Big Monday v Houston 8:00
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@wissox83 Maybe that was before these records were started?
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@wissox83 Trick question, huh?
@rockchalkintexas-0 BINGO!Wilt had zero 20+ point games his freshman year in Div 1 because he wasn't eligible. He averaged over 29 pts his soph year ('56-'57 when KU lost in final in 2 (3?) OT), and 30+ pts his junior year ('57-58, when KU didn’t make the tourney). No individual game box scores I could find, but he likely had more 20+ games than <20 games in his KU career.
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@mayjay really would suck back in those days 57-58, KU went 18-5 (5 losses by combined 16 points) beat the number 1 ranked team in the country on the road that season but didn’t make the tournament. I believe only conference champions were eligible back then, was only 24 teams. If they had a shot clock back then Wilt would’ve been undefeated in college, teams held the ball for literally minutes against him.
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@JoJoAndMe said in Big Monday v Houston 8:00:
@wissox83 Many! (He was the best college basketball player of all-time.)
He was the best basketball player of all time. There fixed it for you. I don't know how anyone can put Wilt below anyone who ever played the game, except maybe Jordan.
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@wissox83 Yes. Yes. Yes. I always ask the question: If you and a friend were going to pick the two best all-time basketball teams, and you had the first pick, would you pick Wilt or Jordan? No question. Wilt was literally an athletic freak at 7'1". He could dominate the game however he wanted to- points, rebounds or assists. Russell is only mentioned because he had a great team around him for many years. Wilt, had a good team around him once. I can say all this because I am fortunate to have seen him play!
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@JoJoAndMe Wow, saw Wilt! I guess my 8 year old self, had I been prescient enough to see the future could have demanded my parents to take me to MSG to see Wilt when he played the Knicks because you know, some day I'll attend Kansas, and must see the GOAT in person!
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Saw him at the Field House as a 12-year-old. Always wondered how a kid growing up in NY goes to school at Kansas. I was always under the impression that "you" New Yorkers thought civilization ended at the Hudson River!
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@JoJoAndMe yeah it makes no $en$e
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@JoJoAndMe Dad was a Bell System guy and ATT borrowed him from Illinois Bell for an engineering project when I was in grade school. Back to Illinois in 7th grade and ended up going to KU, so I'm not really a NY guy! Although the Mets and Yankees were my first baseball loves and my first game was in OLD Yankee stadium.
