Ken Norman

Ken Norman
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. 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
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.
College statistics
University of Illinois
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|-
| align="left" | 1987–88
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 66 || 28 || 21.7 || .482 || .000 || .512 || 4.0 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 0.5 || 8.6
|-
| align="left" | 1988–89
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 80 || 79 || 37.8 || .502 || .190 || .630 || 8.3 || 3.5 || 1.3 || 0.8 || 18.1
|-
| align="left" | 1989–90
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 70 || 64 || 33.3 || .510 || .438 || .632 || 6.7 || 2.3 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 16.1
|-
| align="left" | 1990–91
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 70 || 45 || 33.0 || .501 || .188 || .629 || 7.1 || 2.3 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 17.4
|-
| align="left" | 1991–92
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 77 || 24 || 26.1 || .490 || .143 || .535 || 5.8 || 1.6 || 0.7 || 0.9 || 12.1
|-
| align="left" | 1992–93
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 76 || 71 || 32.6 || .511 || .263 || .595 || 7.5 || 2.2 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 15.0
|-
| align="left" | 1993–94
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| style="background:#cfecec;" | 82* || 75 || 31.0 || .448 || .333 || .503 || 6.1 || 2.7 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 11.9
|-
| align="left" | 1994–95
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 74 || 27 || 25.4 || .453 || .344 || .457 || 4.9 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 12.7
|-
| align="left" | 1995–96
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 34 || 28 || 22.6 || .465 || .393 || .354 || 3.9 || 1.9 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 8.9
|-
| align="left" | 1996–97
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 17 || 0 || 12.9 || .287 || .158 || .333 || 2.3 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 3.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 646 || 441 || 29.4 || .486 || .312 || .567 || 6.1 || 2.1 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 13.5
|}
Playoffs
|-
| align="left" | 1991–92
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 5 || 5 || 36.8 || .509 || .000 || .529 || 9.8 || 3.0 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 12.6
|-
| align="left" | 1992–93
| align="left" | Los Angeles
| 5 || 5 || 32.8 || .373 || .375 || .500 || 8.2 || 2.4 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 12.8
|-
| align="left" | 1994–95
| align="left" | Atlanta
| 3 || 0 || 14.0 || .389 || .125 || .143 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 5.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 13 || 10 || 30.0 || .428 || .222 || .457 || 7.6 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 11.0
|}
References
External links
Ken Norman NBA statistics at basketball-reference.com
1964 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
Los Angeles Clippers draft picks
Los Angeles Clippers players
Milwaukee Bucks players
Small forwards
Wabash Valley Warriors men's basketball players
Basketball players from Chicago
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Crane High School (Chicago) alumni