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KU Basketball: All-Time Kansas Jayhawks Starting Five

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Jan 7, 2017; Lawrence, KS, USA; A general view of the entrance to Allen Fieldhouse before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas Jayhawks. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2017; Lawrence, KS, USA; A general view of the entrance to Allen Fieldhouse before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas Jayhawks. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /
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American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, wearing a University of Kansas uniform, sits in a chair and ties his shoelace. A basketball rests on the floor by his feet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain, wearing a University of Kansas uniform, sits in a chair and ties his shoelace. A basketball rests on the floor by his feet. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) /

The Kansas Jayhawk All-Time Team: Starting Five

C: Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain was a monster that owned the game of college basketball. Back when college basketball was mostly considered a four year sport, Wilt the Stilt just could not stay. I mean if you put up a 100 point game you should be getting paid for that.

During Wilt’s entire career, he accumulated an average of 29.9 points, 18.3 total rebounds, and a 47 field goal shooting percentage along with a 61.9 free throw shooting percentage per SportsReference. He did even better than that in the NBA.

Chamberlain honestly might be one of the best players ever in the game of basketball. He owned the game when he played as seen by his outstanding numbers. The one thing missing from his stat line is his defensive effort. Back then, neither the NBA nor the NCAA recorded blocks.

That is disappointing! A seven foot big man would have had to record plenty of defensive efforts in blocks for a player of his height. Even though that stat was never recorded it still did not affect how great Wilt the Stilt really was.

Wilt Chamberlain was even more of a force in the NBA than he was in college. The idea of Wilt Chamberlain returning for another season at Kansas is a scary prospect. Considering he was one of the only few players that stayed only two years and made an NBA career.

Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player in KU Basketball history. He was a scoring and rebounding machine and he would round out an athletic team with a wholesome set of defensive security.

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