Charles Henry Cooper, better known as Chuck Cooper, was one of three players with legitimate claims to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA. Each satisfied a different condition of being "first": *Cooper was the first black player to be drafted by an NBA team, in 1950. Shortly afterwards, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team.

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  • Charles Henry Cooper, better known as Chuck Cooper, was one of three players with legitimate claims to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA. Each satisfied a different condition of being "first": *Cooper was the first black player to be drafted by an NBA team, in 1950. Shortly afterwards, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team. Finally, at the start of the 1950-51 season, Earl Lloyd was the first black to play in an NBA game, as his team started its season one day before Cooper's and four days before Clifton's. Cooper was signed by Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach, after playing for the Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh, and the NCAA teams at Duquesne University and West Virginia State College. Cooper went on to have a fair NBA career. He played four years with the Celtics, then was traded to the Milwaukee Hawks before ending his career as a member of the Ft. Wayne Pistons. During his NBA career, Cooper played a total of 409 games, scoring 2,725 points for an average of 6.66 points per game, with 2431 rebounds for an average of 5.9 per game, and 733 assists for an average of 1.79 per game. As some statistics were not kept during that era, it is not known how many blocked shots, steals or turnovers he had during his career.
  • Charles H. „Chuck“ Cooper war ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.
  • Charles "Chuck" Harrison Cooper fue un jugador norteamericano de baloncesto que militó en Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Hawks y Fort Wayne Pistons. Jugó en la NBA desde 1950 hasta 1956 y se hizo muy popular por haberse convertido en el primer jugador de raza negra en ser elegido en el draft, en 1950, pero no el primero en firmar un contrato con un equipo de la NBA, ese honor le corresponde a Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton y a su vez, Earl Lloyd fue el primero en jugar un partido en la liga, un día antes que Cooper y cuatro antes que Clifton.
  • Charles H. Cooper plus connu sous le nom de Chuck Cooper fut le premier joueur de basket-ball noir drafté en NBA.
  • チャック・クーパー（Chuck Cooper, 1926年9月29日 - 1984年2月5日）はアメリカ合衆国出身の元バスケットボール選手。出生地はペンシルベニア州ピッツバーグ、出身大学はデュケイン大学。NBAドラフト史上初めて指名を受けた黒人選手として知られる。
  • Charles Henry Cooper (Pittsburgh, 29 de setembro de 1929 - 5 de fevereiro de 1994) foi um jogador de basquetebol da NBA, considerado por muitos um dos maiores jogadores da história do Boston Celtics. Chuck Cooper, como era conhecido, ficou famoso ao ser o primeiro negro a jogar em uma equipe da NBA.
  • Charles H. "Chuck" Cooper, född 29 september 1926, död 5 februari 1984, är en amerikansk basketspelare och en av de tre som rättmätigt kan hävda att de var den första afroamerikanska spelaren i NBA. Cooper var den första svarta spelaren att draftas av ett NBA-lag, 1950. Kort därefter var Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton den förste som skrev kontrakt med ett NBA-lag. Till slut blev Earl Lloyd den förste afroamerikanen att spela en match i NBA. Det skedde i början av säsongen 1950-51 och berodde på att Lloyds lag började säsongen en dag före Coopers lag och fyra dagar före Cliftons lag. Cooper hade också en bra NBA-karriär. Han spelade i Boston Celtics och Milwaukee Hawks innan han avslutade karriären i Fort Wayne Pistons. Han spelade totalt 409 matcher, gjorde 2725 poäng och tog 2439 returer.
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  • Charles Henry Cooper, better known as Chuck Cooper, was one of three players with legitimate claims to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA. Each satisfied a different condition of being "first": *Cooper was the first black player to be drafted by an NBA team, in 1950. Shortly afterwards, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team.
  • Charles H. „Chuck“ Cooper war ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.
  • Charles "Chuck" Harrison Cooper fue un jugador norteamericano de baloncesto que militó en Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Hawks y Fort Wayne Pistons.
  • Charles H. Cooper plus connu sous le nom de Chuck Cooper fut le premier joueur de basket-ball noir drafté en NBA.
  • チャック・クーパー（Chuck Cooper, 1926年9月29日 - 1984年2月5日）はアメリカ合衆国出身の元バスケットボール選手。出生地はペンシルベニア州ピッツバーグ、出身大学はデュケイン大学。NBAドラフト史上初めて指名を受けた黒人選手として知られる。
  • Charles Henry Cooper (Pittsburgh, 29 de setembro de 1929 - 5 de fevereiro de 1994) foi um jogador de basquetebol da NBA, considerado por muitos um dos maiores jogadores da história do Boston Celtics. Chuck Cooper, como era conhecido, ficou famoso ao ser o primeiro negro a jogar em uma equipe da NBA.
  • Charles H. "Chuck" Cooper, född 29 september 1926, död 5 februari 1984, är en amerikansk basketspelare och en av de tre som rättmätigt kan hävda att de var den första afroamerikanska spelaren i NBA. Cooper var den första svarta spelaren att draftas av ett NBA-lag, 1950. Kort därefter var Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton den förste som skrev kontrakt med ett NBA-lag. Till slut blev Earl Lloyd den förste afroamerikanen att spela en match i NBA.
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