Willie Norwood (basketball)

Willie Norwood
Personal information
Born (1947-08-08) August 8, 1947 (age 77)
Carrollton, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarshall (Carrollton, Mississippi)
CollegeAlcorn State (1965–1969)
NBA draft1969: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1970–1978
PositionPower forward
Number8, 15, 24
Career history
1970–1971Caen Basket Calvados
1971–1975Detroit Pistons
1975–1977Seattle SuperSonics
1977Detroit Pistons
1978Rochester Zeniths
1978Portland Trail Blazers
Career NBA statistics
Points3,209 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds1,597 (3.7 rpg)
Assists364 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Willie B. Norwood (born August 8, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" power forward from Carrollton, Mississippi and Alcorn State University, Norwood played in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1978 as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 7.5 points per game in his NBA career.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1971–72 Detroit 78 16.3 .505 .651 4.1 .6 7.5
1972–73 Detroit 79 16.2 .494 .684 4.1 .7 8.3
1973–74 Detroit 74 15.9 .510 .664 3.1 .8 .8 .1 8.0
1974–75 Detroit 24 14.5 .520 .738 3.7 .7 1.0 .0 6.6
1975–76 Seattle 64 15.7 .485 .749 3.6 .9 .7 .1 6.9
1976–77 Seattle 76 21.7 .469 .733 3.8 1.3 .8 .1 7.7
1977–78 Detroit 16 16.3 .415 .690 3.4 .9 .8 .2 5.5
1977–78 Portland 19 18.5 .404 .652 3.4 1.0 .9 .0 5.8
Career 430 17.1 .488 .697 3.7 .8 .8 .1 7.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974 Detroit 5 6.2 .636 1.000 .6 .2 .2 .2 3.6
1976 Seattle 6 35.8 .414 .611 6.3 1.3 1.2 .2 9.8
1978 Portland 3 14.7 .583 1.000 1.3 1.3 .0 .3 5.0
Career 14 20.7 .469 .696 3.2 .9 .6 .2 6.6

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Willie Norwood Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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