Wilt Chamberlain
School:
Height:
7-1
Position:
Center
Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA
High School:
Overbrook High School
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1957 and 1958
- All-American Recognition: 1957 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, UP1, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team) and 1958 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, UP1, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Ranked among the nation's scoring leaders in 1957 (4th) and 1958 (3rd)
- Ranked 4th in the nation in rebounding percentage in 1957 and 1958
- Leading scorer and rebounder for 1957 NCAA Tournament runner-up (24-3 record)
- Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 1957 (55 points, 25 rebounds)
- Named to 1957 All-NCAA Tournament team
- Averaged 30.3 points and 15.5 rebounds in four NCAA Tournament games in 1957 (3-1 record)
- Selected as a territorial choice by the Philadelphia Warriors in first round of 1959 NBA draft after he played one season with the Harlem Globetrotters
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.