Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999)

Wilt Chamberlain is one of my all-time favourite basketball players. He was born in 1936 in Philadelphia, and he started playin basketball in the Overbrook High School. There he did some amazing things, for example he xcored 90 points in a single game and 60 points in only two minutes, calling the attention of all the country. He finished his High School years averaging 38.2 points per game (47.2 in his last year).

Then he went to the University of Kansas for two years, where he won a National Championship and was chosen twice for the All-American team. After his brilliant years in High School and NCAA, he decided to jump to the NBA.

Chamberlain was chosen in the 1959 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. In his rookie year he averaged 37.6 ppg and 27 rpg, being named MVP and Rookie of the Year. Before leaving the team, Chamberlain set an amazing record. He scored 100 points in a single game. After four years, the Warriors moved to San Francisco, and Chamberlain decided to leave the franchise.

In 1964 he joined the Philadelphia 76ers, returning to his hometown. In the same year, the 76ers won the NBA title, defeating Chamberlain's former team, San Francisco Warriors. That season, Chamberlain was named MVP (third time in his career). In these years Chamberlain changed his style, becoming a pass-first player and led the NBA in assits in 1967-1968 (8.6 apg), being named again MVP. He asked to being traded and went to Los Angeles Lakers in the next year, where he finishes his career.