EuroLeague, NBA and FIBA: basketball quiz

20 October 2026 · Ten stories from three basketball worlds: an Olympic drama, the Serbian coaching school and one season whose numbers look like a typo.

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Quiz questions

He won three titles with his first club. After brief stops in two other cities, he finished his career where it began. Whose path is this?
- Dwyane Wade
- Chris Bosh
- Udonis Haslem
- LeBron James
Three Serbian coaches: Željko Obradović, Dušan Ivković and Božidar Maljković. All three are European champions. What else links them?
- All won the EuroLeague with CSKA Moscow
- All won the EuroLeague with a Greek club
- All also won the EuroLeague as players
- All coached Fenerbahçe
This club joined the NBA in Vancouver in 1995 and moved to another city six seasons later. Zach Randolph and Ja Morant later played for it. Which club is it?
- Toronto Raptors
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Charlotte Hornets
- New Orleans Pelicans
In 2021 the Milwaukee Bucks won their first title in 50 years. The 1971 champions were led by a young centre, Lew Alcindor, and a veteran guard who had arrived from Cincinnati a year earlier. Who was that guard?
- Jerry West
- Walt Frazier
- Bob Cousy
- Oscar Robertson
The last three seconds of the 1972 Olympic final in Munich were played three times. Ivan Edeshko threw a full-court pass and the USSR won 51-50. Who scored the winning basket?
- Sergei Belov
- Modestas Paulauskas
- Alexander Belov
- Zurab Sakandelidze
Three of these Lithuanians are EuroLeague champions. Which one never won it?
- Arvydas Macijauskas
- Saulius Štombergas
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Jonas Mačiulis
Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro started their pro careers at this club. Later Dejan Bodiroga and Nikola Mirotić wore its shirt too. Which club is it?
- Joventut Badalona
- Real Madrid
- Barcelona
- Valencia
John Salley, Danny Green and Robert Horry. None of them was his team's big star, but they share something. What?
- All were second-round draft picks
- All won a title with the San Antonio Spurs
- All played alongside Michael Jordan
- All won NBA titles with three different clubs
These are the averages of one MVP season. That year he broke a 55-year-old record for triple-doubles in a season. Who is he?
- James Harden
- Oscar Robertson
- Russell Westbrook
- Nikola Jokić
These are one player's averages for the 1961-62 season. He played only 48 games because he was serving in the army reserve. Who is he?
- Elgin Baylor
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Jerry West
- Bob Pettit

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