- 1975 graduate of Wilson High School
- Born on March 16, 1957 in Florence
- Was a four year starter and three time team MVP at Wilson in basketball
- MVP at AAU Junior Olympics in 1975 & 1976. AAU All American in 1977
- 4 time Wilson High School Athlete of the Year in 1983, 84, 85,, 86
- Attended Anderson Jr. College and Francis Marion University on a Basketball scholarship and
graduated with a BS degree in Sociology
- While at FMU she was a 3 time AIAW Small College All American 1976, 77, 78 and played in
three National Tournament appearances with FMU
- She is a member of the FMU Hall of Fame and her jersey (#12) was retired in 1992
- Named to FMU 20th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team
- She set the all‐time collegiate scoring record, male & female, with 4,061
points in her career at FMU. Averaged 30.6 points a game for her career and before the
three point arc. Scored in double figures every game in her career at FMU
- 3 time SCAIAW All Tournament Team
- 4 time SCAIAW All State Team
- American Women's Sports Foundation All American ‐ 1979
- AWSF Small College Player of the Year ‐ 1979
- SCAIAW Player of the Year ‐ 1979
- 1979 South Carolina Sports Writers “Player of the Year”
- First round draft pick of WBL Pro Basketball League, New York Stars and played from 1979‐80
- 1980‐81 played with the St. Louis Streak where she was an All Star selection
- She also played in the Foreign Pro League with Venezuela for one season
- Named the South Carolina Amateur Athlete of the Year ‐ 1978‐79
- She is a member of the South Carolina Hall of Fame ‐ 2000
- Nominated for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. & the
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. and a finalist for the coveted
Wade Trophy in 1978
- Named a Palmetto Lady by the State of South Carolina
- Named a Kentucky Colonel by the State of Kentucky
- Was given the “Key to the City” on March 26, 1979 on Pearl Moore Day
- After her pro career, she served as an Assistant Coach at Union High School with Anne Long,
her Wilson High School coach, where they won two state girls basketball titles
- Appeared in Sports Illustrated's “Faces in the Crowd”
- Inducted into 2011 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Pearl was nominated by FMU/Michael Hawkins. “Pearl Moore may be the greatest basketball
player (male or
female) to come out of the Palmetto State, certainly the most prolific scorer. She played
at a time when
women's athletics did not get the national press coverage it deserved and her exploits on the court are
very
much unrecognized. Bottom line ‐ she is the best hoop player ever produced by Florence!
Just
ask anyone who
ever saw her play.”