1969-71, #32

"I remember my first college game as a varsity player. I had a 27 point/28 rebound game. I wasn't a big guy, but I was able to chase rebounds down, and that set a school record in the first game."

• Got the nickname "Dr. J" in professional basketball, but NCAA rules at the time prohibited dunking
  
• Member of an elite club in NCAA history: averaging 20+ points and 20+ rebounds per game
  
• Recorded 51 double-doubles in 52 career contests (Had 9 in his last game)
  
• Left school as UMass' all-time leading scorer and rebounder
  
• Had two games with 30 or more rebounds
  
• Led UMass to two Yankee Conference titles and the school's first two NIT appearances
  
• Inducted into the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980
  
• Returned to UMass in 1986 to finish his undergraduate degree
  
• Had his jersey #32 retired in 1988
  
• Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993
  
• Inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002

• UMass record-holder in many categories (through 2007-08 season)
  
• First: career scoring average (26.3 ppg)
  
• First: career scoring average, conference games (26.0 ppg)
  
• First: consecutive games in double-figures (52)
  
• First: single-season scoring average (26.9 ppg)
  
• First: single-season scoring average, conference games (26.0 ppg)
  
• First: single-season points scored (727)
  
• First: 20 point or better games in a season (23, twice)
  
• First: consecutive 20 point or better games in a season (18)
  
• First: points in a half (29)
  
• First: single-season field goals: 286 made, 609 attempted
  
• First: free throws made in a game (19)
  
• First: rebound averages: 20.2 rpg career, 20.1 rpg conference career, 20.9 rpg season, 21.8 rpg conference season
  
• First: rebounds in a game: 32 overall, 28 conference game
  
• First: double-figure rebound games: 51 career, 26 season
  
• First: consecutive double-figure rebound games (18)
  
• First: rebounds in a half (18)
  
• First: rebounds in a season: 527 overall, 218 conference games
  

Audio: Pre-game intro in Philadelphia (260k .WAV)
Video: ESPN's Dan Patrick narrates Erving's transition from UMass to the pros (1.8meg .AVI)
Video: Dr. J had his own air time before MJ (613k .MOV video)
Profile: Tribute page from ABA fan-site

News:
ESPN's Outside The Lines did a great story of Erving re-uniting with his daughter Alexandra. (12/2008)
Doctor of Fillosophy in hoops (2/7/2002)

Chronology
Career	11-time NBA All-Star.
Career	All-NBA First Team (1978, 80, 81, 82, 83). All-NBA Second Team (1977, 84).
Career	76ers all-time leading blocked shots leader (1,293).
1982-83	76ers win NBA Championship.
1983	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
1980-81	NBA Most Valuable Player.
1977	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player.
Career NBA Statistics G FG% 3PFG% FT% Rebs RPG Asts APG Stls Blks Pts PPG 836 .507 .261 .777 5601 6.7 3224 3.9 1508 1293 18364 22.0

Chronology
Career	ABA's all-time Most Valuable Player. 3-Time ABA Scoring Champ. ABA Career Scoring Average Leader with 28.7 ppg. 5-time ABA All-Star. 5-time member of ABA All-Pro team. Member of 2 New York Nets ABA Championship teams. MVP of ABA Playoffs in both 1974 & 1976. Unanimous Selection to ABA 30 Man All-Time Team. Chosen as ABA's All-Time Most Valuable Player
1975-76	ABA Most Valuable Player.
1974-75	ABA Co-Most Valuable Player with George McGinnis.
1973-74	ABA Most Valuable Player.
Career ABA Statistics   GP Min FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TReb AST PF Stl Blk Pnts RPG APG PPG Career ABA Totals 407 16550 4581 9094 .504 88 273 .322 2412 3102 .778 4924 1952 1208 764 648 11662 12.1 4.8 28.7 ABA Playoff Totals 48 2064 582 1122 .519 10 40 .250 318 400 .795 617 247 141 52 54 1492 12.9 5.2 31.1 ABA All-Star Totals 5 134 38 71 .535 1 2 .500 23 29 .793 36 24 16 - - 100 7.2 4.8 20.0

Chronology
1971-72	ABA All-Rookie Team.

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