youngest players to drop 50 points in nba game before 2000

Before 1999-00, Rick Barry was the youngest in a game with 50+ points. He was 21 years and 261 days old against the Knicks on December 14, 1965.

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youngest players to drop 50 or more points in NBA regular-season game before 2000
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
21-261
57
12/14/1965
@
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21-309
50
4/12/1997
@
46
5
6
2
0
17
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
3Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
21-348
50
11/12/1994
@
43
10
2
0
0
19
31
61.3
3
3
100.0
9
13
69.2
68.1
5
5
8
4
4Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
22-037
53
12/6/1972
vs
42
1
4
22
31
71.0
9
11
81.8
73.9
0
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22-045
53
4/20/1994
vs
36
18
4
2
2
22
31
71.0
0
0
9
13
69.2
72.2
7
11
3
3
6Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
22-150
52
2/22/1974
vs
48
22
2
7
20
28
71.4
12
14
85.7
76.1
4
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-215
57
10/29/1966
@
48
15
7
21
44
47.7
15
17
88.2
55.4
2
8Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-255
50
12/8/1966
48
13
5
19
46
41.3
12
14
85.7
47.9
3
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-272
50
12/25/1966
@
47
6
4
19
35
54.3
12
13
92.3
61.4
1
10Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-292
50
1/14/1967
@
43
8
5
20
37
54.1
10
11
90.9
59.8
2
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22-311
51
2/21/1970
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-323
50
2/14/1967
45
8
5
16
32
50.0
18
19
94.7
61.9
5
13Rick Barry
R. Barry
22-325
52
2/16/1967
43
9
2
18
40
45.0
16
19
84.2
53.8
4
14Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
22-362
54
11/13/1968
vs
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-083
55
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
23
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
16Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
23-084
56
2/13/1968
vs
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-137
52
1/5/1960
48
20
0
20
38
52.6
12
18
66.7
56.6
3
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-157
58
1/25/1960
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
19Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
23-174
51
3/18/1975
@
20
6
4
2
22
31
71.0
7
9
77.8
72.9
4
20Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
23-174
55
2/23/1972
vs
44
3
7
20
31
64.5
15
19
78.9
69.9
0
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-184
58
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23-186
53
2/23/1960
47
29
1
25
44
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23-202
53
11/4/1970
@
45
11
3
20
32
62.5
13
14
92.9
69.4
4
24Jerry West
J. West
23-234
63
1/17/1962
vs
39
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
25Jerry West
J. West
23-241
50
1/24/1962
vs
8
10
17
30
56.7
16
18
88.9
65.9
3

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