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Early African American Basketball

Monday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball II

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(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

Friday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

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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

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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

Wednesday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball

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HAPPY HUMP DAY PRAGOBOTS! We continue our series on Early African American Basketball... ALPHA PHYSICAL CULTURE CLUB New York, NY Alpha Physical Culture Club, more popularly known as the Alpha Big Five, on Manhattan, New York, was an amateur African-America basketball team in the early 1900s. The team won three New York metropolitan titles before winning the designation … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Early African American Basketball