This was a good week for “The Pearl."Earl Monroe had a good week. NBAE via Getty Images “I can remember what a once-in-a-lifetime experience that was for me — and I was already old ...

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, one of the greatest HBCU basketball stars ever, led Winston-Salem State to a national title in 1967. He turns 80 years old Thursday.

The documentary airs on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. READ>>> Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Discusses Knicks, NBA Career & Basketball: A Love Story Documentary ...

The unmistakable sound of Tom Thibodeau laughing at my expense echoed across the South Bronx pavement, where the groundbreaking for the Earl Monroe New Basketball Renaissance School took place a ...

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe helped Winston-Salem State basketball achieve national champion status. He was later inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and the ...

Enter Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, born in Philly, whose background is basketball and education. “I didn’t know Earl was an education major (at Winston-Salem State University) until I became a ...

Klores and NBA legend Earl “The Pearl” Monroe opened a school in Sept. 2021 at a temporary location at 1617 Parkview Ave. in the Bronx. Plans for the new school building began in 2019.

Jerry McLeese, who helped frame a small slice of history at Winston-Salem State, was as humble a person as you could find.

Earl "The Pearl" Monroe was a major part of the golden era of New York Knicks basketball in the 1970's. The No. 2 overall pick in the 1967 NBA Draft out of Winston-Salem State began his career ...

In their book Earl the Pearl: My Story, Monroe and Troupe transport the reader to the streets of Philadelphia, where Monroe’s game was born.

Klores and NBA legend Earl “The Pearl” Monroe opened a school in Sept. 2021 at a temporary location at 1617 Parkview Ave. in the Bronx. Plans for the new school building began in 2019.