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- Height:
- 6'4"
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- Weight:
- 155
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Boston, Mass.
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- High School:
- West Lake Prep (Fla.)
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- Position:
- Forward
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- gp
- 11
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- pts/g
- 19.2
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- fg %
- 40.8
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- 3pt %
- 30.5
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- ft %
- 75.9
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- reb/g
- 3.5
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- a/g
- 1.5
Bio
2021-22: one of two players to start all 11 games for UVI ... led the team in scoring with 19.2 points per game as a freshman ... shot 41 percent from the field and 30.5 percent from deep ... led the team in free-throw percentage with 76 percent (5.3 attempts per game) ... recorded five of the Buccaneers' seven 20-point games for the season ... five 20-plus point games and two 30-point games, including a season-high 33 points (11-of-21 on field goals) against Wilberforce (Nov. 19) ... also averaged 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.8 steals per game ... scored double-digits in every game except one ... eight games with multiple made three-pointers, including a season-high six makes (6-of-14) against Central State (Nov. 20) ... also shot 5-of-10 from deep against Warner (Nov. 4) and 5-of-12 against Truett McConnell (Dec. 15) ... five games with at least five rebounds, including a season-high eight boards against Warner ... five multi-assist games, including a season-high five against Wilberforce (Nov. 19).
High School: played all four years of basketball in high school, including three as a starter ... attended West Lake Prep in Cooper City, Fla. in 2020 ... two-time all-conference selection, including first-team in 2020-21 ... member of the Honor Roll.
Personal: born Jamal Xavier Norris on March 19, 2002 in Lisbon, Portugal ... parents are Marcus and Arlinda Norris ... father played Division-I basketball at Ball State before embarking on an 18-year professional career overseas ... nickname "Sideshow Mal"
Player Profile
| Overall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 11 | |
| Games started | 11 | |
| Minutes | 330 | |
| Minutes per game | 30.0 | |
| FG | 69-169 | |
| FG Pct | 40.8 | |
| 3PT | 29-95 | |
| 3PT Pct | 30.5 | |
| FT | 44-58 | |
| FT Pct | 75.9 | |
| Off rebounds | 13 | |
| Def rebounds | 25 | |
| Total rebounds | 38 | |
| Rebounds per game | 3.5 | |
| Personal fouls | 30 | |
| Disqualifications | 2 | |
| Assists | 17 | |
| Turnovers | 20 | |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 0.8 | |
| Steals | 9 | |
| Blocks | 3 | |
| Points | 211 | |
| Points per game | 19.2 | |
| Points per 40 min | 25.6 | |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | at Morris | L, 60-51 | 1 | 38 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 1-8 | 12.5 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 18 |
| Oct 30 | at Morris | L, 68-62 | 1 | 25 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 10 |
| Nov 3 | Wilberforce | L, 101-67 | 1 | 16 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 14 |
| Nov 4 | Warner | L, 82-63 | 1 | 40 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 28 |
| Nov 5 | Huston-Tillotson | L, 71-62 | 1 | 35 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 20 |
| Nov 13 | North Alabama | L, 99-47 | 1 | 34 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 14 |
| Nov 18 | at Wilberforce | W, 84-71 | 1 | 18 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 16 |
| Nov 19 | at Wilberforce | L, 82-73 | 1 | 26 | 11-21 | 52.4 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 33 |
| Nov 20 | at Central State University | L, 79-63 | 1 | 40 | 9-21 | 42.9 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 30 |
| Dec 10 | at Trinity Baptist | W, 65-62 | 1 | 32 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 12 |
| Dec 12 | at Coastal Georgia | L, 67-66 | 1 | 31 | 2-13 | 15.4 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 5 |
| Dec 15 | at Truett McConnell | L, 93-81 | 1 | 29 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 25 |
| Jan 16 | Rust | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 17 | Rust | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 18 | SAGU American Indian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 19 | SAGU American Indian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | pf | dq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | at Morris | L, 60-51 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Oct 30 | at Morris | L, 68-62 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | Wilberforce | L, 101-67 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 4 | Warner | L, 82-63 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nov 5 | Huston-Tillotson | L, 71-62 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 13 | North Alabama | L, 99-47 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nov 18 | at Wilberforce | W, 84-71 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Nov 19 | at Wilberforce | L, 82-73 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nov 20 | at Central State University | L, 79-63 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Dec 10 | at Trinity Baptist | W, 65-62 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dec 12 | at Coastal Georgia | L, 67-66 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Dec 15 | at Truett McConnell | L, 93-81 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan 16 | Rust | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 17 | Rust | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 18 | SAGU American Indian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 19 | SAGU American Indian | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Splits Stats - Shooting per game
| gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 11 | 11 | 30.0 | 6.3-15.4 | 40.8 | 2.6-8.6 | 30.5 | 4.0-5.3 | 75.9 | 19.2 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 6.2-14.2 | 43.9 | 1.5-6.8 | 22.2 | 4.8-6.5 | 73.1 | 18.8 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | 4.0-15.0 | 26.7 | 2.0-8.0 | 25.0 | 4.0-6.0 | 66.7 | 14.0 | |
| Location | Home | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | 6.3-14.3 | 44.2 | 2.7-8.0 | 33.3 | 5.3-7.0 | 76.2 | 20.7 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 29.9 | 6.2-15.8 | 39.7 | 2.6-8.9 | 29.6 | 3.5-4.6 | 75.7 | 18.6 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 4.5-12.5 | 36.0 | 2.0-8.0 | 25.0 | 3.0-4.0 | 75.0 | 14.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 31.1 | 6.7-16.0 | 41.7 | 2.8-8.8 | 31.6 | 4.2-5.6 | 76.0 | 20.3 | |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | 5.0-14.0 | 35.7 | 1.5-7.5 | 20.0 | 2.5-4.0 | 62.5 | 14.0 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 29.2 | 7.3-16.3 | 44.9 | 3.3-9.5 | 35.1 | 5.5-6.8 | 80.5 | 23.5 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | 5.0-14.3 | 34.9 | 2.0-7.7 | 26.1 | 2.0-3.0 | 66.7 | 14.0 |
Splits Stats - Shooting totals
| gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 11 | 11 | 330 | 69-169 | 40.8 | 29-95 | 30.5 | 44-58 | 75.9 | 211 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 105 | 25-57 | 43.9 | 6-27 | 22.2 | 19-26 | 73.1 | 75 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4-15 | 26.7 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 14 | |
| Location | Home | 3 | 3 | 91 | 19-43 | 44.2 | 8-24 | 33.3 | 16-21 | 76.2 | 62 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 239 | 50-126 | 39.7 | 21-71 | 29.6 | 28-37 | 75.7 | 149 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 2 | 50 | 9-25 | 36.0 | 4-16 | 25.0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 28 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 280 | 60-144 | 41.7 | 25-79 | 31.6 | 38-50 | 76.0 | 183 | |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 63 | 10-28 | 35.7 | 3-15 | 20.0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 28 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 175 | 44-98 | 44.9 | 20-57 | 35.1 | 33-41 | 80.5 | 141 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 92 | 15-43 | 34.9 | 6-23 | 26.1 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 42 |
Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min
| gp | gs | min/g | fg/40 | pct | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pct | pts/40 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 11 | 11 | 30.0 | 8.4-20.5 | 40.8 | 3.5-11.5 | 30.5 | 5.3-7.0 | 75.9 | 25.6 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 9.5-21.7 | 43.9 | 2.3-10.3 | 22.2 | 7.2-9.9 | 73.1 | 28.6 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | 4.7-17.6 | 26.7 | 2.4-9.4 | 25.0 | 4.7-7.1 | 66.7 | 16.5 | |
| Location | Home | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | 8.4-18.9 | 44.2 | 3.5-10.5 | 33.3 | 7.0-9.2 | 76.2 | 27.3 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 29.9 | 8.4-21.1 | 39.7 | 3.5-11.9 | 29.6 | 4.7-6.2 | 75.7 | 24.9 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 7.2-20.0 | 36.0 | 3.2-12.8 | 25.0 | 4.8-6.4 | 75.0 | 22.4 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 31.1 | 8.6-20.6 | 41.7 | 3.6-11.3 | 31.6 | 5.4-7.1 | 76.0 | 26.1 | |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | 6.3-17.8 | 35.7 | 1.9-9.5 | 20.0 | 3.2-5.1 | 62.5 | 17.8 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 29.2 | 10.1-22.4 | 44.9 | 4.6-13.0 | 35.1 | 7.5-9.4 | 80.5 | 32.2 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | 6.5-18.7 | 34.9 | 2.6-10.0 | 26.1 | 2.6-3.9 | 66.7 | 18.3 |
Splits Stats - Ball control per game
| gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 11 | 11 | 30.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Location | Home | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | - | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 29.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | - | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 31.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 29.2 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | - | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Splits Stats - Ball control totals
| gp | gs | min | off | def | reb | pf | dq | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 11 | 11 | 330 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 0.8 | 9 | 3 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 105 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Location | Home | 3 | 3 | 91 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | - | 9 | 8 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 239 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0.7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 280 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 0.8 | 8 | 3 | |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 175 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 | - | 14 | 14 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min
| gp | gs | mpg | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | pf/40 | dq/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | a/to | stl/40 | blk/40 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 11 | 11 | 30.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 26.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 | |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Location | Home | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 29.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 31.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | |
| Month | October | 2 | 2 | 31.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 6 | 6 | 29.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
| December | 3 | 3 | 30.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
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