Norman P. Gonzales (born May 21, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He was drafted seventh overall by Mobiline in the 2001 PBA Draft.

Professional career

Gonzales is among the league’s toughest sixth man since he entered the league in 2001. He was known for producing big points, sometimes double-double during his amateur days and while he was playing in the defunct

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, a regional-based professional league in the

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when he played in the two MBA teams, the

Pampanga Dragons The Pampanga Dragons were a professional basketball team of the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998 to 2000 and in 2002 as Pampanga Stars. The team was owned by Jose Antonio Gonzales II and was named Dragons because the father ...

(he was part of the championship team) and the Cagayan de Oro Amigos. Known also as a good defensive stopper inside and outside, Gonzales spent his first two years with

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. In 2003, he was suspended for failing a random drug test, and along with 5 other players filed a lawsuit with the league attempting to regain playing status. He later signed up as a free agent with Sta. Lucia. Gonzales proved his innocence and continuously improved his game especially when Sta. Lucia team governor Buddy Encarnado gave him another chance to redeem his sinking career in 2004.

Coca-Cola Tigers

On August 27, 2009, he was signed by the

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as a free agent where he became one of their reliable role players.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

He along with J.R. Quiñahan and two future draft picks were traded to the

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for

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and

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. However, he was not given a contract and was released days after.

Saigon Heat

After a short stint with the

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at the beginning of the

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, Gonzales joined the

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with only a handful of games left in the same season.

Blackwater Sports

He was picked up by Blackwater Sports in

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National Team

Gonzales represented the national team in the

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, where the team won gold.

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

, - , align=left, , align=left, Mobiline / Talk 'N Text , 34 , , 17.2 , , .449 , , – , , .684 , , 3.2 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 3.6 , - , align=left, , align=left,

, 18 , , 9.7 , , .468 , , .200 , , .750 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .2 , , .1 , , 3.2 , - , align=left, , align=left,

, 14 , , 18.4 , , .279 , , .303 , , .654 , , 3.9 , , .4 , , .4 , , .3 , , 5.4 , - , align=left, , align=left, Sta. Lucia , 49 , , 14.5 , , .382 , , .261 , , .650 , , 4.2 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 2.9 , - , align=left, , align=left, Sta. Lucia , 27 , , 16.9 , , .424 , , .362 , , .568 , , 4.5 , , .4 , , .3 , , .3 , , 5.7 , - , align=left, , align=left, Sta. Lucia , 44 , , 15.5 , , .400 , , .330 , , .754 , , 3.5 , , .3 , , .3 , , .2 , , 5.7 , - , align=left, , align=left, Sta. Lucia , 50 , , 10.9 , , .372 , , .278 , , .780 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.5 , - , align=left, , align=left, Sta. Lucia , 44 , , 17.6 , , .427 , , .355 , , .803 , , 4.2 , , .4 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.6 , - , align=left, , align=left,

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, 36 , , 15.7 , , .461 , , .356 , , .658 , , 3.8 , , .6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 6.4 , - , align=left, , align=left,

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, 28 , , 16.6 , , .405 , , .405 , , .737 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .1 , , .1 , , 5.2 , -class=sortbottom , align=center colspan=2 , Career , 344 , , 15.2 , , .408 , , .335 , , .709 , , 3.6 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 4.8

References

External links

Player ProfilePBA-Online! Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzales, Norman 1976 births Living people San Beda Red Lions basketball players Kapampangan people Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players Saigon Heat players TNT Tropang Giga players Basketball players from Pampanga Small forwards Power forwards (basketball) Sta. Lucia Realtors players Powerade Tigers players Filipino expatriate basketball people in Singapore Filipino expatriate basketball people in Vietnam Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League players TNT Tropang Giga draft picks SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in basketball Doping cases in basketball