Kareem Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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For the American football player, see Karim Abdul-Jabbar.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the White House in 2006.
Position(s):
Center Jersey #(s):
33
Height:
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Weight:
225 lb (102 kg)
Born: April 16, 1947 (1947-04-16) (age 62)
New York
Career information
Year(s): 1969–1989
NBA Draft: 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
College: UCLA
Professional team(s)
Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975)
Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)

Career stats
Points 38,387
Rebounds 17,440
Blocks 3,189
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Career highlights and awards
6× NBA Champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
6× NBA MVP (1971-1972, 1974, 1976-1977, 1980)
19× NBA All-Star (1970-1977, 1979-1989)
2× NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985)
10× All-NBA First Team Selection (1971-1973, 1974, 1976-1977, 1980-1981, 1984, 1986)
5× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1970, 1978-1979, 1983, 1985)
5× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1974-1975, 1979-1981)
6× NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1970-1971, 1976-1978, 1984)
1970 NBA Rookie of the Year
1970 NBA All-Rookie Team
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
3× NCAA Men's Basketball Champion (1967), (1968), (1969)
3× NCAA Basketball Tournament MOP (1967), (1968), (1969)
1× Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
2× USBWA College Player of the Year (1967-1968)

Basketball Hall of Fame
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947), born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., then known as Lew Alcindor, is an American athlete and retired professional basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest NBA players of all time. During his 20 years in the NBA from 1969 to 1989, he scored 38,387 points, the highest total of any player in league history, in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards. He was known for his "skyhook" shot, which was famously difficult to block because it put his 7' 2" body between the basket and the ball. Abdul-Jabbar's success began well before his professional career; in college, he played on three championship teams, and his high school team won 71 consecutive games.

Abdul-Jabbar (Alcindor at the time) grew up in the neighborhood of Inwood at the northern end of Manhattan, New York CIty, the son of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr., a police officer and jazz musician. College took him to Los Angeles, and he returned there for 14 seasons in the NBA after six seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. In 1971, several years after converting to Islam, he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Arabic: كريم عبد الجبار Karīm ‘Abd al-Jabbār). Since retiring from basketball, he has been known as a successful coach and author, and sometimes an actor.