Until this morning, here are 10 Things I admit I did not know and I figure some people know/knew about Wilt.
1) Wilt led the league in assists in 67/68.
2) Wilt never fouled out of a regular or post season NBA game.
3) Wilt played for the Harlem Globetrotters BEFORE he played in the NBA.
4) Wilt led the league in FG% 9 times.
5) Wilt was never married.
6) When Wilt was in High School Red Auerbach had Wilt play 1-on-1 against University of Kansas standout and national champion B. H. Born - who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1953 NCAA Finals. Chamberlain won 25–10. Born was so dejected that he gave up a promising NBA career and became a tractor engineer ("If there were high school kids that good, I figured I wasn't going to make it to the pros").
7) Before playing at KU Wilt played a few professional games under an alias - George Marcus.
8) Wilt never played for Phog Allen.
9) Wilt had two brothers.
10) I knew Wilt was a Track and Field guy but I didn't know he won three straight Big Eight high jump championships. - Which begs me to ask - why couldn't he play varsity basketball as a freshman but he could compete in varsity track & field?
Very cool. Before watching it I didn't realize I would feel like I was on LSD - but I still enjoyed it.
Re: Wilt
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:50 am
by Shirley
Forgive me if this has been posted before.
...In an 80-game season, Wilt played 79 complete, 48-minute games, and missed 8 minutes of one game because he was thrown out...
Michael Jordan scored 50 or more points 31 times in his career. Wilt scored 50 or more points 45 times in one season.
Re: Wilt
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:05 am
by pdub
Look at all those tough opponents ( in that video ) he had to play against!*
*what Wilt did was incredible.
But I think LeBron and Jordan would have put up equally insane stats if they got transported to the league in the 60's from the future.
Re: Wilt
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:12 pm
by dolomite
The nickname he preferred was “The Big Dipper”.
Re: Wilt
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:29 pm
by dolomite
Wilt Chamberlain's dominance in basketball led to several rule changes in the NBA and NCAA, including:
Free throw rule
Chamberlain could dunk from the free-throw line without a run-up, so the NCAA ruled in 1956 that both feet must remain behind the line when attempting a free throw.
Offensive goaltending
Chamberlain's dominance in college led to the banning of offensive goaltending, which prevents players from interfering with the ball when it's above the ring and on its way to the basket.
Lane widening
Chamberlain's success near the basket led to the widening of the lane.
Inbound passes
Inbound passes over the backboard were banned due to Chamberlain's dominance.
Re: Wilt
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 9:17 pm
by Shirley
dolomite wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:29 pm
Wilt Chamberlain's dominance in basketball led to several rule changes in the NBA and NCAA, including:
Free throw rule
Chamberlain could dunk from the free-throw line without a run-up, so the NCAA ruled in 1956 that both feet must remain behind the line when attempting a free throw.
Offensive goaltending
Chamberlain's dominance in college led to the banning of offensive goaltending, which prevents players from interfering with the ball when it's above the ring and on its way to the basket.
Lane widening
Chamberlain's success near the basket led to the widening of the lane.
Inbound passes
Inbound passes over the backboard were banned due to Chamberlain's dominance.
Interesting, thanks!
Re: Wilt
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 6:10 pm
by JKLivin
Deleted User 57 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:00 am
Until this morning, here are 10 Things I admit I did not know and I figure some people know/knew about Wilt.
1) Wilt led the league in assists in 67/68.
2) Wilt never fouled out of a regular or post season NBA game.
3) Wilt played for the Harlem Globetrotters BEFORE he played in the NBA.
4) Wilt led the league in FG% 9 times.
5) Wilt was never married.
6) When Wilt was in High School Red Auerbach had Wilt play 1-on-1 against University of Kansas standout and national champion B. H. Born - who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 1953 NCAA Finals. Chamberlain won 25–10. Born was so dejected that he gave up a promising NBA career and became a tractor engineer ("If there were high school kids that good, I figured I wasn't going to make it to the pros").
7) Before playing at KU Wilt played a few professional games under an alias - George Marcus.
8) Wilt never played for Phog Allen.
9) Wilt had two brothers.
10) I knew Wilt was a Track and Field guy but I didn't know he won three straight Big Eight high jump championships. - Which begs me to ask - why couldn't he play varsity basketball as a freshman but he could compete in varsity track & field?
I also read somewhere that he could run a 4.6 40 yard dash and ran the 200 in track at KU.
