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Wilt Chaimberlain is the only NBA player to ever achieve this feat. During the 1967-1968 season, he led the league in rebounds and assists with 702 assists (per game assists totals were not kept then) and 23.8 rebounds a game.
The first black man to lead the NBA to assists was Oscar Robertson. Oscar Robertson was born on November 24, 1938, in Charlotte, Tennessee. He grew up in Indianapolis and in 1956 became the first African American to play basketball at the University of Cincinnati. In 1960, he led the USA. Olympic men's team to the gold medal. The Cincinnati Royals drafted him that same year. Robertson played 14 NBA seasons, retiring in 1974 as the league's all-time assist leader.
Former basketball star Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for having the most assists by a center in an NBA season. He currently holds a total of 4643 assists in his stay in the NBA.
7x NBA Rebounding Champion (1992-1998)
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