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Ken Norman
Forward ·Atlanta Hawks ·NBA

Ken Norman

Age62 BornSep 5, 1964 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight98 kg CollegeIllinois Draft1987 · #19
Career averages
13.5PPG
6.1RPG
2.1APG
646 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

ATL hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
646Games
8,715Career points
13.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 439 games · 1987-88 to 1992-93
Draft1987
1Round
19Overall pick
From Illinois
Career highsSingle season
18.1PPG · 1988-89 · LAC
8.3RPG · 1988-89 · LAC
3.5APG · 1988-89 · LAC
16.4PER · 1990-91 · LAC
5.2Win shares · 1992-93 · LAC
Position rank1994-95
#39PPG rank
#32PER rank
#43Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 97 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1994-95 - 1996-97 · 3 seasons
10.5 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.4 APG
125 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1993-94 - 1993-94 · 1 seasons
11.9 PPG 6.1 RPG 2.7 APG
82 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1987-88 - 1992-93 · 6 seasons
14.7 PPG 6.6 RPG 2.2 APG
439 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1987-88 LAC 66 28 21.7 8.6 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.5 48.2 0.0 51.2 11.2 0.6
1988-89 LAC 80 79 37.8 18.1 8.3 3.5 1.3 0.8 50.2 19.0 63.0 15.4 4.0
1989-90 LAC 70 64 33.3 16.1 6.7 2.3 1.1 0.8 51.0 43.8 63.2 14.6 2.9
1990-91 LAC 70 45 33.0 17.4 7.1 2.3 0.9 0.9 50.1 18.8 62.9 16.4 4.8
1991-92 LAC 77 24 26.1 12.1 5.8 1.6 0.7 0.9 49.0 14.3 53.5 15.3 4.0
1992-93 LAC 76 71 32.6 15.0 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.8 51.1 26.3 59.5 15.7 5.2
1993-94 MIL 82 75 31.0 11.9 6.1 2.7 0.7 0.6 44.8 33.3 50.3 12.6 1.9
1994-95 ATL 74 27 25.4 12.7 4.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 45.3 34.4 45.7 14.8 3.2
1995-96 ATL 34 28 22.6 8.9 3.9 1.9 0.4 0.5 46.5 39.3 35.4 13.4 1.1
1996-97 ATL 17 0 12.9 3.8 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 28.7 15.8 33.3 3.1 -0.6

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1994 Milwaukee Bucks Atlanta Hawks
Jul 1993 Los Angeles Clippers Milwaukee Bucks

All entries are season change.

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About Ken Norman

Kenneth Darnel Norman 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.