Joe Ruklick
Encyclopedia
Joseph "Joe" Ruklick is a retired American
professional basketball
player in the NBA
. The 6'9", 220 lb, center-forward is an alumnus of Princeton High School
and Northwestern University
.
He is known for giving the final assist to legendary Philadelphia Warriors teammate Wilt Chamberlain
in his 100 point game
, with a pass in the final minute of the game.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. The 6'9", 220 lb, center-forward is an alumnus of Princeton High School
Princeton High School (Illinois)
Princeton High School is a high school located at 103 S. Euclid Ave in Princeton, Illinois. It is the oldest township high school in Illinois. It generally has an attendance of 600 or more students.- History :...
and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
He is known for giving the final assist to legendary Philadelphia Warriors teammate Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA...
in his 100 point game
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, was a regular-season game between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks held on March 2, 1962, at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.The Warriors won the game 169-147,...
, with a pass in the final minute of the game.