The first Black-owned professional basketball team, the Renaissance Big R Five, was founded by Robert Douglas in 1923 and won 88 consecutive games in their 1932-33 season, eventually being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
The first Black-owned professional basketball team, the Renaissance Big R Five, was founded by Robert Douglas in 1923 and won 88 consecutive games in their 1932-33 season, eventually being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.