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John McLendon

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John B. McLendon Jr. (April 5, 1915 – October 8, 1999) was an American basketball coach who is recognized as the first African American basketball coach at a predominantly white university and the first African American head coach in any professional sport. [1]

48 relations: African Americans, American Basketball Association, American Basketball League (1961–63), Associated Press, Basketball, Bill Sharman, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Cleveland Pipers, Cleveland State University, Cleveland State Vikings, Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball, CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Denver Nuggets, Duke University, Four corners offense, Full-court press, George Steinbrenner, Hampton Pirates men's basketball, Hampton University, Hiawatha, Kansas, Historically black colleges and universities, Idaho, James Naismith, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes, Kentucky State University, Lenape, Los Angeles Jets, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball, North Carolina Central University, Omaha, Nebraska, Racial segregation in the United States, Spanish flu, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, Tennessee State Tigers basketball, Tennessee State University, The New York Times Magazine, Trinidad, Colorado, University of Kansas, Washburn University.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American Basketball Association

The original American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball league, from 1967 to 1976.

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American Basketball League (1961–63)

The American Basketball League played one full season, 1961–1962, and part of 1962–1963.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a collegiate athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities.

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Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, and an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland.

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Cleveland Pipers

The Cleveland Pipers was an American industrial basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

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Cleveland State Vikings

The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University.

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Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball

Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball started in 1929.

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CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) is an American men's college basketball post-season tournament created in 2009 by Collegeinsider.com.

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Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado.

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Duke University

Duke University is a private, non-profit, research university located in Durham, North Carolina.

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Four corners offense

The four corners offense, technically four corner stall, is an offensive strategy for stalling in basketball.

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Full-court press

A full-court press is a basketball term for a defensive style in which the defense applies pressure to the offensive team the entire length of the court before and after the inbound pass.

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George Steinbrenner

George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees.

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Hampton Pirates men's basketball

The Hampton Pirates men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States.

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Hampton University

Hampton University (HU) is a private historically black university in Hampton, Virginia.

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Hiawatha, Kansas

Hiawatha (Ioway: Hári Wáta pronounced) is the largest city and county seat of Brown County, Kansas, United States.

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Historically black colleges and universities

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.

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Idaho

Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States.

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James Naismith

James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was an American physical educator, physician, chaplain, sports coach and innovator.

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Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is a public two year community college located in Kansas City, Kansas, United States.

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Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third-largest city in the State of Kansas, the county seat of Wyandotte County, and the third-largest city of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes

The Kentucky State Thorobreds and Thorobrettes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Kentucky State University, located in Frankfort, Kentucky, in NCAA Division II sports championships.

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Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University (KSU) is a public university in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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Lenape

The Lenape, also called the Leni Lenape, Lenni Lenape and Delaware people, are an indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in Canada and the United States.

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Los Angeles Jets

The Los Angeles Jets were an American basketball team based in Los Angeles, California founded by Jack Blanck and Len Corbosiero, that was a member of the American Basketball League in the league's 1961-62 season.

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) is a professional organization for college and university athletic directors in the United States.

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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs, primarily across the United States but also outside the US.

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National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

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National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball.

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North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball

The North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents North Carolina Central University, which is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

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North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University (NCCU), also known as simply Central, is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels.

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Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County.

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Racial segregation in the United States

Racial segregation in the United States, as a general term, includes the segregation or separation of access to facilities, services, and opportunities such as housing, medical care, education, employment, and transportation along racial lines.

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Spanish flu

The Spanish flu (January 1918 – December 1920), also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus.

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Sumner Academy of Arts & Science

Sumner Academy of Arts and Science is a nationally ranked magnet school in Kansas City, Kansas which prepares students for high-level academic and creative pursuits.

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Tennessee State Tigers basketball

The Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represents Tennessee State University (TSU) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

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Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State or TSU) is a public land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

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The New York Times Magazine

The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times.

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Trinidad, Colorado

Trinidad is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

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University of Kansas

The University of Kansas, also referred to as KU or Kansas, is a public research university in the U.S. state of Kansas.

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Washburn University

Washburn University (WU) is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLendon

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