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Basketball
The game of basketball, including positions, basketball hoop sizes, and court sizes. Includes all levels of basketball.
10,661 Questions
What team has the worst loss in NBA history?
The worst loss in NBA history was on December 17, 1991. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami heat 148-80.
How many NBA players wore number 00?
Currently Russel Westbrook for the Oklahoma City Thunder wears number 00, also Gilbert Arenas wore the same number while playing for the Washington Wizards until he was traded to the Orlando Magic.
Who was the first 7 footer in the NBA?
he was a guy they scrounged up from Scandinavia who could hardly play, but suited up for the Chicago Bulls.
After a few trips up and down the court, he'd be winded and would have to sit. Middle 1960s.
Who is the smallest NBA player today?
1) YAO ming
2)allen iverson
3)Paul pierce
4)PErkins
5)KEVIN GARNET
6)lebron james
7)carmelo anthony
8)dwight howard
9 shaq oneal
10)BOYkins
Who was on parade magazine's 1965 high school boy's all-american basketball team?
First Team
High School
City
Height
College
Sim Hill
Midland
Midland, PA
6'6
JC/West Texas State
Don Ross
East
Waterloo, IA
6'8
Lew Alcindor
Power Memorial
New York, NY
7'1
UCLA
Pete Maravich
Needham Broughton
Raleigh, NC
6'4
LSU
Richard Braucher
Kutztown
Kutztown, PA
6'4
NC State
Second Team
High School
City
Height
College
L.C. Bowen
Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor, MI
6'4
Bradley
Howard Arndt
Republic
Republic, MO
6'8
Kansas
Melvin Bell
Clinton
Clinton, OK
6'8
Houston
Lucius Allen
Wyandotte
Kansas City, KS
6'3
UCLA
Butch Beard
Breckinridge County
Hardinsburg, KY
6'4
Louisville
Third Team
High School
City
Height
College
Bernard Williams
DeMatha Catholic
Hyattsville, MD
6'3
LaSalle
Walt Esdaile
Hillhouse
New Haven, CT
6'5
Cornell
Sam Robinson
Jefferson
Los Angeles, CA
6'7
Long Beach St.
Dave Golden
Pekin
Pekin, IL
6'2
Duke
Charles Powell
McKinley
Baton Rouge, LA
6'3
Loyola (LA)
Fourth Team
High School
City
Height
College
Dick Haucke
LaSalle
Cincinnati, OH
6'5
Cincinnati
Steve Vandenberg
Allegany
Cumberland, MD
6'7
Duke
Ted Wierman
Davis
Davis, WA
6'9
Washington State
Alan Goldfarb
Miami Beach
Miami, FL
5'9
Clemson
Larry Cannon
Lincoln
Philadelphia, PA
6'3
LaSalle
Fifth Team
High School
City
Height
College
Manuel Washington
Paragould
Paragould, AR
6'5
Mississippi State
Andy Owens
Hillsborough
Tampa, FL
6'5½
Florida
Ron Teixeira
Catholic Memorial
Roxbury, MA
6'9
Holy Cross
John Macdonald
Stearns
Millinocket, ME
6'0
Bill Keller
Washington
Indianapolis, IN
5'11
Purdue
How have basketball techniques changed?
the clothes u wear
The athletic clothes have changed some what but there are rules that have been
modified and the basket ball itself used to be tied to hold the air in and now it has a small nifty hole for inflating and deflating
What players has won an ncaa championship and then an nba championship?
Tom Thacker won two NCAA titles with Cincinnati in 1960/61 and 1961/62. He was on the Celtics team that won the NBA title in 1867/68, and he played for the Indiana Pacers in 1969/70 when they won the ABA title.
Which NBA player went by the nickname Big O?
Oscar Robertson, Hall of Fame guard for the Royals and Bucks between 1960-1974, went by the nickname of Big O.
Who are the highest paid basketball teams?
The highest paid basket ball teams are obviously the ones that win the most like the Spurs or Lakers
Most consecutive shots made by a team in an NBA game?
8 or 9 by Kobe or dat otha veteran with the dreads
Do NBA players get paid while on suspension?
Yes, they get paid. Professional athletes are among the highest paid people in the world. Some of the higher salaries in the NBA range from 20 million to 16 million a year while the lower contracts range from 2 million to 5 million a year.
Who was the first Rookie of the Year in MLB?
The Rookie of the Year award was started in 1947. For the 1947 and 1948 season, one player was named ROY for MLB as opposed to the way it is today where one player is named ROY for each league. The first MLB ROY was Jackie Robinson.
How many Portland Trail Blazers have scored 50 points in a game?
I don't know, but I do know that none of them have ever been in my kitchen.
What was the name of the first Black American basketball team?
The Harlem Rens They played from 1922 to 1948
What NBA players have championship rings?
In no order, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner, Clyde Lovelette, K.C. Jones.
Also, Richard "Rip" Hamilton: UConn Huskies NCAA 1999; Olympic Gold , Detroit Pistons NBA title 2004
How many games does an NBA team play every season?
In an NBA regular season, without the preseason and all-star game, there are exactly 82 games played by each team.
Due to lockouts, the NBA plays 66 games during the 2011-12 seasons
50 games during the 1999 season
Last high school basketball player to skip college and get drafted to the NBA?
Moses Malone
Actually Moses was the 2nd player to skip college. The first was Reggie arding 12 years before Moses did it. So, the list of the first few is:
1. Reggie Harding 1962 NBA (had graduated high school when drafted)
2. Moses Malone 1974 ABA (drafted while in high school)
3. Daryl Dawkins 1975 NBA Draft 5th pick (drafted while in high school)
4. Bill Willoughby 1975 NBA Draft 19th pick (had graduated high school when drafted)
It did not happen again until 1989 with Shawn Kemp (1989, attended University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College but did not play college basketball. Was kicked off the University of Kentucky basketball team after pawning a teammate's necklace.)
What is the most points scored by a Los Angeles Laker?
Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in a 122-104 victory on January 1 2006, which is also the second highest number of points scored in a single game in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point performance
Who is the highest paid basketball player ever?
Kevin Garnett, in his still incomplete career, has accumulated $165,413,420,545,872,999,826 from his NBA salary. Someone else suggested Michael Jordan, who only accumulated $939,772,500 in his career. Jordan got like $36 million dollars in his last year, I don't think Garnett can touch that!
Who is 2007 NBA rookie of the year?
Kevin Durant was the 2007-08 NBA Rookie of the Year. He received 87.2% of the total voting points for the Rookie of the Year award. In his first season in the league, while playing with the Seattle Supersonics, Durant averaged 20.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.0 SPG and 0.9 BPG in 34.6 MPG.
The top vote getters for NBA Rookie of the Year in 2008, were:
- Kevin Durant (SEA) - 90 (first place votes) / 545 (total voting points)
- Al Horford (ATL) - 30 / 390
- Luis Scola (HOU) - 5 / 146
- Al Thornton (LAC) - 0 / 30
- Jamario Moon (TOR) - 0 / 7
- Juan Carlos Navarro (MEM) - 0 / 3
- Thaddeus Young (PHI) - 0 / 2
- Mike Conley (MEM) - 0 / 1
- Carl Landry (HOU) - 0 / 1
Kevin Durant
Who was the youngest NBA regular season MVP?
The youngest player to win a NBA title is Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers. He was 20 then when he grabbed a championship ring. He also made history to be the first rookie ever win a Finals MVP award.
How many NBA championships do Celtic have?
Not many in fact they have none. The league has provided countless teams with the impersonation, that these teams have actually won championships. In reality they have not won a single one til this day. Follow @digg_da_kidd
What are the positions in basket ball?
Fowards: stand down low on the blocks. Their job is to get rebounds and defend the basket.
Center: stand in the center of the paint on defense and usually on a block on offense. They have the same job as fowards
Guards: The stand on the wings or elbows. On defense the guard the people on the other team. On offense they are usually the ball handlers: they can either take a jump shot, penetrate to the basket, or pass it to the fowards or center for a lay up.
