William Martin Chamberlain (born December 6, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player in the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...

and the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

. He played for the Memphis Tams and

Kentucky Colonels The Kentucky Colonels were a member of the American Basketball Association for all of the league's nine years. The name is derived from the historic Kentucky colonels. The Colonels won the most games and had the highest winning percentage of ...

(1972–73) of the ABA and the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

(1973–74) of the NBA.

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ABA & NBA stats
@ basketballreference.com 1949 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) Golden State Warriors draft picks Kentucky Colonels players Memphis Tams players North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Phoenix Suns players People from Brookville, New York Small forwards {{Louisville-stub