In 1965-66 the great Jerry West converted 840 foul shots in 977 attempts. West averaged 31.3 that season, but finished second in scoring to Wilt Chamberlain who poured in 33.5 a game. In his 14 year career, West made 81.% of his free throws.
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Jack Scheuer is our in-house trivia maven, and a fixture on the Philly hoops scene, with 40 years experience covering NBA and college basketball, Phillies baseball and Penn football. A columnist for PhilaHoops.com, Jack was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in 2002. He has been an assistant basketball coach at Drexel University and Father Judge H.S. (Phila).
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