Earl Cureton

Earl Cureton

Personal information
Born	(1957-09-03) September 3, 1957 Detroit, Michigan
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	Robert Morris (1974–1976) Detroit (1977–1979)
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 (Italy)
1983–1986	Detroit Pistons
1986–1987	Chicago Bulls
1987–1988	Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1989	Charlotte Hornets
1989–1990	Olimpia Milano (Italy)
1991	Charlotte Hornets
1991	New Haven Skyhawks (USBL)
1991–1992	Tours Joué Basket (France)
1993–1994	Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA)
1994	Houston Rockets
1996–1997	Toronto Raptors
As coach:
1998	Camden Power (USBL)
2003–2004	Long Beach Jam (ABA)
2004–2005	Orange County Crush (ABA)
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA champion (1983, 1994)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,620 (5.4 ppg)
Rebounds	3,172 (4.7 rpg)
Assists	678 (1.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Earl Cureton (born September 3, 1957) is a retired American 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). Cureton played with two NBA championship teams. 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 and Houston.

External links

• Earl Cureton career statistics