Former NBA star and Richmond native Bob Dandridge will be recognized Saturday, June 11, as part of ‘Bob Dandridge Day’ for being inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame. The Maggie Walker alumni is among the best players to wear a Norfolk State University uniform. He played for the Spartans from 1965 to 1969, averaging 32.3 points a game during his senior season.
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It used to not be a unicorn-level …
It used to not be a unicorn-level event, of course, for Black players from HBCUs to make it big in the NBA. Earl Monroe, Sam Jones, Willis Reed, Bob Dandridge — all Hall of Famers — played at HBCUs. Monroe was the second pick of the 1967 draft after leading Division II in scoring at Winston-Salem State. Today, only Robert Covington, who played at Tennessee State, is an HBCU alum. But, more NBA players are making real outreach to HBCU programs. Famously, former NBA player J.R. Smith is playing golf at North Carolina A&T. And, more quietly, real relationships are being built. Chris Paul has championed HBCU investment for the last several years, partnering with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to create the four-team Chris Paul HBCU Kick-Off in Connecticut. He’s getting his bachelor’s at Winston-Salem. Stephen Curry is funding the golf programs at Howard for six years, raising $3 million for the program’s endowment in 2021 at a charity golf tournament and auction at Pebble Beach. Both Paul and Curry met with Howard’s and Morgan’s players before Saturday’s game.
Robertson didn’t set the world on fire …
Robertson didn’t set the world on fire statistically in Milwaukee, averaging career lows of 19.4 points and 5.7 rebounds to go with 8.2 assists per game. But the Bucks had a 16-game win streak, then the NBA’s first 20-game win streak. Milwaukee finished 66-16 in only the franchise’s third season. Robertson’s last All-NBA season came in 1971, as he was selected to the second team. While Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA MVP, Dandridge suggested that Robertson was the closer. “He had something to work with, and with his leadership, he was able to distribute the ball,” Dandridge said. “He knew that he didn’t have to be the do-everything guy for the team to win. And he took advantage of that by taking a step back and allowing me to surface and (allowing Oscar to) play at his highest potential.
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The Washington Wizards will host a Hall …
The Washington Wizards will host a Hall of Fame celebration, presented by Moet & Chandon, for franchise legend Bob Dandridge on Sunday, Nov. 7, prior to the game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Dandridge was inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September. The first 10,000 fans will receive a rally towel branded with Dandridge’s name and number in the Bullets marks (attached).