Bob Yancy and Ben Franklin of Boston University (1937)
The first Black selected for All-American Basketball honors was Don Barksdale of UCLA (1947)
The first Black signed by a National Basketball Assn. team was Charles (Chuck) Cooper, who joined the New York Knicks (1950)
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Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first black woman athlete on a Wheaties box
Earl LloydApril 28Earl Lloyd*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
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Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College. Senda Berenson taught basketball to her students hoping to improve their health.
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Babe Zaharias in 1935 was the first black woman athlete on a Wheaties box