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Earl Cureton was born on 3 September, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., is an American basketball player (1957–2024). Discover Earl Cureton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

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Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 3 September, 1957
Birthday 3 September
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death 4 February, 2024
Died Place Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1957

Earl Cureton (September 3, 1957 – February 4, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Nicknamed "the Twirl", he played college basketball for the Robert Morris Colonials and Detroit Mercy Titans.

Cureton was born in Detroit on September 3, 1957, and grew up in the 1960s in the midst of the city's race riots.

He played high school basketball at Finney High School.

Cureton played two seasons at Robert Morris College.

1976

After his first year, they transitioned from being a junior college, and he played in the Colonials' first season in NCAA Division I in 1976–77, averaging a double-double of 17.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, before electing to return home to play at the University of Detroit Mercy under coach Dick Vitale.

Cureton was required by NCAA rules to sit out a year due to the transfer, when Vitale left for the Detroit Pistons and was replaced by Smokey Gaines.

1979

Cureton was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1979 NBA draft.

He won an NBA championship with the 76ers and the Houston Rockets, and also played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, and Toronto Raptors.

He also played in multiple countries overseas.

Cureton paired with future NBA player Terry Duerod to lead the Titans to the 1979 NCAA tournament, losing to Lamar 95–87 in the first round.

Detroit finished ranked No. 20 on the season.

Cureton had a stellar senior season in 1979–80, averaging 19.9 points and 9.1 rebounds, and was inducted into the Detroit Mercy Titans Hall of Fame in 2007.

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Cureton in the third round of the 1979 NBA draft with the 58th overall pick, when he was still a junior in college.

1980

He stayed with Detroit another year before signing with the 76ers in 1980.

1982

Philadelphia reached the 1982 NBA Finals, but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers.

1983

Led by their newly acquired center Moses Malone, the 76ers won the 1983 finals in a rematch with the Lakers.

In game 2 with the 76ers up 1–0 in the series, Cureton filled in for Malone, who was in foul trouble.

Cureton made a hook shot over the Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had made the shot famous, and Philadelphia increased their lead while Cureton was in the game.

He played 17 minutes in a 103–93 win, and the 76ers eventually swept the series.

After three seasons with Philadelphia, Cureton failed to agree to a contract with the team.

He briefly played in Italy for Scavolini Pesaro and Simac Milano before signing with the Detroit Pistons for the 1983–84 season, and spent three seasons with the Pistons.

1987

He became a journeyman for the rest of his career, traded to the Chicago Bulls in 1987, and then playing for the Los Angeles Clippers (1987–88) and Charlotte Hornets (1988–89, 1990–91), with another stint in between in Italy with Philips Milano (1989–90).

1991

He also played for the New Haven Skyhawks of the United States Basketball League in 1991, hoping to return to the NBA.

From 1991 to 1993, Cureton played in the LNB Pro A (Tours B.C.) in France, the Venezuelan SuperLiga, and the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in Mexico.

After not receiving any offers from the NBA or Europe, he joined Magic Johnson and his traveling all-star team.

1993

Following eight games with the Skyforce, he signed with the Houston Rockets near the end of their 1993–94 season, in time to qualify for their postseason roster.

In the playoffs, he filled in for injured forward Carl Herrera, becoming a key rotational player as a backup to Hakeem Olajuwon and Otis Thorpe.

1994

They stopped touring in March 1994, and Cureton joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association.

The Rockets defeated the New York Knicks to win the 1994 NBA Finals, when Herrera returned and reassumed his role.

Houston planned to invite Cureton to their 1994–95 training camp, but he blew out the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee and was troubled by some nerve damage.

1996

In 1996, Cureton played six months with a Buenos Aires team in Argentina's Liga Nacional de Básquet.

1997

At age 39, he finished his career with the Toronto Raptors (1996–97), retiring from playing on February 13, 1997, to become the Raptors' assistant strength and conditioning coach.

Cureton played 674 NBA regular games in his career, including 137 starts, averaging 5.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.4 minutes per game.

He played in 54 playoff games across seven postseasons, starting in four contests.

2000

Cureton made his coaching debut in the 2000–01 ABA season as an assistant with the Los Angeles Stars.

2001

He then served as an assistant with the Southern California Surf in the 2001–02 ABA season.

2003

Cureton started the 2003–04 ABA season as an assistant coach for the Long Beach Jam.

He was elevated to head coach in November 2003 and went on to guide the Jam to the ABA championship and was named the ABA Coach of the Year.

2020

They retired his No. 24 in 2020.