Basketball Trivia

[Mark Padgett]

What was your question?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

What was your question?

Mark:

Of all of the men who have coached men's basketball at the University of Kansas, only one has a losing record for his time as the Jayhawks coach. Who is he?

MTD, Sr.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Mark:

Of all of the men who have coached men's basketball at the University of Kansas, only one has a losing record for his time as the Jayhawks coach. Who is he?

MTD, Sr.

Dr. Naismith himself.......

[Mark Padgett]

OK - here's a weird one. What former NBA team owner went to the same HS as me? And what two MLB all-star pitchers also went to that same HS?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

OK - here's a weird one. What former NBA team owner went to the same HS as me?

If my memory serves me well, I think that you stated previously on this fourm that this person is Jerry Colangelo.

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

And what two MLB all-star pitchers also went to that same HS?

Working off the fact that Colangelo's bio states that he attended Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois (and I know that Padgett grew up in Chicago), I found one of the other alums to be "Jim Bouton is a former Major League Baseball pitcher (1962–70, 78), playing most of his career for the New York Yankees. He is also an author Ball Four."

I can't seem to find the other MLB all-star pitcher.

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

If my memory serves me well, I think that you stated previously on this fourm that this person is Jerry Colangelo.



Working off the fact that Colangelo's bio states that he attended Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois (and I know that Padgett grew up in Chicago), I found one of the other alums to be "Jim Bouton is a former Major League Baseball pitcher (1962–70, 78), playing most of his career for the New York Yankees. He is also an author Ball Four."

I can't seem to find the other MLB all-star pitcher.

Bret Saberhagen 3x All Star pitcher ('82,'90,&'94)
Bio indicates that he was born in Chicago Hgts., IL, but graduated from Grover Cleveland HS, in Resedo, CA. Of course, he could have began his high school career at Bloom and then moved to CA from Chicago Hgts.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by KJUmp

Bret Saberhagen 3x All Star pitcher ('82,'90,&'94)
Bio indicates that he was born in Chicago Hgts., IL, but graduated from Grover Cleveland HS, in Resedo, CA. Of course, he could have began his high school career at Bloom and then moved to CA from Chicago Hgts.

Saw that, but didn't include him in my answer as I couldn't find any evidence that he attended HS in IL. Mark can tell us for sure or perhaps he had another player in mind.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Dr. Naismith himself.......

Give the man a cigar. Padgett and I officiated the first KU game that Dr. Naismith coached, .

MTD, Sr.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Give the man a cigar. Padgett and I officiated the first KU game that Dr. Naismith coached, .

MTD, Sr.

That explains it. He was so disgusted with you guys that he quit after losing the game.

[Mark Padgett]

You guys are good at your research. Yes, I went to Bloom and it was Colangelo. He graduated about 8 years before I did, but I was in the same class as his sister. Also, Dick Butkus' two sisters. They were twins. Fortunately for them, not to him, just to each other.

OK - here's one. After Bill Walton played for the Blazers, one other player wore his jersey number, 32, before the team retired it. Who was it?

[KJUmp]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

You guys are good at your research. Yes, I went to Bloom and it was Colangelo. He graduated about 8 years before I did, but I was in the same class as his sister. Also, Dick Butkus' two sisters. They were twins. Fortunately for them, not to him, just to each other.



OK - here's one. After Bill Walton played for the Blazers, one other player wore his jersey number, 32, before the team retired it. Who was it?

According to BASKETBALL-REFERENCE.COM, two Portland players wore Walton's #32 after he played for the Blazers:
Mike Harper..........'81-'82 (123 games)
and the unforgetable....
Rolando Ferreira....'89 (12 games)

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

That explains it. He was so disgusted with you guys that he quit after losing the game.

LOL


MTD, Sr.