2. When did the National Basketball Association (NBA) begin as the Basketball Association of America?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1945.

3. During the 1948 game between the Globetrotters and the Lakers, what did Marques Haynes fracture during the game?
(a) Vertebrae.
(b) Wrist.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Ankle.

4. What are the Bishop Gorman Gaels ranked in the U.S.?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 5th.

5. For the game with De La Salle High School in Chapter 3, what color uniforms do the Dragons wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number does Coach Lou wear during the state tournament game in 1988?

2. How tall is Ivan Rabb?

3. What color shoes do the team want when Nike donates shoes?

4. During what year when Coach Lou was in high school and before he was on the team did the varsity men's basketball team make it to the California State Championship?

5. How long does the first conversation that Gene has with Couch Lou last?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Coach Lou get interested in basketball?

2. What does Gene do rather than go to the game the Dragons play against the Bishop Gorman Gaels?

3. What does Gene comment about basketball in Oakland?

4. What do Coach Lou and Assistant Coach Tony Freccero say about Coach Phelps as a person?

5. How was basketball developed over the years?

6. In the early days of basketball when there were no leagues at the national level, how did some teams take on ethnic themes to draw crowds to their games?

7. After the 1946-47 season, why were Blacks in the National Basketball League (NBL), removed from teams in the league?

8. Who created the game of basketball and when?

9. How has Gene felt about sports since he was a little kid?

10. How did the game of basketball catch on?

(see the answer keys)

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