Did you know that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar birth name was
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.?
Did you know that Kareem was born April 16, 1947?
Did you know that Kareem is a retired American professional
basketball player who played 20 seasons in the
National Basketball Association (NBA) for the
Milwaukee Bucks and
Los Angeles Lakers?
Did you know that during his career as a
center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time
NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time
NBA All-Star, a 15-time
All-NBA selection, and an 11-time
NBA All-Defensive Team member?
Did you know that Kareem was a member of six
NBA championship teams, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted
NBA Finals MVP.?
Did you know that Kareem in 1969 was the first-ever
Naismith College Player of the Year?.
Did you know that when Kareem started playing High School ball he was 6 foot 8 inch
player?
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Did you know that Kareem led Power Memorial Academy to three straight New York City Catholic
championships, a 71-game winning streak, and a 79–2 overall record?
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Did you know that Kareem scored over 2,067 total points which is a New York City high school record?
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Did you know that Kareem won three consecutive national championship basketball titles when he played at
UCLA?
Did you know that Kareem adopted the
Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. after winning his first NBA championship in 1971?
Did you know that the name "
sky hook" became his trademark
shot, which helped him established himself as one of the league's top scorers?
Did you know that at the time of Kareem retirement in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA's all-time leader in
points scored (38,387),
games played (1,560),
minutes played (57,446),
field goals made (15,837), field goal attempts (28,307),
blocked shots (3,189), defensive
rebounds (9,394), and
personal fouls (4,657)?
Did you know that in 2008, ESPN named him Kareem "greatest player in college basketball history"?
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Did you know that Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, and a best-selling author?
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Did you know that Kareem as of the 2011–2012 season, he still holds or shares a number of individual records at UCLA?
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- Highest career scoring average: 26.4;
- Most career field goals: 943 (tied with Don MacLean);
- Most points in a season: 870 (1967);
- Highest season scoring average: 29.0 (1967);
- Most field goals in a season: 346 (1967);
- Most free throw attempts in a season: 274 (1967);
- Most points in a single game: 61;
- Most field goals in a single game: 26 (vs. Washington State, February 25, 1967).
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