You may have noticed the Finding Dulcinea widget (scroll down) advising that it was on this day that Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single basketball game.
On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, setting the NBA single-game scoring record. Wilt Chamberlain was one of the most dominating forces in the National Basketball Association, “a player of Bunyanesque stature who seemed to overshadow all around him,” writes NBA.com. In the 1961-62 season, his third professional season, Chamberlain averaged a record 50.4 points a game with 25.7 rebounds a game.
In order to capitlise on this achievement in your classroom I’ve compiled a list of five maths activities (World Maths Day tomorrow) that you can use in your classroom.
- Half Court Rounding: ” Round the number at the bottom of the page. Then, click enter. If you are correct, your character will make the basket. If you are wrong, he will miss. Try to get the highest score possible in 90 seconds.”
- Math Hoops: All word problems use whole numbers but the problems range from single step addition to multistep equations. There are also problems that require students to interpret remainders. Students who answer 5 questions correctly get a chance to play some basketball.
- Using Mean, Median, Mode, and Range through Basketball: The students will be able to calculate the mean and range. Students will also be able to recognize median and mode by viewing statistics.
- Basketball Debate: explore the meaning of average (or mean) and relate these concepts to real world experiences (Author – Michael Naylor)
- Article – Math Used In Professional Basketball: “Take out the sports section and go to the pages on basketball. Look at a game with a box score. A box score will list all the players on the team and the points they scored. The box score can be put into a list to calculate mean, mode, median, and range. ”
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