The next chapter dealt with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was still Lew Alcindor back in the summer of 1969. It was an early introduction to the man who played at UMass and became known as "The Doctor." ...

1945: A one-time basketball star in Schenectady, NY, Pat Riley’s high school team once beat Lew Alcindor’s team. Riley later coached him.

On Jan. 20, 1968, the country’s top-ranked teams met inside the Astrodome in a game that would transform college basketball forever. No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 Houston. Lew Alcindor vs. Elvin Hayes ...

High school games last only 32 minutes (v. 40 minutes for a regulation college game), but Lew is averaging 31 points a game, and no less an authority than Wilt (“The Stilt”) Chamberlain,* a ...

Resilient reporter Yamiche Alcindor rejoins the White House beat, bringing her incisive journalism to NBC’s reporting team.

2000 — Eddie House scores 61 points to tie Lew Alcindor’s Pac-10 record and lead the Sun Devils to 111-108 double-overtime victory over California.

There is a growing suspicion among at least 20 college basketball coaches that they have just wasted two whole years working furiously on their defenses and doodling the name Alcindor on the backs ...

Editor’s Note: Taking Lew’s Lead Editor Andrea Behling was inspired by Lew Harned to make her own late-summer to-do list (and she's already checked a few items off).

Lew Alcindor was the Bucks’ top overall pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. He converted to Islam in 1971, reverting to the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. However, before that, he led Milwaukee to the 1971 ...

Fans of Milwaukee Bucks memorabilia have the opportunity to bid on a rare Lew Alcindor-game-worn jersey. The auction, which begins on November 16th, is an online event hosted by Heritage Auctions ...