Alcindor began his record-breaking basketball accomplishments when he was in high school, where he led coach Jack Donohue's Power Memorial Academy team to three straight New York City Catholic championships, a 71–game winning streak, and a 79–2 overall record.[27] This earned him "The Tower from Power" nickname.[28] His 2,067 total points were a New York City high school record.[29] The team won the national high school boys basketball championship when Alcindor was in 10th and 11th grade and was runner-up his senior year.[28] He had a strained relationship in his final year with Donohue after the coach called him a nigger.[30]