Vernon Earl Monroe is a retired American professional ... level while playing basketball for the then-Division II Winston-Salem State University. He averaged 7.1 points in his freshman year ...

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe turns 80 Thursday ... in Philadelphia but first rose to national prominence with the Winston-Salem State Rams, where he played under legendary coach Clarence ...

NBA great Bob McAdoo grew up watching Earl 'The Pearl' Monroe play collegiately at Winston-Salem State University. At the ...

Earl Monroes twisting ... quot; Under Hall of Fame coach Clarence Gaines, Monroe became a collegiate star of considerable stature at Winston-Salem State winning the College Division national ...

When NBA great Bob McAdoo was growing up, it was the standard for big men to play in the post. McAdoo had no interest in that. He wanted to play with flash and ...