1936- . US basketball player, who set a
record by averaging 50.4 points a game during
the 1962 season, and was the only man to
score 100 points in a game. He was known as
`Wilt the Stilt' because of his height 2.16
m/7 ft 1 1/8 in. He played professionally for
the Philadelphia Warriors, Philadelphia
76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, and briefly for
the Harlem Globetrotters. Playing against the
New York Knickerbockers 1962 he became the
only man to score 100 points in a National
Basketball Association (NBA) game. He was the
only centre to lead the league in assists. He
led the league in scoring 1960-66, was NBA
Most Valuable Player 1960, 1966-68, and
retired 1973 after a 13-year career. CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
Total games: 1,045
Points: 31,419 (average 30.1 per game)
Records: most points in a game: 100 v New
York Knickerbockers (1962)
Most points in a season: 4,029 (1962)
(average 50.4 per game)
Most seasons as NBA top scorer: 7 (1960-66)