•  Playing professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks (1969–75) and the Los Angeles Laers (1975–89), Kareem accumulated 38,387 points , the NBA's highest career total.

•  During college, he was twice named Player of the Year (1967, 1969), was a three-time First Team All-American (1967-69), played on three NCAA Basketball champion teams (1967, 1968, 1969), was honored as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969), and became the first-ever Naismith College Player of the Year in 1969.