Gabe Norwood

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Gabe Norwood
Position Point guard/Shooting guard/Small forward
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Team Hapee Toothpaste
Born February 9, 1985 (1985-02-09) (age 23)
Flag of Ohio Akron, Ohio
Nationality United States
High school State College Area High School
Pennsylvania
College George Mason University
Pro career 2003–present

Gabriel Daniel Norwood (born on February 2, 1985) is a Filipino-American former NCAA basketball player at George Mason University. Norwood is currently playing for Hapee Toothpaste in the Philippine Basketball League. He is also a member of the Philippine national basketball team.

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[edit] Collegiate career

Norwood spent his life in many different parts of the United States while his father coached different collegiate football teams. In high school, he and his brother (Jordan Norwood, a football player at Penn State where his father currently coaches) were part of the state championship team at State College Area High School.

[edit] About the Player

Norwood, a 6'4" Guard-forward, was a member of the national basketball team of the Philippines, which represented the country in the William Jones Cup, and in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007.

Norwood drafted 1st Overall by Philippine Basketball League team Hapee Toothpaste.

In 2007, Norwood's rec league team won the State College, PA recreational league championship.

[edit] NCAA regular season statistics

SEASON TEAM GP MPG SPG BPG RPG APG PPG Hi 40+ 50+ TD MVP
2006-07 George Mason Patriots 33 18.7 1.6 0.7 6.7 1.8 3.6 41 1 0 1

[edit] National team

Norwood was named to the Philippine training pool for future international competitions. He has played in the 2007 William Jones Cup held in the Taiwan, in which the national team finished third place in the tounament.

[edit] Physical statistics

  • Height: 6' 3" 191 cm ( w/o shoes), 6' 4" 193 cm ( with shoes)
  • Weight: 190
  • Wingspan: 7' 0"
  • Vertical Leap: 38 inches

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