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	Wilt Chamberlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chamberlain also holds the top five marks in minutes played in a season and the top seven marks in minutes-per-game played in a season, including 3882 out of a possible 3890 minutes in his superlative 1961-62 season, an average of more than 48 minutes per game.
		Wilt's 1961-62 scoring average of 50.4 ppg, accomplished with the Philadelphia Warriors, is by far the NBA record.
		Chamberlain was the centerpiece of the formidable 1967 Sixers team that set a then-record of 68 regular-season wins and went on to finally knock off the Celtics en route to the NBA title, where they defeated San Francisco.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain (4145 words)

	Oscar Robertson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His best statistical season was 1961-62, when Robertson averaged a triple-double for the entire season: 30.8 points, 11.4 assists and 12.5 rebounds per game, a feat that has never been duplicated.
		His 14-year NBA career as a point guard with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks included Rookie of the Year honors in 1961, three All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards (1961, 1964, 1969), and the 1964 NBA MVP Award.
		Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee) was one of the greatest basketball players in history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_Robertson (373 words)

	ABL: Data Archive
		1961-62/Oakland Oaks 1962-63 Washington Tapers 1961-62 moved to New York during the season/Philadelphia Tapers 1962-63 ABL Champions 1961-62 Cleveland Pipers 1962-63 Kasas City Steers (named champions when league folded) The league was formed...
		The ABL got off the ground first, but was unable to compete against the WNBA which was backed by the NBA.
		ABL - Directory Home Encylopedia Directory eShowcase Sitemap Privacy Contact Us Top: Sports: Basketball: Women: Professional: ABL Colleen's ABL Home Page - Tribute website to the now defunct American Basketball League and its teams and players.
	www.csa-archive.com /Sports/Basketball/Women/Professional/ABL (373 words)

	NBA.com: The Big O Blog
		Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson ("The Big O") is best known for averaging a triple-double for the entire 1961-62 season.
		The Big O’s 10 seasons with the Cincinnati Royals and four with the Milwaukee Bucks included 86 playoff games, six division finals (two with Cincinnati and four with Milwaukee) and two NBA Finals with Milwaukee.
		He was also the first NBA guard ever to lead his team in rebounding ('61-62).
	www.nba.com /finals2005/bigo_blog.html (3005 words)

	KNICKS: Knicks New History
		One of the most legendary games in NBA history was also played in 1961-62, and New York held the dubious distinction of being on the wrong end of the action.
		For the season, Oakley averaged a career-high 14.6 points and was poised to finish second in the NBA in rebounding (11.9 rpg) when he broke his hand near the end of the campaign.
		Reed was the regular-season NBA Most Valuable Player, the All-Star Game MVP, and the Finals MVP.
	www.nba.com /knicks/history/new_knicks_history.html (3005 words)

	NBA.com: Oscar Robertson
		Statistically, one need look no further than the numbers Robertson put up in 1961-62, just his second year in the league: 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game-an average of a triple-double for an entire season.
		The landmark Oscar Robertson suit, filed by the NBA's Players Association against the league, stalled a proposed merger between the NBA and the American Basketball Association.
		The anti-trust suit, named after Robertson because he was president of the union at the time, challenged the merger as well as the legality of the college draft and the NBA's reserve clause that prohibited free agency.
	www.nba.com /history/robertson_bio.html (2279 words)

	ESPN Classic - Hawkins was precursor to Dr. J, Jordan
		Playing for the Pittsburgh Rens, Hawkins led the ABL in scoring, averaging 27.5 points, and was named MVP for the 1961-62 season.
		In 1966, while Hawkins was a Globetrotter, Pittsburgh attorneys David and Roz Littman, friends of Hawkins, had filed a $6 million anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA.
		But it would not be until the spring of 1969, after a Life magazine story all but exonerated the Hawk of any direct connection with the decade-old gambling scandal, did the NBA cave in.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Hawkins_Connie.html (1325 words)

	KNICKS: Knicks New History
		One of the most legendary games in NBA history was also played in 1961-62, and New York held the dubious distinction of being on the wrong end of the action.
		Reed was the regular-season NBA Most Valuable Player, the All-Star Game MVP, and the Finals MVP.
		Reed, Frazier, and DeBusschere played in the NBA All-Star Game, with Reed earning the game's Most Valuable Player Award.
	www.nba.com /knicks/history/new_knicks_history.html (1325 words)

	SOHH.com Global Forum - And all of a sudden the NBA is exciting to watch
		• Kobe needs to extend his 40-plus streak to 15 games to move into first place on the all-time list (Chamberlain reached 14 games twice during the 1961-62 season)
		• Kobe needs to extend his 40-plus streak to 11 games to move into third place on the all-time list (Chamberlain reached 10 games during the 1962-63 season)
		hows this, Kobe is killing everyone, scoring at will....but check this...after watching Friday's games, Ive realized that as good as the defenses are supposed to be, the zone was supposed to stop ish, the big boys are still putting up big numbers
	forums.sohh.com /showthread.php?t=267817 (1536 words)

	The Sports Century - 1960 - 1969
		During the 1961-62 season with Cincinnati, Robertson became the only player in NBA history to average double figures in scoring, rebounding and assists for an entire season.
		It was the day a cocky young boxer by the name of Cassius Clay pounded the unbeatable Sonny Liston, marking the beginning of a career that would change the face of boxing forever.
		After changing his name to Muhammad Ali, he would go on to become a three-time heavyweight champion in a 20-year career that was the most colorful and eventful in the history of sports.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/millennium/sportscentury/60-69.html (1484 words)

	Corrections - Los Angeles Times
		NBA scorers — A chart of top single-season scoring averages in the Sports section on Tuesday should have included Elgin Baylor's average of 38.3 points in 1961-62, with the notations that Baylor played only 48 games that season and that his point total ranked eighth in the league.
		Also, the article failed to note that Los Angeles trial lawyer Carol Vallely, a listener who uses her maiden name professionally, is the wife of the Rev. Clay Schmit, who was also quoted.
		Lastly, the assistant recreation officer of the L.A. River District of the Angeles National Forest River District is Gerald Reponen, not Tom Reponen.
	www.latimes.com /tools/more.jsp?section=%2Fnews%2Fcustom%2Fcorrections (8710 words)

	ABA gives Pittsburgh another shot - 2005-06-16
		The Pittsburgh team is one of 52 in the ABA, and will play in the "Connie Hawkins" division, named for the former ABA and NBA star who played for the ABL's Pittsburgh Rens in 1961-62 and Pittsburgh Pipers in 1967.
		Pittsburgh's link to pro basketball dates to 1946, when the city had a team called the Ironmen in the Basketball Association of America, a precursor to the NBA.
		Swank also said the ABA has given Pittsburgh a strong tipoff to the season by allowing the city to play host to the league's "Kickoff weekend," Oct. 28-30.
	www.bizjournals.com /pittsburgh/stories/2005/06/13/daily29.html?page=2 (8710 words)

	profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=3
		Although known more for his rebounding, LaRusso was also an outstanding scorer, and in the final game of the 1961-62 season, he scored 50 points.
		Teaming with all-time greats Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, Rudy helped the Lakers reach four NBA Finals between 1962-1966, although they lost to the Boston Celtics each time.
		The 12th overall pick in the 1959 NBA Draft, LaRusso was described by Neil Isaacs in All the Moves: A History of College Basketball, as the player who, "...personified the return of the Ivies to the mainstream of big-time basketball.
	www.jewsinsports.org /profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=3 (1201 words)

	ESPN.com: Oscar defined the triple-double
		Robertson gained an upper hand in the rivalry in 1961-62, when he became the only player to average a triple-double (30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists) for a season.
		His countless skills enabled him to become the first college player to lead the nation in scoring three consecutive years, to be an Olympic gold medalist in 1960, to win an NBA MVP award, to be first-team all-league for his first nine pro seasons.
		In 1963-64, he was named NBA MVP, averaging a career-high 31.4 points and leading the league with 11 assists a game.
	espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016428.html (1243 words)

	KNBR Pays Tribute to Bay Area Broadcasting Legend Bill King
		When the Philadelphia Warriors moved west to San Francisco following the 1961-62 season, it was the voice of Bill King that introduced professional basketball to fans in the Bay Area and Northern California.
		For the next 21 seasons, King described the action from courtside during the Wilt Chamberlain era and saw the transition to the Nate Thurmond and Rick Barry eras and beyond.
		His play-by-play descriptions of the Warriors' improbable run to the 1974-75 NBA championship remain etched in the minds of Bay Area basketball fans.
	www.knbr.com /billking.html (596 words)

	profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=3
		Although known more for his rebounding, LaRusso was also an outstanding scorer, and in the final game of the 1961-62 season, he scored 50 points.
		The 12th overall pick in the 1959 NBA Draft, LaRusso was described by Neil Isaacs in All the Moves: A History of College Basketball, as the player who, "...personified the return of the Ivies to the mainstream of big-time basketball.
		LaRusso, whose mother was Jewish, grew up in Brooklyn and won All-City honors while at James Madison High School under the legendary Madison coach, Jammy Moskowitz.
	www.jewsinsports.org /profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=3 (596 words)

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