The Harlem Rens got a nice mention in the current issue of SPIN Magazine (August 2008). A friend of mine at Converse told me about an article that’s on the last page, in the Hidden Tracks section, called “Dunk The Funk.” The byline of the piece is “Could the Olympics save basketball’s musical soul?” My [...]
Sunday was the birthday of Ferdinand J. Accooe, one of the original members of the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn. Accooe also played for numerous other teams. He was born July 27, 1889. Ferdinand Accooe as a New York All Star. The Smart Set were the first independent African American basketball team, formed in [...]
The Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn was founded in 1905 and is credited with assembling the first formally organized and independent all-black basketball team, which debuted in 1907.
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