![]() Chamberlain with the Harlem Globetrotters in 1959 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 21, 1936
Died | October 12, 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 63)
Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Overbrook (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
College | Kansas (1956–1958) |
NBA draft | 1959 / Pick: Territorial |
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors | |
Playing career | 1958–1973 |
Position | Center |
Number | 13 |
Coaching career | 1973–1974 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1958–1959 | Harlem Globetrotters |
1959–1965 | Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors |
1965–1968 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1968–1973 | Los Angeles Lakers |
As coach: | |
1973–1974 | San Diego Conquistadors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career statistics | |
Points | 31,419 (30.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 23,924 (22.9 rpg) |
Assists | 4,643 (4.4 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Basketball Hall of Fame as player | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |