IL and known as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. Since then, the Hawks have seen superstars like Bob Petit, “Pistol” Pete Maravich, Lenny Wilkins, Dominique Wilkins, and Dikembe Mutombo come through ...

The NBA's oldest alumnus ever, Von Nieda entered the league with the NBL Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1947 and played until 1950. From an interview in 2004, he looked back at being one of the early ...

the NBA’s first Black player. Cousy ended up with the Celtics anyway after he refused to report to the team that drafted him (Tri-Cities Blackhawks) and his next team, the Chicago Stags ...