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* Position: Guard βͺ 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|200px|Wataru Misaka]] | |||
Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 β 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 β 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] | |||
* [http://www.watmisaka.com/ Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story (Documentary)] | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1923 Births]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:December 21 Births]] | ||
[[Category:2019 Deaths]] | |||
[[Category: Sports]] | [[Category: Sports]] | ||
[[Category:Basketball]] | [[Category:Basketball]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: The 1940s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 9 October 2022
- Position: Guard βͺ 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
Wataru Misaka (December 21, 1923 β 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).