that kept him away from lawrence for 25 years. That pain came as a result of a triple overtime loss to North Carolina in the 1957 national championship game.
"He was very terribly disappointed in the loss," Waugh said. "After they lost the championship game his disappointment was very deep seeded." In fact, he later called it the biggest disappointment of his life.
Cain. "Chamberlain's story is one of proportions as his life, both on and off the basketball court, came full circle. As a high school senior in Philadelphia, Wilt was dominant — averaging nearly 40 points per game and twice scoring 90 in one game, Kansas' legendary coach F.C. "Phog" Allen made the journey across the country to recruit Chamberlain. This was a shocking move for the times, as not many African Americans were recruited to play college basketball in 1965 in the Midwest. "He was a giant in the game, even at
out with enough time even the deepest wounds can be healed. Wilf's return to Lawrence is a testament to that. Here was a place he arrived at 43 years earlier amid racism. Here was a place he left early because of his frustration, and here was a place he thought resented him forever for losing his name.
"That day I saw almost a cleansing of the fact that he had not been back," Kansas return Roy Williams said of Wilt's return.
nonetheless, Chamberlain came to Kansas. As he drove to Lawrence he stopped in a Kansas City restaurant to eat. Once seated, the waitress approached him and told him he could only be served in the kitchen. This was Walt's first encounter with racism in the Midwest, and it infuriated him.
"It was very gratifying because he had some very strong feelings about the people of Lawrence and was impressed that so many people cared about him back here," Waugh said.
Other than just infuriating him, it made him better. It made him realize that he needed to stand up and be a figure in the integration of the University — and that he became. His visibility and his activist efforts broke the racial barriers that existed at the time
And thus in an instant — and not a second too late — all pain was rectified. As the visions of Wilt speaking at halftime during the game that honored him fade, and the sounds of his final words at Allen Fieldhouse, "Rock Chalk Jayhawk," grow silent, one thing is certain—this man will never be forgotten anywhere. Especially not in Lawrence.
At Kansas, Chamberlain the basketball player also was dominant. He played two seasons of varsity basketball and averaged 29.0 points and 18.9 rebounds a game — both tops in Jayhawk history.
All of that came about in just two
100 — Points scored in one game, vs. New York Knicks at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962
79 — Complete games played in 1961-62 season
72.7 — Field-goal percentage in 1972-73, his final season
55 — Rebounds in one game, vs. Boston Celtics, November 24, 1960
50.4 — Average points per game in 1961-62 — highest single-season average by any other player was Michael Jordan's 37.1
48.5 — Average minutes per game, 1961-62 season
47 — Consecutive complete games played
45.8 — Average minutes per game, career
37.6 — Average points per game in rookie season (1959-60) — no player has ever averaged more in any season of his career
32 — Games of 60 or more points — all other NBA players in history have 19 games of 60 points combined
8.6 — League-leading assist average in 1967-68 — only non-guard ever to lead league in assists
0 — Number of NBA games Wilt fouled out of during his 1,045-game NBA career
52, Most points — vs. Northwestern, at Lawrence, Dec. 3, 1956
52, most points by a sophomore — vs. Northwestern, at Lawrence, Dec. 3, 1956
52, most points in a career debut — vs. Northwestern, at Lawrence, Dec. 3, 1956
52, Most points in a home game — vs. Northwestern, at Lawrence, Dec. 3, 1956
46, Most points by a junior — vs. Nebraska, at Lawrence, Feb. 8, 1958
91, Most points in consecutive games — vs. Northwestern (52) and Marquette (39), Dec. 3 and 8, 1956
800, Most points by a sophomore — 1956-57 (27 games)
30.1, Highest scoring average — 1957-58 (633 points, 21 games)
28.3, Highest scoring average/conference season — 1957-58 (311 points, 11 games)
1,433, Most points/2-year career — 1957-58
29.9, Highest scoring average/career — 1957-58
26.5, Highest scoring average/conference career — 1957-58
Kansas career