Would they really though? Honestly curious and an interesting challenge

Sep 23, 2024
3:25:05pm

krindorr Playmaker

Let's look at the Top 50 NBA players and see how many of them (without looking) you know where they went to school. And be honest if it's a case of 'let me think about it....oh yeah, he's from [school]' or more of an immediate association

rankings from TheRinger

Player	Guess	Actual Answer	Immediately Associated?
Nikola Jokic
Luka Doncic
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Jayson Tatum
Joel Embiid
Steph Curry
Anthony Edwards
Kevin Durant
Anthony Davis
Jalen Brunson
LeBron James
Devin Booker
Kawhi Leonard
Jaylen Brown
Donovan Mitchell
Victor Wembanyama
Tyrese Haliburton
Jimmy Butler
Jamal Murray
Zion Williamson
De'Aaron Fox
Paul George
Bam Adabeyo
Kyrie Irving
Domantas Sabonis
Damian Lillard
Lauri Markannen
Paolo Banchero
Ja Morant
Tyrese Maxey
Karl-Anthony Towns
Pascal Siakam
Rudy Gobert
Brandon Ingram
Trae Young
Derrick White
Jrue Holiday
James Harden
Jalen Williams
Scottie Barnes
Kristaps Porzingis
Chet Holmgren
Alperen Sengun
Julius Randle
Jaren Jackson Jr
Desmond Bane
Jarrett Allen
DeMar DeRozan
Mikal Bridges

Spoiler

Player	My Guess	Actual Answer	Immediately Associated?
Nikola Jokic	Serbia	Serbia	X
Luka Doncic	Slovenia	Slovenia	X
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Greece	Greece	X
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Kentucky?	Kentucky
Jayson Tatum	Duke	Duke
Joel Embiid	Kansas	Kansas
Steph Curry	Davidson	Davidson	X
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	Georgia
Kevin Durant	Texas	Texas	X
Anthony Davis	Kentucky	Kentucky	X
Jalen Brunson	Villanova	Villanova
LeBron James	HS (St Vincent - St Mary's)	HS (St Vincent - St Mary's)	X
Devin Booker	Kentucky	Kentucky
Kawhi Leonard	San Diego St	San Diego St
Jaylen Brown	~~Kentucky?~~	Cal
Donovan Mitchell	Louisville?	Louisville
Victor Wembanyama	France	France	X
Tyrese Haliburton	~~Marquette?~~	Iowa St
Jimmy Butler	Marquette?	Marquette
Jamal Murray	Kentucky?	Kentucky
Zion Williamson	Kentucky	Kentucky	X
De'Aaron Fox	Kentucky?	Kentucky
Paul George	~~Some MWC school...~~	Fresno St
Bam Adabeyo	Kentucky?	Kentucky
Kyrie Irving	Kentucky	Kentucky	X
Domantas Sabonis	~~Indiana~~	Gonzaga
Damian Lillard	Weber St	Weber St
Lauri Markannen	Finland	Finland
Paolo Banchero	~~Kentucky?~~	Duke
Ja Morant	~~Memphis?~~	Murray St
Tyrese Maxey	Kentucky?	Kentucky
Karl-Anthony Towns	Kentucky	Kentucky	X
Pascal Siakam	Kentucky?	New Mexico St
Rudy Gobert	France	France	X
Brandon Ingram	Duke	Duke	X
Trae Young	~~...somewhere weird~~	Oklahoma
Derrick White	~~Kentucky?~~	Colorado
Jrue Holiday	~~Washington?~~	UCLA
James Harden	~~USC?~~	Arizona St
Jalen Williams	~~Colorado?~~	Santa Clara
Scottie Barnes	~~Kentucky?~~	Florida St
Kristaps Porzingis	~~Lithuania~~	Latvia
Chet Holmgren	Gonzaga	Gonzaga
Alperen Sengun	Turkey	Turkey
Julius Randle	Kentucky	Kentucky
Jaren Jackson Jr	~~Kentucky?~~	Michigan St
Desmond Bane	~~....?~~	TCU
Jarrett Allen	~~UConn?~~	Texas
DeMar DeRozan	USC?	USC
Mikal Bridges	Villanova	Villanova

Overall, I got 34/50 (68%) correct. I was 7/8 (87.5%) on foreign countries, 1/1 on High School and 26/41 on colleges (63.4%). The ones that were most associated for me tended to be foreign nationalities or #1 picks.

I was substantially more accurate for the Top 10 (10/10, 100%) and even the Top 25 (22/25, 88%) than I was overall (the aforementioned 68%) with only 12/25 (48%) correct for the 26-50th ranked players

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Originally posted on Sep 23, 2024 at 3:25:05pm

Message modified by krindorr on Sep 23, 2024 at 3:25:54pm