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Elgin Baylor enrolled at The College of Idaho in 1954 and joined the school basketball team alongside five other Black students at a time of racial segregation in the United States. His presence on the College of Idaho basketball team marked a major step toward integration in college athletics and set the stage for the societal changes that would follow.
Austin Reaves joins Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as only Lakers to have a 45/7/7 performance
Reaves scored a career-high 45 points, dancing past the defense on the perimeter, hitting from deep, getting to the free-throw line and even slamming home a two-handed dunk. Playing with a sore left elbow along with hip and back pain from a fall against Golden State, Reaves took on the high-volume role that likely won’t be there for him come Monday when Doncic is expected to debut and James should be back after being ruled out early Saturday because of ankle soreness. He joins Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and James as the only Lakers players to have at least 45 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a game.
“It’s surreal because … I grew up a Kobe fan, huge Kobe fan, so I was automatically a Laker fan,” Reaves said. “So just to be able to, put the uniform on and go out there and compete and then, like you said, to have a couple of those games to where my name’s in with those guys is special. “It’s something that I won’t take for granted, but, yeah, I know it really looks weird when you see my name up there.”
All-time rankings: LeBron James passes Elgin Baylor in rebounds
Jorge Sierra: LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor in rebounds last night and is No. 27 all-time now. He also moved ahead of Charles Jones in blocks for No. 76 in NBA history.
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LaMelo Ball taking most shots per minute since Wilt Chamberlain
Jorge Sierra: LaMelo Ball is taking the most shots per minute since Wilt Chamberlain in 1965 🤯 Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62): 0.814 Elgin Baylor (1961-62): 0.746 Wilt Chamberlain (1964-65): 0.731 Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63): 0.728 LAMELO BALL (2024-25): 0.727 Michael Jordan (1985-86): 0.727
StatMuse: Nikola Jokic tonight: 36 PTS 22 REB 11 AST 4 STL Passes Elgin Baylor for the third-most 30/20/10 games in NBA history. pic.x.com/XY4QZoBdMC
Tim Reynolds: First time since 1961 that two players have had 40 in the same Christmas game: -- Victor Wembanyama and Mikal Bridges, 2024 -- Wilt Chamberlain and Richie Guerin, 1961 -- Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson, 1961
Justin Kubatko: Nikola Jokic last night: ✅ 48 PTS ✅ 14 REB ✅ 8 AST He joins Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to record 45p/10r/5a in consecutive games. Jokic and Baylor are the only players to record 100p/30r/15a over a two-game span.
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Wilkins was a megastar during his 17-year NBA career. In addition to making exceptional, athletic plays at breathtaking speed, the third overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft out of the University of Georgia, had career NBA averages of 24.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest. While Wilkins was a bright light before and during the Jordan-era of basketball, Wilkins tells Scoop B Radio, that he has a list of some of his favorite fellow small forwards “Oh man, you’ve got some winners in there,” he shared. “I always go with the guys who were there before us, you know? Elgin Baylor. Doctor J, Larry Bird. Bernard King, myself. Of course, LeBron. [Alex] English, [Adrian] Dantley. You got Mark Aguirre; that’s who people don’t even talk about. But you know when you talking about top guys like LeBron in this era here being the best small forward he’s apart of ANY conversation of one of the greatest small forwards EVER.”
Anthony Davis becomes third Laker with back-to-back 35-point-plus games to open a season
It took him six errant guesses -- Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, James Worthy and LeBron James -- before he got one right. "Jerry West?" Davis asked, correctly naming the Hall of Famer who opened the 1969-70 season with 39 points in his first game and 42 in his second. James, standing at his locker next to Davis, helped out the big man with an assist on identifying the other. "Elgin," James said. "Elgin Baylor," Davis continued, mentioning the forward who started the 1962-63 season with 71 points in his first two games, which matches Davis' total.
Jorge Sierra: Most times leading the NBA playoffs in scoring average 10: Michael Jordan 9: 8: 7: 6: 5: Kevin Durant 4: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Bob Cousy, Elgin Baylor 3: Kobe Bryant, George Gervin, LeBron James, Hakeem Olajuwon
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