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Aaron Gordon is expected to become the 19th UA player taken in the first round of the NBA draft on June 26, while Nick Johnson is projected as a second-round pick. Overall, 65 former Cats have been drafted — 42 in the first or second rounds (the NBA limited the draft to two rounds in 1989). Test your knowledge:
- 1.Name the former UA guard who transferred to Cal State-Fullerton after his freshman year and was later taken by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 10th pick in the first round.
- A.
A. Robertas Javtokas
- B.
B. Leon Wood
- C.
C. Will Bynum
- D.
D. Andre Iguodala
- 2.No UA player has been taken as the No. 1 overall pick, but two have been No. 2 picks. Name them:
- A.
A. Mike Bibby and Sean Elliott
- B.
B. Derrick Williams and Sean Elliott
- C.
C. Mike Bibby and Damon Stoudamire
- D.
D. Mike Bibby and Derrick Williams
- 3.Steve Kerr won five NBA titles — three with Chicago and two with San Antonio. Which team drafted him in 1988 with the 50th pick in the second round?
- A.
A. Phoenix Suns
- B.
B. Chicago Bulls
- C.
C. Portland Trail Blazers
- D.
D. San Antonio Spurs
- 4.Eric Money and Coniel Norman — part of Fred Snowden's famed Kiddie Corps — were taken in the NBA's second round in 1974 by Detroit and Philadelphia, respectively. Can you name the old ABA team which also drafted both that year?
- A.
New York Nets
- B.
Denver Nuggets
- C.
Kentucky Colonels
- D.
San Diego Conquistadors
- 5.Richard Jefferson played for the NBA title twice with New Jersey, but what team traded him to the Nets shortly after he was named the 13th overall pick in the 2001 draft?
- A.
San Antonio Spurs
- B.
Portland Trail Blazers
- C.
Houston Rockets
- D.
Dallas Mavericks
- 6.Name Arizona's first-ever first-round NBA pick?
- A.
A. Sean Elliott
- B.
B. Anthony Cook
- C.
C. Larry Demic
- D.
D. Leon Wood
- 7.Steve Kerr leads all Wildcats with five NBA rings. Who has the second-most with three?
- A.
Jud Bucheler
- B.
Luke Walton
- C.
Sean Elliott
- D.
Jason Terry
- 8.Jason Terry has played for five NBA teams. Which one drafted him in 1999 with the 10th pick in the first round?
- A.
A. Dallas Mavericks
- B.
B. Sacramento Kings
- C.
C. Boston Celtics
- D.
D. Atlanta Hawks
- E.
E. New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets
- 9.Brian Williams, who later became Bison Dele, won a title with Chicago in 1997 and played on four other NBA teams. Who drafted him in 1991 with the 10th pick in the first round?
- A.
A. Chicago Bulls
- B.
B. Detroit Pistons
- C.
C. Orlando Magic
- D.
D. Denver Nuggets
- 10.Morris Udall (Denver Nuggets) and Lincoln Richmond (Fort Wayne Pistons) were UA's first pro basketball draft choices. What year were both drafted?
- A.
A. 1950
- B.
B. 1949
- C.
C. 1947
- D.
D. 1948
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