Wilt Chamberlain

The Big Dipper: 100 points, 55 rebounds, two championships.

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Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Quick Facts

Born: 21 August 1936
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 12 October 1999
Place of death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High school: Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College: Kansas (1956–1958)
Draft pick: territorial pick
Drafted by: Philadelphia Warriors

Lore & Background

Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, including several regular season records in scoring, rebounding, and durability; blocks were not counted during his career. He remains the only player to score 100 points in a single game. He also once gathered 55 rebounds, and never fouled out. Chamberlain is the only player to average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times. He once averaged 50 points per game, as well as 48 minutes per game, in a season. Chamberlain ultimately won two NBA championships, four regular-season Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, the Rookie of the Year, one Finals MVP, and one All-Star Game MVP; he was selected to thirteen All-Star Games and ten All-NBA Teams (seven First and three Second teams). He won seven scoring, eleven rebounding, nine durability, and nine field goal percentage titles.

Reader's Guide

Chamberlain played for the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers. He won his first NBA championship in 1967 as a member of the 76ers, and his second in 1972 as a member of the Lakers. He had an on-court rivalry with Boston Celtics' center Bill Russell.