Last week’s National Basketball Association Draft signified the last that will include high school players under the league’s new collective bargaining agreement. This week’s quiz is dedicated to those who jumped from the preps to the pros.
1. What team drafted Bill Willoughby out of high school in 1977?
2. Who was the first high school player taken with the No. 1 pick in the entire draft?
3. Which team has selected a high school player with its first round pick each of the last three seasons?
4. Name the two high school players drafted this year who played in the most recent Shop ‘n Save/KMOX Shootout in St. Louis.
5. What college did East St. Louisan Darius Miles sign with before he entered his name in the draft?
6. Which team drafted two high school players in the top five picks?
7. How many times has a high school player been the top pick in the NBA Draft?
8. In what year were there a record number of high school players taken in the first round?
Answers
1. Atlanta Hawks
2. Kwame Brown
3. Portland Trailblazers
4. Gerald Greene, Andray Blatche
5. St. John’s
6. Chicago Bulls
7. Three (LeBron James, Kwame Brown, Dwight Howard)
8. 2004 (Eight)