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RMU Athletic Hall of Fame

Earl Cureton

Earl Cureton

  • Class
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
1975-77

Cureton played two seasons at Robert Morris, the second of which (1976-77) was RMU’s first as an NCAA Division I institution. That year he scored 446 points and pulled down a single-season school record 274 rebounds. Cureton remains the only RMU player in program history to average a double-double, posting averages of 17.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per contest in 1976-77. Cureton went on to play two seasons for the University of Detroit, followed by a 12-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drafted by the Philadelpia 76ers in the third round of the 1979 NBA Draft (58th pick overall), Cureton also played for the Detroit Pistons (1983-86), 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 won a pair of NBA Championships, earning rings with Philadelphia in 1983 and Houston in 1994.
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