Willie Norwood (basketball)

Willie Norwood
Personal information
Born (1947-08-08) August 8, 1947
Carrollton, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Marshall (Carrollton, Mississippi)
College Alcorn State (1965–1969)
NBA draft 1969 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career 1970–1978
Position Power forward
Number 8, 15, 24
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 Basketball-Reference.com

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

A 6'7" forward from Carrollton, Mississippi and 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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