Earl Monroe
Basketball
Local
Star at Bartram High School (1959-63)
Tournament MVP for Winston-Salem State NCAA Division II Champion Team
Division II single season record for most points in a season with 1,326 pts, 41.5 PPG (1967)
2-time All-American (1967, 1968)
Named to the NAIA Golden Anniversary Team (1986)
Inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame (1975)
13-year NBA career with the Baltimore Bullets and New York Knickerbockers (1967-80)
Career stats of 18.8 PPG, 4.9 APG, 3.0 RPG, .464 FG%, .807 FT%
4-time NBA All-Star (1969, 1971, 1975, 1977)
3 times finished in the NBA Top 10 in Points
3 times finished in the NBA Top 10 in Points Per Game
2 times finished in the NBA Top 10 in Field Goals
3 times finished in the NBA Top 10 in Free Throws
1 times finished in the NBA Top 10 in Free Throw %
4 times led the Bullets in PTS (1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71)
4 times led the Bullets in PPG (1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71)
4 times led the Bullets in AST (1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71)
3 times led the Bullets in APG (1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71)
2 times led the Knicks in PTS (1975-76, 1976-77)
1 time led the Knicks in PPG (1975-76)
1 time led the Knicks in APG (1977-78)
1 time led the Knicks in FT% (1979-80)
1 time led the Knicks in STL (1975-76)
Current rank on the Wizards (Bullets) Career Leaders:
- 3rd in PPG [23.7]
- 6th in FT [1905]
Current rank on the Knicks Career Leaders:
- 7th in PTS [9679]
- 5th in FG [3971]
- 9th in FT% [.821]
Named NBA 1st Team All-Rookie (1967-68)
Selected by The Sporting News as Rookie of the Year (1967-68)
Named NBA Rookie of the Year (1967-68)
1 time 1st Team All-NBA selection (1968-69)
Member of the Eastern Conference Champion Baltimore Bullets (1971)
Member of the Eastern Conference Champion New York Knickerbockers (1972, 1973)
Member of the NBA Champion New York Knickerbockers (1973)
His #15 was retired by the Knicks (3/1/86)
His #10 was retired by the Wizards franchise (12/1/07)
Named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996)
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1990)