Lew (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Alcindor (1984) - Hall of Fame

Lew (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Alcindor

Induction:
1984

Lew Alcindor dominated intercollegiate basketball like no other player before him, then went on to become one of the greatest players in NBA history. A three-time college player of the year who led UCLA to three consecutive NCAA titles from 1967-1969, Alcindor was the top draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks following his Bruin career. He was the NBA's rookie of the year in 1970 and the league's leading scorer and most valuable player after leading the Bucks to their first title in 1971. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers four years later and played there for 14 seasons. By the end of his 20-year career in 1989, he had established all-time records for most seasons, games, minutes, field goals, points and blocked shots. He was a six-time playoff MVP.

Alcindor, who changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after his rookie season in the NBA, was a charter member of the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.