Английская Википедия:Dwayne Washington (basketball)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For multi Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox basketball biography Dwayne Alonzo "Pearl" Washington (January 6, 1964 – April 20, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He was a Шаблон:Height, Шаблон:Convert guard.
Early life
Washington grew up in the Brownsville section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he acquired his nickname as an eight-year-old in a taunting comparison to Earl "the Pearl" Monroe.[1] He was a playground phenomenon from Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, and was rated as the number one overall high school player in the United States in 1983.[2]
College career
Washington brought his flashy play to Syracuse University and the Carrier Dome. "The Pearl" was the master of the "shake and bake", in which he would leave his defensive opposition standing still while he drove by them for a layup. Utah Jazz point guard and NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton named Washington as the toughest player he guarded at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials training camp.[3]
Professional career
New Jersey Nets (1986-1988)
Washington was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the first round (13th pick) of the 1986 NBA draft. In two seasons with the Nets he averaged 9 points per game.[4]
Miami Heat (1988-1989)
In 1988 the Miami Heat selected Washington in their expansion draft. He played 54 games for the Heat before being released.[5]
Rapid City Thrillers and San Jose Jammers (1989-1991)
Following Washington's release from Miami, Washington played for the Rapid City Thrillers and San Jose Jammers in the Continental Basketball Association.[6]
Personal life
Washington had surgery on August 27, 2015, at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse to address a malignant brain tumor.[7] He died on April 20, 2016, at the age of 52.[8]
References
External links
Шаблон:1986 NBA draft Шаблон:1985 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
- ↑ Vecsey, George. "SPORTS OF THE TIMES; The Pearl Fits In At Syracuse", The New York Times, March 9, 1984. Accessed December 5, 2007. "This part of the legend does survive: Washington admits that when he was 8 years old at the Howard Housing Project in Brownsville, his elders asked him: Who do you think you are, the Pearl?"
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