When was earl lloyd drafted
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When it comes to the world of professional basketball, Earl Lloyd was a trailblazer in the truest sense of the word. In 1950, with the Washington Capitols, he was the first African-American to play in an NBA game. Later, with the Syracuse Nationals, he became the first African-American player to win an NBA championship. Following his playing days, with the Detroit Pistons, he was the first African-American to be named an assistant coach and the first to be named a bench coach.
A native of Alexandria, Va., Lloyd began playing basketball at Parker-Gray High School before coming to what was then West Virginia State College in 1947. During his time playing for State, the Yellow Jackets won two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference and Tournament Championships in 1948 and 1949 where they finished in second place. Lloyd was named All-Conference for three years, from 1948 to 1950, and named All-American by the Pittsburgh Courier for 1949 and 1950.
After his college playing days, Lloyd was taken in the NBA draft in the ninth round by the Washington Capitols. On
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Earl Francis Lloyd (1928 - 2015)
EarlFrancis"The Big Cat"Lloyd
Son of Theodore Lloyd and Daisy (Mitchell) Lloyd
Brother of Ernest Leroy Lloyd
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Earl Lloyd is Notable.
Earl Francis Lloyd was the first Black person to play a game in the NBA (National Basketball Association). He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Earl Francis Lloyd was born in 1928. He was the son of Theodore Lloyd and Daisy Mitchell.
“One kid said to me, he said, Mr. Lloyd, we really owe you. And I explained to him, man, you owe me absolutely nothing. I said, whatever kind of career I had, it has served me well, but you do owe some people. And the people you owe are the folks who are going to come behind you. It's incumbent upon each watch — when you play your 10, 11 years and you're in your group — when you leave, I truly
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Earl Lloyd
American basketball player and coach (1928–2015)
Lloyd, (right) shakes hands with Walter E. Gaskin in January 2006 | |
| Born | (1928-04-03)April 3, 1928 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
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| Died | February 26, 2015(2015-02-26) (aged 86) Crossville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| High school | Parker-Gray (Alexandria, Virginia) |
| College | West Virginia State (1946–1950) |
| NBA draft | 1950: 9th round, 100th overall pick |
| Selected by the Washington Capitols | |
| Playing career | 1950–1960 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 11, 8, 17 |
| Coaching career | 1971–1972 |
| 1950–1951 | Washington Capitols |
| 1952–1958 | Syracuse Nationals |
| 1958–1960 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1971–1972 | Detroit Pistons |
| Points | 4,682 (8.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,609 (6.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 810 (1.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Earl Francis Lloyd (April 3, 1928 – February 26, 2015) was an American professional basketball player
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