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Indiana University Athletics - Bill Garrett was the first African-American basketball player in the Big Ten. During the 1950-51 season, Garrett became #2 ranked IU's most valuable player & he was selected
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East Cobb Church - The world of basketball has not always been a place of diversity. That changed, though, in 1950 when Earl Lloyd became the first black NBA player in the
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