Kenneth Darnel Norman (born September 5, 1964) is an American former professional

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player. After graduating from Crane High School in

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, Kenny was an outstanding forward for the

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who was selected 19th overall by the

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of the

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. 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

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in 1992.

Milwaukee Bucks

In 1993, he signed as a free agent with the

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, 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

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. 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

* 1986 - 1st Team All-

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* 1987 - Team Captain * 1987 - Team MVP * 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

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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.

College statistics

University of Illinois

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 80 , , 79 , , 37.8 , , .502 , , .190 , , .630 , , 8.3 , , 3.5 , , 1.3 , , 0.8 , , 18.1 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 64 , , 33.3 , , .510 , , .438 , , .632 , , 6.7 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 16.1 , - , align="left" ,

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, 77 , , 24 , , 26.1 , , .490 , , .143 , , .535 , , 5.8 , , 1.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.9 , , 12.1 , - , align="left" ,

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, 34 , , 28 , , 22.6 , , .465 , , .393 , , .354 , , 3.9 , , 1.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 8.9 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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References

External links

Ken Norman NBA statistics
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