Outside of the NBA the record is different. Here is more information from others:
- Lisa Leslile scored 101 points. (in the first half alone)
nolan kelliher scored 30 points in a single game on January 30th
Chat with our AI personalities
It was Wilt Chamberlain and he scored exactly 100 points. However, this was not a televised game, so there is no tape of it. The most points scored by a single player in a taped game was Kobe Bryant against the Toronto Raptors in 2006, when he scored 81 points.
Wilt Chamerlain. nicknamed Wilt the Stilt and The Big Dipper, was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; and also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain, who weighed 250 lb as a rookie[2] before bulking up to 275 lb and eventually over 300 lb with the Lakers,[1] played the center position and is one of the greatest and most dominant players in the history of the NBA. Chamberlain holds numerous official NBA all-time records, setting records in many scoring, rebounding and durability categories. Among others, he is the only player in NBA history to average more than 50 points in a season (let alone 40) or score 100 points in a single NBA game.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points 1 time.Kobe Bryant scored the second most which is 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006
In One Game: Wilt Chamberlain with 100 points against the NY Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors won 162-147 in 1962.
Career Points: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 in his entire career.