Trivia Answers

 

1. Who holds the record for highest rebound average per game at Georgetown University?

Answer: Merlin Wilson at 11 rebounds a game. He also went over 20 rebounds eight times in his career.

 

2. What public Washington high school has produced two players that were chosen to NBA's list of its 50 greatest players?

Answer: Spingarn's Elgin Baylor and Dave Bing

 

3. What Washington players played on Division One teams that stopped long national winning streaks?

Answer: Austin Carr (Notre Dame) -UCLA's 47 game streak, Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) - UCLA's NCAA record 88 game streak, Duck Williams (Notre Dame)- University of San Francisco 26 game streak.

 

4. What five Washington area players have been named NBA Rookie of the Year?

Answer: Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing, Grant Hill, David Robinson, Steve Francis.

 

5. What two players from Washington D.C. hold the NCAA playoff record for scoring with 86 points in a game.

Answer: Notre Dame's Austin Carr and Collis Jones.

 

6. What Washington D.C. player was the Final Four MVP without participating in the final game.

Answer: Jerry Chambers - Eastern High School. He attended Utah state.

 

7. Who was the last Division One college player to average 20 rebounds and 20 points per game for a season?

Answer: Washington D.C.'s Kermit Washington - American University

 

8. Washington D.C. is the only area in America with 4 NBA players who have scored more that 18,000 points. Who are they?

Answer: Elgin Baylor, Adrian Dantley, Dave Robinson, Dave Bing.

 

9. What twelve Washington area players were Street and Smith top 100?

Answer: Elgin Baylor, Dave Bing, Lenny Bias, Adrian Dantley, Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Austin Carr, Arnie Ferrin, Grant Hill, Dave Robinson, Elgin Baylor.

 

10. What Washington area player has the record for most free throws in a NBA game?

Answer: Adrian Dantley made 28 Free throws in one game.

 

11. The Washington area has produced five players that have scored over 40 points at Notre Dame College who are these players?

Answer: Adrian Dantley, Collis Jones, Monte Williams, Sid Catlett, Austin Carr.