| Probably known as the most dominant basketball | | | | dominance of Wilt Chamberlain. During the |
| player in history is National Basketball Association | | | | 1961-1962 in a game against the New York |
| hall of famer Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain. | | | | Knicks, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points and is |
| Throughout his career, Wilt captured multiple | | | | the highest number scored in a game still to this |
| scoring titles and scored more points in a game | | | | day. In 1963 the Warriors relocated to San |
| than anyone in a professional level game ever. On | | | | Francisco and one year later Wilt was traded to |
| top of a game scoring record, Wilt also scored | | | | Philadelphia, which was a team now known as the |
| the most points in a single season. These two | | | | 76ers. When 1967 came around, Wilt and the |
| individual scoring records alone are more than | | | | 76ers captured the NBA championship title by |
| enough to be inducted to the Nation Basketball | | | | defeating his former team, the San Francisco |
| Association's Hall of Fame.Early in Chamberlain's | | | | Warriors in six games. That same year, Wilt |
| High School career, he drew much attention after | | | | Chamberlain received his fourth and final Most |
| scoring 90 points in a single game and then leading | | | | Valuable Player award.Traded to the Los Angeles |
| his Overbrook High School team to City | | | | Lakers the following year, Wilt was with a team |
| Championships in 1954 and 1955. After being | | | | full of great players and had high hopes for |
| named to the high-school All-American team, Wilt | | | | capturing an NBA championship there. It wasn't |
| attended the University of Kansas, where he | | | | until 1972 when the Lakers won the championship |
| twice earned All-American honors. He led his | | | | though, but when it happened, Wilt was named |
| Kansas team to the championship game in 1957, | | | | the finals MVP. The next season would be |
| but fell short in a loss to North Carolina in triple | | | | Chamberlains last in the NBA at the age of 37. |
| overtime. Chamberlain was frustrated with his | | | | Wilt still managed to lead the league in rebounding |
| college team and decided to turn professional but | | | | in his final year and also set a field-goal |
| was not eligible until his college class graduated in | | | | percentage record, shooting 72.7%.Wilt |
| 1959. Instead of just waiting for 1959 to come | | | | Chamberlain achieved many feats that very few |
| around, Wilt played one year with the Harlem | | | | players in NBA history have. Some may argue |
| Globetrotters and then began his first season in | | | | that there just wasn't enough big men at the |
| the National Basketball Association in 1960 with | | | | time to compete with Wilt and that if he would |
| the Philadelphia Warriors.Wilt Chamberlain's first | | | | have played with today's players, it would be a |
| NBA season was a very successful one, | | | | different story. On the other hand, many more |
| averaging 37 points per game and 27 rebounds a | | | | sport's writers would agree that he would still |
| game, which led the league in both categories. | | | | dominate in today's game, just not as much. |
| Achieving these statistics in his rookie season won | | | | Unfortunately, Wilt Norman Chamberlain passed |
| him Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player | | | | away on October 12, 1999 at the hands of a |
| honors. The team as a whole over the next few | | | | heart attack in Los Angeles, California at his home. |
| years could not obtain a championship despite the | | | | |