Chuck Cooper Classic Tips Off Tomorrow

On December 3, 2009, in Basic, Community, History, NBA, Race, by Black Fives

In 1950, Cooper, a Pittsburgh resident and Duquesne University graduate became the first African-American selected in the NBA Draft.

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Duquesne Honors Basketball Pioneer Cooper With Tournament

On September 24, 2009, in Basic, Community, History, Race, by Black Fives

Duquesne honors Chuck Cooper, among first blacks in NBA, by staging inaugural Chuck Cooper Classic, a hoops doubleheader featuring HBCU teams. How cool is that?

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Several Negro Stars To Play In N.B.A. This Winter (1950)

On October 31, 2008, in History, NBA, Premium, Race, by Black Fives

Today is the anniversary of the first black players to play in the N.B.A. From the Chester (Pa.) Times, on October 20, 1950: Several Negro basketball stars will be members of the teams in the National Basketball Association for the first time this winter. Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton of the Harlem Globetrotters, and Chuck Cooper, Duquesne [...]

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