Question 1

True or false: Stockton played his entire 19-season NBA career with the Utah Jazz.

Accepted Answer

True. He was drafted by Utah in 1984 and never played for another team, retiring as a Jazz legend.

Question 2

True or false: John Stockton was a 10-time NBA All-Star and won two NBA championships with the Jazz.

Accepted Answer

False. He was a 10-time All-Star but never won an NBA title; the Jazz lost both Finals appearances to the Bulls.

Question 3

True or false: Stockton holds the NBA record for most career assists and steals, which no one has come close to breaking.

Accepted Answer

True. His 15,806 assists and 3,265 steals are all-time records, with the next closest being over 3,000 assists behind.

Question 4

True or false: John Stockton is the only NBA player to lead the league in both assists and steals in the same season more than once.

Accepted Answer

True. He accomplished the feat in 1988-89 and 1991-92, averaging double-digit assists and over 2.9 steals. No other player has done it multiple times.

Question 5

True or false: John Stockton never missed a single game due to injury in his entire NBA career.

Accepted Answer

False. He missed 22 games over his career, including a notable absence in 1997-98 due to a knee injury.

Question 6

True or false: John Stockton averaged more points per game during his rookie season than Magic Johnson did during his rookie season.

Accepted Answer

False. Stockton averaged 5.6 points as a rookie in 1984-85. Magic Johnson averaged 18.0 points in his rookie season (1979-80). Stockton's scoring was far lower.

Question 7

True or false: John Stockton once recorded a triple-double without scoring a single point.

Accepted Answer

False. Stockton never recorded such a triple-double. His career single-game highs were 9 rebounds and 9 steals, so he never reached double digits in non-scoring categories needed for a points-less triple-double.

Question 8

True or false: Stockton graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in finance and later earned a pilot's license.

Accepted Answer

True. He earned a finance degree from Gonzaga and became a licensed pilot, often flying his own plane to games.

John Stockton Trivia Questions