DETROIT (2/5/2025) -- Titan Hall-Of-Famer and two-time NBA Champion Earl Cureton was honored on the one-year anniversary of his passing as a street outside of the famous St. Cecilia Gym, at the corner of Livernois Avenue and Stearns Street, was renamed Earl Cureton Court. 

A 12-year NBA veteran and a two-time NBA champion, Cureton suited up for the Titans from 1977-80, playing two seasons after sitting out following his transfer from Robert Morris, a junior college transitioning to DI. He would later be inducted into both school's Hall of Fame. 

Cureton helped U-D get back to the NCAA Tournament in his first year as the Titans went 22-6, capturing wins over Oregon, Georgetown and Marquette before coming back to lead another winning season with 14 victories in his senior campaign. 

He averaged 11.7 points and a team-high 9.0 rebounds with 1.3 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.0 steals per game in 1978-79 and then topped the team in scoring (20.0) and rebounding (9.1) to go with 1.6 assists, and 1.7 blocks and steals in 1979-80. He is still 12th all-time in school history in career blocks with 79 - second when he graduated - and was inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame in 2007 and had his famed No. 24 jersey retired by UDM on Jan. 23, 2020.

A Detroit native and graduate of Finney High School, Cureton had served as the analyst for Titan games for over 15 years. In addition to his broadcasting duties, Cureton served as the Detroit Pistons' community ambassador, where he works to raise awareness for Come Together programs and NBA League-sponsored programs.

Drafted by Philadelphia with the 58th pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, Cureton began his professional career in the 1980-1981 season as the 76ers advanced to the NBA Finals during his rookie season. They would later break through to win the 1983 title and he was also part of the Houston Rockets championship team in 1994.

In his 12 years in the NBA, he played for seven playoff teams, including three years in the mid-1980s with the hometown Pistons, and averaged 5.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game over the course of 674 regular-season contests. He scored a career-high 25 points with 14 rebounds off the bench in a 129-113 Pistons win over the Nuggets on Jan. 17, 1986, and posted a career-best 18 boards as a member of the Clippers against the Rockets on Apr. 7, 1987.