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8 Syracuse Orangemen quizzes and 95 Syracuse Orangemen trivia questions.
1.
  Syracuse Basketball Greats    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Can you name these former Syracuse basketball stars?
Easier, 10 Qns, strickkc, Sep 22 05
Easier
strickkc
759 plays
2.
  Syracuse Basketball 2009-10    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 2009-10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team performed much better than the pundits had anticipated. Let's see what you remember about the season.
Average, 10 Qns, mike32768, Dec 10 10
Average
mike32768 gold member
181 plays
3.
  Syracuse Orangemen 2002-03    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
2002-03 Syracuse Orange National Championship basketball season.
Tough, 10 Qns, strickkc, Sep 10 04
Tough
strickkc
471 plays
4.
  Syracuse Basketball 2002-03    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz on Syracuse basketball during their National Championship year.
Tough, 15 Qns, Backstreetdm89, Aug 14 04
Tough
Backstreetdm89
489 plays
5.
  Syracuse Basketball 1996    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Trivia on the 1996 Syracuse basketball team.
Tough, 10 Qns, strickkc, Aug 24 04
Tough
strickkc
344 plays
6.
  Syracuse Basketball 2003-04    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz on Syracuse basketball for the 2003-2004 season.
Tough, 15 Qns, Backstreetdm89, Aug 21 04
Tough
Backstreetdm89
348 plays
7.
  Syracuse Basketball Fans Only    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is intended for the best college team in the nation, Syracuse University.
Average, 10 Qns, patman2790, May 16 03
Average
patman2790
1137 plays
8.
  Syracuse Basketball 2004-05    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz on the Syracuse basketball team during the 2004-05 season.
Difficult, 15 Qns, Backstreetdm89, Jun 28 05
Difficult
Backstreetdm89
423 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Who did Syracuse defeat in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament?

From Quiz "Syracuse Basketball 1996"





Syracuse Orangemen Trivia Questions
1. Who did Syracuse defeat in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: Montana State

Syracuse easily defeated Montana State, 88-55, at The Pit in Albuquerque, NM. Eleven different players scored for SU.

2. When did Jim Boeheim graduate from Syracuse University?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: 1966

Boeheim graduated in 66', and played with Dave Bing that season who led the Orange in scoring.

3. Who was the team's second-leading scorer behind second team All-American John Wallace?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: Otis Hill

Hill (12.7 ppg) finished slightly above Burgan (12.1 ppg) for second best on the squad.

4. How many National Championship games did Syracuse go to under Jim Boehiem?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: 3

1987 against Indiana, again in 1996 against Kentucky, then in 2003.

5. Who defeated the 'Cuse for the Maui Invitational title in December?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: UMass

Heavyweight UMass routed the Orange late, 65-47, behind National Player of the Year Marcus Camby's 20 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocked shots.

6. Who led Syracuse in scoring during the 1986-87 season?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Sherman Douglas

Douglas averaged 17.3 pts per game for the Orange that season.

7. Who was Syracuse's biggest out-of-conference road win of the season?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: Arizona

SU won at the McKale Center, 79-70, two nights before Christmas in a tune-up for the Maui Invite. A young Arizona team was just a year away from winnings its first national title.

8. Who set a career scoring record at S.U. with 2,334 points?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Lawrence Moten

Moten has a school record 2,334 points.

9. In the 1996 tournament, who did Syracuse beat in overtime in their regional game in Denver?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Georgia

Syracuse beat the Bulldogs to advance to the Elite 8 that year.

10. In which major arena was the 1996 Final Four held?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: Meadowlands Arena

The final four was held at the Meadowlands Arena, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

11. Which "other sport" athlete was on the roster in the 1996 title game for Syracuse?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Donovan McNabb, football star

McNabb played one year with the basketball team in 1996, but never saw any action in the title game.

12. Which combination of teams made up the other Final Four participants in 1996?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: UMass & Kentucky & Mississippi State

UMass & Kentucky were both #1 seeds who met in the other national semi-final, that many felt was the a precursor to a championship. Fifth-seeded Miss. State was coming off an SEC Tournament title until it met its match in SU's 2-3 zone.

13. Who hit the game winning shot against Syracuse in the 1987 championship game?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Keith Smart

Keith Smart hit the game winning shot, and Steve Alford set a record with seven three-pointers in a championship game.

14. Throughout the title game, which Syracuse lost 76-67 to Kentucky, announcers Billy Packer & Jim Nantz kept comparing senior forward John Wallace to which former Final Four star?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball 1996

Answer: Danny Manning

The two announcers were adamant about comparing Wallace's 29-point performance to Manning's '88 display in the Final Four, where he nearly single-handedly led sixth-seeded, and previously unranked Kansas through the tournament to the title.

15. What team did Syracuse play, when they dedicated the floor of the Carrier Dome, and named it "Jim Boeheim Court" in 2002?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Georgetown

The court was dedicated to Boeheim on a Sunday, in which the Dome was a near sell out, but CBS missed the ceremony because of an earlier game going into overtime.

16. What is a sell out for a basketball game in the Dome?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: 33,048

This is also the highest crowd in Dome history for a game against Georgetown in 1991.

17. Name the starting five for Syracuse in the 1996 season, that went to the title game?

From Quiz Syracuse Basketball Fans Only

Answer: Wallace, Hill, Sims, Cipola, Burgan

J.B. Reifsnider and Marius Janulis both came off the bench that year.

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