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Princeton University Athletics
Men's Basketball Trivia Contest Answers
January 16, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2002
Noah Trister, a former sports editor of the Daily Princetonian, scored a perfect 100 on the recent Princeton men's basketball trivia quiz to win first prize. Trister chose four tickets to the Penn game on Feb. 12.
The trivia quiz ran in the Dec. 8 issue of Princeton Athletic News for the Monmouth game, as well as at www.goprincetontigers.com.
The top four contestants were given tickets to future Princeton games. The other top scores went to Jeff Tinsman, Melissa Tinsman and Frank Ferdetta.
A total of 176 players entered. To all who played, thank you and we hope you had fun.
The answers:
SECTION I - Coaches (4 points each)
Which current member of the Princeton coaching staff had the most career points during his playing days with the Tigers?
A) Mike Brennan
B) Howard Levy
C) John Thompson Answer - B, Howard Levy, scored 673 points in his career. John Thompson scored 535, and Mike Brennan scored 514.
Tiger head coach John Thompson ranks third all-time at Princeton in what category?
A) scoring
B) blocked shots
C) steals
D) assists
Answer - D, assists, with 358, behind Bill Ryan (413) and Kit Mueller (381)
Pete Carril ranks first all-time at Princeton in career coaching wins with 514. Who ranks second (with 250)?
A) Cappy Cappon
B) Bill Carmody
C) Bill Roper
D) Butch van Breda Kolff
Answer - A, Cappy Cappon, who went 250-181 in 20 seasons.
Princeton assistant coach Robert Burke was team MVP as a player at what college?
A) Gonzaga
B) Haverford
C) Swarthmore
D) Yale
Answer - B, Haverford, though he was a high school teammate of John Thompson's at Gonzaga Prep in Washington, D.C.
John Thompson took Princeton to the NCAA tournament in his first season as head coach. Which Tiger coach did not take his team to the NCAA tournament in his first year?
A) Pete Carril
B) Bill Carmody
C) Jake McCandless
D) Butch van Breda Kolff
Answer - A, Pete Carril, whose first Princeton team, 1967-68, lost a playoff to Columbia, Carril made up for it with 13 NCAA tournament appearances after that.
What member of the 1997-98 Princeton team that finished the season ranked in the Top 10 is currently a Division I assistant coach?
A) Brian Earl
C) Gabe Lewullis
D) James Mastaglio
Answer - B, Mitch Henderson, who is an assistant to Bill Carmody at Northwestern.
SECTION II - The 2001-02 Tigers (4 points each)
Which current Princeton player scored the most career points in high school?
A) Mike Bechtold
B) Pete Hegseth
C) Andre Logan
D) Ed Persia
Answer - D, Ed Persia, who scored nearly 2,500 points at Monsignor Kelly High in Texas.
Which current Princeton player enters tonight's game with the most career rebounds?
A) Mike Bechtold
B) Ahmed El-Nokali
C) Ray Robins
D) Kyle Wente
Answer - B, Ahmed El-Nokali, who at the time was and still is Princeton's leader in career rebounds among active players (he now has 192)
Which player has scored the most points in a single game during his Princeton career?
A) Ahmed El-Nokali
B) Ed Persia
C) Ray Robins
D) Kyle Wente
Answer - C, Ray Robins, who scored 27 against Catholic two seasons ago.
Who is the only current Tiger to be named Ivy League Player of the Week?
A) Mike Bechtold
B) Ahmed El-Nokali
C) Andre Logan
D) Kyle Wente
Answer - A, Mike Bechtold, the Ivy Player of the Week after Princeton's wins at the First Merchant Classic at Ball State a year ago, Princeton is the only team this year without an Ivy Player of the Week or Rookie of the Week.
Whose buzzer-beating three-pointer defeated Harvard a year ago?
A) Ahmed El-Nokali
B) Andre Logan
C) Ed Persia
D) Kyle Wente
Answer - D, Kyle Wente, this year it was Harvard's turn to take the last shot, but it was no good.
Ahmed El-Nokali leads all current Princeton players in career games started. Who is second?
A) Mike Bechtold
B) Chris Krug
C) Andre Logan
D) Kyle Wente
Answer - At the time it was B, Chris Krug, with 27, right now Kyle Wente and Andre Logan are tied at 28.
SECTION III - History (4 points each)
Which of the following Princeton centers was not named Ivy League Rookie of the Year?
A) Steve Goodrich
B) Rick Hielscher
C) Konrad Wysocki
D) Chris Young
Answer - A, Steve Goodrich, was not Ivy Rookie of the Year in 1994-95, Yale's Gabe Hunterton won the award. Goodrich went on to be a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection and the 1998 Player of the Year, as well as an NBA player.
Who was Princeton's leading scorer (with 11 points) in the 1996 NCAA tournament win over UCLA?
A) Steve Goodrich
C) Mitch Hendeson
D) Gabe Lewullis
Answer - B, Sydney Johnson, who hit three second-half three-pointers, including one from well beyond the arc to make it 41-37 UCLA with four minutes remaining after the Bruins had threatened to blow the game open.
Of the top 27 single-game scoring performances in Princeton history, how many were by Bill Bradley?
A) 15
B) 17
C) 20
D) 25
Answer - C, 20, including the top 11.
Bill Bradley is the only player in Princeton history to score at least 40 points in a game. Who of the following did not score at least 38 points in a game?
A) Kit Mueller
B) Kevin Mullin
C) Geoff Petrie
D) Brian Taylor
Answer - A, Kit Mueller, whose career high was 32, against Harvard.
How many times has Princeton gone 14-0 in the Ivy League?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer - C, 5, in 1969, 1976, 1991, 1997, 1998
Who scored the first basket in Jadwin Gym history?
A) Bill Bradley
B) Geoff Petrie
C) Brian Taylor
D) Gary Walters
Answer - B, Geoff Petrie, who scored the first basket on Jan. 25, 1969, against Pennsylvania.
Section IV - Who am I? (seven points each)
1. I came to Princeton as a forward, and I left as a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League center. I was a member of three Ivy League championship teams, and I am the only player in school history to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals in the same season. Who am I?
Answer - Nate Walton, who led the Tigers in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals a year ago and was a member of the 1997, 1998 and 2001 Ivy champs
2. I rank sixth all-time at Princeton with nearly 1,400 career points. I was twice named first-team All-Ivy League, and I was the Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior, when I led Princeton to an Ivy League championship and an NCAA tournament berth. Despite all of my accomplishments, I am perhaps best known for my last collegiate shot, which was blocked. Who am I?
Answer - Bob Scrabis, whose final collegiate shot was blocked by Alonzo Mourning in the final seconds of the 50-49 loss to Georgetown in the 1989 NCAA tournament
3. I once appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. I played on three Ivy League championship teams and in two NCAA tournaments. I played for both Pete Carril and Butch van Breda Kolff, and I scored 1,122 career points with the Tigers. I am also among the all-time leaders in rebounds and free throw percentage. Today, I am a college administrator. Who am I?
Answer - Chris Thomforde, who appeared along with Gary Walters on the magazine cover in 1967, Thomforde is currently the president of St. Olaf's College.
4. I set school records for three-pointers in a season and consecutive games with at least one three-pointer made. I was a starter on three Ivy League championship teams, and I finished my career as the Ivy League Player of the Year. Who am I?
Answer - Sean Jackson, who made at least one three-pointer in each of the final 56 games of his career.