LeBron James broke Abdul-Jabbar's record for most career points in the NBA.

Abdul-Jabbar broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for most career points in the NBA.

Abdul-Jabbar requested a trade to either New York or Los Angeles.

Alcindor announced he wanted to be called by his Muslim name, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Alcindor scored 51 points in a 140–127 win over the SuperSonics.

Alcindor missed two games against Stanford and Portland due to his eye injury.

Alcindor suffered a scratched left cornea in a game against California (UC Berkeley).

The Bruins faced coach Guy Lewis's Houston Cougars in the first-ever nationally televised regular-season college basketball game.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.