Zach Norvell Jr.

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Zach Norvell Jr.
20150221 Zach Norvell drives the baseline.jpg
Norvell for Simeon Career Academy in 2015
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 (age 24)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolSimeon (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeGonzaga (2017–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Los Angeles Lakers
2019→South Bay Lakers
2019–2020South Bay Lakers
2020Golden State Warriors
2020South Bay Lakers
2020–2021Santa Cruz Warriors
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2019)
  • WCC Newcomer of the Year (2018)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2018)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Zachary Norvell Jr. (born December 9, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Early life[]

Norvell chasing Jalen Brunson in 2015

Norvell is the son of Tonja Hall and Zachary Norvell, who played basketball in college at Northeastern Illinois (until the program was disbanded in 1998) and New Mexico State and coaches at DuSable High School. Growing up, the younger Norvell was an accomplished baseball player but decided to quit to focus on basketball. At Simeon Career Academy, Norvell played limited minutes as a freshman behind Jaylon Tate and Kendrick Nunn.[1] As a junior, Norvell averaged nearly 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game and was a Chicago Tribune All-State special mention selection in 2015. He played some time at point guard due to injury problems. He scored 53 points in an AAU game for Mac Irvin Fire in Las Vegas in July 2015, increasing his recruiting stock. Norvell ended up committing to Gonzaga, choosing the Bulldogs over offers from Florida State, Georgetown and Iowa State.[2] Norvell was No. 76 in ESPN’s Top 100 rankings and was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American game.[3]

College career[]

Norvell underwent leg surgery before arriving at Gonzaga for his freshman season.[4] Norvell redshirted during his first season at Gonzaga, partially so he could recover from his leg injury.[3] Despite his redshirt, he was allowed to play an exhibition game against West Georgia, where he was able to score 18 points.[5]

Coming into his redshirt freshman season, Norvell was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list.[6] During his redshirt freshman season, Norvell was able to become a breakout star of the NCAA tournament, leading his team by scoring 21.5 points per game during the first 2 games of the tournament. He was also able to make a game tying three-pointer against UNC Greensboro and recorded his first career double-double against Ohio State with 28 points and 12 rebounds.[7] On the season, Norvell averaged 12.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. He was named West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year.[8]

Coming into his sophomore season, Norvell was named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.[9] He was named to the preseason John R. Wooden Award and Jerry West Award watchlists.[10][11] At Gonzaga, he was known by the nickname "Snacks".[12] He posted a career-high 28 points against Creighton on December 1, 2018.[13] He was named to the 2018–19 All-West Coast Conference first team along with teammates Rui Hachimura, Brandon Clarke and Josh Perkins.[14] Following the season, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[15][16] He was invited to the NBA Draft Combine.[17] On May 9, he announced his intention to remain in the draft.[12]

Professional career[]

Los Angeles Lakers (2019)[]

Norvell went undrafted during the 2019 NBA Draft. On July 1, 2019, Norvell signed with the Los Angeles Lakers to a two-way contract.[18] On October 25, 2019, Norvell made his debut in NBA, coming off from bench in a 95–86 win over the Utah Jazz with a rebound.[19] Norvell was waived on December 11, 2019.[20]

South Bay Lakers (2019–2020)[]

On December 17, 2019, Norvell was acquired by the South Bay Lakers.[21] Norvell averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in his 29 appearances (17 starts).[22]

Golden State Warriors (2020)[]

On February 8, 2020, Norvell signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.[23] Although he had appeared in a pair of games for the Lakers,[22] Norvell scored his first points on February 8, when he posted seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 17-minute plus 10 debut for the Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers.[24][25]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2020–2021)[]

On February 21, 2020, the Santa Cruz Warriors announced that they had acquired Norvell from the South Bay Lakers for the returning right to Juan Toscano-Anderson and a 2021 1st-round draft pick in the 2021 NBA G League Draft.[26] In his debut for Santa Cruz, Norvell scored a career-high 34 points shooting 7-of-12 from behind the arc while also contributing five rebounds and four assists in a 128-122 loss to the South Bay Lakers.[27]

On November 26, 2020, Norvell signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.[28] He was waived at the conclusion of training camp.

On January 12, 2021, Norvell was included in roster of Santa Cruz Warriors which would participate the 2020–21 season in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex of Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando.[29] He was released on February 17, 2021 after suffering a season-ending injury.

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[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 L.A. Lakers 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 0.0
2019–20 Golden State 3 0 12.0 .273 .375 1.000 1.7 1.0 .7 .0 3.3
Career 5 0 8.2 .250 .375 1.000 1.2 .6 .4 .0 2.0

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Gonzaga 37 29 27.0 .456 .370 .800 3.9 2.3 1.1 .1 12.7
2018–19 Gonzaga 37 36 30.7 .435 .372 .867 4.3 3.1 1.3 .1 14.9
Career 74 65 28.8 .445 .371 .836 4.1 2.7 1.2 .1 13.8

References[]

  1. ^ Kane, Colleen (February 27, 2013). "Simeon All Access Spotlight's on Zack Norvell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Narang, Bob (November 2, 2015). "Boys hoops: Simeon guard Zachary Norvell commits to Gonzaga". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Meehan, Jim (February 7, 2017). "Gonzaga redshirt Zach Norvell Jr. maintains positive attitude, work ethic". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Meehan, Jim (November 3, 2016). "Gonzaga's depth already being tested". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Meehan, Jim (November 5, 2016). "Zags cruise past West Georgia Wolves in exhibition game". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "0 Zags Norvell Jr. named to Julius Erving Award watch list". KHQ. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. ^ Bolch, Ben (March 21, 2018). "Gonzaga's Zach Norvell Jr. has found his sweet spot during the first two games of the NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Baker, Matt (March 19, 2018). "March Madness Sweet 16: Breaking down Florida State-Gonzaga". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Gonzaga picked to Win 2018-19 Men's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Wooden Award preseason top 50 announced". ESPN. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "College basketball awards: 20 shooting guards named to Jerry West Award preseason watch list". Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  12. ^ a b Karr, Steven (May 9, 2019). "Report: Zach Norvell Staying in 2019 NBA Draft". SB Nation. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "Norvell's 28 points rallies No. 1 Zags past Creighton 103-92". ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  14. ^ Carroll, Megan (March 5, 2019). "Gonzaga players and coaches sweep WCC awards". KREM. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "Gonzaga's Zach Norvell declares for the NBA draft, but the Simeon grad could return to school". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. April 20, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  16. ^ Woodburn, Peter (April 20, 2019). "Zach Norvell Jr. declares for 2019 NBA Draft; remains eligible to return". SB Nation. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  17. ^ "Sixty-six players expected to attend NBA Draft Combine: 11 additional players added from G League Elite Camp". NBA.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  18. ^ "Lakers Sign Zach Norvell Jr. to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "LeBron scores 32, AD adds 21 in Lakers' 95-86 win over Jazz". ESPN.com. October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  20. ^ "Lakers Sign Devontae Cacok to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  21. ^ "South Bay Lakers Acquire Zach Norvell Jr". NBA.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  22. ^ a b Daniels, Tim (February 8, 2020). "Warriors News: Zach Norvell Jr., Jeremy Pargo Sign 10-Day Contracts with GSW". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "Warriors Sign Guards Zach Norvell Jr. and Jeremy Pargo to 10-Day Contracts". NBA.com. February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "New-Look Warriors Battle in Loss to Lakers: Andrew Wiggins Scores 24 Points in his Warriors Debut". NBA.com. February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "Warriors' Zach Norvell: Looks good in team debut". CBS Sports. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "Warriors Acquire Zach Norvell Jr In Trade". NBA.com. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  27. ^ Seimas, Jim (February 26, 2020). "Zach Norvell Jr. shines in Santa Cruz debut, but Warriors go flat late". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  28. ^ Schaefer, Rob (November 26, 2020). "Report: Bulls Agree With Free Agent Guard Zach Norvell Jr. on One-Year Deal". NBC Chicago. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  29. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors announce 2020-21 roster". NBA.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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