Zach Norvell Jr.

Zach Norvell Jr.
No. 23 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Position Shooting guard
League West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Simeon (Chicago, Illinois)
College Gonzaga (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • WCC Newcomer of the Year (2018)
  • Honorable mention All-WCC (2018)
  • WCC All-Freshman Team (2018)

Zachary Norvell Jr. (born December 9, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Early life

Norvell is the son of Tonja Hall and Zachary Norvell, who played basketball in college at New Mexico State and coaches at DuSable High School. Growing up, the younger Norvell was an accomplished baseball player but decided to quit to focus on basketball. At Simeon Career Academy, Norvell played limited minutes as a freshmen behind Jaylon Tate and Kendrick Nunn.[1] As a junior, Norvell averaged nearly 13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game and was a Chicago Tribune All-State special mention selection in 2015. He played some time at point guard due to injury problems. He scored 53 points in an AAU game for Mac Irvin Fire in Las Vegas in July 2015, increasing his recruiting stock. Norvell ended up committing to Gonzaga, choosing the Bulldogs over offers from Florida State, Georgetown and Iowa State.[2] Norvell was No. 76 in ESPN’s Top 100 rankings and was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American game.[3]

College career

Norvell underwent leg surgery before arriving at Gonzaga for his freshman season.[4] Norvell redshirted during his first season at Gonzaga, partially so he could recover from his leg injury.[3] Despite his redshirt, he was allowed to play an exhibition game against West Georgia, where he was able to score 18 points.[5]

Coming into his redshirt freshman season, Norvell was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list.[6] During his redshirt freshman season, Norvell was able to become a breakout star of the NCAA tournament, leading his team by scoring 21.5 points per game during the first 2 games of the tournament. He was also able to make a game tying three-pointer against UNC Greensboro and recorded his first career double-double against Ohio State with 28 points and 12 rebounds.[7] On the season, Norvell averaged 12.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. He was named West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Kane, Colleen (February 27, 2013). "Simeon All Access Spotlight's on Zack Norvell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Narang, Bob (November 2, 2015). "Boys hoops: Simeon guard Zachary Norvell commits to Gonzaga". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Meehan, Jim (February 7, 2017). "Gonzaga redshirt Zach Norvell Jr. maintains positive attitude, work ethic". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Meehan, Jim (November 3, 2016). "Gonzaga's depth already being tested". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Meehan, Jim (November 5, 2016). "Zags cruise past West Georgia Wolves in exhibition game". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "0 Zags Norvell Jr. named to Julius Erving Award watch list". KHQ. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Bolch, Ben (March 21, 2018). "Gonzaga's Zach Norvell Jr. has found his sweet spot during the first two games of the NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ Baker, Matt (March 19, 2018). "March Madness Sweet 16: Breaking down Florida State-Gonzaga". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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