen were eligible in 1951 due to the Korean War.

20. Which of the following athletes played in a NCAA title game and a World Series?

Answer: Tim Stoddard

Stoddard played for N.C. State in 1974 and the Orioles in the 1979 World Series. Lofton made the Final Four with Arizona in 1988, but not the title game.

21. What player gained Player of the Year honors despite averaging only 14.6 ppg?

Answer: Patrick Ewing

Ewing averaged a mere 14.6 ppg for Georgetown in 1985.

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

Answer: 38

The Bruins did not qualify for the tournament in 1966, but won every tournament game they played from 1964 to 1973. They were finally beaten in the semifinals in 1974 by N.C. State.

23. What legendary figure of the game had a losing record as coach of Kansas?

Answer: James Naismith

Naismith coached Kansas in the early 20th century, but did not believe the game was to be coached, but only to be played. He was highly unsuccessful, but was succeeded by the more involved Allen.

24. When was the first NCAA tournament to invite 64 teams?

Answer: 1985

The tournament has since added a play-in game to bring the total to 65.

25. Which coach's actions led the NCAA to force teams to accept an NCAA bid or not play in the postseason?

Answer: Al McGuire

McGuire declined an NCAA bid in 1970 in a dispute over Marquette's placement in a distant regional site. He took his team to the NIT and won it.

Source: Author vinselanity

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