Who was the first black basketball player in history?

Answer 1

First Black Basketball PlayerThe first black player drafted by an NBA team was Chuck Cooper, picked in the second round of the 1950 draft by the Boston Celtics. In the eighth round of the draft, Washington chose Earl Lloyd of West Virginia State. At about the same time, the New York Knicks signed Nat ``Sweetwater'' Clifton from the Harlem Globetrotters. Lloyd made his debut on Oct. 31, 1950, becoming the first black to play in an NBA game. Cooper made his debut a day later. Clifton, the first to sign a contract, played his first game on Nov. 4, 1950.

Answer 2

P.J. Reynolds of Lynnville TN was the very first African American athlete at LSU. He played all sports he was even a cheerleader for the university

Lloyd Wills Jr. was the first African American athlete to sign at LSU.

He ran track.

Henry LeBoyd, Jr. was the first African American major sport athlete. He was a pitcher on the 1969 baseball team.

Answer 3

That was Collis Temple Jr. who was at LSU from 1971-1974. Click on the "Collis Temple Jr.' link below to read about him. Johnny Sibley Butler was the first Black Walk-on at LSU in 1965.

Answer 4

Michle Jordan