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Zelmo made his ABA debut in 1970-71 and was named to The Sporting News ABA All-Star second team for his efforts in helping the Stars win the ABA title. His best NBA season was 1968-69 when he averaged 21.5 points & 11.1 rebounds.
What is the name of the Utah Stars' arena? ANS: The Salt Palace.
Ability to control the ball is Cousy's specialty. In the closing minutes of a tight game, with the score tied, Cousy, with his uncanny passing and dribbling, keeps the Celtics in control until the last second. Then he shoots, usually scores and it's too late for the opposition to do anything. It is his sleight-of-hand tricks and behind-the-back dribbles and passes that spark the Celts' devastating fastbreak offense. No wonder he is called the "Houdini of the Hardwoods." No one can dribble like he does. Here he's shown taking to the air for a basket against the Royals' Phil Jordan.
"The General" showed promise in his rookie season... Twin brother of Horace Grant, Chicago's starting power forward... Good shooter... Third on team in blocked shots... Played on 1988 Sooners team that reached the NCAA Championship game... First team all-Big Eight and third team all-America in 1988.
Wiping out opponents with big baskets while also wiping the glass clean, Tatum led the Celtics with 26.4 points and 6.6 defensive rebounds in 2020-21. The long, strong forward became the third player in team history to post multiple seasons with at least 20.0 points and 6.0 defensive boards, Joining Larry Bird and Antoine Walker.
The most prolific scorer in the history of basketball, Wilt missed most of 1969-70 due to an injury. Approaching 30,000 points, his average of 50.4 in 1962-63 is unapproachable.
Wilt once scored 100 pts. in one game.
Before Curry attempted 600 triples in 2012-13, there had only been nine instances in NBA history of a player hoisting that many treys in a season. Entering 2021-22, that number had ballooned all the way to 44 - including four in 2020-21-thanks in large part to the revolutionary style of the long-range superstar.
Curry entered the 2015-16 season on a mission. He led the NBA in 3-pointers for the fourth consecutive season, breaking his own record with 402 treys. He also increased his scoring average from 23.8 to a league-best 30.1, which is the highest scoring increase for a back-to-back MVP award winner in league history.
1999 Fleer Ultra WNBA Set (Basketball)
Scored WNBA career-high 23 points vs. New York Liberty, July 12, 1998. Ranked 19th in WNBA in rebounding in 1997 (4.8 rpg). Mercer University's all-time scoring leader with 2,796 points. Congreaves, whose parents are from Guyana and who grew up just south of Landon didn't start playing basketball until age 15 and was dunking the ball at age 16. Sheeran track, threw the javelin and participated in the high jump in high school. Her father Oscar was a track official.
Has led Bulleis in assists the past 2 seasons. Had game high of 29 points for Bullets, 1974-75. Drafted #3-1972 by Baltimore.
Rick holds the distinction of being the only player to have won scoring titles in both the NBA and ABA. He did it with the San Francisco Warriors in 1966-67 and with the Oakland Oaks in 1968-69. Among Rick's records at Miami U. were 59 points in a game vs. Rollins in 1965 & most points in career with 2298.
Who is Rick Barry's father-in-law? ANS: Bruce Hale, his former coach at Miami U.
1991 Upper Deck Set (Basketball)
Seikaly suffered a sprain to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and missed 15 games in 1990-91. He had an NBA season-high 26 free throw attempts vs. Dallas on November 14, 1990. He finished college as Syracuse's all-time leading rebounder (1,094).
2000 Fleer Ultra WNBA Set (Basketball)
Jurgita is no stranger to winning championships. She was a member of the 1999 Euroleague champion Pool Comense and the 1997 Lithuanian National Team that captured the European Championship.
Eddy scored 2,118 points and posted 960 rebounds Thornwood (IL) High, then stayed close to home when he was selected fourth overall in the 2001 NBA Draft by Chicago. Nicknamed "Baby Shaq." Curry was named the 2001 Mr. Basketball in Illinois and was named MVP of the McDonald's All-American game.
Big, brawny and boisterous, Schintzius came to Sacramento, along with a second-round draft pick, when the Kings shipped Antoine Carr to San Antonio. Before serving as David Robinson's backup last season, he averaged 14.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots in 110 games over four years with the University of Florida.
One of the NBA's most improved big men, Schrempf was Indiana's leading rebounder with eight a game and third leading scorer with 16.1 ppg. A former soccer star and exchange student from West Germany, Schrempf, always known for his all-around athletic abilities, has become the league's most feared weapon off the bench.
1999 Fleer Ultra WNBA Set (Basketball)
Scored WNBA career-best 10 points in WNBA Semifinals, August 22, 1998. Led Ole Miss in scoring and rebounding her senior year. Scored in double figures 19 of her last 20 games as a senior. Moore, who has overcome arthroscopic surgery on both of her knees, was just the sixth Ole Miss Lady Rabel to record 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 assists and 100 steals in a career. The mother of two daughters, Moore hopes to get into broadcasting one day.
1993 Stadium Club Set (Basketball)
Muresan averaged 18.7 PPC, 10.3 PPG and 2.8 BPG in French League last season... Has a nearly 8 FOOT WING SPAN... Wears size 19 shoes... Neither parent stands over 5-9... Born in Triteni, Romania.
M.L. rates with the consistent small forwards in the game. Although listed at 6'6", he plays bigger than his height in all phases of basketball and plays the "three-man" spot in Pistons' disciplined fastbreak attack. M.L. is quick and can put the ball on the floor to drive past foes with blazing speed.
Did Phillies pitcher Ron Reed ever play with the Pistons? Yes, in 1965-66 and 1966-67.
Long known as one of the toughest defenders in the league, Beverley relishes the challenge of taking on elite scorers. His ability to stick like glue and hound opponents possession after possession pays dividends late in games, when he causes shots to fall short and stops to pile up.
2020 Panini Prizm WNBA Set (Basketball)
For the first time since she was in high school, Samuelson will be teammates with her sister, Karlie. The reunion happened when Dallas acquired Katie Lou in a trade with Chicago in February 2020. "It took me a while to even process where I was going and the fact that Karlie would be there because it was shocking." she said.
A breakout performer in 2022-23, Murphy upped his scoring production from 5.4 points per game as a rookie to 14.5 in his second season. He did it all while establishing himself as one of the most efficient shooters in the league, hitting 48.4 percent of his attempts from the field and 40.6 percent from 3-point distance.
Louie has played his best basketball in playoffs. Had 18 assists in one playoff game & 179 for entire series in 1970-71. Has played 16,075 minutes in ABA, more than any other player in the history of the league.
Louie is the best shooter in Kentucky Wildcat history.
2021 Panini Prizm WNBA Set (Basketball)
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, Plum entered her fourth year in 2021. With more seasoning to her game, the floor general jumped out to a tremendous start, showcasing her scoring and passing skills During Las Vegas' campaign opener against Seattle, she tallied 11 points and four dimes.
One of the Jazz' team leaders in 6 statistical categories during the past 2 seasons, Pete enjoyed his best year in rebounding in 1974-75, the first season for the expansion Jazz. Twice he had 14 rebounds in one game, vs. Buffalo-Jan. 19th and vs. Lakers, Mar. 5th.
Basketball Terms: A "give and go" is when an offensive player passes to a teammate then cuts for basket to take a return pass.
With the exception of Denver's Dikembe Mutombo, Longley was the most sought after big man in the 1991 NBA Draft. Extremely nimble for a man his size, Longley paced the New Mexico Lobos in scoring (19.1) PPG) and rebounding (9.2 RPG) as a senior, and set a school record with 117 blocks as a junior.
1997 Pinnacle Inside WNBA Set (Basketball)
Rebecca led the Huskies to a 106-25 record during her four year career with the University of Connecticut She is the all-time NCAA leader in rebounding (1,286) and blocks (396). During a visit to the White House, she jogged with President Clinton.
Youngest member of '96 gold medal Olympic team Co-authored The Home Team with her mother Favorite charity is breast cancer research Earned a BA in Political Science
The rich got even richer, as the Warriors landed Durant in the offseason. After spending his entire career with the Thunder, Durant joins a franchise that's reached the NBA Finals the past two seasons. "We try to get better every day we wake up." Warriors general manager Bob Myers said, "You never expect to get this much better."
1992 Upper Deck Set (Basketball)
One of the most-animated players in the NBA, New York's John Starks makes his presence known on the court. Although dubbed as offensive-minded, Starks, who was never drafted, earned his spot in the league with outstanding defense. Small in comparison to many of his opponents, the 6-5 guard takes on any challenge with eagerness.
The Los Angeles Lakers moved to bolster their power component by procuring the board banging Blount from the Chicago Bulls. Corie was especially proficient on the offensive glass last season, where he yanked down a rebound every 8.3 minutes the eighth-best rate among all NBA players with 500 or more minutes.
A Rhodes Scholar who delayed his pro signing two years to study at O ford, Bill came into his own last season after a trying rookie campaign. A 12.4 pt. shooter and hustler, he was extremely popular with N. Y. fans.
With the Princeton Tigers in 1964, Bill was voted Most Valuable Player in NCAA.
One of five players along with Nikola Jokic, Mikal Bridges, Bojan Bogdanovic and Duncan Robinson to start the entire 72-game schedule in 2020-21, Barrett was second in the leaque in minutes (2,511) behind teammate Julius Randie, He punched the clock for 46 minutes of work at Dallas on April 16, scoring 24 points in a 117-109 win.
Acquired along with David Wingate and Maurice Cheeks from Philadelphia in exchange for Johnny Dawkins and Jay Vincent 8/28/89... Sidelined early in his rookie year with a knee injury... A strong inside player... Among Sixers' leaders in blocked shots and rebounds last season... Left Washinton as it's all-time leading scorer... Three-time all-PAC 10 pick... Teamed with Golden State's Uwe Blab and Indiana's Detlef Schrempf on 1984 West German Olympic Team.
Tyrone, who worked on his post play at Pete Newell's "big man's camp" over the summer enjoyed his finest season. He was the NBA's sixth-leading rebounder.
Croshere is a deadly shooter who noiled 88% of free throws in '96-97 af Providence. His 57 free throws in a row last year are a Big Eost record, as is his Big East competition free throw percentage (.933). Croshere was a unanimous selection to the All-Big East First Teom.
2019 Donruss WNBA Set (Basketball)
When Michael Cooper watched Sykes, he saw a little bit of himself. "It's a match made in heaven," the Dream coach said. She really was a perfect fit. In 2017, the guard led all first-year players in points and rebounds and was one of three unanimous selections to the All-Rookie team.
Everywhere Steve goes there are a few Jones'. At Memphis, Steve's teammates included James Jones, Wilbert Jones & Billy Jones. At Dallas, Steve has played with Collis Jones, Rich Jones and again, Billy Jones.
Steve's brother Nick is in the NBA.