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.

Ken Norman
Personal information
Born (1964-09-05) September 5, 1964 (age 60)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrane (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1987: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career1987–1997
PositionSmall forward
Number33, 3, 4, 5
Career history
19871993Los Angeles Clippers
1993–1994Milwaukee Bucks
19941997Atlanta 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 Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

NBA career

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Los Angeles Clippers

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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

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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

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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

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Basketball

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College statistics

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University of Illinois

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Jeffrey Denberg (August 27, 1997). "Norman's retiring in luxury". The Atlanta Journal. p. D1. Retrieved December 17, 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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