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Think you know your Shootout history? This quiz will test you.

The night before the Shootout tipped off, UAA boosters Jim and Bobbi Olson hosted a reception for past tournament chairmen and chairwomen. Twenty-three were on hand, and they were put to the test by Jim Olson, who created a 40-question trivia quiz for the occasion.

The winner was Steve Hagedorn, who answered 21 questions correctly to beat a strong field that included Shootout historian Tom Soper and trivia guru Roger Nerland.

So put down your smartphone and your souvenir program and see how you compare to the so-called experts. We tossed out a couple of questions that were specific to the Monday night party-goers, so consider yourself worthy of the all-tournament team if you can answer 18 of these in their entirety. (No points for partial answers.)

1) When was the first tournament played?

2) How many games have the UAA men won?

3) Which school has the record for most appearances (not counting UAA)?

4) How many appearances has that school made?

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5) Which men's team has gone undefeated in three Shootouts?

6) Which men's team has NOT played in exactly 12 tournament games? Washington, North Carolina, Pacific, Arizona, Texas A&M, Washington or Iona

7) How many championships have the UAA women won?

8) How many games have the UAA women won in 37 tournaments?

9) Name the five men's teams that have been in three finals.

10) Which team has more Shootout appearances, Oregon or Oregon State?

11) Which of those two teams has the better Shootout record?

12) Which team from the Big Sky Conference has not played in the Shootout? Eastern Washington, Portland State, Montana State, Southern Utah or Idaho State

13) What conference has won the most men's championships?

14) Name the Pac-12 player who owns the men's single-game scoring record?

15) Who holds the men's tournament scoring record?

16) Who holds the men's single-game assists record?

17) Which UAA men's player made the all-tournament team at the first Shootout?

18) Two UAA men made the all-tournament team three times. Name them.

19) Six UAA men made the all-tournament team two times. Name them.

20) Five UAA women have been named Most Outstanding Player. Name them.

21) Which women's team has won the most championships?

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22) Which men's team has the most runner-up finishes?

23) Which team does not belong in this group? Purdue, Kansas, Marquete, North Carolina, Duke, Indiana.

24) Name one women's team, other than UAA, in this year's field

25) Name two men's teams, other than UAA, in this year's field.

26) Which of these women's teams has gone 6-0 in tournament history? Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota, South Carolina, Iowa.

27) Which men's head coach brought three different schools?

28) What UAA player holds the men's record for most field goal attempts in one game?

29) How many athletic directors have hosted the Shootout?

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30) Which AD hosted the most Shootouts?

31) What team had a player who crashed a snowmachine?

32) Which player did not make the all-tournament team? Len Bias, Tim Duncan, Steve Kerr, Kerry Kittles, Danny Manning, Damian Lillard.

33) Which group of three teams has the UAA women's team defeated in the championship game? Utah State, Georgetown and Long Beach? Or Santa Clara, Syracuse, Cincinnati?

34) Which one of these men's team is not undefeated in Shootout games? Butler, Charlotte, Colorado State, St. John's, Harvard, Murray State.

35) Which men's team had a player show up at Martin Buser's cabin after getting lost on a snowmachine?

36) What year did the Shootout move to the Alaska Airlines Center?

37) Your opinion: What was the greatest Shootout game in history?

Answers

1) 1978

2) 38

3) Louisville

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4) Five for the men, three for the women

5) North Carolina (1980, 1985, 1997)

6) Arizona (with 6)

7) Six

8) 36

9) Louisville, Marquette, Purdue, Duke, North Carolina

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10) Tied with six apiece.

11) Oregon State is 3-3, Oregon is 2-4.

12) Montana State

13) ACC (7)

14) Klay Thompson of Washington State (43 in 2009)

15) Suki Wiggs (98 in 2015)

16) Luke Cooper of UAA (16 in 2006)

17) Bo Jackson

18) Hansi Gnad (1984, 1985, 1986), Peter Bullock (2001, 2002, 2003)

19) Theo Mayhue (1991-92), Jason Kaiser (1993-94), Ryan Williams (1995-96), Ed Kirk (1999, 2000), Carl Arts (2006-07), Taylor Rohde (2010-11).

20) Diane Dobrich, 1990; Kamie Jo Massey, 2003; Rebecca Kielpinski, 2006, 2007, 2008; Nicci Miller, 2009; Megan Mullings, 2014.

21) UAA (6)

22) Duke and Kansas (2 times apiece)

23) Indiana is the only one that didn't win a championship

24) Binghamton, Maryland Eastern Shore, Tulsa

25) Cal Poly, Central Mich, Idaho, College of Charleston, Sam Houston State, Cal State-Bakersfield, Santa Clara

26) South Carolina is 6-0 with wins at the 1988 and 1995
tournaments

27) Eddie Sutton (Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State)

28) Jesse Jackson, 30 in 1986

29) Eight (Lew Haynes, Gene Templeton, Ron Petro, Harry Larrabee, Tim Dillon, Steve Cobb, Tim McDiffett.

30) Steve Cobb (11).

31) Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State

32) Tim Duncan, Wake Forest

33) Santa Clara, Syracuse, Cincinnati

34) St. John's (5-1); the others were all 3-0.

35) Kentucky in 1996.

36) 2014

37) Jim Olson called this an opinion question. But if your answer isn't the 1998 championship game between Duke and Cincinnati (Cincinnati 77, Duke 75), dock yourself a point.

Beth Bragg

Beth Bragg wrote about sports and other topics for the ADN for more than 35 years, much of it as sports editor. She retired in October 2021. She's contributing coverage of Alaskans involved in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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