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In addition to his many statistical accomplishments, Chamberlain also had a successful career. He is a two-time NBA Champion (1967, 1972) and a six-time NBA Finalist (1964, 1967, 1969–70, 1972–73), was voted NBA MVP 4 times (1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68) and NBA Finals MVP once , was elected to 7 All-NBA First Teams (1960–62 ...
Wilton Norman Chamberlain ( / ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn / CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Chamberlain ...
Attendance. 4,124. Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. It is widely considered one of the greatest records ...
Ed Macauley held the record for 39 days in 1958, the shortest in NBA history. Dolph Schayes held the record from 1958 to 1964 and was the first player to eclipse 15,000 career points. Bob Pettit held the record from 1964 to 1966 and is the first player to eclipse 20,000 career points. Wilt Chamberlain held the record from 1966 to 1984 and was ...
The following is a list of all NBA teammate triple-doubles, with playoff triple-double pairs highlighted in italics. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are the only pair of teammates to achieve this twice, while Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray made history on June 7, 2023 by becoming the first pair of teammates to record triple-doubles in the NBA ...
Wilt Chamberlain (100 points on March 2, 1962) It's perhaps one of the most hallowed single-game performances in all of sports, when Chamberlain led the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 victory ...
Most point-rebound double-doubles, career; 968 by Wilt Chamberlain [126] Longest continuous streak of double-doubles; 227 consecutive double-doubles by Wilt Chamberlain from 1964 to 1967 [127] Most seasons leading league in rebounds; 11 by Wilt Chamberlain [128] Most consecutive seasons leading the league in rebounds
Mel Counts. Mel Grant Counts (born October 16, 1941) is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1976. [ 1] An excellent outside shooter for a 7 footer, he was on the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics.