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[[File:Wataru misaka head-shot.jpg|thumb|frameless|right|400px|Wataru Misaka]]
[[File:Wataru misaka head-shot.jpg|thumb|frameless|right|200px|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).
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==Articles==
==Articles==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/sports/basketball/wat-misaka-dead.html New York Times Obit]
* [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}
* [https://www.pacificcitizen.org/wataru-misaka/ Pacific Citizen]
* [http://www.watmisaka.com/ Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story (Documentary)]


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  • Position: Guard β–ͺ 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

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).

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