Willie Norwood (basketball)

Willie Norwood
No. 8, 15, 24
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth August 8, 1947 (1947-08-08) (age 64)
Place of birth Carrollton, Mississippi
Nationality American
High school Marshall (Carrollton, Mississippi)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Alcorn State
NBA Draft 1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career 1970–1978
Career history
1970–1971 Caen Basket Calvados (France)
19711975 Detroit Pistons
19751977 Seattle SuperSonics
1977 Detroit Pistons
1978 Rochester Zeniths (CBA)
1978 Portland Trail Blazers
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,209 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds 1,597 (3.7 rpg)
Assists 364 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

A 6'7" forward from 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]

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