Earl Cureton
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Personal information | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | September 3, 1957
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Finney (Detroit, Michigan) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58th overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 1980–1997 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 25, 23, 35 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1980–1983 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1983 | Olimpia Milano |
1983–1986 | Detroit Pistons |
1986–1987 | Chicago Bulls |
1987–1988 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1988–1989 | Charlotte Hornets |
1989–1990 | Olimpia Milano |
1991 | Charlotte Hornets |
1991 | New Haven Skyhawks |
1991–1992 | |
1993–1994 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
1994 | Houston Rockets |
1996–1997 | Toronto Raptors |
As coach: | |
1998 | |
2003–2004 | Long Beach Jam |
2004–2005 | Orange County Crush |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,620 (5.4 ppg) |
Rebounds | 3,172 (4.7 rpg) |
Assists | 678 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Earl John Cureton (born September 3, 1957) is an American retired professional basketball player. His nickname was "The Twirl".
NBA player[]
He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 3rd round of the 1979 NBA draft (58th overall pick) after playing collegiately for Robert Morris University and the University of Detroit. During his twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association, the 6'9" forward-center played for the Philadelphia 76ers (1980–1983), Detroit Pistons (1983–1986), Chicago Bulls (1986–87), Los Angeles Clippers (1986–88), Charlotte Hornets (1988–89, 1990–91), Houston Rockets (1993–94) and Toronto Raptors (1996–97). He played 674 NBA regular games and 54 playoff games, averaging 5.4 PPG and 4.7 RPG in 18.4 minutes per game. He won two NBA Championships: with Philadelphia 76ers in 1982/83 and with Houston Rockets in 1993/94.[1]
Post-playing career[]
Cureton serves as a Community Ambassador for the Detroit Pistons, a position he has held since 2013.[2] This role includes leading Pistons organizational outreach and community partnerships.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Earl Cureton Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ "Pistons Legends". Detroit Pistons. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ Stevenson-McGee, Patricia. "Vision To Learn Program Provides 1,000th Pair of Glasses to Detroit Students – Ronald Brown Academy". Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Pistons help build new basketball court near Corktown school". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
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