Chuck Cooper was the second round draft choice, and 14th overall pick, of the Boston Celtics in the 1950 NBA draft.
Chuck Cooper.
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.
Chuck Cooper was the first black player to be drafted
1950 by the Boston Celtics
Chuck Cooper was one of the first African-American males in the NBA.
black ever to play in an NBA game when he took the floor for the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950 in Rochester, New York. Lloyd was one of three blacks to become NBA players in the 1950 season. The other two were Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, who was signed by the New York Knicks, and Chuck Cooper, who was drafted by the Boston Celtics. Cooper debuted the night after Lloyd. Sweetwater Clifton was the 1st to sign but was actually the 3rd Black to play in the NBA.Earl Lloyd was the first Chuck Cooper became the first black player to be drafted when he was chosen by Boston; Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton became the first to sign an NBA contract when he signed with New York, and Earl Lloyd became the first to play in an NBA regular-season game because the schedule had his Washington team opening one day before the others.
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Earl Lloyd was the first african american to play in the NBA
Earl Lloyd and Chuck Cooper.
Chuck Cooper, drafted in 1950
Earl Lloyd was the first black ever to play in an NBA game when he took the floor for the Washington Capitols on October 31, 1950 in Rochester, New York. Lloyd was one of three blacks to become NBA players in the 1950 season. The other two were Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, who was signed by the New York Knicks, and Chuck Cooper, who was drafted by the Boston Celtics. Cooper debuted the night after Lloyd. Sweetwater Clifton was the 1st to sign but was actually the 3rd Black to play in the NBA. Chuck Cooper became the first black player to be drafted when he was chosen by Boston; Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton became the first to sign an NBA contract when he signed with New York, and Earl Lloyd became the first to play in an NBA regular-season game because the schedule had his Washington team opening one day before the others.
You can get drafted into the NBA from Canada similarly to the way that players from the USA get drafted. Several players from Canada have played in the NBA such as Steve Nash, perhaps the most famous.