Audie Norris

Audie Norris

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Baloncesto Sevilla
Position	Assistant coach
Personal information
Born	(1960-12-18) 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.

Coaching career

In 2005, Norris was hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Tougaloo College.

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.

External links

• NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
• European playing career statistics @ ultimatenba.com (Spanish)
• ACB.com Profile