From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Wes Unseld was born in Louisville, KY, and attended Seneca High School, where he played on the basketball team that won two state tournaments. In 1964, he was the second African American to be named Kentucky Mr. Basketball (the first was Seneca player Mike Redd in 1963). 

Unseld was also the 6' 7" center for the University of Louisville basketball team, for which he was a three year letterman, two time All American, and three time All Conference player. He scored 1,686 points, had 1,551 rebounds and led the conference in rebounds for three years.

Unseld played 13 years in the NBA with the Baltimore Bullets [later the Washington Bullets, now the Washington Wizards], retiring as the NBA's 7th all-time leading rebounder.

In 1981, his No. 41 became the Washington franchise's first number to be retired. He continued working for the Bullets front office, then coached the team from 1987-1994. He was the second African American from Kentucky to become an NBA head coach [Bernie Bickerstaff was first and Dwane Casey was third]. Wes Unseld served as general manager of the Bullets from 1996 to 2003.

In 1988, Wes Unseld was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

For more see Who's Who Among African Americans, 1977-2008; Basketball Biographies. 434 U.S. players, coaches and contributors to the game, 1891-1990, by M. Taragano; Wes Unseld's coaching record at basketball-reference.com; the ESPN obituary (one of many) at the ESPN.com website; his gravesite and other information at the FindaGrave website; and "The 2004 Racial and gender report card: National Basketball Association" 5/2/2005, by Richard Lapchick.