Dwayne Alonzo "Pearl" Washington (January 6, 1964 – April 20, 2016) was an American professional basketball player.

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.

[2] 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.

[6] Washington had surgery on August 27, 2015, at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse to address a malignant brain tumor.