You are here:

Basketball Trivia (general)/NCAA, Gold Medal and NBA?

Advertisement


Question
Name the players to win a NCAA Championships, a Olypmic Gold Medals and a NBA Championship?

Answer
As of today, there were 7 players that have during their respective careers won a NCAA championship, Olympic Gold and a NBA Championship:


Clyde Lovelette
-----
NCAA:    1952 (Kansas)
Olympics: 1952
NBA:        1954 (Minneapolis), 1963, 1964 (Boston)


K.C. Jones
-----
NCAA:    1956 (San Francisco)
Olympics: 1956
NBA:        1957, 1959-1966 (Boston)


Bill Russell
-----
NCAA:    1956 (San Francisco)
Olympics: 1956
NBA:        1957, 1959-1966, 1968, 1969 (Boston)


Jerry Lucas
-----
NCAA:    1960 (Ohio State)
Olympics: 1960
NBA:        1973 (New York)
- also won a high school state championship


Quinn Buckner
-----
NCAA:    1976 (Indiana)
Olympics: 1976
NBA:        1984 (Boston)
- also won a high school state championship


Earvin "Magic" Johnson
-----
NCAA:    1979 (Michigan State)
Olympics: 1992
NBA:        1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 (L.A. Lakers)
- also won a high school state championship


Michael Jordan
-----
NCAA:    1982 (North Carolina)
Olympics: 1984, 1992
NBA:        1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 (Chicago)


I hope that answered your question.

Basketball Trivia (general)

All Answers


Ask Experts

Volunteer


Borko Bariæ

Expertise

I am a big fan of NBA basketball, especially its history, so I have pretty good knowledge of the past players, teams and stats.

Experience

You should have asked me 5 years ago. I was a real nut back then... :)

©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.