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  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Wikipedia

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    Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born in Harlem, New York City, [17] the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a transit police officer and jazz musician. [18] Cora was born in North Carolina but came to Harlem as part of the Great Migration.

  3. List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or ...

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    Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), who once scored 61 points, is also in the Basketball Hall of Fame. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws and field goals. [1] The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I is the highest level of amateur basketball in the United States.

  4. 1966–67 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team - Wikipedia

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    This was the season Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, debuted on to the college basketball scene.After playing on the freshman team under then NCAA rules, Alcindor dominated at the varsity level as a sophomore, leading UCLA to an undefeated 30–0 record while averaging 29.0 points and 15.5 rebounds.

  5. 'Highly significant' NBA Finals jersey up for auction is last ...

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    The road jersey worn by legendary center Lew Alcindor — now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — during the Bucks’ championship-clinching win over the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals is ...

  6. Game of the Century (college basketball) - Wikipedia

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    The UCLA Bruins were the dominant NCAA men's basketball program of the era, having won Division I championships in 1964, 1965, and 1967. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was a talented player who was credited with reviving interest in college basketball, with Bruin games selling out arenas. [2]

  7. 1965–66 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team - Wikipedia

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    On November 27, 1965, the freshmen team, led by Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), defeated the varsity team 75–60 in the UCLA Women's gym. [3] Alcindor scored 31 points and had 21 rebounds in that game although the defeat had no effect on the varsity's national ranking. The Bruins were still number one the following week.

  8. 1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team - Wikipedia

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    The Bruins avenged the only loss in the Final Four, thrashing the Cougars behind Lew Alcindor's 19 points and 18 rebounds. "Big Lew" was even more dominant in the title game, with 34 points and 16 boards in a win over North Carolina. UCLA limited Houston's Elvin Hayes, who was averaging 37.7 points per game but was held to only 10.

  9. UCLA Bruins men's basketball retired numbers - Wikipedia

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    Lew Alcindor (blue), now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, against the USC Trojans in the 1966–67 season. Numbers retired by UCLA were originally limited to three-time consensus All-Americans. [4] In 1990, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known as Lew Alcindor during his UCLA career, and Bill Walton were the first to have their numbers retired. [5]