Harold Hunter (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 30, 1926 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2013 (aged 86) Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sumner (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| College | North Carolina Central |
| NBA draft | 1950: 10th round |
| Drafted by | Washington Capitols |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1950–1991 |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 1950–1951 | Williston School |
| 1952–1954 | P. S. Jones HS |
| 1954–1957 | Williston School |
| 1957–1959 | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| 1959–1968 | Tennessee State |
| 1974–1977 | Xavier (LA) |
| 1980s | Dillard (assistant) |
| 1986–1991 | Southern |
| Career highlights | |
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Harold Hunter Sr. (April 30, 1926 – March 7, 2013) was an American basketball coach and player. He became the first African American to sign a professional contract with a National Basketball Association (NBA) team when he joined the Washington Capitols on April 26, 1950. Hunter was cut from the team during training camp and never played for an NBA team. He later coached basketball for the United States men's national basketball team, Tennessee State University, and the U.S. Olympic basketball team.