• Overbrook (PA) High School (1951-55)

• All-America (1955)
  
• Scored 90 points, including 60 points in a 10-minute span against Roxborough High School
  
• Led Overbrook to City Championships (1954, 1955)
  
• Scored 800 points in his first 16 games (1955)
  
• Scored 2,252 points in high school career
  

• University of Kansas (1955-58)
  

• Unanimous First Team All-America (1957, 1958)
  
• The Sporting News First Team All-America (1958)
  
• Played two seasons at Kansas and scored 1,433 points (29.9 ppg), grabbing 877 rebounds (18.3 rpg) in 48 varsity games
  
• Scored 52 points against Northwestern (1957)
  
• Grabbed 36 rebounds against Iowa (1958)
  
• NCAA Tournament MVP (1957)
  
• Led Kansas to the 1957 championship game, a 54-53 triple overtime loss to North Carolina coached by Hall of Famer
  Frank McGuire
  
• Led Kansas to Big Seven championships (1957, 1958)
  
• All-Big Seven (1957, 1958)

• Harlem Globetrotters (1958-59)
  
• NBA Philadelphia Warriors (1959-62)
  
• NBA San Francisco Warriors (1963-64)
  
• NBA Philadelphia 76ers (1964-68)
  
• NBA Los Angeles Lakers (1968-73)

• NBA Rookie of the Year (1960)
  
• NBA Most Valuable Player (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968)
  
• All-NBA First Team (1960-62, 1964-68)
  
• All-NBA Second Team (1963, 1965, 1972)
  
• NBA All-Defensive First Team (1972, 1973)
  
• NBA Finals MVP (1972)
• Holds the NBA Finals record for most rebounds (41, April 5, 1967 vs. Boston)
  
• Scored 53 points as a rookie against Syracuse (March 14, 1960)
  
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1960), after scoring 23 points with 25 rebounds
  
• Thirteen-time NBA All-Star (1960-69, 1971-73)
  
• Holds the career All-Star Game record for most rebounds (197)
  
• Holds the single-game All-Star record for most points (42) in 1962
  
• NBA championships with the Philadelphia 76ers (1967) and Los Angeles Lakers (1972)
  
• Scored 31,419 points (30.1 ppg) in 1,045 pro games, best in the league when he retired; currently second all-time behind
  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  
• Led the NBA in scoring seven straight years (1960-66), including a career-high 50.4 ppg in 1962
  
• Holds single game record for points in one game (100, March 2, 1962) against the New York Knicks in Hershey, PA
  
• Scored 78 points against Los Angeles in three overtimes (Dec. 8, 1961)
  
• Scored 73 points vs. Chicago (Jan. 13, 1962)
  
• Scored 72 points against Los Angeles (Nov. 3, 1962)
  
• Scored 50 or more points 118 times
  
• Scored 50 or more points 45 times in the 1961-62 season, including seven consecutively (Dec. 16-29, 1961)
  
• Scored 40 points or more 271 times
  
• Scored 40 or more points 63 times in the 1961-62 season; 52 times in the 1962-63 season
  
• Scored 40 or more points 14 straight times (Dec. 8-30, 1961)
  
• Scored 30 or more points 65 straight times (Nov. 4, 1961 - Feb. 22, 1962); had a 31-game and a 25-game 30-point streak
  
• Holds single-game record for most points by a rookie (58, Jan. 25, 1960 vs. the Detroit Pistons)
  
• Made 35 consecutive shots (Feb. 17-28, 1967)
  
• Went 18 of 18 from the field against the Baltimore Bullets (Feb. 24, 1967)
  
• Led the league in field goal percentage nine times (1961, 1963, 1965-69, 1972)
  
• Holds record for most free throws attempted (11,862)
  
• Grabbed 23,924 rebounds (22.9 rpg), best in history in both number and per game average
  
• Holds seasonal records for most minutes (3,338, 41.7 mpg), most points (4,029), points per game (50.4), field goals made (1,597) and field goals attempted (3,159), all in 1962
  
• Holds the rookie record for most points (2,707, 37.6 ppg) and rebounds (1,941, 27.0 rpg) in 1960
  
• Led the league in rebounding 11 times (1960-63, 1966-69, 1971-73)
  
• Led the league in minutes seven times (1961-64, 1966-68)
  
• In the 1968 season, averaged 24.3 ppg, 23.8 rpg and 8.3 assists per game
  
• NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980)
  
• NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)
  
• Ranks second all-time in scoring with 31,419 points (30.1 ppg)
  
• Ranks second all-time in rebounding 23,924 rebounds (22.9 rpg)

• ABA San Diego Conquistadors (1973-74)
  

• Conquistadors record: 37-47
  
• Lost to Utah in the Western Division semifinals

Few athletes have ever reached the level of domination that Wilt Chamberlain achieved throughout his basketball career. An offensive force second to none, "Wilt the Stilt" is one of only two players who have scored more than 30,000 points in an NBA career. A high school legend at famed Overbrook High School in the heart of Philadelphia, Chamberlain was the most coveted schoolboy recruit in the country. He opted for the storied basketball program at the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks into the 1957 NCAA finals, losing in triple overtime to top-ranked North Carolina. Because Chamberlain's skills were so far advanced than his competitors, several rule changes were enacted to harness his awesome ability. These rules changed included widening the lane, instituting offensive goaltending and revising rules governing inbounding the ball and shooting free throws.

At Kansas, Chamberlain found himself guarded by as many as three players at one time. And, when opponents weren't "gang-guarding" him, they held the ball for long stretches. Frustrated by these tactics, the Big Dipper left school and briefly toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. The seven-foot-one tower of power joined the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959-60 season and was an immediate attention grabber and dominating force. Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history named MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season, and along the way set eight NBA season records. He averaged 37.6 ppg and 27 rpg his first season, and was named to the All-Star team. Through 14 spectacular NBA seasons with the Philadelphia Warriors (1959-62), Golden State Warriors (1962-65), Philadelphia 76ers (1965-68) and the Los Angeles Lakers (1968-73), Chamberlain was named league MVP four times (1960,1966-68) and was an All-NBA First Team selection seven times. Named to 13 NBA All-Star Games, Chamberlain set All-Star Game career records for most rebounds (197), most points in a single game (42), and in 1960 earned MVP honors. The multi-talented Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring seven consecutive years (1959-65), rebounding 11 times and in 1968 led the league in assists. In 1961-62, Wilt enjoyed a Hall of Fame season. He established remarkable records for points (4,029, 50.4 ppg), and against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, he scored 100 points, a mark that has withstood the test of time.

When Chamberlain left the NBA in 1973, he had captured two championships — in 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers and in 1972 with Los Angeles. Upon retirement, Wilt held numerous records: he scored 50 or more points 118 times, 60 or more points 32 times, and is the NBA's all-time rebounding leader with 23,924. Although his feats were often credited to his tremendous size, Chamberlain was a true natural who possessed exceptional speed, agility, stamina and strength. His legendary battles with Bill Russell will forever remain etched into the NBA's glorious history.

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