During the height of World War II, Wataru Misaka became the first player of color in the NCAA basketball tournament in 1944.
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Wartime didn't stop basketball trailblazer Wataru Misaka
COVID-19 has done what World War II couldn’t. It has put a halt to one of America’s sporting treasures – the NCAA basketball tournament.