Earl Lloyd was first black NBA player, Chuck Cooper was the first black player to be drafted, and Nat Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team.
It was Kobe Bryant.
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Chuck Cooper was the first black player to be drafted
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Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
In 2001 Kwame Brown was drafted out of high school number 1 by the Washington Wizards.
Chuck Cooper, drafted in 1950
According to Wikipedia, Reggie Harding (76ers) was drafted out of high school in 1962. Moses Malone wasn't drafted until 1974, and that was by the ABA Utah Stars.
the first African American quarterback drafted was Fritz Pollard
Mathew Stafford was drafted by the Detroit Lions