This is the second of two Reports listing all of the Quest winners during the 30 years that the NBA has had the 3-point shot. (No George Karl, the three is not just a passing fad, so get with the program, laugh out loud.) The first report has a complete introduction of this important presentation, as well as the Quest winners from 1995 to 2009. This report has only the 1980-1994 Quest winners, so for the introduction, you have to go to the other one.
The next report will show every Quest winner during the 30 years ranked by number of rings won.
(In both Reports) there are two listings: the complete list of all Champions who played at least 300 minutes, and a separate list showing only the starters and heavy minutes non-starters (1200 minutes or more).
The format in each list is player/age/minutes played. The sorting order is minutes played. Remember that as the Real Player Rating system makes clear, in some cases players who have played fewer minutes may have been better players than those who played more.
========== WINNERS OF THE QUEST FOR THE RING ==========
1980-1994
By Year and By Team
Inclusive Format: all players who played at least 300 minutes are included
1994 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Player Age Minutes
Hakeem Olajuwon 31 3277
Otis Thorpe 31 2909
Vernon Maxwell 28 2571
Robert Horry 23 2370
Kenny Smith 28 2209
Mario Elie 30 1606
Carl Herrera 27 1292
Scott Brooks 28 1225
Sam Cassell 24 1122
Matt Bullard 26 725
1993 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age Minutes
Scottie Pippen 27 3123
Michael Jordan 29 3067
Horace Grant 27 2745
B.J. Armstrong 25 2492
Scott Williams 24 1369
Bill Cartwright 35 1253
Stacey King 26 1059
John Paxson 32 1030
Rodney McCray 31 1019
Will Perdue 27 998
Trent Tucker 33 909
Darrell Walker 31 367
1992 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age Minutes
Scottie Pippen 26 3164
Michael Jordan 28 3102
Horace Grant 26 2859
John Paxson 31 1946
B.J. Armstrong 24 1875
Bill Cartwright 34 1471
Stacey King 25 1268
Cliff Levingston 31 1020
Will Perdue 26 1007
Bob Hansen 31 769
Scott Williams 23 690
Craig Hodges 31 555
1991 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age Minutes
Michael Jordan 27 3034
Scottie Pippen 25 3014
Horace Grant 25 2641
Bill Cartwright 33 2273
John Paxson 30 1971
B.J. Armstrong 23 1731
Stacey King 24 1198
Cliff Levingston 30 1013
Will Perdue 25 972
Craig Hodges 30 843
Dennis Hopson 25 728
Scott Williams 22 337
1990 DETROIT PISTONS
Player Age Minutes
Isiah Thomas 28 2993
Bill Laimbeer 32 2675
Joe Dumars 26 2578
Dennis Rodman 28 2377
James Edwards 34 2283
Mark Aguirre 30 2005
Vinnie Johnson 33 1972
John Salley 25 1914
Gerald Henderson 34 335
1989 DETROIT PISTONS
Player Age Minutes
Isiah Thomas 27 2924
Bill Laimbeer 31 2640
Joe Dumars 25 2408
Dennis Rodman 27 2208
Vinnie Johnson 32 2073
Rick Mahorn 30 1795
John Salley 24 1458
Adrian Dantley 32 1341
James Edwards 33 1254
Mark Aguirre 29 1068
Micheal Williams 22 358
1988 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Byron Scott 26 3048
James Worthy 26 2655
Magic Johnson 28 2637
A.C. Green 24 2636
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 2308
Mychal Thompson 33 2007
Michael Cooper 31 1793
Kurt Rambis 29 845
Wes Matthews 28 706
Mike Smrek 25 421
Milt Wagner 24 380
1987 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Magic Johnson 27 2904
James Worthy 25 2819
Byron Scott 25 2729
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 39 2441
Michael Cooper 30 2253
A.C. Green 23 2240
Kurt Rambis 28 1514
Billy Thompson 23 762
Mychal Thompson 32 680
Wes Matthews 27 532
Frank Brickowski 27 404
1986 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Larry Bird 29 3113
Dennis Johnson 31 2732
Robert Parish 32 2567
Danny Ainge 26 2407
Kevin McHale 28 2397
Jerry Sichting 29 1596
Bill Walton 33 1546
Scott Wedman 33 1402
Rick Carlisle 26 760
Greg Kite 24 464
Sam Vincent 22 432
David Thirdkill 25 385
1985 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Magic Johnson 25 2781
James Worthy 23 2696
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 2630
Byron Scott 23 2305
Michael Cooper 28 2189
Kurt Rambis 26 1617
Larry Spriggs 25 1292
Bob McAdoo 33 1254
Mike McGee 25 1170
Jamaal Wilkes 31 761
Mitch Kupchak 30 716
1984 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Larry Bird 27 3028
Robert Parish 30 2867
Dennis Johnson 29 2665
Kevin McHale 26 2577
Cedric Maxwell 28 2502
Gerald Henderson 28 2088
Quinn Buckner 29 1249
Danny Ainge 24 1154
Scott Wedman 31 916
M.L. Carr 33 585
1983 PHILADELPHIA 76'ERS
Player Age Minutes
Moses Malone 27 2922
Andrew Toney 25 2474
Maurice Cheeks 26 2465
Julius Erving 32 2421
Clint Richardson 26 1755
Bobby Jones 31 1749
Marc Iavaroni 26 1612
Franklin Edwards 23 1266
Earl Cureton 25 987
Russ Schoene 22 702
Clemon Johnson 26 698
Reggie Johnson 25 549
1982 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Norm Nixon 26 3024
Magic Johnson 22 2991
Jamaal Wilkes 28 2906
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 2677
Michael Cooper 25 2197
Mark Landsberger 26 1134
Kurt Rambis 23 1131
Jim Brewer 30 966
Mitch Kupchak 27 821
Bob McAdoo 30 746
Eddie Jordan 27 608
Mike McGee 22 352
1981 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Larry Bird 24 3239
Tiny Archibald 32 2820
Cedric Maxwell 25 2730
Chris Ford 32 2723
Robert Parish 27 2298
Kevin McHale 23 1645
Gerald Henderson 25 1608
Rick Robey 25 1569
M.L. Carr 30 655
1980 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Norm Nixon 24 3226
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 3143
Jamaal Wilkes 26 3111
Magic Johnson 20 2795
Jim Chones 30 2394
Michael Cooper 23 1973
Spencer Haywood 30 1544
Don Ford 27 580
Mark Landsberger 24 374
======== QUEST CHAMPIONS WHO WERE STARTERS AND VERY IMPORTANT NON-STARTERS ========
1980-1994
By Year and By Team
Strict Format: All players who played at least 1200 minutes are included
1994 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Player Age Minutes
Hakeem Olajuwon 31 3277
Otis Thorpe 31 2909
Vernon Maxwell 28 2571
Robert Horry 23 2370
Kenny Smith 28 2209
Mario Elie 30 1606
Carl Herrera 27 1292
Scott Brooks 28 1225
1993 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age Minutes
Scottie Pippen 27 3123
Michael Jordan 29 3067
Horace Grant 27 2745
B.J. Armstrong 25 2492
Scott Williams 24 1369
Bill Cartwright 35 1253
1992 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age Minutes
Scottie Pippen 26 3164
Michael Jordan 28 3102
Horace Grant 26 2859
John Paxson 31 1946
B.J. Armstrong 24 1875
Bill Cartwright 34 1471
Stacey King 25 1268
1991 CHICAGO BULLS
Player Age Minutes
Michael Jordan 27 3034
Scottie Pippen 25 3014
Horace Grant 25 2641
Bill Cartwright 33 2273
John Paxson 30 1971
B.J. Armstrong 23 1731
1990 DETROIT PISTONS
Player Age Minutes
Isiah Thomas 28 2993
Bill Laimbeer 32 2675
Joe Dumars 26 2578
Dennis Rodman 28 2377
James Edwards 34 2283
Mark Aguirre 30 2005
Vinnie Johnson 33 1972
John Salley 25 1914
1989 DETROIT PISTONS
Player Age Minutes
Isiah Thomas 27 2924
Bill Laimbeer 31 2640
Joe Dumars 25 2408
Dennis Rodman 27 2208
Vinnie Johnson 32 2073
Rick Mahorn 30 1795
John Salley 24 1458
Adrian Dantley 32 1341
James Edwards 33 1254
1988 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Byron Scott 26 3048
James Worthy 26 2655
Magic Johnson 28 2637
A.C. Green 24 2636
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 40 2308
Mychal Thompson 33 2007
Michael Cooper 31 1793
1987 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Magic Johnson 27 2904
James Worthy 25 2819
Byron Scott 25 2729
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 39 2441
Michael Cooper 30 2253
A.C. Green 23 2240
Kurt Rambis 28 1514
1986 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Larry Bird 29 3113
Dennis Johnson 31 2732
Robert Parish 32 2567
Danny Ainge 26 2407
Kevin McHale 28 2397
Jerry Sichting 29 1596
Bill Walton 33 1546
Scott Wedman 33 1402
1985 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Magic Johnson 25 2781
James Worthy 23 2696
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 37 2630
Byron Scott 23 2305
Michael Cooper 28 2189
Kurt Rambis 26 1617
Larry Spriggs 25 1292
Bob McAdoo 33 1254
1984 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Larry Bird 27 3028
Robert Parish 30 2867
Dennis Johnson 29 2665
Kevin McHale 26 2577
Cedric Maxwell 28 2502
Gerald Henderson 28 2088
Quinn Buckner 29 1249
1983 PHILADELPHIA 76'ERS
Player Age Minutes
Moses Malone 27 2922
Andrew Toney 25 2474
Maurice Cheeks 26 2465
Julius Erving 32 2421
Clint Richardson 26 1755
Bobby Jones 31 1749
Marc Iavaroni 26 1612
Franklin Edwards 23 1266
1982 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Norm Nixon 26 3024
Magic Johnson 22 2991
Jamaal Wilkes 28 2906
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 2677
Michael Cooper 25 2197
1981 BOSTON CELTICS
Player Age Minutes
Larry Bird 24 3239
Tiny Archibald 32 2820
Cedric Maxwell 25 2730
Chris Ford 32 2723
Robert Parish 27 2298
Kevin McHale 23 1645
Gerald Henderson 25 1608
Rick Robey 25 1569
1980 LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Player Age Minutes
Norm Nixon 24 3226
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 3143
Jamaal Wilkes 26 3111
Magic Johnson 20 2795
Jim Chones 30 2394
Michael Cooper 23 1973
Spencer Haywood 30 1544
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