Honors

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1990

Winston-Salem State Hall of Fame

CIAA Hall of Fame

NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team Top 50 players, 1996

NCAA College Division II Player of the Year, Winston-Salem State, 1967

NCAA College Division II championship, Winston-Salem State, 1967

All-NBA First-Team, 1969

NBA All-Star, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1977

Washington Wizards retired number 10, 2007

New York Knicks retired number 15, 1986

Commissioner, the United States Basketball League, 1985

The Baltimore Pearls, an American Basketball Association team named after him, 2005

Commentator, Madison Square Garden Basketball

 

"Earl The Pearl"

Two-time All-American

Vernon Earl Monroe            

November 21, 1944-

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John Bartram High School

Winston-Salem State University 67

 

Guard 6-4

NBA Basketball Hall of Fame

NCAA College Division Player of the Year

NCAA Div. II National Champions

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Winston-Salem State Hall of Fame

CIAA Hall of Fame

NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team Top 50