Below we’re going to do a thread highlighting the 3 NBA Hall Of Famers that attended HBCUs!

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe - Winston-Salem State University (1963-1967)

Averaged 29.8 pts junior yr and 41.5 pts his senior year!

Leading scorer in CIAA history!

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*1968 ROY
*4x All Star
*Avgs of 18.8 pts, 3.0 rebs and 3.9 Asts
*1x NBA Champ
*NBA Hall Of Famer (1990)

#WSSU

Sam Jones - North Carolina Central University (NCCU 1951-1954, 1956-1957)

Centrals 2nd leading scorer all time (1,745 points)

*10x NBA Champion
*5x NBA All Star
*3x All NBA 2nd Team
*No. 24 retired by Boston Celtics

NBA Career averages of 17.7 pts, 4.9 rebs, 2.5 asts

#NCCU

Willis Reed- Grambling State (1960-1964)

*Averaged 26.6 pts, 21.3 rebs as a center at Grambling State

*Led them to 1 NAIA title and 3 southwestern athletic conference titles

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*2x NBA Champ
*2x Finals MVP
*1 NBA MVP
*7x All Star
*1x All Star MVP
*5x All NBA