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July 07, 2004

Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 Rookie of the year


Born: August 21, 1936, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

College: Kansas

NBA start: Picked 3rd overall by Philadelphia in 1959.

Size: height:7'-1" - weight:250lbs.

Stats: gp:72 - mpg:46.4 - ppg:37.6 - rpg:27.0 - apg:2.3 - fg%:46.1 - ft%:58.2

Team standing - 49-26, 2nd in Eastern division. Lost to Boston 4-2 in Division finals.

Comments - His team lost to Bill Russell's Celtics in the Division finals, but individually he cleaned up the competition with the regular season MVP, the All-Star MVP, the scoring champion, rebounding champion, and All-Star (present day All-NBA) first team awards.

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