Career snapshot
10seasons
646games
8,715career pts
13.3PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Clippers
· 439 games · 1987-88–1992-93
Position rank · 1994-95
#39PPG rank
#32PER rank
#43WS rank
Among 97 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
18.1
1988-89 · LAC
RPG
8.3
1988-89 · LAC
APG
3.5
1988-89 · LAC
PER
16.4
1990-91 · LAC
WS
5.2
1992-93 · LAC
Draft
1987
Round 1 ·
Pick 19
from Illinois
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.