Wilt chamberlain touching top of backboard. After reviewing hours of wilt chamberlain footage i am yest to see him get his head significantly above the rim. The los angeles times. Wilt chamberlain 48 wilt chamberlainwilt the stilt chamberlain was one of the most dominant forces in nba history.
If you mean however whether a player can jump and touch the top of backboard when its mounted at regulation height the answer is a little more c. He is the only man to have scored 100 points in a single game. Wilt is far superior of a high jumper than a 610 jumper today due to his relative s he produced in his era.
Wilt chamberlain claims that his sergeant during his prime was 46 to 48 inches easy of course wilt also claims he once averaged 50 points for an entire nba season so his credibility is. Wilts era jumped differently and into different pits. Wilts 6675 pr was actually better than the 5th place jumper out of the 27 competitors in the 1956 olympics.
Here is a picture of someone touching the top of the backboard during its installation. The s cannot be compared to modern s. Giant towered over the rest.
The video below is of habneef munir who calls himself the highest jumpe. Wilt chamberlain was able to jump that high. Standing at 71 you wouldnt think someone of that size had a vertical jump of 48 inches.
I knew a guy in high school who was only 64 who could do it. Whats unfortunate is that most people regard the great leapers as being only the short guys who could dunk said the 7 1 116 wilt chamberlain. It is important to consider that with his wingspan he could have easily touched the top of the backboard even with a 35 inch vertical jump.
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