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* Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right | |||
* 5-7, 150lb (170cm, 68kg) | |||
* Born: December 21, 1923 in Ogden, Utah us | |||
* Died: November 20, 2019 (Aged 95-334d) | |||
* Colleges: Weber State, Utah | |||
* High School: Ogden in Ogden, Utah | |||
* Draft: New York Knicks, 7th round, 1947 BAA Draft | |||
* NBA Debut: November 13, 1947 | |||
* Career Length: 1 year | |||
[[File:Wataru misaka head-shot.jpg|thumb|frameless|right|400px|Wataru Misaka]] | [[File:Wataru misaka head-shot.jpg|thumb|frameless|right|400px|Wataru Misaka]] | ||
Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), known then as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). | Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. A 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) point guard of Japanese descent, he broke a color barrier in professional basketball by being the first non-white player and the first player of Asian descent to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), known then as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). | ||
==Articles== | |||
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html New York Times Obit] | |||
* [https://www.pacificcitizen.org/wataru-misaka/ Pacific Citizen} | |||
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