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Basketball A-Z

Based on the clues, guess these answers that start with each letter A-Z.
If the answer is a person, we are always looking for their last name
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Last updated: December 23, 2021
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First submittedMay 14, 2013
Times taken20,285
Average score65.4%
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Clue
Answer
A
Who Curry surpassed to set the
all-time record for most
three-pointers
Allen
B
Nickname of
Bill Laimbeer's Pistons
Bad Boys
C
Dallas Mavericks owner
Cuban
D
1992 US Olympic team
Dream Team
E
Knicks' all-time leading scorer
Ewing
F
Nickname of Michigan Wolverines
basketball in 1991–92
Fab Five
G
"The Iceman"
Gervin
H
Kim Kardashian's ex-husband
Humphries
I
#1 pick in the 1996 draft
Iverson
J
"His Airness"
Jordan
K
#2 all-time in assists and steals
Kidd
L
Movie director and Knicks
courtside presence
Lee
M
Stockton's pick-and-roll partner
Malone
 
Clue
Answer
N
Denver team
Nuggets
O
All-time NBA blocks leader
Olajuwon
P
New Orleans team
Pelicans
Q
Team name of NCAA's Penn
Quakers
R
Diminutive player and 3x
dunk champion
Robinson
S
Former Seattle team
SuperSonics
T
Tex Winter's offense for
the Chicago Bulls
Triangle
U
School with the
most NCAA championships
UCLA
V
"It's March Madness, baby!"
Vitale
W
____ the Stilt
Wilt
X
College basketball's Musketeers
Xavier
Y
#1 pick in the 2002 draft
Yao
Z
Alonzo Mourning's nickname
Zo
+3
Level 20
Jun 1, 2013
I kept typing in fabulous five instead of fab five
+1
Level 33
Jun 1, 2013
The triangle offense was the brainchild of Phil Jackson, not Winter.
+6
Level 43
Jun 3, 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_offense
+1
Level 62
Jun 3, 2013
Tried everything but Vitale. No alternate spellings?
+1
Level ∞
Mar 22, 2016
Added some alternate spellings
+1
Level 18
Jun 3, 2013
UCLA tripped me up, although the hint should have made it obvious

I was trying to think of a schools that started with U, like Utah

+1
Level 73
Feb 25, 2014
Shouldn't it be UK with 8 national championships, and the first school to hit 2000 wins - and still leading?
+2
Level 84
Jan 30, 2015
Is 8 > 11?
+1
Level 3
May 14, 2017
no ucla had 11
+1
Level 29
Nov 11, 2014
could not get quakers but i got everything else
+1
Level 82
Nov 13, 2016
I got Quakers even though it's the least guessed and even though I missed many others. Simply thinking of Q words and given the location, it seemed fitting.
+1
Level 54
Jun 6, 2016
Nice quiz
+1
Level 75
Nov 12, 2016
I don't like basketball - too intense for me - but I got almost half the answers. No points, though. I'll keep trying.
+2
Level 75
Apr 3, 2017
Just took it again and scored 14 out of 26, but it shows I got 5 points this time. I'll never understand the points system.
+1
Level 48
Jan 4, 2018
26/26
+1
Level 72
Feb 20, 2018
First quiz I've seen where the first names don't appear in the answers. It's oddly unsettling...
+1
Level 81
Dec 22, 2021
The "A" needs to be updated, Curry is the all times leader now.
+1
Level ∞
Dec 23, 2021
Updated
+1
Level 85
Mar 31, 2023
Gotta find a better "H". Like guess either of the Grant Brothers' first name. Or "What team did Lebron leave the Cavaliers for?"
+1
Level 59
Apr 20, 2023
As a member of the Quakers basketball team, I feel offended we were the least answered of the questions.
+1
Level 81
Jun 5, 2023
Could you accept "Hakeem" as a typo for Hakeem Olajuwon? Thanks! I really enjoyed this quiz btw.