Charles Bradford Black Jr. (June 15, 1921 – December 22, 1992) was an American professional basketball player and a four-time All-American at the University of Kansas.

Born in Arco, Idaho, Black graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1940.

He was a member of three Big 6 Conference championship teams (alongside two-time All-American guard Ray Evans, and four-time all-conference forward Otto Schnellbacher).

[3] He played for the Indianapolis Jets (1948–49), Fort Wayne Pistons (1949–50), Anderson Packers (1949–50) and Milwaukee Hawks (1950–52) in the NBA for 136 games.

[5] Black flew 51 flying missions over Nazi occupied Europe during World War II, as a P-38 reconnaissance pilot.