Lew Alcindor at UCLA

Heavily sought by collegiate basketball programs, he played for the UCLA Bruins from 1966 to 1969 under coach John Wooden, contributing to the team's three-year record of 88 wins and only two losses, one to Houston (see below) and the other to crosstown rival USC who played a "stall game" (i.e., there was no shot clock, so a team could exploit the rules by, basically, holding the ball as long as it wanted before attempting to score). During his college career he was twice named Player of the Year (1967, 1969), was a three-time First Team All-American (1967-69), played on three NCAA Basketball champion teams (1967, 1968, 1969), was honored as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969), and became the first-ever Naismith College Player of the Year in 1969. In 1967, 1968 he also won USBWA College Player of the Year which later became the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Note: Freshmen were not eligible to play, so Alcindor only had 3 years to play, not four. The 1965-1966 UCLA Bruin team was the preseason #1. But on November 27 1965, the freshmen team led by Alcindor defeated the varsity team 75-60 in the first game in the new Pauley Pavilion.[4] This defeat had no effect on the varsity's national ranking. It was still number one the following week.

The dunk was banned in college basketball after the 1967 season, primarily because of Alcindor's dominant use of the shot.[5]

While playing for UCLA, he suffered a scratched left cornea on January 12, 1968 at the Cal game when he got struck by Ted Henderson of Cal in a rebound battle.[6] He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. This happened right before the momentous game against Houston. His cornea later would be scratched again during his pro career and he would then wear goggles for protection.

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[nba2kforlife]

i met Kareem at the weirdest place.... costco

[HighIQ135]

You obviously know nothing about John Wooden or what he accomplished as a player or coach.

[delsoulpwr1]

Did he play in the NBA? He is the #1 all-time points leader.

[kreglfromworld]

I am sooo sory. I didnt know, he changed his name to kareem abdul jabbar.

[vlssk857]

Did he play in the NBA?? ...you can argue he was the greatest Center ever...and certainly one of the top 3 players ever look him up on wikipedia wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar

[kreglfromworld]

Did he play in the nba? I would be realy happy, if someone could tell me about him.

[lovevibration]

If I had 1st pick to start a team, this is the guy I would take.

[lowpants94]

where is lew friend Edgar Lacy ? Did he really pass away ? e was a very good player on the '65 team that beat Cazzie Russell and a good Michigan Team

[TheZain40]

#SWAG

[Chronos127]

@tomloft2000 LOL!

[Chronos127]

GREAT POST! LOVE KARREEM...if u haven't seen it, check him out in the movie Airplane, that one scene is hilarious! Just saw him cameoing in Slam Dunk Ernest....u gotta love him battlin Bruce in the Game of Death....R.I.P. Bruce Lee