College Basketball Players Famous for Something Other than Basketball by KennellyA

Before winning three Olympic gold medals in track and field, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was a four-year starter at forward on the basketball team for which college?

The westernmost and easternmost points in the United States, including territories and insular areas (by travel, not longitude), are named after a pair of brothers who both played basketball at the University of Arizona before becoming United States Congressmen. What is the shared name of these two points, which can be found in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts scored over 1,000 points and grabbed over 1,000 rebounds at Southeastern Louisiana University. Name either of the two original co-hosts of the Good Morning America show, under its existing name, premiering on November 3, 1975.

An All-American in 1968, starting alongside Lew Alcindor, which Hill Street Blues cast member is the father-in-law of Jessica Alba?

Leslie Jones played basketball at Chapman University before following her coach to play at Colorado St. Jones left Colorado St. to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, eventually becoming the oldest person to join Saturday Night Live as a cast member. Who is the youngest person to become an SNL cast member?

A basketball player at George Washington University, who played the title character in the first two films of the Predator franchise, as well as Harry in Harry and the Hendersons?

On November 2, 2014, which Mount St. Joseph’s freshman scored the first and last points in the most-attended basketball game ever between two Division III women’s basketball teams, a game that won the Best Moment Award at the 2015 ESPYs?

Which former United States Secretary of Education was the leading scorer for the 1986-87 Harvard Crimson men’s basketball team?

The 2000-2001 University of North Carolina men’s basketball team was regular season co-champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Name both future NFL players that were on UNC’s roster.

On the hardwood, Tony Gwynn became the all-time leader in career assists at San Diego State. During his Hall-of-Fame MLB career, (within 5) what was Gwynn’s career high in strikeouts?

After playing basketball at Stetson University, which actor and voice artist became a staple in science-fiction series and is best known for playing Lurch on The Addams Family in the 1960s?

Inducted into the Illinois College Sports Hall of Fame for basketball and volleyball, which U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district was the only Democrat in 2016 to win in a congressional district in Illinois that Donald Trump also captured?

The only basketball player in the history of the SEC to lead the conference in assists for four years, who was portrayed by Tim McGraw in a 2009 film?

After becoming the first female to score 1,000 points at the University of Virginia, which current commissioner of the Big East Conference was the first president of the WNBA?

A wide receiver on the Duke Blue Devils football team, he was also a walk-on forward on Duke’s 2001 NCAA champion basketball team. Who is this “body man” who became Barack Obama's personal assistant in 2007, during the 2008 presidential campaign?

Mahershala Ali, a former player at St. Mary’s College, is the only Division-I college basketball player to win an Oscar, winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in Moonlight. Moonlight is the second lowest-grossing film domestically (adjusted for inflation) to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Adjusted for inflation, which movie is the lowest-grossing film domestically to win Best Picture?

Before winning – and later being stripped of – 3 gold medals in track and field at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Marion Jones was a standout basketball player at the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, Jones helped UNC win the 1994 NCAA title. Which teammate of Jones’s made a three-point shot as time expired to win the National Championship Game by a score of 60-59?

Romeo Miller, the son of hip-hop artist Master P, was a member of the basketball team at the University of Southern California. Performing as Lil’ Romeo, Miller topped the Billboard R&B chart and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 with what song, his biggest hit?

Before becoming a stand-up comedian and actor, Sinbad played basketball at the University of Denver. What was Sinbad’s name at birth?

Appearing alongside Sinbad in Jingle All the Way, professional wrestler Big Show was a college basketball player at Wichita State and at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. What was Big Show’s name at birth?