Willie Norwood (basketball)

Willie Norwood

Personal information
Born	(1947-08-08) August 8, 1947 (age 78) Carrollton, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Marshall (Carrollton, Mississippi)
College	Alcorn State (1965–1969)
NBA draft	1969: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Drafted by	Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1970–1978
Position	Power forward
Number	8, 15, 24
Career history
1970–1971	Caen Basket Calvados
1971–1975	Detroit Pistons
1975–1977	Seattle SuperSonics
1977	Detroit Pistons
1978	Rochester Zeniths
1978	Portland Trail Blazers
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,209 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,597 (3.7 rpg)
Assists	364 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Willie B. Norwood (born August 8, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'7" power forward from Carrollton, Mississippi and Alcorn State University, Norwood played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 1978 as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 7.5 points per game in his NBA career. ^[1]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

NBA

Source ^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1971–72	Detroit	78	16.3	.505	.651	4.1	.6			7.5
1972–73	Detroit	79	16.2	.494	.684	4.1	.7			8.3
1973–74	Detroit	74	15.9	.510	.664	3.1	.8	.8	.1	8.0
1974–75	Detroit	24	14.5	.520	.738	3.7	.7	1.0	.0	6.6
1975–76	Seattle	64	15.7	.485	.749	3.6	.9	.7	.1	6.9
1976–77	Seattle	76	21.7	.469	.733	3.8	1.3	.8	.1	7.7
1977–78	Detroit	16	16.3	.415	.690	3.4	.9	.8	.2	5.5
1977–78	Portland	19	18.5	.404	.652	3.4	1.0	.9	.0	5.8
Career		430	17.1	.488	.697	3.7	.8	.8	.1	7.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974	Detroit	5	6.2	.636	1.000	.6	.2	.2	.2	3.6
1976	Seattle	6	35.8	.414	.611	6.3	1.3	1.2	.2	9.8
1978	Portland	3	14.7	.583	1.000	1.3	1.3	.0	.3	5.0
Career		14	20.7	.469	.696	3.2	.9	.6	.2	6.6

Notes

1. "Willie Norwood Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2024.