Former college basketball star Pearl Washington dies at 52, Former Syracuse abundant Dwayne "Pearl" Washington has died, according to his family. He was 52.
Syracuse appear Washington's afterlife in a account release.
Washington was diagnosed with a academician bump endure summer. He had anaplasty in the fall.
Washington grew up in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn, New York. At a adolescent age, he displayed such accomplishment on the cloister that locals dubbed him "The Pearl" because his bold resembled that of NBA abundant Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.
Washington excelled at Boys and Girls Top Academy in Brooklyn and he was the nation's a lot of approved recruit in 1983. If Washington, a point guard, committed to Syracuse, drillmaster Jim Boeheim said the affairs was afflicted forever.
"I can't accentuate how big a moment that was for our program," Boeheim said in the book "Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story." "I accept at that point we clearly went from getting an Eastern affairs to a civic program. Everybody knew who the Pearl was. I'd get off of a even in L.A. and somebody would say, 'There's Pearl's coach.' He was the guy who opened the aperture for us and enabled us to acreage recruits not just from the East Coast or the Midwest but from the absolute country."
Washington's a lot of memorable moment at Syracuse came on Jan. 21, 1984. With a home army of 30,293 watching, Washington fabricated a active 45-foot attempt at the buzzer to accord the Orange a 75-73 win over Boston College. Washington, who accomplished with team-high 20 credibility and seven assists, captivated both his accoutrements top in celebration as he sprinted off the cloister and beeline into the adit arch to the locker room. With the win, Syracuse remained the alone best aggregation in the Big East.
''We never had a attempt like that for or adjoin us in my 15 years at Syracuse,'' Boeheim told The New York Times on Jan. 23, 1984. ''When I got home, I couldn't go to sleep, so I watched the epitomize of the Virginia-Clemson bold and again watched Washington's attempt 5 or six times. The added I watched, the added I anticipation it was a miracle. But Dwayne makes miracles happen. He thinks he can accomplish every attempt he takes. He hasn't been arena like a apprentice but like a adept who has played the bold all his life.''
Washington becoming All-America acceptance at Syracuse from 1984 through 1986. He was called first-team All-Big East three times, and he was the appointment tournament's a lot of admired amateur in 1986. He led the Orange in assists and steals during anniversary of his three seasons with the school. Syracuse was 71-24 if Washington was with the team.
In 1986, Washington was the No. 13 all-embracing aces by the New Jersey Nets in the NBA draft. Washington played two seasons with New Jersey, averaging 8.6 credibility and 4.2 assists per bold in 1986-87 and 9.3 credibility and 3.0 assists per bold in 1987-88. He played his final NBA division with the Miami Heat in 1988-89, afterwards the Heat called him with the 17th aces in the 1988 amplification draft. Washington averaged 7.6 credibility and 4.2 assists per bold that season. For his career, Washington had 256 steals and 733 assists in 194 games.
Syracuse appear Washington's afterlife in a account release.
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| Former college basketball star Pearl Washington dies at 52 |
Washington was diagnosed with a academician bump endure summer. He had anaplasty in the fall.
Washington grew up in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn, New York. At a adolescent age, he displayed such accomplishment on the cloister that locals dubbed him "The Pearl" because his bold resembled that of NBA abundant Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.
Washington excelled at Boys and Girls Top Academy in Brooklyn and he was the nation's a lot of approved recruit in 1983. If Washington, a point guard, committed to Syracuse, drillmaster Jim Boeheim said the affairs was afflicted forever.
"I can't accentuate how big a moment that was for our program," Boeheim said in the book "Color Him Orange: The Jim Boeheim Story." "I accept at that point we clearly went from getting an Eastern affairs to a civic program. Everybody knew who the Pearl was. I'd get off of a even in L.A. and somebody would say, 'There's Pearl's coach.' He was the guy who opened the aperture for us and enabled us to acreage recruits not just from the East Coast or the Midwest but from the absolute country."
Washington's a lot of memorable moment at Syracuse came on Jan. 21, 1984. With a home army of 30,293 watching, Washington fabricated a active 45-foot attempt at the buzzer to accord the Orange a 75-73 win over Boston College. Washington, who accomplished with team-high 20 credibility and seven assists, captivated both his accoutrements top in celebration as he sprinted off the cloister and beeline into the adit arch to the locker room. With the win, Syracuse remained the alone best aggregation in the Big East.
''We never had a attempt like that for or adjoin us in my 15 years at Syracuse,'' Boeheim told The New York Times on Jan. 23, 1984. ''When I got home, I couldn't go to sleep, so I watched the epitomize of the Virginia-Clemson bold and again watched Washington's attempt 5 or six times. The added I watched, the added I anticipation it was a miracle. But Dwayne makes miracles happen. He thinks he can accomplish every attempt he takes. He hasn't been arena like a apprentice but like a adept who has played the bold all his life.''
Washington becoming All-America acceptance at Syracuse from 1984 through 1986. He was called first-team All-Big East three times, and he was the appointment tournament's a lot of admired amateur in 1986. He led the Orange in assists and steals during anniversary of his three seasons with the school. Syracuse was 71-24 if Washington was with the team.
In 1986, Washington was the No. 13 all-embracing aces by the New Jersey Nets in the NBA draft. Washington played two seasons with New Jersey, averaging 8.6 credibility and 4.2 assists per bold in 1986-87 and 9.3 credibility and 3.0 assists per bold in 1987-88. He played his final NBA division with the Miami Heat in 1988-89, afterwards the Heat called him with the 17th aces in the 1988 amplification draft. Washington averaged 7.6 credibility and 4.2 assists per bold that season. For his career, Washington had 256 steals and 733 assists in 194 games.
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