FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

2015 NBA Draft Trivia Quiz

The 2015 NBA Draft took place on June 25, 2015. Good luck on the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by Triviaballer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Triviaballer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,056

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
276

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The first overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft was Karl-Anthony Towns. What team selected Towns with the first pick, one year after trading for Andrew Wiggins who was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. Hint

New York Knicks

Milwaukee Bucks

Philadelphia 76ers

Minnesota Timberwolves

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. With the second pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected D'Angelo Russell. Similar to Mike Conley, Jr, what position and school did Russell play for during his freshman year before he was drafted? Hint

Center - Michigan

Point Guard - Ohio State

Small Forward - Gonzaga

Power Forward - Miami

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. The third pick in the 2015 NBA Draft was a standout freshman for a powerhouse ACC school. Who was this 6 foot 11 inch player that has a cousin named Emeka that was the second pick in the 2004 NBA Draft? Hint

Branden Dawson

Jahlil Okafor

Richaun Holmes

Kevon Looney

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. The fourth and fifth picks of the 2015 NBA Draft played outside of the United States the year prior to being drafted. What country did Kristaps Porzi��is and Mario Hezonja play in during the 2014-15 season? Hint

Australia

Spain

South Africa

Argentina

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Emmanuel Mudiay was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding Mudiay? Hint

He was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

He played under Larry Brown at SMU during the 2014-15 season.

He was drafted by the Denver Nuggets.

He played high school basketball at Grace Prep and Prime Prep in Texas.

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. It wasn't until the ninth pick in the 2015 NBA Draft that a graduating senior was selected. What player from the University of Wisconsin did the Charlotte Hornets choose in the first round? Hint

Stanley Johnson

Cameron Payne

Willie Cauley-Stein

Frank Kaminsky

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. The second player from Duke University selected in the 2015 NBA Draft was the 10th overall pick. Who was this player whose father played for the University of Houston from 1983-87? Hint

Rasheed Olajuwon

Justise Winslow

Cliff Drexler

Greg Young

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Which freshman point guard from Duke was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 24th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft? He was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Hint

Cameron Payne

Jerian Grant

Sam Dekker

Tyus Jones

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. The 41st pick of the 2015 NBA Draft was for a player that had also been drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2014. Who was this senior from Notre Dame that was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets and then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers? Hint

Pat Connaughton

Anthony Brown

Delon Wright

Marcus Thornton

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. With the 52nd pick in the 2015 NBA Draft the Dallas Mavericks selected Satnam Singh Bhamara. This was a historic pick because it was the first time that a player had been selected in an NBA Draft from a certain country. From which very populous country is Satnam Singh Bhamara? Hint

Pakistan

India

Bangladesh

Indonesia

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey to an African American father and a Dominican mother. Towns was an All-American at both St. Joseph High School and the University of Kentucky. Towns was one of seven players from the University of Kentucky that declared for the NBA Draft in 2015.

Answer: Point Guard - Ohio State

In his freshman season at Ohio State Russell averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. Standing 6 feet 5 inches, Russell became the first freshman to record a triple double while playing at Ohio State. Similar to Towns, Russell was an All-American in both high school and college.

Answer: Jahlil Okafor

Jahlil Okafor led the Duke Blue Devils all the way to the NCAA Championship during his freshman season. Over the course of the 2014-15 season, Okafor averaged 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Surprisingly, his shooting percentage of 66.4% far exceeded his free-throw percentage of 51.0%.

Answer: Spain

Kristaps Porzi��is played for Baloncesto Sevilla before he was selected with the fourth pick by the New York Knicks. The Orlando Magic drafted Mario Hezonja with the fifth pick after his short career with FC Barcelona. Porzi��is was born in Latvia whereas Hezonja was born in Croatia.

5. Emmanuel Mudiay was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding Mudiay?

Answer: He played under Larry Brown at SMU during the 2014-15 season.

Mudiay was born in Kinshasha in 1996 and the instability in the city prompted his family to seek asylum in the United States in 2001. He went straight from high school in Texas to the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association in 2014. Brandon Jennings made a similar move in 2008 when he decided to play professionally in Italy rather than attend college for a year in the United States before going into the NBA.

6. It wasn't until the ninth pick in the 2015 NBA Draft that a graduating senior was selected. What player from the University of Wisconsin did the Charlotte Hornets choose in the first round?

Answer: Frank Kaminsky

During Kaminsky's first two years at Wisconsin he started only two games and averaged less than five points. His junior year his numbers improved and he had a standout senior season as he was named Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

7. The second player from Duke University selected in the 2015 NBA Draft was the 10th overall pick. Who was this player whose father played for the University of Houston from 1983-87?

Answer: Justise Winslow

Similar to Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow played just one season at Duke before leaving college for the NBA. Rickie Winslow, Justise's father, was also a first round draft pick as he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in 1987.

8. Which freshman point guard from Duke was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 24th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft? He was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Answer: Tyus Jones

Tyus Jones was the third freshman from Duke selected in the 2015 NBA Draft. During his only season at Duke Jones averaged 11.8 points and 5.6 assists per game. He had a stellar free-throw percentage of 88.9% but surprisingly his field goal percentage was only 41.7%.

Answer: Pat Connaughton

In high school Pat Connaughton was a star football, baseball, and basketball player. At Notre Dame, Connaughton was a pitcher for the baseball squad and a hybrid shooting guard/small forward for the basketball squad. The trade on draft night sent Connaughton and Mason Plumlee to Portland while Steve Blake and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson went to the Brooklyn Nets.

Answer: India

Standing 7 feet 2 inches, Satnam Singh Bhamara played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida prior to being drafted by the Mavericks. Singh was born in the small village of Ballo Ke in Punjab, India in 1995 and spoke no English when he moved to the United States to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA.

Source: Author Triviaballer

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor 1nn1 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.