The average asking rental rate per sq ft/year for Retail Commercial properties in Columbia, SC as of Aug 15 was $13.38. This represents an increase of 1.2% compared to the prior 3 months, with a decrease of -10.0% year-over-year.his represents an increase of 3.3% compared to the prior 3 months, with an increase of +0.0% year-over-year. County-wide, average rental rates in Columbia are +3.3% higher at $5.74 per sq ft/year for Industrial properties currently for lease.
Charles Henry Chuck Cooper (September 29, 1926 â February 5, 1984) was an American professional basketball player. He and two others, Nat Sweetwater Clifton and Earl Lloyd, became the first African American player in the NBA in 1950. Cooper was also the first African-American to be drafted by an NBA team, as the second pick of the second round by the Boston Celtics.
While most basketball fans know that James Naismith was the inventor of the game of basketball, not many know that the first game ever played was done so with a soccer ball. The history of basketball and the invention of the basketball itself can be traced back to the late nineteenth century. At a small college in Springfield Massachusetts, physical education teacher James Naismith developed the game of basketball to help keep his students in shape during the harsh winter months.