Wilt Chamberlain
Coach and Basketball Player
What week four taught us about the Suns: Still surprising people, just not on TNTSuns fans expectations of Amare Stoudemire on the court are like a 1970's NBA fan's expectation of Wilt Chamberlain in a night club, he's going to score. Even though everyone expects Amare to score, they also knew it would take a... In this article: The Suns, Grant Hill, Hornets, Wilt Chamberlain, J-Rich, Raptors, Toronto, New Orleans, and Amare Stoudemire |
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Bleacher Report | 1 day ago
Question: Should Allen Iverson be signed to The Lakers? The Answer, YES!
...MVP Bob McAdoo to a championship squad and went on to win a few more with McAdoo. Prior to that they acquired basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain late in his career to play with Jerry West and company and went in route to 33 consecutive...
In this article: Allen Iverson, Los Angeles Lakers, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Kobe Bryant, Bob McAdoo, NBA, Louisiana, and MVP
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 2 days ago
Bucks rookie Jennings gives buzz to team
...State Warriors, the 6-foot-1 wisp of a point guard left mouths agape and the whole league talking about the kid from Compton. Only Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Earl Monroe and Elgin Baylor had scored 55 or more points as an NBA rookie.
In this article: Milwaukee Bucks, Under Armour, Brandon Jennings, NBA, Ben Gordon, and Milwaukee
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Deseret News | 2 days ago
Utah Jazz: NBA rookies getting the point
...at least deeper. The No. 10 overall pick in last June's draft is suddenly being mentioned in the same sentence as NBA legends Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson. Jennings' first-ever NBA game was a near triple-double - he scored 17...
In this article: Brandon Jennings, NBA, Utah Jazz, E mail, NBA Draft, Rookie of the Year Award, Euroleague, and Oscar Robertson
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kentnewsnet.com | 4 days ago
Jennings' story good for the game
...the record for fewest games into an NBA career with a 50-point game. The previous record holder? A guy by the name of Wilt Chamberlain. (Chamberlain scored 55 points on Nov. 12, 1959, in the eighth game of his NBA career). Many people...
In this article: Brandon Jennings, NBA, NBA Draft, Rome, IP Address, Tyreke Evans, Lottomatica Virtus Roma, David Stern, and Allen Iverson
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Fred Bowen KidsPost: LeBron James wants NBA to retire Michael Jordan's number 23
If he's not superstitious, maybe James should subtract 10 from 23 and wear the number 13. Sorry, that's Wilt Chamberlain's number. Chamberlain, who once scored 100 points in an NBA game and averaged more than 50 points a game for an entire...
In this article: LeBron James, Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association, Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson, Larry Bird, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics
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Deseret News | 5 days ago
Don't stop at retiring Jordan's 23; there's Bird, Magic ...
...as a player and a player/coach - almost twice as many as Jordan. While we're at it, the league should retire No. 13 for Wilt Chamberlain, who changed the game and set records that will never be broken. He's had his jersey retired...
In this article: LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, NBA, Magic, Mothball, Kenny Washington, Bill Russell, and NHL
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Kobe gets 40 in Lakers' 106-93 win over Pistons
...a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left. With four 40-point games already this season after getting just four all last year, Kobe trails only Wilt Chamberlain (271) and Michael Jordan (173) in 40-point games in NBA history. Will Bynum scored 10 of...
In this article: Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Detroit, Lisa Leslie, Andrew Bynum, Los Angeles, MVP, Denver, and Michigan State
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 6 days ago
Jennings' big game was Chamberlain-esque
...on page 2 of The Milwaukee Journal sports section on Nov. 13, 1959, read: "Chamberlain Leads Warrior Triumph." The previous day, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors, playing in his eighth game in the National Basketball...
In this article: Brandon Jennings, Indianapolis Colts, National Basketball Association, New England Patriots, Kevin Faulk, Wayne Embry, Bill Belichick, and Detroit Lions
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Sports Illustrated | 7 days ago
Morning Jolt: November 16, 2009
...victory over Philadelphia. Russell's one half total is an NBA record and he finished the game with 49. 1962 San Francisco's Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points against the New York Knicks, tied for the third-highest single-game point total in...
In this article: Bill Russell, Peyton Manning, NBA, Reds, Philadelphia, ESPN, and Sporting News
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Kansas City Star | November 14, 2009
Hawks dismantle the Pride
...lead story was Xavier Henry's 27 points - the most by any freshman in his Kansas debut. The previous record was Norm Cook (21). Wilt Chamberlain not only holds the KU debut (Soph) record (52 points), but it is also the all-time scoring record...
In this article: Joe Ruklick, Ron Kellogg, NBA, Kansas, Hofstra, and Philadelphia Warriors
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Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999), nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards, was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain, who weighed 250 lbs as a rookie before bulking up to 275 lb and eventually over 300 lb with the Lakers, played the center position and is widely considered one of the greatest and most dominant players in the history of the NBA.
Chamberlain holds numerous official NBA all-time records, setting records in many scoring, rebounding and durability categories. Among others, he is the only player in NBA history to average more than 40 and 50 points in a season or score 100 points in a single NBA game. He also won seven scoring, nine field goal percentage, and eleven rebounding titles, and once even led the league in assists. Although suffering a long string of professional losses, Chamberlain had a successful career, winning two NBA titles, 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 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.
- Birth Date:
- August 21, 1936
- Weight (lbs):
- 275
- University Attended:
- Kansas
- Number:
- 13
- Position:
- Center
- Draft pick:
- territorial pick
- Draft round:
- N/A
- Draft Year:
- 1959
- Debut Date:
- 1959
- Career Highlights:
- * 2× NBA champion (1967, 1972)
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