This is the program of Chuck Cooper, the first Black player drafted by the NBA. It is the program of Sihugo Green, a consensus All-American at a time when that meant sharing a five with Bill Russell.

Also elected were Dave Meyers, who helped UCLA win the NCAA titles in 1973 and ‘75; Duquesne’s Sihugo Green, the first overall pick in the 1956 NBA Draft; and Lennie Rosenbluth, who led North ...