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Total questions: 5142

What are the various positions in basketball?
Popularity: 1949

How many players are on a basketball team?
Popularity: 588

Where can you find a diagram of the basketball court showing the players' positions on the court?
Popularity: 528

What are the most common slang words used in basketball and what do they mean?
Popularity: 292

Who are considered the greatest basketball players of all time?
Popularity: 287

What is an 'assist' in basketball?
Popularity: 281

How has the game of basketball changed since it was invented?
Popularity: 275

What are the odds of a high school basketball player making it into the NBA?
Popularity: 269

When was the first NBA basketball game?
Popularity: 258

How high is a basketball net?
Popularity: 254

What is Michael Jordan's career high?
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Who was the first player to dunk a basketball in a professional basketball game?
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What are the two essential pieces of equipment needed in order to play basketball?
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What was the first basketball team?
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Which NBA team has won the second most NBA titles?
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What two players shared the NBA rookie of the year award in 1999-00?
Popularity: 226

What are the official types of shots involved in basketball?
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Who leads the NBA in blocks steals assists rebounds and points for all-time statistics?
Popularity: 224

What does it mean when an NBA player is 'waived'?
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Do you need to change the way you shoot a basketball if the 'wrong way' works for you?
Popularity: 221

Who made the first basket in the NBA?
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What was the greatest move in an NBA game?
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What is the best basketball team?
Popularity: 207

What does the shooting guard do in basketball?
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Where do the starters stand at the tip-off?
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Who are the most famous basketball players?
Popularity: 190

What is basketball?
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NBA shooting percentages?
Popularity: 188

Why was basketball's three-point line introduced?
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What is a triple-double in basketball?
Popularity: 176

What is a rookie?
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Why was Garnett 19 when he graduated high school did he get held back?
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How many basketball teams are there in North Carolina?
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Which position in basketball always takes out the ball?
Popularity: 171

What was the first national basketball tournament?
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What do you have to do to be eligible for the NBA draft?
Popularity: 164

What is a 'dead ball foul' in little league basketball?
Popularity: 161

Who was the first NBA player to earn a million dollars a year in salary?
Popularity: 160

What was Bob Chapman's uniform number?
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Does a player get credit for a rebound if a shot is missed at the buzzer in the NBA?
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How much do college teams receive in 'prize money' for attending and or winning in the NCAA tournament?
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What does PF stand for in the stats of basketball?
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What is the history of basketball?
Popularity: 145

What jobs can you get with a bachelor's degree in sports management?
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What NBA player has won both Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season?
Popularity: 143

What is the definition of an assist in basketball and when does it occur?
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How many players are in the NBA?
Popularity: 142

In basketball what is an ace?
Popularity: 141

What was Michael Jordan's scoring average his senior year in high school?
Popularity: 138

Why is basketball so popular?
Popularity: 135

What countries competed in the Athens Olympics?
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What countries around the world play basketball?
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Where do basketball players stand on the court?
Popularity: 133

How did basketball become an American sport?
Popularity: 133

What is the shot percentage of making a 3-point shot?
Popularity: 131

Does the dunk or lay-up have the highest percentage shot in the league?
Popularity: 128

If someone has the talent to make 3 point shots is their percentage usually rather high?
Popularity: 127

Why do visiting basketball teams wear dark jerseys while visiting football teams wear light jerseys?
Popularity: 126

How does air pressure affect the bounce of a basketball?
Popularity: 122

What is the best way to learn to shoot a basketball?
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What position does FC stand for?
Popularity: 107

Are there any Web sites that can help you learn how to shoot a basketball correctly?
Popularity: 104

What was the first team to win an NBA championship?
Popularity: 104

Who are some of the greatest basketball players under six feet tall?
Popularity: 103

When was basketball first introduced at the high school level?
Popularity: 102

Where does each basketball position play?
Popularity: 102

Who scored the most points ever in a game of basketball and how many points did they score?
Popularity: 101

How can you contact Michael Jordan?
Popularity: 100

What is the highest vertical jump in the world?
Popularity: 98

What year did the three pointer enter high school basketball?
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