Pushing Boundaries: UConn’s First NBA Player

Pushing Boundaries: UConn’s First NBA Player chronicles the life of Worthy Patterson, illustrating his significant achievements as a student, athlete, veteran, and music executive at a time when many Black people were stifled by prejudice and racism in 20th-century America. Patterson became a standout player for the UConn Huskies basketball team, and was the first UConn player to play in the NBA.