Lew Alcindor: UCLA (1966-1969)
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To paraphrase the famous DJ Khalid track, “All he does is win, win, win, no matter what.” Three National Championships and three National Player of the Year Awards later, you could see how the folks in Westwood would think Lew Alcindor was their hero, but everyone else would be sick of him.
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Alcindor was so good the NCAA actually changed a rule to respond directly to his dominance. After Alcindor took the Bruins to his first national title in 1967, the NCAA outlawed dunks. In response, Alcindor produced the greatest hook shot the world has ever seen.
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