THE MAN THE LEGACY
WILT CHAMBERLIN
August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999)
He was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA); he played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 pounds as a rookie before bulking up to 275 and eventually to over 300 pounds with the Lakers. He played the center position and is widely considered one of the greatest and most dominant players in NBA history.He holds an unpresidented amount of NBA records in scoring, rebounding and durability categories. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game or average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. He also won seven scoring, nine field goal percentage, and eleven rebounding titles, and led the league in assists once. Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times. He is also the only player to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game over the entire course of his NBA career.
His career Achievements and Accalades
Career PPG: 30.1, Career RPG: 22.9, Career APG: 4.4, Seven scoring titles11 rebounding titles, Eight win-share titles, Only center in NBA history to lead the league in assists (702 in 1967-68), Averaged 50.4 PPG in 1961-62, Averaged 48.5 MPG in 1961-62, Four-time MVP, Two-time NBA All-Defensive First Team, Only player in NBA history to record a 100-point game, Never fouled out in his career and Film.
Wilt Chamberlain’s statistical record is virtually unparalleled by any basketball player. His points per game average of 30.1 has only been tied by Michael Jordan, and he remains the record holder for highest number of points scored in a single game.The universally acclaimed NBA legend, who was added to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 will live long in the archives of NBA history as one of the greatest sportsmen of all time.