Biography
As a Senior (2017-18)
Started all 31 games...Averaged 12.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game...Totaled 31.7 minutes per contest...Scored in double figures in all but six games, including three 20-point performances...Ranked eighth in the Summit League for free throw percentage (.821) and ninth for free throws made (78)...His .900 free throw percentage in league play led all players...Opened the season with a career-high 29 points on 13-of-18 shooting, adding a career-best nine rebounds and two steals...Had 16 points, eight rebounds, an assist and a steal at No. 18 Louisville (Nov. 17)...Shot 5-of-8 for 13 points, three assists and two blocks at Drake (Dec. 9)...Followed up with 15 points, seven boards and two assists vs. Arkansas State (Dec. 13)...Led the way at No. 13 Kansas (Dec. 18) with 13 points and added three helpers and a steal...Dished out a season-high seven assists in back-to-back games vs. Montana State (Dec. 21) and at Oral Roberts (Dec. 30)...Opened league play with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting alongside three rebounds, seven assists and a season-high three steals at ORU...The game set off a streak of nine straight double-figure scoring games from Dec. 30 to Jan. 30, during which time he averaged 14.8 points per contest...Had 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal at Western Illinois (Jan. 11)...Posted 15 points with a season-high-tying three steals vs. Denver (Jan. 18)...Against Fort Wayne (Feb. 10), had 19 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal...Added 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting at Denver (Feb. 14)...Finished the year with six straight scoring performances in double digits from Feb. 10 to March 3.
As a Junior (2016-17)
Appeared in 29 games...Averaged 5.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists over 15.6 minutes per game...Accounted for eight double-figure scoring performances...Had his first with 11 points on a trio of 3-pointers vs. Rice (Nov. 19)...Pulled down a season-high six rebounds with seven points, a season-best four assists and a steal vs. Buena Vista (Nov. 22)...Put up 10 points with two boards and two assists at UMKC (Dec. 15)...Had 11 more points on 4-for-5 shooting and a perfect 3-of-3 effort from long range vs. Western Illinois (Jan. 14)...Scored 12 points at Oral Roberts (Jan. 21)...Tallied 12 points, three rebounds and a block vs. South Dakota State (Jan. 28)...Had another 12-point showing with two assists, a rebound and a steal at Denver (Feb. 2), which kicked off a stretch of three straight scoring performances in double digits...Added 10 points with three 3-pointers, two rebounds and three assists vs. North Dakota State (Feb. 25)...Opened the Summit League Tournament with a season-high 14 points vs. Fort Wayne (March 5), hitting 4-of-7 from three.
Mineral Area CC
Played the 2015-16 season for coach Luke Strege...NJCAA Division I All-Region 16 and first-team All-MCCAC...Averaged 10.5 points per game, shooting 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent at the free throw line...Led his team to a 25-5 record and a No. 18 national ranking.
Eastern Kentucky
Began his collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky in 2014-15...Appeared in 11 games in reserve for the Colonels.
Kenwood High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach John Stigall at Kenwood High School...Scored over 1,650 points in his career...As a senior, garnered all-state, all-region and all-district awards after averaging 20.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game...That year, Kenwood finished 26-7...Finalist for Tennessee's Class AAA Mr. Basketball Award...As a junior, averaged 18.8 points per game...Also a two-time area player of the year and earned all-district and all-area accolades three straight seasons...Helped his Kenwood squads set school records for wins as a sophomore and junior and helped the team to its first regular-season district championship...Played AAU ball for the D13 Elite program under coach Dominique Redding.
Personal
Born March 7, 1995 in Wurzburg, Germany...Parents are Allen Norl and Jutta Norl...Has three sisters, Barbara, Sarah and Christine, and two brothers, Stephen and Matthew...Graduated with his bachelor's degree in general studies in May 2018.
