Chris Paul Quiz: Your Ultimate Source For ‘CP3’ Facts

Chris Paul has been one of the top players in the NBA for many years now. He could go down as one of the greatest point guards to ever play the game. We have put together a Chris Paul quiz for you to test your knowledge of his career. This includes some specific trivia questions about his time in both college and the NBA. As a result, only the biggest CP3 fans will be able to ace this test! We have also included some additional facts about him at the very end.

The Ultimate Chris Paul Quiz

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.  

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Chris Paul Trivia Questions And Answers

Here are some more details on the answers (but only read AFTER you have taken the quiz). This will provide you with some additional context on the questions that you got wrong.

1) Which school did Chris Paul go to?

Paul attended Wake Forest University for two years. Paul was born in Winston-Salem, where Wake Forest is located.

2) Where is the furthest that Chris Paul went in the NCAA tournament?

In 2004, Paul led Wake Forest to the Sweet 16, losing to St. Joseph’s. In 2004, Paul and Wake Forest lost in the second round. Paul went to the NBA after his Second season at Wake Forest.

3) Where Was Chris Paul Selected in the 2005 NBA draft?

Paul was selected fourth overall by New Orleans in 2005. Andrew Bogut went first overall that year. This draft also incluced Deron Williams, Andrew Bynum, and Danny Granger who all went on to have solid NBA careers. Paul has definitely had the best career out of any of them though.

4) True Or False: Chris Paul did NOT win the Rookie Of The Year Award

This is False as Paul did win the NBA Rookie of The Year Award for 2005–06. He was just one vote shy of winning the award unanimously. Charlie Villanueva and Deron Williams were two other names who were considered but Paul won by a landslide.

5) Chris Paul finished 2nd in the voting for the MVP Award for 2007-08. Who won the Award instead of him?

Kobe Bryant won the NBA MVP Award for 2007-08. Kobe averaged 28.3 points per game during that season.

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6) How many Olympic Gold medals has Paul won?

Paul has won two gold medals as a member of Team U.S.A. This was 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London. Paul did not play for Team U.S.A in 2016 when they won the gold medal.

7) When did Paul win the All-Star Game MVP?

Paul won MVP in 2013 after scoring 20 points, handing out 15 assists and grabbing 4 steals. This was the only time in his career when he won the award.

8) How many times has Paul been named to the All-NBA First Team?

Paul has been named to the ALL-NBA First Team 4 times. This was in 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

9) How many seasons did it take Paul and the New Orleans Hornets to make the NBA playoffs?

The Charlotte Hornets made the playoffs in 2007-08, which was Paul’s third NBA season. After this, he would make the playoffs two more times with Hornets.

10) What year was Chris Paul on the cover of the NBA 2K?

Paul was on the cover of the NBA 2k video game in 2008. This was the first and only time he appeared on the cover in his career.

Some Additional Chris Paul Facts

Here are some extra tidbits about Paul that we couldn’t find any place for on our Chris Paul quiz. This includes some notes on his personal life and career earnings.

Family & Personal Life

Chris Paul was born on May 6th, 1985 to Charles and Robin Paul. Charles worked in security and also worked as a coach.

Chris has a brother named C.J, who was born in 1983. He played college basketball at Hampton University in Virginia. CJ and Chris once played against one another in college.

As kids, Chris and C.J both worked at the service station that was owned by their grandfather, Nathanial Jones. In 2002, Jones was murdered at the age of 61. He was jumped by five young men and beaten with lead pipes for his wallet. Chris later said in an interview that he thinks the young boys responsible deserved a second chance. This came after they had been locked up in prison for several years for the incident.

Chris married Jada Crawley on September 10th, 2011. According to Essense, Lebron James served as a groomsman for the wedding. Lebron’s wife Savannah also served as one of Jada’s bridesmaids. Other big-name wedding guests included Ludacris, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Hart, Carmelo Anthony, LaLa Anthony, and Gabrielle Union.

Chris and Jada have a son named Chris II (born in 2009) and a daughter named Camryn (born in 2012).

Contracts & Career Earnings

In 2018, Chris signed a 4-year contract extension with the Houston Rockets worth around $159 million. The final year of that contract (2021-22) will pay him a massive $44 million.

If Paul plays until 2022, he will have earned over $346 million in salary over his career. That is strictly his salary from the NBA and doesn’t include any of his endorsements or business ventures.

According to Forbes, Paul ranked 24th on the list of the highest-paid athletes of 2019. This came after he brought in around $43.8 million during the year ($35.8 million in salary and $8 million in endorsements). The only NBA players who ranked higher than him were Lebron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden.

Paul reportedly signed a four-year contract with Nike worth about $600,000 per year when he first came into the NBA.

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