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Final Exam: Harrick's Basketball 101 (Actual test given at University of Georgia in 2001)
ESPN ^ | March 5, 2004

Posted on 03/26/2010 9:17:14 PM PDT by Keltik

The life of a college basketball player is tougher than you might think. Yes, they get to travel, play a game they love and be adored by legions of fans. But the tests. The horrific tests.

If you were enrolled in Jim Harrick Jr.'s Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball course at the University of Georgia in the fall of 2001, you were drilled on such subjects as basketball, basketball and even basketball.

How many points for a field goal? What league does Georgia compete in? What color are the uniforms? These are just a few of the piercing questions Harrick inflicted on his class.

Take the test and see if you pass.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: academics; athletes; college; sports

1 posted on 03/26/2010 9:17:15 PM PDT by Keltik
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To: Keltik

# 8) How many points does a 3-point field goal account for in a basketball game?

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2 posted on 03/26/2010 9:21:58 PM PDT by Keltik ("The goal should not be diversity -- the goal must be Quality.")
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And people don’t believe me when I tell them about UGA, and think I’m just playing up the UGA/GT rivalry. Yeah, 20 percent of Vince Dooley’s kids made straight “A’s”, but damned if they could make round “O’s”.


3 posted on 03/26/2010 9:29:51 PM PDT by OCCASparky (Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
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The coach who compiled the test is not too bright either.

3) In what league do the Georgia Bulldogs compete?

Colleges don't play in leagues. The play in conferences.

19) If you go on to become a huge coaching success, to whom will you tribute the credit?

Should be "attribute" the credit.

4 posted on 03/27/2010 6:53:07 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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