EuroLeague, NBA and FIBA: basketball quiz
15 October 2026 · A lighter Thursday quiz, with two questions that will make you think hard.
Quiz questions
In 2019 this NBA franchise moved into a new arena. After almost half a century away, it was back in the city whose name it had carried in the 1960s. Which team?
- Brooklyn Nets
- Golden State Warriors
- Sacramento Kings
- LA Clippers
Answer
The Golden State Warriors. They were the San Francisco Warriors from 1962 to 1971. Then they spent 48 seasons in Oakland and opened Chase Center in October 2019. The Nets, once the New York Nets, had moved to Brooklyn back in 2012.
In the 2000s Baskonia became a second home for Argentine players. Several of them went on to the NBA from Vitoria. Three of these four played for the Basque club. Which one never did?
- Luis Scola
- Andrés Nocioni
- Pablo Prigioni
- Manu Ginóbili
Answer
Manu Ginóbili. His European years were all in Italy, with Viola Reggio Calabria and Virtus Bologna. In 2002 he joined San Antonio. Pablo Prigioni played for Baskonia in three separate spells, and the club retired his No. 5 in 2017.
EuroBasket 2011 was played in Lithuania. In the final in Kaunas, Spain beat France 98-85 to defend their title. Who was named the tournament's MVP?
- Juan Carlos Navarro
- Pau Gasol
- Tony Parker
- Rudy Fernández
Answer
Juan Carlos Navarro. France's Tony Parker was the top scorer with 22.1 points a game. The big surprise was Macedonia's run to the semi-finals.
These numbers describe a champion's season: 64 regular-season wins and only three defeats in the whole playoff run. Which team was it?
- Denver Nuggets
- Dallas Mavericks
- Boston Celtics
- Oklahoma City Thunder
Answer
The Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum led them with 26.9 points a game, but Jaylen Brown was Finals MVP. The 4-1 win over Dallas gave Boston an 18th title, one more than the Lakers.
In 2007 and 2008 a Lithuanian won the EuroLeague two seasons in a row, each time with a different club. In the second season he was named MVP. Who is he?
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Ramūnas Šiškauskas
- Arvydas Macijauskas
- Rimantas Kaukėnas
Answer
Ramūnas Šiškauskas. He won in 2007 with Panathinaikos, beating CSKA Moscow in the final. That summer he joined CSKA and won again in 2008. Jasikevičius also won back-to-back titles with different clubs, but in 2003 and 2004.
In 1993 a young American point guard joined a second-division club in Westphalia, Germany, and spent two seasons there as both player and assistant coach. His father had worked in the front offices of several NBA teams. Who is he?
- Erik Spoelstra
- Mike Budenholzer
- Mike D'Antoni
- David Blatt
Answer
Erik Spoelstra played for TuS Herten and joined the Miami Heat as video coordinator in 1995. His father Jon was an executive with Portland, Denver and other teams. Budenholzer played in Denmark, D'Antoni in Milan and Blatt in Israel.
On 14 September 2025 in Riga, world champions Germany won the EuroBasket final 88-83 and finished the tournament unbeaten. Who did they beat in the final?
- Greece
- Finland
- Slovenia
- Turkey
Answer
Turkey. Alperen Şengün scored 28 in the final, but Germany won their second European title after 1993. Dennis Schröder was named MVP. Greece took bronze by beating Finland 92-89.
In June 2019 this player won the NBA title. Three months later he was on court in China, where Spain beat Argentina 95-75 in the World Cup final. Who is he?
- Serge Ibaka
- Pau Gasol
- Marc Gasol
- Ricky Rubio
Answer
Marc Gasol. Memphis traded him to Toronto on 7 February 2019, with Jonas Valančiūnas going the other way. Serge Ibaka also won the title in Toronto, but he was not in Spain's World Cup squad. Neither was Pau Gasol. Ricky Rubio was tournament MVP.
He coached Barcelona in three separate spells. Decades later, already past 70, he won two German championships in a row with a club from the capital. Who is he?
- Svetislav Pešić
- Aíto García Reneses
- Sergio Scariolo
- Pablo Laso
Answer
Aíto García Reneses coached Barcelona in 1985-1990, 1992-1997 and 1998-2001. He won the German league with ALBA Berlin in 2020 and 2021. Svetislav Pešić also coached both ALBA and Barcelona. But he had two spells in Barcelona, and his Berlin years were 1993-2000.
In September 2024 a new arena opened in Munich's Olympiapark. It stands on the site of a demolished cycling stadium. Bayern Munich's basketball team shares it with the city's ice hockey club. What is it called?
- SAP Garden
- BMW Park
- Olympiahalle
- Uber Arena
Answer
SAP Garden. It seats 11,500 for basketball and its hockey tenant is EHC Red Bull München. The Olympiahalle in the same park was built for the 1972 Games. BMW Park, formerly the Audi Dome, is Bayern's older home. The Uber Arena is in Berlin.
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