Wat Misaka, who broke pro basketball’s color barrier, dies at 95. November 24, 2019. Wat Misaka, far left, scrambles for the ball during the 1947 NIT championship game between Utah and Kentucky.

Why basketball teams cut down the nets. Everett Case spent 23 years as a high school basketball head coach in his home state of Indiana, where his team won four state championships.

Here is a breakdown of the NET Rankings and how they'll impact the NCAA Tournament. ... As teams on the bubble await their fate for an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament, ...

The Maryland Men's Basketball program is honoring Billy Jones on Juneteenth for breaking the color barrier in the ACC and becoming the first black player to earn a scholarship in the conference.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - History was made at UofL in 2022 when Kenny Payne was named the first full-time African American basketball coach in school history. His hiring broke a color barrier as a ...

Seven months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in professional baseball, ... who broke pro basketball’s color barrier, dies at 95 . Nov. 24, 2019 at 7:42 pm Updated Nov. 25, ...

— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) June 19, 2025 In an article published by UMTerps.com in 2021, Jones described what it was like trying to break the barrier at that time in the ACC.