Ken Norman

Kenneth Darnel Norman (born September 5, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Chicago's Crane High School, Kenny was a standout 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.

Ken Norman
Personal information
Born (1964-09-05) September 5, 1964
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrane (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1987–1997
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 3, 4, 5
Career history
1987–1993Los Angeles Clippers
1993–1994Milwaukee Bucks
1994–1997Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points8,717 (13.5 ppg)
Rebounds3,949 (6.1 rpg)
Assists1,355 (2.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

NBA career

Los Angeles Clippers
Norman's Clippers jersey.

The 6'8" 215 pound-Norman played six seasons with the Clippers. His best year as a pro came during 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 playoff 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 then 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. In his NBA career, Norman played in a total of 646 games and scored 8,717 points.

Honors

Basketball

College statistics

University of Illinois
Season Games Points PPG Field Goals Attempts Avg Free Throws Attempts Avg Rebounds Avg Assists APG Blocks BPG
1984–85
29
227
7.8
86
136
.632
55
83
.663
107
3.7
26
0.9
16
0.6
1985–86
32
525
16.4
216
337
.641
93
116
.802
226
7.1
32
1.0
25
0.8
1986–87
31
641
20.7
256
443
.578
128
176
.727
303
9.8
68
2.2
48
1.5
Totals
92
1393
15.1
558
916
.609
276
375
.736
636
6.9
126
1.4
89
1.0

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NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Norman won an NBA championship
* Led the league

Regular season
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1987-88 L.A. Clippers 6621.7.482.5124.01.28.6
1988-89 L.A. Clippers 8037.8.502.6308.33.518.1
1989-90 L.A. Clippers 7033.3.510.6326.72.316.1
1990-91 L.A. Clippers 7033.0.501.6297.12.317.4
1991-92 L.A. Clippers 7726.1.490.5355.81.612.1
1992-93 L.A. Clippers 7632.6.511.5957.52.215.0
1993-94 Milwaukee 8231.0.448.5036.12.711.9
1994-95 Atlanta 7425.4.453.4574.91.312.7
1995-96 Atlanta 3422.6.465.3543.91.98.9
1996-97 Atlanta 1712.9.287.3332.30.73.8
Career 64629.4.486.5676.12.113.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1992 L.A. Clippers 536.8.509.5299.83.012.6
1993 L.A. Clippers 532.8.373.5008.22.412.8
1995 Atlanta 314.0.389.1433.01.05.3
Career 1330.0.428.4577.62.311.0

References
  1. FightingIllini.com
  2. IBCA Hall of Fame
  3. Sports-Reference.com


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