basketball trivia

[dethman]

name 4 players who won back to back ncaa and nba titles...i had an interview and was posed this question, of course I couldn't answer all 4

edit: rephrase

back to back NCAA and then back to back NBA titles.

 

[TuxDave]

What kind of interview asks this type of question?

 

[dethman]

ER residency. the guy just happened to be a big basketball fan as was I so we were just chatting about it.

 

[trmiv]

I don't think Kareem did. The four are:

Magic Johnson
Henry Bibby
Billy Thompson
Bill Russell

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I don't think Kareem did. The four are:

Magic Johnson
Henry Bibby
Billy Thompson
Bill Russell

i don't think magic won 2 in a row at michigan.

when did bibby win 2 in a row as an nba player?

who the heck is billy thompson?

 

[trmiv]

OK, then I'm confused as to what you are asking. I thought you were asking for players that won a title their last year in college, and then also won a title their first year in the NBA. That's what "back to back ncaa and nba titles" sounds like to me.

Billy Thompson played with the Lakers, Heat, and Warriors. Came out of Louisville in 87. Only played 6 seasons in the league.

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: trmiv
OK, then I'm confused as to what you are asking. I thought you were asking for players that won a title their last year in college, and then also won a title their first year in the NBA. That's what "back to back ncaa and nba titles" sounds like to me.

yeah sorry i rephrased that in the OP.

 

[SP33Demon]

Here's 1, KC Jones

 

[SP33Demon]

Bill Russell another

 

[SP33Demon]

Kareem #3

 

[chuckywang]

This might help. Duke is the only school to win back to back championships lately (1991 and 1992). UCLA is the previous school, and they did it back to back to back etc.

I'm pretty sure Laettner, Hurley, and Hill never won back to back NBA championships. Laettner never even played past the 2nd round of the playoffs.

 

[SP33Demon]

one more, help me out peoples!

 

[chuckywang]

Gail Goodrich

 

[chuckywang]

Link:

http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Goodrich.htm

 

[NeoV]

There are no players who won back-to-back NCAA titles and then back-to-back NBA titles..are there? 4 titles in 4 years?

If you are asking for an NCAA title one year, NBA title the next, that is a different thing.

Wasn't Billy Thompson a Lousville player, a backup PF/C - then drafted by the Lakers?

I know for sure that Magic and Bill Russell did this, no idea about Bibby.