Marcus Norris
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1974 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jackson High School |
| College | |
| Position | Guard |
| Career highlights | |
Marcus Anthony Norris (born August 20, 1974) is an American former basketball player, who played for 17 years in Europe, in the guard position. He was the 2003–2004 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Norris was born in Jackson, Michigan, in 1974,[2] playing basketball at Jackson High School.[3] He attended Lansing Community College and Ball State University.[3]
Career
[edit]Norris played basketball in Tampere, Finland, for Pyrbasket from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000, he played in Croatia for Svjetlost Brod. From 2000 to 2003, Norris went to Portugal to play for Portugal Telecom.[4]
From 2003 to 2004, he played in Israel for Beni Hasharon, a team in the suburb of Tel Aviv. He was the 2003–2004 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.[1]
From 2004 to 2005, Norris played in Kyiv, Ukraine, for BC Kyiv, a team owned by Olexandr Volkov. From 2005 to 2010, Norris went to CB Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Spain[5] in the ACB.[6] In 2010–2011, Norris went to Turkey for four months to play for Erdimir in the TBL Turkish League.[7]
In the 2011–2012 season, Norris went to Lleida, Spain,[8] and in February signed in Portugal with Benfica,[9] before retiring in 2012.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Former Jackson stars enjoying professional basketball in Europe". MLive.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- 1 2 "Marcus Norris Player Profile, Ball State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ↑ "Kalise Gran Canaria keeps Marcus Norris". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.[dead link]
- ↑ "ACB.COM". ACB (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Marcus Norris: "Sentíamos que podíamos ganarle a cualquiera en el CID"". ACB (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ↑ Anidos, Roberto (January 5, 2011). "EL ERDEMIR TURCO CORTA A MARCUS NORRIS". Piratas del Basket.
- ↑ "El base Marcus Norris ficha por el Lleida Basquetbol". ACB (in Spanish). Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Marcus Norris Basketball profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American men's basketball players
- Ball State Cardinals men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Michigan
- CB Gran Canaria players
- Lansing Community College alumni
- People from Jackson, Michigan
- S.L. Benfica basketball players
- Tampereen Pyrintö players