Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Awards And Accomplishments
| 1962-66 | Sets a record for most points (2,067) and most rebounds (2,002) by a high school player in New York City |
| 1966 | Receives a New York State Regents' scholarship; accepts a scholarship to UCLA |
| 1967-69 | Named to first team, All-America; named most outstanding player, National College Athletic Association tournament |
| 1967, 1969 | Named college player of the year by Sporting News, United Press International, Associated Press, and U.S. Basketball Writers Association; named national player of the year |
| 1969 | Received Naismith Award; graduated as the leading scorer in the history of University of California at Los Angeles |
| 1970 | Named National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year |
| 1970-77, 1979-89 | Played in National Basketball Association All-Star Games |
| 1971-72 | Led National Basketball Association in scoring |
| 1971-72, 1974, 1976-77, 1980 | Named league's most valuable player |
| 1971, 1985 | Named most valuable player of National Basketball Association playoffs |
| 1971-77, 1980-81, 1984, 1986, | Named to All-NBA First Team |
| 1974-75, 1979-81 | Named to All-Defensive First Team |
| 1975-76, 1979-80 | Led National Basketball Association in blocked shots |
| 1976 | Led National Basketball Association in rebounds |
| 1980 | Named to the National Basketball Association thirty-fifth anniversary all-time team |
| 1984 | Broke Wilt Chamberlain's career scoring record of 31,419 points; broke Jerry West's all-time playoff scoring record |
| 1985 | Named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year |
| 1989 | Retired with National Basketball Association career records for most minutes (57,446), most points (38,387), most field goals, and first player to play for 20 seasons |
| 1996 | Named to the National Basketball Association fiftieth anniversary all-time team |
| 1995 | Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 15 |
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