Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points on this day in 1962
Published: March 2, 2024, 9:57 a.m.
On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks. During the game, Chamberlain made 36 field goals and 28 free throws. Chamberlain broke his record of, 78 points, which he had earlier in the season.
Philadelphia 76ers center #13 Wilt Chamberlain goes in for a layup against the Cincinnati Royals. Chamberlain scored 31,419 points, averaging 30.1 ppg, during 1,045 games over a 16-year Hall of Fame career. Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring seven straight years, averaged 50.4 points per game in 1962 and scored a record 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania.Philadelphia 76ers center #13 Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain scored 31,419 points, averaging 30.1 ppg, during 1,045 games over a 16-year Hall of Fame career. Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring seven straight years, averaged 50.4 points per game in 1962 and scored a record 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania.Philadelphia 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain (13) in action against the Cincinnati Royals center Wayne Embry (15). Chamberlain scored 31,419 points, averaging 30.1 ppg, during 1,045 games over a sixteen year Hall of Fame career. Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring seven straight years, averaged 50.4 points per game in 1962 and scored a record 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962 against the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania.Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain (13) dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.San Francisco Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain on the bench during the 1965 season.Wilt Chamberlain brought the greatness which is his and paraded it before a standing room only crowd of more than 1,000 fans at the Englewood High School gym, in Englewood, N.J., for a game between his All-Stars team and the Jersey Titans.Wilt Chamberlain (13), the 7-foot-2 San Francisco Warriors center, goes above the rim to drop two more of his 27 points against the St. Louis Hawks in a NBA exhibition game at Tennessee A&I State University's Keans Little Garden Oct. 2, 1962. A crowd of 4,5000 watched the game.San Francisco Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain (13) in action against the New York Knicks.
