Friends and family gathered at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Harlem Saturday to honor and bury 93-year-old basketball legend John "Wonder Boy" Isaacs.

Isaacs played on the all-black New York Renaissance, which was the first city basketball team to win a championship game.

At Friday night's wake in Wakefield, Bronx, relatives and friends said Isaacs will be remembered for his positive effect on city kids.

"He was more than just sports. He was into education, he went to schools, said do the right thing, stay out of trouble, and live your life. That's the type of man he was," said a mourner.

Isaacs participated in many children's organizations, like the Madison Square Boys and Bronx's Girls Club, throughout his life.

"He'll be missed, but his spirit will never die," said former co-worker Ralph Porter. "It's amazing here tonight. You see the young, the middle-aged and the old. So you know the impact that he had.

Isaacs died Monday in a Bronx hospital after suffering a stoke last Friday.