MAYA ANGELOU Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

James Akinjo

NUMBER: 11

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6'-1"
WEIGHT: 190lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Baylor

Maya Angelou was a performer, writer and civil rights activist who was best known for her work as an author and poet. She made literary history when her memoir I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing became the first nonfiction bestseller by a Black woman. She also became the first Black woman to have a screenplay produced with the movie Georgia, Georgia. In 2021, the United States Mint announced that Angelou would be the first Black woman to be depicted on a quarter as part of the American Women quarters series.

NEDRA GLOVER TAWWAB Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Jersey

Malachi Smith

NUMBER: 18

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6'-4"
WEIGHT: 205lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Gonzaga

WAYNE EMBRY Black History Month Celebration GameTheme Jersey

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Marques Bolden

NUMBER: 12

POSITION: Center
HEIGHT: 6'-10"
WEIGHT: 249lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Duke

Wayne Embry became the first African-American general manager and team president in NBA history. After an eleven-year NBA playing career, Embry became the assistant manager for the Bucks and later was promoted to General Manager in 1972. He was awarded the NBA Executive of the Year in 1992 and 1998 during his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mr. Embry currently serves as a senior basketball advisor for the Toronto Raptors.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

Kihei Clark

NUMBER: 0

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 5'-10"
WEIGHT: 172lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Virginia

George Washington Carver was a scientist who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans. Carver, originally born into slavery, earned a master's degree in agricultural science before going on to teach and conduct research at Tuskegee University. After his passing, he became the first African American to have a national monument created in his honor.

DR.BERNARD HARRIS Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

Wenyen Gabriel

NUMBER: 32

POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6'-9"
WEIGHT: 205lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Kentucky

REDD FOXX Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Jersey

Marquese Chriss

NUMBER: 22

POSITION: Forward

HEIGHT: 6'-9"
WEIGHT: 240lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Washington

John Elroy Sanford, better known as Redd Foxx, was a Golden Globe Award-winning stand-up comedian and actor. He performed on more than 50 records and starred in The Redd Foxx Show, the Royal Family, and Sanford and Sons.

Charles "Choo" H. Smith Jr. Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Jersey

Anthony Tarke

NUMBER: 27

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6'-6"
WEIGHT: 220lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Coppin State

Charles H. Smith, Jr. affectionately known as "Choo", played for the Harlem Globetrotters as an Advance Ambassador and played in all 50 States & 26 countries where he was recognized as one of the greatest dribblers in the world. Smith Jr. founded the nonprofit organization Choo Smith Youth Empowerment, Inc., which focuses on Choo's "4L" philosophy: "Love it, Learn it, Live it, Lead it." Choo currently serves as the Chairman of the National Basketball Retired Players Association.

MICHELLE OBAMA Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

Elijah Hughes

NUMBER: 15

POSITION: Forward
HEIGHT: 6'-5"
WEIGHT: 215lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Syracuse

Michelle Obama is an attorney and author who served as the first African American First Lady of the United States from 2009-2017. Michelle Obama works as an advocate with four main focuses: healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls' education.

MALCOLM X Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

Glenn Robinson III

NUMBER: 13

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6'-6"
WEIGHT: 230lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Michigan

Malcolm X was a civil rights activist and a spokesman for the Nation of Islam from 1950-1960 where he advocated for Black empowerment and the religion of Islam. Shortly after leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated on February 19, 1965. Malcolm X is widely celebrated for his pursuit of racial justice.

EARL LLOYD Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

Stevie Thompson Jr.

NUMBER: 1

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6'-4"
WEIGHT: 194lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Oregon State

Earl Lloyd was the first African American player to play a game in the NBA paving the way for future players. He helped the Syracuse Nationals to the 1955 NBA Championship. Earl was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. Kevin Lloyd, Earl's son, is currently gathering petition names to put Earl Lloyd on a US postage Stamp.

ERIC MONTE Black History Month Celebration Game Worn Theme Jersey

TyTy Washington Jr.

NUMBER: 23

POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6'-3"
WEIGHT: 195lbs
COLLEGE/COUNTRY: Kentucky

Eric Monte became one of the first African-American screenwriters to write and create several black TV sitcom series. Monte is known for his works depicting 1970s African-American culture, such as television shows Good Times, The Jeffersons, What's Happening & What's Happening Now; both spinoffs of his movie Cooley High, which was based on his high school experiences. This film and these sitcoms went on to become household names and cultural icons in the entertainment industry and in Black History today. He is now considered the Godfather of sitcoms.