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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

High School:

Power Memorial (New York, NY) (1962-65)
High School Playing Highlights:

Four-year letter winner
All-City (1963-65)
All-American (1963-65)
Consensus All-American (1963-65)
Led Power Memorial to a 95-6 record, including a 71-game winning streak

College:

UCLA (1965-69)

College Playing Highlights:

The Sporting News College Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
Three-time First Team All-America (1967-69)
Two-time National Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
Three-time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1967-69)
Won three national championships (1967-69)
Naismith Award winner (1969)
Led UCLA to an 88-2 record
Graduated as the sixth highest scorer in major college history (2,325 points, 26.4 ppg)
Leading scorer in UCLA history
Led NCAA with .667 field goal percentage (1967) and .635 field goal percentage (1969)
Pro:

NBA Milwaukee Bucks (1969-75)
NBA Los Angeles Lakers (1975-89)
Pro Playing Highlights:

NBA Milwaukee Bucks (1969-75)
NBA Los Angeles Lakers (1975-89)
Pro Playing Highlights:
Holds NBA career records for most minutes (57,446), most points (38,387), most field goals
made (15,837) and most field goals attempted (28,307)
First player in NBA history to play 20 seasons
Led NBA in scoring (1971-31.7 ppg, 1972-34.8 ppg)
Led NBA in rebounding (1976-16.9 rpg)
Led NBA in blocked shots (1975, 1976, 1979, 1980)
NBA MVP (1971-72, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1970)
All NBA First Team (1971-74, 1976-77, 1980-81, 1984, 1986)
NBA All-Defensive First Team (1974-75, 1979-81)
NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985)
Played in 18 NBA All-Star Games (1970-1977, 1979-89)
NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks (1971)
NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (1980-82, 1985, 1987-88)
NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980)
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)
Bio:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lewis Alcindor, was the kind of player that graces a sport once in a lifetime. The basketball world might never again see an athlete dominate the sport for as long and as thoroughly as Abdul-Jabbar did. From the time he stepped on the court at Power Memorial High School in his native New York City, to the time he retired as the NBA's all-time leader in nine statistical categories, the 7-foot-2 Abdul-Jabbar established himself as basketball's most talented and recognizable figure.

After earning three All-America selections at Power Memorial High School, where he guided the team to a 95-6 record, Abdul-Jabbar became part of one of the greatest teams in the history of college basketball. Under Hall of Fame coach John Wooden, Abdul-Jabbar guided the UCLA Bruins to a three-year mark of 88-2, three consecutive NCAA titles (1967-69) and was the first and only player to be named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player three times. The three-time college All-America simply ruled the game at the college level, earning the title of College Player of the Year from 1967 to 1969 from The Sporting News, United Press International, The Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Upon the time of his graduation, Abdul-Jabbar was the Bruins' all-time leading scorer with 2,325 points.

Prior to the 1975-76 season, Abdul-Jabbar was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where his patented skyhook helped him and the Lakers earn a staggering five NBA championships (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988). He picked up another three NBA MVP awards (1976, 1977 and 1980), a record six in total, was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1985. Upon his retirement in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar stood on top of the heap in nine NBA statistical categories, including points scored (38,387), seasons played (20), playoff scoring (5,762), MVP awards (6), minutes played (57,446), games played (1,560), field goals made and attempted (15,837 of 28,307) and blocked shots (3,189).