Few athletes have ever reached the level of domination that Wilt Chamberlain achieved throughout his basketball career. "The Big Dipper" is one of only three players who have scored more than 30,000 points in an NBA career. A high school legend at famed Overbrook High School in the heart of Philadelphia, Chamberlain was the most coveted schoolboy recruit in the country. He went on to the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks into the 1957 NCAA finals, losing in triple overtime to top-ranked North Carolina.

Despite not winning a college national championship, Chamberlain's skills were so far advanced than his competitors, several rule changes were enacted in attempt to thwart his domination. These rules changed included widening the lane, instituting offensive goaltending and revising rules governing inbounding the ball and shooting free throws.

He joined the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959-60 season and was an immediate force. Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history named MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season, and along the way set eight NBA season records. He averaged 37.6 ppg and 27 rpg his first season, and was named to the All-Star team. He played 14 spectacular NBA seasons including with the Philadelphia Warriors (1959-62) and Golden State Warriors (1962-65) .

Chamberlain was named league MVP four times-once as a Warrior-and was an All-NBA First Team selection seven times. Named to 13 NBA All-Star Games, Chamberlain set All-Star Game career records for most rebounds (197), most points in a single game (42), and in 1960 earned MVP honors. The multi-talented Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring seven consecutive years (1959-65), rebounding 11 times and in 1968 led the league in assists. In 1961-62, Wilt established remarkable records for points (4,029, 50.4 ppg), and against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, he scored 100 points, a mark that has withstood the test of time.

Upon retirement, Wilt held numerous records: he scored 50 or more points 118 times, 60 or more points 32 times, and is the NBA's all-time rebounding leader with 23,924. Although his feats were often credited to his tremendous size, Chamberlain was a true natural who possessed exceptional speed, agility, stamina and strength.