Black History Month: African-American head coaches in L.A.

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Jan 25, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General overall view of the Galen Center during a NCAA basketball game between the UCLA Bruins and the Southern California Trojans. USC defeated UCLA 84-76. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Charlie Parker

USC Basketball, 1994 – 1995

The former Raveling assistant went 21-28 in his two seasons prior to being fired by Mike Garrett.

Parker went on to coach more than ten years in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Hornets.

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