Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Abdul-Jabbar in 2014
Born (1947-04-16 ) April 16, 1947 (age 77) New York , USA Nationality American Listed height 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) Listed weight 102 kg (225 lb) High school Power Memorial Manhattan, New York )College UCLA (1966–1969)NBA draft 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overallSelected by the Milwaukee Bucks Playing career 1969–1989 Position Center Number 33 1969 –1975 Milwaukee Bucks 1975 –1989 Los Angeles Lakers
6× NBA champion (1971 , 1980 , 1982 , 1985 , 1987 , 1988 )
2× NBA Finals MVP (1971 , 1985 )
6× NBA Most Valuable Player (1971 , 1972 , 1974 , 1976 , 1977 , 1980 )
19× NBA All-Star (1970 –1977 , 1979 –1989 )
10× All-NBA First Team (1971 –1974 , 1976 , 1977 , 1980 , 1981 , 1984 , 1986 )
5× All-NBA Second Team (1970 , 1978 , 1979 , 1983 , 1985 )
5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1974 , 1975 , 1979 –1981 )
6× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1970 , 1971 , 1976 –1978 , 1984 )
NBA Rookie of the Year (1970 )NBA All-Rookie First Team (1970 )2× NBA scoring champion (1971 , 1972 )
NBA rebounding champion (1976 )4× NBA blocks leader (1975 , 1976 , 1979 , 1980 )
No. 33 retired by Milwaukee Bucks
No. 33 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team 3× NCAA champion (1967 –1969 )
3× NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1967 –1969 )
3× National college player of the year (1967–1969)
3× Consensus first-team All-American (1967 –1969 )
No. 33 retired by UCLA Bruins
2× Mr. Basketball USA (1964, 1965)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)As assistant coach:
Points 38,387 (24.6 ppg) Rebounds 17,440 (11.2 rpg) Blocks 3,189 (2.5 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.comBasketball Hall of Fame as player College Basketball Hall of Fame
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach . He was known as Lew Alcindor before changing his name in the fall of 1971, several years after converting to Islam . He is considered one of the greatest players of all time. He has also had numerous television and movie appearances.
