Audie Norris
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| Baloncesto Sevilla | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 18, 1960 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi) |
| College | Jackson State (1978–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1982–1994 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1982–1985 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1985–1987 | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| 1987–1993 | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1993–1994 | Nikas Peristeri (Greece) |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–present | Baloncesto Sevilla (assistant) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Audie James Norris (born December 18, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'9" (206 cm) 230 lb (104 kg) center. Norris played for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers from 1982 to 1985. Teammate Mychal Thompson gave him the nickname "The Atomic Dog".
College career
Norris played college basketball at Jackson State University, from 1978 to 1982.
Professional career
Norris was selected with the 14th pick of the second round, in the 1982 NBA Draft, by the Portland Trail Blazers. In three seasons with the team, he averaged 4.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.
After his NBA career finished, Norris played two years in Treviso, Italy, with Benetton Basket, six years in Barcelona, Spain, with FC Barcelona, and finally with Nikas Peristeri in Athens, Greece.[1]
Coaching career
In 2005, Norris was hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Tougaloo College.[1]
In 2014, Norris signed with Spanish team Baloncesto Sevilla as assistant coach. He was officially listed as the team's head coach instead of Scott Roth, whose coaching license was not yet processed by the Liga ACB.[2]
References
- 1 2 Tougaloo College Adds To Athletic Staff, posted October 21, 2005
- ↑ Audie Norris será el primer entrenador del Sevilla como 'tapadera' del 'ilegal' Roth; Marca.com, 3 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014 (Spanish)
External links
- NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
- European playing career statistics @ ultimatenba.com (Spanish)
- ACB.com Profile
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