Pro Basketball Special
Best Buzzes
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| # | Answer | Player | Awards | Region | Grade | Celerity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry (Joe) Bird | Craig Duke |
| Indiana | Grad. | .628 | 18 |
| 2 | Paul (Clifton Anthony) George | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .604 | 17 |
| 3 | Senegal | Trevor Davis |
| Canada | Grad. | .790 | 20 |
| 4 | Michael (Jeffrey) Jordan | Matthew Hoffer-Hawlik |
| Virginia | Grad. | .339 | 14 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | Trevor Davis |
| Canada | Grad. | .792 | 20 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | Colin Whisler |
| Wisconsin | Grad. | .757 | 19 |
| 7 | Shaquille (Rashaun) O’Neal | Craig Duke |
| Indiana | Grad. | .769 | 20 |
| 8 | Duke University | Douglas Wheeler |
| District of Columbia | Grad. | .600 | 17 |
| 9 | New York Knicks | Mazin Omer |
| Massachusetts | Fr. | .688 | 18 |
| 10 | Rudy Gobert | Isaiah Gutman |
| Iowa | Fr. | .677 | 18 |
| 11 | Blake (Austin) Griffin | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .538 | 16 |
| 12 | Tyronn (Jamar) Lue | Jackson Hampton |
| Minnesota | Jr. | .801 | 20 |
| 13 | Indiana Pacers | Truman Bennet |
| Indiana | Jr. | .682 | 18 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .410 | 15 |
| 15 | 100 | Chandler West |
| Alabama | Sr. | .803 | 20 |
| 16 | University of Connecticut | Lloyd Sy |
| Virginia | Grad. | .727 | 19 |
| 17 | Julius (Winfield) Erving (II) | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .688 | 18 |
| 18 | Steve Nash | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .722 | 19 |
| 19 | George Mikan | Daniel Hothem |
| Oregon | Grad. | .537 | 16 |
| 20 | Karl (Anthony) Malone | Jake Sundberg |
| Louisiana | Grad. | .767 | 19 |
| 21 | Joey Crawford | Ben Koppel |
| Minnesota | Sr. | .650 | 18 |
| 22 | Milwaukee Bucks | Mazin Omer |
| Massachusetts | Fr. | .794 | 20 |
| 23 | Kenny Smith | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .787 | 20 |
| 24 | Detroit Pistons | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .659 | 18 |
| 25 | Damian Lillard | Jack Lewis |
| Maryland | So. | .698 | 19 |
| 26 | Elton (Tyron) Brand | Jack Lamberti |
| Illinois | Fr. | .548 | 17 |
| 27 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Danny Hunegs |
| Minnesota | Fr. | .807 | 20 |
| 28 | Vancouver | Leo Law |
| Florida | Grad. | .481 | 16 |
| 29 | Bill Russell | Justin Hawkins |
| Indiana | Grad. | .618 | 18 |
| 30 | New Jersey Nets | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .731 | 19 |
| 31 | Scottie Pippen | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .592 | 17 |
| 32 | Rick Barry | Trevor Davis |
| Canada | Grad. | .764 | 19 |
| 33 | Kevin (Wayne) Durant | Jackson Hampton |
| Minnesota | Jr. | .680 | 18 |
| 34 | Gilbert Arenas | Ben Koppel |
| Minnesota | Sr. | .610 | 17 |
| 35 | Bill Simmons | Trevor Davis |
| Canada | Grad. | .790 | 20 |
| 36 | steal(s) | Nathaniel Miller |
| Connecticut | So. | .645 | 18 |
| 37 | Doc Rivers | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .572 | 17 |
| 38 | Saturday | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .667 | 18 |
| 39 | Jeff Van Gundy | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .647 | 18 |
| 40 | Mark Cuban | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .660 | 18 |
| 41 | Bill Walton | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .667 | 18 |
| 42 | Pau Gasol | Jack Lewis |
| Maryland | So. | .710 | 19 |
| 43 | David (Maurice) Robinson | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .535 | 16 |
| 44 | Manute Bol | Mazin Omer |
| Massachusetts | Fr. | .726 | 19 |
| 45 | Andrew (Christian) Wiggins | Mazin Omer |
| Massachusetts | Fr. | .464 | 16 |
| 46 | Miami Heat | Ben Koppel |
| Minnesota | Sr. | .549 | 17 |
| 47 | Rick Pitino | Justin Hawkins |
| Indiana | Grad. | .690 | 18 |
| 48 | Chauncey (Ray) Billups | Rohin Devanathan |
| California | Sr. | .479 | 16 |
| 49 | Ray Allen | Felix Wang |
| Missouri | Fr. | .735 | 19 |
| 50 | Staples Center | Ben Koppel |
| Minnesota | Sr. | .554 | 17 |
Celerity is the fraction of the question that had not been read at the time of a buzz (for which a correct answer was provided). 1.000 is an immediate buzz, .500 is an answer given halfway through the question in terms of time on the sound recording, and .000 is an answer given at the very end.