Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the …

Jan 25, 2022 · The first African American players in the National Basketball Association in the twentieth century all came into the league in 1950. They were Earl Francis Lloyd (Washington …

Jan 31, 2025 · NBA’s 1st Black starting five in 1964: No. 24 Sam Jones, No. 25 K. C. Jones, No. 6 Bill Russell, No. 16 Tom Sanders & No. 12 Willie Naulls. In honor of Black History Month, it’s …

Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National …

Aug 3, 2013 · Ossie Schectman, who passed away on Tuesday, played just one season for the New York Knicks, but left his mark on the NBA, scoring the first points in league history.

Sep 14, 2021 · As the first African-American players in the NBA, the roles that Cooper, Clifton and Lloyd served went far beyond the court. NBA TV discusses Earl Lloyd's pioneering entrance to …

Jul 30, 2013 · On November 1, 1947, during the inaugural game played between the New York Knickerbockers and Toronto Huskies, Ossie Schectman of the Knicks scored the first points …

Nov 16, 2009 · On October 31, 1950, 21-year-old Earl Lloyd becomes the first African American to play in an NBA game when he takes the court in the season opener for the Washington …

Apr 2, 2014 · Wilt Chamberlain was the first NBA player to score more than 30,000 cumulative points over his career, and the first and only player to score 100 points in a single game.

Feb 21, 2023 · Like many Black sports pioneers before him, Earl Lloyd, the first Black player to appear in an NBA game, encountered the ugly side of humanity. It didn’t stop him. His parents …