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Earl Lloyd
Earl Lloyd was born on April 3rd, 1928. He is still alive today. -
College Years
from 1947 to 1950, Lloyd went to West Virginia, where he played basketball. He recieved the player of the decade award in the 40's was named All-Conference three times, and All-American twice. -
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College
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His First Game
On October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play Proffesional basketball. He played seven games for the Washington Capitols before they folded. -
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NBA career
Lloyd's career lasted from 1950 to 1960 He played for the Washington Capitals, Syracuse Nationals, and the Detroit Pistons -
Capitals Fold
The Washington Capitals folded and Earl Lloyd had no team. Lloyd only played seven games with them Lloyd joined the army until he was drafted to the nationals on waivers -
His new team
Earl Lloyd started to play for the Syracuse Nationals He played 6 seasons with them, and won a championship. His best year was 1955, averaging 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds -
Championship
Lloyd and Syracuse won the NBA championship in 1955. -
Last Team
Earl Lloyd Played two seasons with the Pistons, his final team -
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Scouting
Earl LLoyd was a scout and an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons -
Coaching
Earl Lloyd became the first African American bench coach. He coached the Pistons -
Hall of Fame
in 2003, Earl lloyd was inducted into the NBA hall of fame
