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Wilt left the Kansas Jayhawks in his Senior year, to play professional Basketball. He was drafted by the Philly Warriors in 1958 but could not play in the NBA for another year, because he had not completed his last year of College (NBA rule at the time).
He joined the Harlem Globetrotters for a brief period before playing in the NBA in 1959.
Jeff E. - Former KU Jayhawk
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After basketball, Wilt Chamberlain played volleyball.
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Wilt "the Stilt", "Goliath", and his favorite, "The Big Dipper" were his nicknames."Wilt the Stilt" or "The Big Dipper"
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