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Monday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II

January 11, 2016 by pragobots 289 Comments

(This series was originally posted in Feb. 2013) GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.!! This week we're going to take a look at the early era of African Americans in basketball known as the "Black Fives Era". First, a brief historical background... From Wikipedia: The term Black Fives refers to all-black basketball teams that thrived in the United States between 1904, when … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II

Sunday Open Thread: Wayman Tisdale

March 30, 2014 by Miranda 74 Comments

Good Morning POU! As we go into the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, I thought it would be most appropriate to feature one of the greatest college basketball players of all time who was also a fantastic jazz musician....the late great Wayman Tisdale. Growing up, Wayman was not even interested in basketball. When older brothers Weldon and William played pickup games he … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Wayman Tisdale

Saturday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

February 16, 2013 by pragobots 125 Comments

GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We conclude our series on Early African American Basketball...    THE NEW YORK ALL STARS New York, NY From BlackFives.com: The New York All Stars®, an all-black basketball team of the 1910, paved the way for professionalism in the sport. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

Friday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

February 15, 2013 by pragobots 125 Comments

HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! We continues our series on Early African American Basketball...   SAVOY BIG FIVE Chicago, Illinois The Savoy Big Five was an African American professional barnstorming team based in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s. In conventional basketball history, they have been deemed as a precursor team to the Harlem Globetrotters, but that view is a … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

Thursday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

February 14, 2013 by pragobots 121 Comments

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY P.O.U.! We continue our series on Early African American Basketball...   OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH COSMOPOLITANS Chicago, Illinois   Olivet Baptist Church Cosmopolitans, one of the most accomplished African American women’s teams in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s, playing both other churches and some of the top amateur … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

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