Ken Norman

Ken Norman
Personal information
Born	September 5, 1964 (age 60); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Crane (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Wabash Valley (1982–1983); Illinois (1984–1987);
NBA draft	1987: 1st round, 19th overall pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1987–1997
Position	Small forward
Number	33, 3, 4, 5
Career history
1987–1993	Los Angeles Clippers
1993–1994	Milwaukee Bucks
1994–1997	Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus second-team All-American (1987);
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
	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.

NBA career

Los Angeles Clippers

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

1986 - 1st Team All-Big Ten
1987 - Team Captain
1987 - Team MVP^[2]
1987 - 1st Team All-Big Ten
1987 - 2nd Team All American
2004 - Elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team".
2008 - Honored as one of the thirty-three honored jerseys which hang in the State Farm Center to show regard for being the most decorated basketball players in the University of Illinois' history.
2015 - Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame as a player.^[3]

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	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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987–88	Los Angeles	66	28	21.7	.482	.000	.512	4.0	1.2	0.7	0.5	8.6
1988–89	Los Angeles	80	79	37.8	.502	.190	.630	8.3	3.5	1.3	0.8	18.1
1989–90	Los Angeles	70	64	33.3	.510	.438	.632	6.7	2.3	1.1	0.8	16.1
1990–91	Los Angeles	70	45	33.0	.501	.188	.629	7.1	2.3	0.9	0.9	17.4
1991–92	Los Angeles	77	24	26.1	.490	.143	.535	5.8	1.6	0.7	0.9	12.1
1992–93	Los Angeles	76	71	32.6	.511	.263	.595	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.8	15.0
1993–94	Milwaukee	82*	75	31.0	.448	.333	.503	6.1	2.7	0.7	0.6	11.9
1994–95	Atlanta	74	27	25.4	.453	.344	.457	4.9	1.3	0.5	0.3	12.7
1995–96	Atlanta	34	28	22.6	.465	.393	.354	3.9	1.9	0.4	0.5	8.9
1996–97	Atlanta	17	0	12.9	.287	.158	.333	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.2	3.8
Career		646	441	29.4	.486	.312	.567	6.1	2.1	0.8	0.7	13.5

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991–92	Los Angeles	5	5	36.8	.509	.000	.529	9.8	3.0	0.8	0.6	12.6
1992–93	Los Angeles	5	5	32.8	.373	.375	.500	8.2	2.4	0.8	0.0	12.8
1994–95	Atlanta	3	0	14.0	.389	.125	.143	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	5.3
Career		13	10	30.0	.428	.222	.457	7.6	2.3	0.6	0.3	11.0

References

^ Jeffrey Denberg (27 August 1997). "Norman's retiring in luxury". The Atlanta Journal. p. D1. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FightingIllini.com" (PDF).
^ IBCA Hall of Fame
^ "Ken Norman College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

External links

Ken Norman NBA statistics at basketball-reference.com

[1] Jeffrey Denberg (27 August 1997). "Norman's retiring in luxury". The Atlanta Journal. p. D1. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "FightingIllini.com" (PDF).

[3] IBCA Hall of Fame

[4] "Ken Norman College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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v t e 1987 NBA draft
First round	David Robinson Armon Gilliam Dennis Hopson Reggie Williams Scottie Pippen Kenny Smith Kevin Johnson Olden Polynice Derrick McKey Horace Grant Reggie Miller Muggsy Bogues Joe Wolf Tellis Frank José Ortiz Christian Welp Ronnie Murphy Mark Jackson Ken Norman Jim Farmer Dallas Comegys Reggie Lewis Greg Anderson
Second round	Freddie Banks Ron Moore Steve Alford Nate Blackwell Rickie Winslow Lester Fonville Nikita Wilson Andre Moore Bob McCann Tony White Brian Rowsom Doug Lee Duane Washington Derrick Dowell Norris Coleman Vincent Askew Winston Garland Kannard Johnson Terrance Bailey Andrew Kennedy Terry Coner Brad Lohaus Bruce Dalrymple

v t e 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Steve Alford Danny Manning David Robinson Kenny Smith Reggie Williams
Second Team	Armon Gilliam Horace Grant Dennis Hopson Mark Jackson Ken Norman