Earl Monroe

Earl Monroe

Monroe with Winston-Salem State in 1967
Personal information
Born	(1944-11-21) November 21, 1944 (age 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	John Bartram (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Winston-Salem State (1963–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1967–1980
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Number	33, 10, 15
Career history
1967–1971	Baltimore Bullets
1971–1980	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1973) 4× NBA All-Star (1969, 1971, 1975, 1977) All-NBA First Team (1969) NBA Rookie of the Year (1968) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1968) NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th) No. 15 retired by New York Knicks No. 10 retired by Washington Wizards NCAA College Division champion (1967) NCAA College Division Tournament MVP (1967)
Career statistics
Points	17,454 (18.8 ppg)
Rebounds	2,796 (3.0 rpg)
Assists	3,594 (3.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Vernon Earl Monroe (born November 21, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for two teams, the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks, during his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Both teams have retired Monroe's number. Due to his on-court success and flashy style of play, Monroe was given the nicknames "Black Jesus" and "Earl the Pearl". Monroe was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.^[1] In 1996, Monroe was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Monroe was named as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.^[2][3]