WIT BBall History
This Wentworth basketball alum won the CCC Defensive Player of the Year Award (DPOY) twice: in back-to-back seasons
Who is Sam Knollmeyer
Chicago Bulls Forward Dennis Rodman
Who is the Worm
This team has won the last 4 CCC men's basketball conference tournaments
Who is Nichols
Activist and speaker who gave a speech known for the phrase "I have a dream"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boston Celtics forward and NBA world champion, Kevin Garnett
Who is the Big Ticket
In 2015 Wentworth had 2 1st Team All-CCC players
Who are Kyle Romich and Jason Ganley
Philadelphia Sixers guard and NBA MVP Allen Iverson
Who is The Answer
In 2017 two CCC teams earned bids to the NCAA tournament and they each won and played against each other in the 2nd round
Who is Nichols and Endicott
BONUS: Who won?
During his NBA career he became his team's player-coach making him the first black head coach in NBA history
Who is Bill Russell
BONUS: How many championships did he win?
NBA Champion Houston Rockets Point Guard and current NBA on TNT analyst, Kenny Smith
Who is The Jet or Kenny the Jet
The all-time leading scorer of WIT Men's Basketball
Sterling Marshall
NBA Champion and Point Guard of the Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups
Who is Mr. Big Shot
This CCC team defeated Babson in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2014
Who is Gordon College
An activist and American politician representing Atlanta, GA who dedicated his life to advancing human rights - this man played a key role in the civil rights movement as well the end of legal racial segregation. He recently died in 2020
Who is John Lewis
Originally from Nigeria, 2-time NBA champion and NBA MVP Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
Who is The Dream or Hakeem "the Dream"
In a game vs. Gordon in 2016 this 2018 alum set the program record for points scored in a game
Who is Jason Ganley
BONUS: How many points?
Boston Celtics Forward Robert Parish
Who is the Chief
Suffolk just joined the CCC. Name 2 schools who were previously members of the CCC
Who is: Eastern Nazarene
Regis
Colby Sawyer
Anna Maria
Coast Guard
Emerson
Massachusetts resident, author and the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard and later founded the NAACP
William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) DuBois
Drafted #1 overall in 1994, was one of the best players in Milwaukee Bucks franchise history and won NBA title with the Spurs in 2005, Glenn Robinson
Who is the Big Dog
The CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award has been won by a Wentworth player in 3 of the last 6 seasons. Name these 3 Wentworth alums
John-Michael Fragnoli (2015)
Kyle Romich (2016)
Sam Knollmeyer (2018)
San Antonio Spurs Guard and NBA scoring champion George Gervin
Who is The Iceman
BONUS: What was his trademark move?
In the history of Wentworth Basketball 5 players have been named the CCC Player of the Year (2 of them won it twice). Name 2
Todd Doyle (09)
Sherrad Prezzie-Blue (07)
Sterling Marshall (99 + 00)
Ludger Bain (96 + 97)
Steve King (89)
During a critical part of the Civil War, this group of all-black volunteers left Boston to join the Union forces. Only after this display of bravery did the US government officially recognize black military members
What is the 54th Regiment
Known for flashy passing and dribbling, Boston Celtics Point Guard, 6-time NBA Champion and Hall of Famer Bob Cousy
Who is the Houdini of the Hardwood