Join us for an evening of dialogue with Peter Babcock, a former NBA Executive who served as a general manager for the San Diego Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks. With an impressive NBA career and a deep commitment to social justice issues, Mr. Babcock has a wealth of knowledge about the challenges and triumphs of marginalized athletes in this country. During this event, Mr. Babcock will discuss civil rights, the NBA, and details on how he has leveraged his position to help create change in local communities.

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Peter Babcock is a former NBA executive, serving as general manager with three franchises; the San Diego Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks. He also worked in a variety of capacities from scouting to coaching to player personnel with the New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers over a 42-year period. Mr. Babcock served as president and minority owner in his final two seasons with the Denver Nuggets. His Nuggets and Hawks teams appeared in the playoffs 14 out of 15 seasons. Babcock also directed the NBA Pre Draft Camp for over twenty years, served on the competition and rules committee and steering committee for the NBA and was a member of the USA basketball men's selection committee picking the 1996 Olympic team and head coach. Mr. Babcock recently served as a contributor the book Black History: An Inclusive Account of American History, and he currently teaches a course at Emory University.
 
Questions for this event can be directed to Stephanie Akunvabey at sakunvabey@rwu.edu or (401) 254-3079.