Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

Chamberlain after his 100-point game, March 2, 1962.
Personal information
Born	(1936-08-21)August 21, 1936 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	October 12, 1999(1999-10-12) (aged 63) Bel Air, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Kansas (1956–1958)
NBA draft	1959 / Pick: Territorial
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career	1959–1973
Position	Center
Number	13
Coaching career	1973–1974
Career history
As player:
1958–1959	Harlem Globetrotters
1959–1965	Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors
1965–1968	Philadelphia 76ers
1968–1973	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1973–1974	San Diego Conquistadors
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1967, 1972) NBA Finals MVP (1972) 4× NBA Most Valuable Player (1960, 1966–1968) 13× NBA All-Star (1960–1969, 1971–1973) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960) 7× All-NBA First Team (1960–1962, 1964, 1966–1968) 3× All-NBA Second Team (1963, 1965, 1972) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972, 1973) NBA Rookie of the Year (1960) 7× NBA scoring champion (1960–1966) 11× NBA rebounds leader (1960–1963, 1966–1969, 1971–1973) 9× NBA field goal percentage leader NBA assists leader (1968) No. 13 retired by Golden State Warriors No. 13 retired by Philadelphia 76ers No. 13 retired by Los Angeles Lakers NBA 35th Anniversary Team NBA 50th Anniversary Team NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1957) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1957, 1958) NBA records Single-game scoring record (100) Highest single-season scoring average (50.4) Single-season scoring record (4,029) Single-game rebounding record (55) Highest single-season rebounding average (27.2) Single-season rebounding record (2,149) Highest single-season minutes average (48.5) Holds numerous other records and achievements
Career statistics
Points	31,419 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds	23,924 (22.9 rpg)
Assists	4,643 (4.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

NBA records

Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) 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.

Chamberlain holds numerous 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, eleven rebounding, nine field goal percentage 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. Although he suffered a long string of professional losses, Chamberlain had a successful career, winning two NBA championships, earning four regular-season Most Valuable Player awards, the Rookie of the Year award, one NBA Finals MVP award, and being selected to 13 All-Star Games and ten All-NBA First and Second teams. Chamberlain was subsequently enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, elected into the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team of 1980, and chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History of 1996.