2019-20 Season (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 27 games with three starts … averaged two points and nearly one rebound per game … scored a season-high 10 points twice, in the opener against Centenary and a huge road win at Nicholls … against the Colonels, scored six of his 10 to help sustain NSU through an early second-half scoring drought, making a combo guard, his 18 assists to nine turnovers is tied for best on the team (2:1 assist-turnover ratio) … started three of the first five games against Rice (season-high 18 minutes) Tulane and Louisiana College.
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2016 ... two-time all-district selection as a junior and senior ... Salmen High was district champions with state playoff appearances in his final three seasons ... won team MVP in 2016 ... LHSAA Class 4A State Championship runner-up (2015) ... won SHS’ best defender award (2015)
Personal: Son of Wilma Netters, John Norvel Sr., and Gerald Netters III ... five siblings include brothers Sean and Jarek and sisters Kasha, Candice and Shaudell ... cousin Vick Ballard is the Mississippi State Bulldogs’ football team single-season rushing touchdown record 2018-19 Season (Redshirt Sophomore): Norvel holder with 19. Ballard also played three seasons with appeared in all 31 games and started seven ... second the Indianapolis Colts ... uncle Walter Ballard Jr. was on the team in steals (24) ... tied for second on the team drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs after playing college ball with 42 assists (1.4 per game) ... averaged four points at UTEP ... majoring in health and exercise science with per game with career-high 14 vs. Centenary ... scored a concentration in pre-physical therapy, has a 3.5 GPA ... 13 points at BYU and 12 against Alabama A&M ... had a plans to attend graduate school for physical therapy and career-high six rebounds vs. Southeastern and four assists wants to be a contributing member to society. vs. Champion Christian ... shot 32 percent from 3-point range, including a career-high three makes vs. BYU, New Orleans and Centenary ... played career-high 26 minutes vs. Alabama A&M. Prior to NSU: Played one season at LSU-Alexandria, but did not appear in a game.
CAREER HIGHS Points: 14, vs. Centenary (Nov. 6, 2018) Rebounds: 6, vs. Southeastern (Jan. 26, 2019 Field Goals: 4, 3x, last vs. Louisiana College (Dec. 18, 2018) Field Goal Attempts: 10, vs. Louisiana College (Dec. 18, 2018) Free Throws Made: 7, vs. Centenary (Nov. 5, 2019) Free Throw Attempts: 8, vs. Centenary (Nov. 5, 2019) 3-Pointers: 3, 3x, last at New Orleans (Jan. 30, 2019 3-Point Attempts: 6, at. BYU (Nov. 13, 2018) Blocks: 1, 3x, last vs. SFA (Feb. 16, 2019) Assists: 4, vs. Champion Christian (Dec. 30, 2018) Steals: 3, vs. Champion Christian (Dec. 29, 2020) Minutes: 26, vs. Alabama-A&M (Nov. 23, 2018)
2019-20 SEASON HIGHS Points: 10, 2x, last at Nicholls (Jan. 15, 2020) Rebounds: 4, at Texas A&M (Nov. 6, 2019) Field Goals: 3, at Nicholls (Jan. 15, 2020 Field Goal Attempts: 5, 2x, last at Nicholls (Jan. 15, 2020) Free Throws Made: 7, vs. Centenary (Nov. 5, 2019) Free Throw Attempts: 8, vs. Centenary (Nov. 5, 2019) 3-Pointers: 1, 6x, last vs. Abilene Christian (Feb. 5, 2020) 3-Point Attempts: 4, vs. Champion Christian (Dec. 29, 2019) Blocks: N/A Assists: 3, 2x, last vs. Southeastern (Jan. 25, 2020) Steals: 3, vs. Champion Christian (Dec. 29, 2020) Minutes: 18, vs. Rice (Nov. 12, 2019)
CAREER HONORS • 2019 NABC Honor Court • 2019 SLC Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll • 2020 SLC Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
High school: LHSAA All-Star game appearance in 2016 after his senior season ... averaged 12.6 points per game, 5.6 assists per game, and 3.1 rebounds per game ... ranked as ninth-best point guard recruit in the state in
NORVEL'S CAREER STATS
YEAR G-GS MIN. AVG. FG-A PCT. 3FG-A PCT. FT-A PCT. O D TOT AVG. PF A AVG. T/O BLK. 18-19 31-7 513 16.5 41-128 .320 23-73 .315 21-31 .677 14 37 51 1.6 49 42 1.4 32 3 19-20 27-3 196 7.3 14-40 .350 6-19 .316 21-26 .808 5 14 19 0.7 25 18 0.4 9 0 Tot. 58-10 709 12.2 55-168 .327 29-92 .315 42-57 .737 19 51 70 1.2 74 60 1.0 41 3
STL. PTS. AVG. 24 126 4.1 11 55 2.0 35 181 3.1
2020-21 Northwestern State Men’s Basketball Media Guide Southland Conference Champions: 2004-05 • 2005-06 Southland Conference Tournament Champions: 2001 • 2006 • 2013
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