page_title: Zach Norvell Jr.
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Zach Norvell Jr. / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: w:Jalen Brunson of Stevenson on a fast break ahead of Zach Norvell and Ed Morrow
context_page_description: Zachary Norvell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
context_section_description: Norvell is the son of Tonja Hall and Zachary Norvell, who played basketball in college at Northeastern Illinois (until the program was disbanded in 1998) and New Mexico State and coaches at DuSable High School. Growing up, the younger Norvell was an accomplished baseball player but decided to quit to focus on basketball. At Simeon Career Academy, Norvell played limited minutes as a freshmen behind Jaylon Tate and Kendrick Nunn. As a junior, Norvell averaged nearly 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game and was a Chicago Tribune All-State special mention selection in 2015. He played some time at point guard due to injury problems. He scored 53 points in an AAU game for Mac Irvin Fire in Las Vegas in July 2015, increasing his recruiting stock. Norvell ended up committing to Gonzaga, choosing the Bulldogs over offers from Florida State, Georgetown and Iowa State. Norvell was No. 76 in ESPN’s Top 100 rankings and was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American game.
caption: Norvell chasing Jalen Brunson in 2015
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