Across
6. An uncontested shot awarded to the team struck by a foul.

7. A Congolese-American center who is the first and only player to win the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award twice.

8. A Philadelphia-born NBA center who stood at 7’1” and played in the NBA for 14 seasons.

9. A rising WNBA star credited with generating a newfound interest in the sport after her 2024 debut for the Indiana Fever.

10. Home of the Globetrotters, an NBA parody team that incorporates slapstick comedy into the sport.

Down
1. An illegal move involving the use of two hands.

2. “__________ is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court” (Kurtis Blow lyric).

3. Nickname for Ann McGraw, a St. Joe’s alumna who went on to coach the Notre Dame women’s basketball team for 33 years.

4. Film series in which Michael Jordan and LeBron James got the chance to star alongside Bugs Bunny.

5. A YMCA educator and coach credited with the invention of basketball.