spkayal:Dick Barnett

As a senior,he led his team to the state basketball championship,which was the first final where 2 predominant African American basketball squads faced each other. The team lost to Crispus Attucks High School and their future NBA star Oscar Robertson. He received All-state honors. 大四時，他帶領他的球隊參加了州籃球錦標賽，這是兩支主要的非裔美國籃球隊第一次交鋒的決賽。球隊輸給了克里斯普斯阿塔克斯高中和他們未來的 NBA 球星奧斯卡羅伯特森。他獲得了全州榮譽。

College career Barnett accepted a basketball scholarship from Tennessee A&I College, to play under legendary coach John McLendon. As a freshman, he was given the nickname "Dick the Skull". He was known for his trademark "question mark" jump shot, with an unusual technique of kicking his legs back as he released the ball with his left hand, taunting the defenders by saying, "Too late; Fall back baby".[1]

He became a three-time Associated Press Little College All-American, helping the school to a 36-game winning streak and three consecutive NAIA national championship titles. In 1957, he was the first African American to be named to the National All-American team. He received back-to-back championship MVP honors in 1958 and 1959.[2] 巴內特接受了田納西 A&I學院的籃球獎學金，在傳奇教練約翰麥克倫登的指導下打球。大一時，他得到了“骷髏迪克”的綽號。他以他標誌性的“問號”跳投而聞名，當他用左手出球時，他用一種不尋常的技術將雙腿向後踢，嘲諷防守者說：“太晚了；退後寶貝”。 [1] 他三度成為美聯社小學院全美最佳球員，幫助學校取得 36 連勝和連續三屆 NAIA 全國冠軍頭銜。 1957 年，他成為第一位入選全美最佳陣容的非裔美國人。他在 1958 年和 1959 年連續獲得了總冠軍 MVP 榮譽。 [2]

Barnett graduated as the school's All-time scorer with 3,209 points for a 23.6 average in 136 games, while also recording 1,571 career rebounds for an 11.6 average, a career shooting percentage of 44.8 and 80.0 from the free throw line. In 1986, he was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame.In 1990, the school retired his No. 12 Jersey. In 1993, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, along with his coach John McLendon.[3]In 2012, he was named to the NAIA 75th Anniversary All-Star Team. In 2016, he was inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame.[4]In 2019 the 1957-59 Tennessee A&I Tigers mens basketball team was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. 巴內特在 136 場比賽中以3,209 分的成績成為學校的歷史得分手，場均 23.6 分，同時也以 11.6 場的場均得分記錄了 1,571 個職業籃板，職業生涯投籃命中率為 44.8，罰球命中率為 80.0。 1986年，他入選NAIA名人堂。1990年，學校退役了他的12號球衣。1993年，他入選了印第安納籃球名人堂。 2005年，他入選田納西州體育名人堂。2007 年，他與教練約翰·麥克倫登 (John McLendon) 一起入選國家大學籃球名人堂。[3] 2012 年，他入選了 NAIA 75 週年全明星隊。 2016 年，他入選了小型大學籃球名人堂。 [4] 2019 年，1957-59 賽季田納西 A&I 老虎隊男籃入選了奈史密斯籃球名人堂。

Cleveland Pipers In 1961, he signed with the Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League (ABL), which were owned by George Steinbrenner (the future owner of the New York Yankees) and coached by John McLendon. He was a part of the 1961–62 ABL Championship team. On December 21,1961, the Nationals won a court order barring him from playing that season in the rival American Basketball League. 克利夫蘭風笛手 1961年，他與美國籃球聯盟（ABL）的克利夫蘭吹笛者隊簽約，後者由喬治·斯坦布倫納（紐約洋基隊的未來老闆）擁有，並由約翰·麥克倫登執教。他是 1961-62 年 ABL 冠軍隊的一員。 1961 年 12 月 21 日，國民隊贏得了一項法院命令，禁止他參加那個賽季的對手美國籃球聯盟。

He helped the team win the Western Division title after West missed 27 games with a leg injury.

在韋斯特因腿部受傷缺席27場比賽后，他幫助球隊贏得了西部賽區冠軍。