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1965-66 NBA Season: League Leaders Summary.

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1965-1966 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers

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Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1965-1966 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

NBA Season and Playoffs:
Previous Season: 1964-65
Next Season: 1966-67

1965-66

> Summary
> Standings
> Season Leaders
> Playoff Brackets
> Playoff Series and Results
> Playoff Results by Date

Regular Season Leaders

Points

per Game
33.5 ppg
Wilt Chamberlain
(Philadelphia 76ers)

Rebounds

per Game
24.6 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(Philadelphia 76ers)

Assists

per Game
11.1 apg
Oscar Robertson
(Cincinnati Royals)

Steals

per Game
* the NBA didn't record steals previous to the 1973-74 season.

Blocks

per Game
* the NBA didn't record blocks previous to the 1973-74 season.

Regular Season Leaders Details

Points per Game

Rnk Player Points   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 33.5 ppg 76ers
2. Jerry West 31.3 ppg Lakers
3. Oscar Robertson 31.3 ppg Royals
4. Rick Barry 25.7 ppg Warriors
5. Sam Jones 23.5 ppg Celtics

Rebounds per Game

Rnk Player Rebounds   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 24.6 rpg 76ers
2. Bill Russell 22.8 rpg Celtics
3. Jerry Lucas 21.1 rpg Royals
4. Nate Thurmond 18.0 rpg Warriors
5. Walt Bellamy 15.7 rpg combined teams

Assists per Game

Rnk Player Assists Team
1. Oscar Robertson 11.1 apg Royals
2. Guy Rodgers 10.7 apg Warriors
3. K.C. Jones 6.3 apg Celtics
4. Lenny Wilkens 6.2 apg Hawks
5. Jerry West 6.1 apg Lakers

Total Points

Rnk Player Points   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 2,649 pts 76ers
2. Jerry West 2,476 pts Lakers
3. Oscar Robertson 2,378 pts Royals
4. Rick Barry 2,059 pts Warriors
5. Walt Bellamy 1,820 pts combined teams

Total Rebounds

Rnk Player Rebounds   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 1,943 reb 76ers
2. Bill Russell 1,779 reb Celtics
3. Jerry Lucas 1,668 reb Royals
4. Nate Thurmond 1,312 reb Warriors
5. Walt Bellamy 1,254 reb combined teams

Total Assists

Rnk Player Assists Team
1. Oscar Robertson 847 ast Royals
2. Guy Rodgers 846 ast Warriors
3. K.C. Jones 503 ast Celtics
4. Jerry West 480 ast Lakers
5. Lenny Wilkens 429 ast Hawks
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