Ken Norman

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Ken Norman
Personal information
Born (1964-09-05) September 5, 1964 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Crane (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft 1987: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1987–1997
Position Small forward
Number33, 3, 4, 5
Career history
1987–1993 Los Angeles Clippers
1993–1994 Milwaukee Bucks
1994–1997 Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,717 (13.5 ppg)
Rebounds 3,949 (6.1 rpg)
Assists 1,355 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Kenneth Darnel Norman (born September 5, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Crane High School in Chicago, Kenny was an outstanding forward for the Illinois Fighting Illini who was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers of the 1987 NBA draft. Norman was elected to the "Illinois Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. He earned the nickname, "Snake", that he kept throughout his college and professional careers, as a youth playing basketball at Touhy-Herbert Park, on Chicago's West Side.

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NBA career

Los Angeles Clippers

Norman's Clippers jersey. Ken Norman jersey.jpg
Norman's Clippers jersey.

The 6'8" 215 pound-Norman played six seasons with the Clippers. His best year as a professional was the 1988–89 NBA season as a Clipper, when he averaged 18.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 80 games. He was also a member of the team when they made their first play-off appearance in Los Angeles in 1992.

Milwaukee Bucks

In 1993, he signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he averaged 11.9 points per game in all 82 games.

Atlanta Hawks

After playing one season with the Bucks, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 12.7 points per game in 74 games and hit 98 three-point field goals during the 1994–95 NBA season. He spent the rest of his career in Atlanta before retiring in 1997. [1] In his NBA career, Norman played in a total of 646 games and scored 8,717 points.

Honors

Basketball

College statistics

University of Illinois

SeasonGamesPointsPPGField GoalsAttemptsAvgFree ThrowsAttemptsAvgReboundsAvgAssistsAPGBlocksBPG
1984–85 292277.886136.6325583.6631073.7260.9160.6
1985–86 3252516.4216337.64193116.8022267.1321.0250.8
1986–87 3164120.7256443.578128176.7273039.8682.2481.5
Totals92139315.1558916.609276375.7366366.91261.4891.0

[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
 * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1987–88 Los Angeles 662821.7.482.000.5124.01.20.70.58.6
1988–89 Los Angeles 807937.8.502.190.6308.33.51.30.818.1
1989–90 Los Angeles 706433.3.510.438.6326.72.31.10.816.1
1990–91 Los Angeles 704533.0.501.188.6297.12.30.90.917.4
1991–92 Los Angeles 772426.1.490.143.5355.81.60.70.912.1
1992–93 Los Angeles 767132.6.511.263.5957.52.20.80.815.0
1993–94 Milwaukee 82*7531.0.448.333.5036.12.70.70.611.9
1994–95 Atlanta 742725.4.453.344.4574.91.30.50.312.7
1995–96 Atlanta 342822.6.465.393.3543.91.90.40.58.9
1996–97 Atlanta 17012.9.287.158.3332.30.70.40.23.8
Career64644129.4.486.312.5676.12.10.80.713.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1991–92 Los Angeles 5536.8.509.000.5299.83.00.80.612.6
1992–93 Los Angeles 5532.8.373.375.5008.22.40.80.012.8
1994–95 Atlanta 3014.0.389.125.1433.01.00.00.35.3
Career131030.0.428.222.4577.62.30.60.311.0

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References

  1. ↑ Jeffrey Denberg (August 27, 1997). "Norman's retiring in luxury". The Atlanta Journal . p. D1. Retrieved December 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "FightingIllini.com" (PDF).
  3. ↑ IBCA Hall of Fame
  4. ↑ "Ken Norman College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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