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Who was the first African American woman basketball player?
The first African American female basketball player to be drafted by the NBA was Lucy Harris in 1977. She was from New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Harris was also a silver medalist from the 1976 Olympics.
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∙ 2011-04-06 20:05:28There are three players who claim to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA, each with legitimate reason to claim this. - Chuck Cooper: first African American to be drafted by an NBA team - Nat Clifton: first African American to sign a contract and make the roster with an NBA team - Earl Lloyd: first African American to play in an NBA game
Chuck Cooper was one of the first African-American males in the NBA.
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Lucy Harris was the first black woman All-American basketball player in 1997
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she was the first African American Basketball player.
she was the first African American basketball player.
Earl Lloyd.
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There are three players who claim to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA, each with legitimate reason to claim this. - Chuck Cooper: first African American to be drafted by an NBA team - Nat Clifton: first African American to sign a contract and make the roster with an NBA team - Earl Lloyd: first African American to play in an NBA game
The first professional basketball player was Harry Lew in 1902. Howard University became the first college with a basketball program in 1908. All the players on that team were the first.
Yes Michael Jordan was the first african-american to play basketball
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The first person who played in an NBA game was Earl Lloyd