Hall of Fame
A two-year letterwinner in basketball, Don Barnette broke the color-barrier at Miami University when he came to campus in 1952, becoming the first African-American to play basketball at Miami. A member of Miami s 1954-55 championship team, he went on to earn first-team all-MAC and honorable mention all-American honors during his final season in 1955-56.
Following his three years as a starting guard for the Red and White, Barnette went on to spend three years in the Navy where he made the fleet and all-Navy team. From there, the Middletown, Ohio native spent his next four years earning world-wide notoriety as the Dribbling Wizard, playing for the Harlem Globetrotters.
