| 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 |
| Selected by the Washington Capitols | |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1950–1991 |
| Career history | |
| As 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 and awards | |
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Harold Hunter Sr. (April 30, 1926 – March 7, 2013) was an American basketball coach and player.[1] 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.[2][3][4] Hunter was cut from the team during training camp and never played for an NBA team.[2] He later coached basketball for the United States men's national basketball team, Tennessee State University, and the U.S. Olympic basketball team.