Cincinnati Royals 1960-61 through 1969-70
Milwaukee Bucks 1970-71 through 1973-74
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Only player in NBA history to average a "triple double" for an entire season, 1961-62 (30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 11.4 assists)
- Averaged a cumulative "triple double" over his first five seasons (30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 10.6 assists)
- For his first six seasons, averaged 30.4 points, 9.95 rebounds, 10.7 assists
- For his first seven seasons, averaged 30.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 10.7 assists
- Alltime NBA leader in triple doubles for a career (181) and a single season (41 in 1961-62)
- Twelve time NBA All-Star
- NBA Rookie of the Year, 1961
- NBA Most Valuable Player, 1964
- Three-time MVP in NBA All-Star Game: 1961, 1964, 1969
- Set NBA records for total assists and average assists which stood for 17 years
- Ranks among NBA's all-time leaders in scoring, field goal attempts, free throw attempts, free throws made, minutes played.
- Holds all-time rebounding records for guards: season, 985 rebounds/12.5 average, 1961-62; career, 7804/7.5 average. Only guard ever to lead his team in rebounding (Cincinnati Royals, 1961-62).
- Only player ever to compile 900 rebounds and 900 assists in one season (1961-62).
- First player to lead NBA in scoring average and average assists in same season, 1967-68
University of Cincinnati, 1956–1960
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Three-year starter (freshmen not eligible), co-captain junior and senior seasons.
- Led team to NCAA regionals in 1958 and Final Four in 1959 and 1960.
- Led team in scoring, rebounding, free throw percentage three years, assists as junior and senior
- First player to lead NCAA in scoring three consecutive years.
- First player to be named National College Player of the Year three times.
- Missouri Valley Conference scoring champion for three seasons.
- Set 18 University of Cincinnati, 16 Missouri Valley Conference, 14 NCAA
scoring records.
- Unanimous first team All-American and all-Missouri Valley Conference for all three seasons.
- College Player of the Year, 1958: United Press International, Sporting News.
- College Player of the Year, 1959: United Press International, Associated Press, Sporting News, Helms Athletic Foundation, US Basketball Writers Association.
- College Player of the Year, 1960: United Press International, Associated Press, Sporting News, Helms Athletic Foundation, Columbus Touchdown Club, US Basketball Writers Association.
- East-West Shrine All-Star Game, 1959 (Most Outstanding Player) and 1960
- U.S. Pan-American team, 1959
- Co-captain with Jerry West of 1960 undefeated Gold Medalist U.S. Olympic Basketball Team.
- Olympics Hall of Fame
Crispus Attucks High School, Indianapolis, 1952–1956
- Started for three years, all except first game of sophomore season (freshmen not eligible).
- Scored 1780 points in three years; averaged 12 points as sophomore, 21 as a junior, 24.6 senior year with a single game high of 62.
- Led Attucks to a 45-game winning streak over his last two seasons, including two consecutive Indiana state championships; scored a record 39 points in the 1956 finals.
- Attucks became the first African-American school to win the Indiana state championship and the national championship, and the first Indianapolis school to win the Indiana state title.
- High school first team All-American, 1955, 1956; National Player of the Year, 1956
- Named Indiana’s "Mr. Basketball" in 1956, led Indiana All-Stars to sweep of Kentucky All-Stars.
- National High School Basketball Hall of Fame
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Last updated 9/22/2011.
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