The world's first Black professional basketball player lived and played in Lowell
From WBUR Up Next by WBUR
May 1, 2026 · 4 min
About this episode
Local author Chris Boucher discusses Harry 'Bucky' Lew, the first Black professional basketball player.
Local author Chris Boucher joined WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about Harry "Bucky" Lew, the first Black professional basketball player.
People in this episode
Host: WBUR's All Things Considered
Guest: Chris Boucher
Topics covered
- basketball history
- Black athletes
- local history
- sports
- biography
Keywords
- Harry Lew
- Bucky Lew
- basketball
- Black history
- Lowell
- sports history
- Chris Boucher
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Places: Lowell
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