Ken Norman

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Ken Norman
Personal information
Born (1964-09-05) September 5, 1964 (age 57)
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 Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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 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. 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

[3]

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 66 21.7 .482 .512 4.0 1.2 8.6
1988-89 L.A. Clippers 80 37.8 .502 .630 8.3 3.5 18.1
1989-90 L.A. Clippers 70 33.3 .510 .632 6.7 2.3 16.1
1990-91 L.A. Clippers 70 33.0 .501 .629 7.1 2.3 17.4
1991-92 L.A. Clippers 77 26.1 .490 .535 5.8 1.6 12.1
1992-93 L.A. Clippers 76 32.6 .511 .595 7.5 2.2 15.0
1993-94 Milwaukee 82 31.0 .448 .503 6.1 2.7 11.9
1994-95 Atlanta 74 25.4 .453 .457 4.9 1.3 12.7
1995-96 Atlanta 34 22.6 .465 .354 3.9 1.9 8.9
1996-97 Atlanta 17 12.9 .287 .333 2.3 0.7 3.8
Career 646 29.4 .486 .567 6.1 2.1 13.5

Play-offs[]

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1992 L.A. Clippers 5 36.8 .509 .529 9.8 3.0 12.6
1993 L.A. Clippers 5 32.8 .373 .500 8.2 2.4 12.8
1995 Atlanta 3 14.0 .389 .143 3.0 1.0 5.3
Career 13 30.0 .428 .457 7.6 2.3 11.0

References[]

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

External links[]


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