Documentary details Barnett’s nearly decade-long quest to get his ground-breaking Tennessee State basketball team into the Naismith Hall of Fame.
LOS ANGELES – Don’t let the appearance of the octogenarian in the wheelchair fool you: Dick Barnett still talks a good game.
In a different era, he knows he would have been a millionaire many times over as many players are today: “And none of these guys could carry my jockey strap,” he said bluntly. Barnett, who played three seasons with the Lakers alongside the likes of Elgin Baylor and Jerry West is known for his lengthy NBA career, but he sprung into the league from the humble background of Nashville where his TSU Tigers won three straight NAIA championships. Years before Texas Western captured the nation’s attention by topping Kentucky with an all-Black starting lineup, Barnett was the star player of a Southern hoops dynasty at an HBCU that was very nearly forgotten.
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