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2001-02 NJ Nets Trivia Quiz

For a true basketball fan, not just a New Jersey Nets fan!

A multiple-choice quiz by willowtree22770. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
willowtree22770

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,160

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
786

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the Nets head coach at the beginning of the season?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Mike O'Koren was one of the 3 New Jersey assistant coaches. Which one of these coaches was also a Nets assistant? Hint

K.C. Jones

Eddie Jordan

Fred Lymar

Don Casey

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of these players was not on the Nets at the start of the 2001-02 season? Hint

Evan Eschmeyer

Kerry Kittles

Jamie Feick

Lucious Harris

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which Nets rookie came out of Pepperdine? Hint

Richard Jefferson

Brian Scalabrine

Jason Collins

Brandon Armstrong

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which Nets rookie came out of Arizona? Hint

Brian Scalabrine

Brandon Armstrong

Richard Jefferson

Jason Collins

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which Nets rookie came out of Southern California? Hint

Brian Scalabrine

Brandon Armstrong

Jason Collins

Richard Jefferson

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which Nets rookie came out of Stanford? Hint

Brandon Armstrong

Jason Collins

Brian Scalabrine

Richard Jefferson

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which Nets player recorded a career high 19 rebounds and 6 assists in the season 2000-01? Hint

Kenyon Martin

Keith Van Horn

Aaron Williams

Lucious Harris

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Question 9 of 15

9. What college did Todd MacCulloch attend? Hint

Washington

Pepperdine

Arizona

Stanford

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who is the only Nets player on the 2001-02 roster who was on a Olympic medal winning team?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who shot a tremendous 60.8 from the field in his collegiate career? Hint

Ed Cota

Keith Van Horn

Jason Collins

Anthony Johnson

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was the only 20001-02 Net who was not drafted by a team in the draft? Hint

Aaron Williams

Donny Marshall

Lucious Harris

Kerry Kittles

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Question 13 of 15

13. What rookie ranked first in the league in steals in the 2000-01 season? Hint

Mike Miller

Derrick Dial

Kenyon Martin

Mike Bibby

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who had averaged 15.3 PPG for his career with the Nets at the start of the 2001-02 season? Hint

Keith Van Horn

Kerry Kittles

Kenyon Martin

Kendall Gill

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who recorded his first ever double-double in season 2000-01? Hint

Aaron Williams

Todd MacCulloch

Lucious Harris

Keith Van Horn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Nets head coach at the beginning of the season?

Answer: Byron Scott

Byron started his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant with the Kings, and then joined the Nets in the 2000-01 regime.

2. Mike O'Koren was one of the 3 New Jersey assistant coaches. Which one of these coaches was also a Nets assistant?

Answer: Eddie Jordan

Eddie Jordan joined the Nets in 1999, O'Koren in 1999.

3. Which of these players was not on the Nets at the start of the 2001-02 season?

Answer: Evan Eschmeyer

Jamie Feick was still with the team, just injured. Eschmeyer played minimal minutes for the Mavericks.

4. Which Nets rookie came out of Pepperdine?

Answer: Brandon Armstrong

Armstrong was drafted 23rd overall.

5. Which Nets rookie came out of Arizona?

Answer: Richard Jefferson

Jefferson was part of the Final Four team Arizona.

6. Which Nets rookie came out of Southern California?

Answer: Brian Scalabrine

Scalabrine was drafted 35th overall.

7. Which Nets rookie came out of Stanford?

Answer: Jason Collins

Collins was drafted 18th overall.

8. Which Nets player recorded a career high 19 rebounds and 6 assists in the season 2000-01?

Answer: Aaron Williams

Aaron Williams averaged 10.2 ppg. He 6 assists on Dec 31, 200 vs. Boston, and eaarlier that month had 19 rebounds vs. Miami and 19 vs. Atlanta.

9. What college did Todd MacCulloch attend?

Answer: Washington

He graduated in 1999 to be drafted 47th by the Sixers.

10. Who is the only Nets player on the 2001-02 roster who was on a Olympic medal winning team?

Answer: Jason Kidd

Kidd was drafted 2nd overall by Dallas in the 94 draft.

11. Who shot a tremendous 60.8 from the field in his collegiate career?

Answer: Jason Collins

Collins was named to third-team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 2000-01 season.

12. Who was the only 20001-02 Net who was not drafted by a team in the draft?

Answer: Aaron Williams

The 2001-02 season was Williams' 8th season in the NBA, and his 2nd with the Nets.

13. What rookie ranked first in the league in steals in the 2000-01 season?

Answer: Kenyon Martin

Martin also led rookies in blocks per game with 1.66.

14. Who had averaged 15.3 PPG for his career with the Nets at the start of the 2001-02 season?

Answer: Kerry Kittles

Kittles missed all of season 2000-01 while rehabbing from a knee surgery.

15. Who recorded his first ever double-double in season 2000-01?

Answer: Lucious Harris

Harris had 2 double-doubles in 2000-01.

Source: Author willowtree22770

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