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| Power forward / Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 18, 1960 |
| Place of birth | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Jim Hill (Jackson, Mississippi) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Jackson State (1978–1982) |
| NBA Draft | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Pro career | 1982–1994 |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1985 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1985–1987 | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| 1987–1993 | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1993–1994 | Nikas Peristeri (Greece) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Audie James Norris (born December 18, 1960, in Jackson, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'9" (206 cm) 230 lb (104 kg) center and played collegiately at Jackson State University from 1978 to 1982. He played for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers from 1982 to 1985. Teammate Mychal Thompson gave him the nickname "The Atomic Dog".
Norris was selected with the 14th pick of the second round in the 1982 NBA Draft by the 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 for Benetton Basket, six years in Barcelona, Spain for FC Barcelona, and finally with Nikas Peristeri in Athens, Greece.[1]
He is now assistant women's basketball coach at Tougaloo College.[1]
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