2007-02-23 03:54:55 · 6 answers · asked by h j 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Harold Hunter (the first black player to sign an NBA contract), Earl Lloyd (the first black to play in an NBA game), and Chuck Cooper (the first to be drafted by an NBA team).
2007-02-23 04:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics selected 6-foot-6-inch Chuck Cooper of Duquesne University in the second round, making Cooper the first black player to be drafted in the NBA.
In the same 1950 NBA draft, Washington Capitols coach Horace McKinney, emboldened by Boston's move, drafted Earl Lloyd from West Virginia State, along with Harold Hunter of North Carolina College.
Later that summer, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract when he signed with the New York Knicks after a short career with the Globetrotters.
Due to a scheduling quirk, Earl Lloyd became the first black player to play in an NBA game when the Rochester Royals defeated the Washington Capitols 78-70 on Oct. 31, 1950. Lloyd scored six points that game.
2007-02-23 12:18:01 · answer #2 · answered by Geoffrey F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chuck Cooper, I believe he played for the celtics
2007-02-23 11:58:14 · answer #3 · answered by Cameron T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it was Chuck Cooper of the Celtics
2007-02-23 11:58:44 · answer #4 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Chuck Cooper.
RJ
2007-02-23 11:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chuck cooper
2007-02-23 12:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by LifesJourney 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋