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Wilt Chamberlain

Awards And Accomplishments



1957 NCAA Tournament MVP, unanimous first team all-America
1958 Unanimous first team all-America
1960 NBA rookie of the year and most valuable player; NBA all-star and all-NBA first team; record for most points (2,707, or 37.6 ppg) and rebounds (1,941, or 27.0 rpg) in a rookie year, and for most points by a rookie in a single game (58, on January 25)
1961 NBA all-star and all-NBA first team
1962 NBA all-star, NBA all-star MVP, and all-NBA first team; all-time record for most points scored in a single game (100, on March 2); seasonal records for most minutes (3,338, or 41.7 mpg), most points (4,029, or 50.4 ppg), field goals made (1,597), and field goals attempted (3,159); single-game all-star record for most points (42)
1963-65 NBA all-star and all-NBA second team
1966 NBA most valuable player; NBA all-star and all-NBA first team
1967 NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers; NBA most valuable player; NBA all-star and all-NBA first team
1968 NBA most valuable player; NBA all-star and all-NBA first team
1969-71 NBA all-star
1972 NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers; NBA all-star and finals MVP; all-NBA second team, NBA all-defensive first team
1973 NBA all-star and all-defensive first team
1978 Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1980 Named to NBA 35th anniversary all-time team
1996 Named to NBA 50th anniversary all-time team

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Famous Sports StarsBasketballWilt Chamberlain Biography - A Giant At An Early Age, Recruited By Kansas, From The Jayhawks To The Globetrotters To The Warriors - SELECTED WRITINGS BY CHAMBERLAIN: