The fact that some of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2009 finalists are black does not stir up any controversy whatsoever. But that wasn’t always the case.
Basketball Hall Of Fame Flashback: Bob Douglas Voted In (1972)
The roots of the black basketball trace back to the Hemenway Gymnasium on the campus of Harvard University.
In 1920, Chris Huiswoud became the first basketball referee of African descent to be formally sanctioned (allowed) by the AAU.