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During a 2011 exhibition game, the Georgetown Hoyas had a bench-clearing brawl with a basketball team from this country. An active NBA player nicknamed “Slow Mo” officially plays for this country’s national team. LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA (15[1])players were suspended in 2018 for shoplifting in this (15[1])country, which hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Kyle (*) Anderson plays for this country, and in 2002, Charles Barkley kissed a donkey after losing a bet concerning a first overall pick from this country. That player from this country was a 7’6” center (10[1])and star teammate of Tracy McGrady on the 2000s Rockets. (10[1])The Flying Leopards and Southern Tigers play in a professional league in, for 10 points, what home country of Yao Ming? ■END■

ANSWER: China [or People’s Republic of China]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adam SwiftHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaFowl Play3815
Will HooverElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardThe RITes of Zhou4715
Daniel KolodnySyracuse University New York Everything Sports FunCRITique of Pure Reason9110
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsThe Master and the MargaRITa10110

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y888%38%63%86.14
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%50%0%69.25
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%50%60%77.60