Celebrating key Black players, coaches and referees who helped propel the sport of basketball and the ... becoming the first African-American to sign an NBA contract and catch on with a team.

(WAVE) - History was made at UofL in 2022 when Kenny Payne was named the first full-time African American ... Black players beloved by fans today. UofL is historically known as a basketball ...

One of his star players called him “more of a life coach than a basketball coach.” Another said he was “simply the best.” One friend called him “a civil rights ...

who sought out the 6-5 wing from DeMatha Catholic High School to be the first African-American basketball player at the Forty Acres. When I interviewed the personable Brown as I researched history ...