1. Audie Norris is a certified Spanish Basketball Federation Basketball Superior Coach, and a member of the Spanish Basketball Coaches Association, AEEB.
15 Facts About Audie Norris
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Audie Norris was named an NBA Ambassador, by the league's commissioner Adam Silver, and he has participated in the NBA Ambassador programs, with Jr.
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Audie Norris's brother Sylvester Norris was a player for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.
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Audie Norris was named Freshman of the Year, and was a two-time league MVP.
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Audie Norris was inducted into the Jackson State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Audie Norris was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft with the 37th overall pick of the draft.
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Audie Norris then spent the next six seasons of his career in the Spanish League with FC Barcelona.
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Audie Norris was a two-time Spanish League All-Star, and he was voted to the 1991 EuroLeague All-Final Four Team.
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Audie Norris finished his club career playing in the Greek League.
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In total, Audie Norris played 12 seasons as a professional basketball player.
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Audie Norris has had coaching appearances with the National Basketball Association, Top 100 Camp, Uariachi Hoop Camp, 5-Star Basketball Camp, Mo Williams Skill Development Camp, and the Emvipi Foundation Academy.
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In 2014, Audie Norris signed with the Spanish ACB League team CDB Sevilla, as an assistant coach.
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Audie Norris was hired to coach the team's post players, two of whom later went on to play in the NBA: Kristaps Porzingis and Willy Hernangomez.
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In 2016, Audie Norris took over as the head coach of the Jump10 Elite Training Camp, and he then served as the head coach of the Chinese team that was participating in the World Jump10 Hoops Challenge in Shanghai, where the team finished in 4th place.
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In September 2016, Audie Norris worked for a month coaching the post players of the Chinese Basketball Association team Guangzhou Long-Lions.