[Labyrinthos]

“Pete played against men.”

But not against black men in the NCAA due to segregation.

[nickcarraway]

What are you talking about? He played college ball from 1967 to 1970. Black players were allowed to play long before that back in 1947. Even in the ‘60s teams with five black starters won the national championship. He played while Kareem Abdul-Jabar was playing at UCLA. Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson played at college in the 50’s.

[af_vet_1981]

But not against black men in the NCAA due to segregation.

Maravich played in 1967-70, so segregation in the Southeaster Conference was over by then.


When did SEC basketball desegregate?

The bigger change, of course, came in the South. By the 1966-67 season, every Southern conference, even the SEC, had integrated basketball teams. "It was quite clear after March 1966 that Southern basketball teams would have to change or become increasingly noncompetitive nationally," wrote historian Charles Martin.