Norris Coleman Basketball player

Norris James Coleman (born September 27, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward from Kansas State University, Coleman played in only one NBA season.Coleman played for the Clippers during the 1987-88 season, appearing in 29 games and scoring a total of 153 points. Following his one season in the NBA, Coleman had a lengthy and successful career in foreign professional basketball leagues, principally in Israel. He played with Hapoel Jerusalem during the 1992-93, 1993–94 and 1995-96 seasons, and with Maccabi Tel Aviv during the 1994-95 season.Coleman continued to play in Israel in numerous teams until his retirement in 2001, with Hapoel Tel Aviv in the second league, at the age of 40.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 27, 1961
Birth place
Jacksonville Florida
Height (meters)2.032
Weight (Kilograms)95.256

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Basketball player

Career start1987
career end2001
Awards
Israeli Premier League
college
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
draft2nd round 38th overall
draft team
Los Angeles Clippers
draft year1987
former teams
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
CB Gran Canaria
Caja Madrid
Pensacola Tornados
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Olympique Antibes
Habik'a B.C.
Ironi Ramat Gan
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
S.A. Ramat Hasharon
Bnei Herzeliya
position
Power forward (basketball)
Small forward

Norris Coleman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://thedraftreview.com/history/drafted1987/Coleman-Norris.htm
  2. http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=ANT
  3. http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ColemNo01
  4. http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&SPID=213&SPSID=3092