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Norm Van Lier
Norman Allen Van Lier III (Norm, Stormin' Norman)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 173 lbs.
Born: April 1, 1947 in East Liverpool, Ohio
Died: February 26, 2009
High School: Midland in Midland, Pennsylvania
College: Saint Francis University
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 3rd round (5th pick, 34th overall) of the 1969 NBA draft.
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 22 | CIN | NBA | 81 | 2895 | 302 | 749 | .403 | 166 | 224 | .741 | 409 | 500 | 329 | 770 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 3324 | 478 | 1138 | .420 | 359 | 440 | .816 | 583 | 832 | 343 | 1315 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 2415 | 334 | 761 | .439 | 237 | 300 | .790 | 357 | 542 | 239 | 905 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 10 | 275 | 28 | 90 | .311 | 17 | 22 | .773 | 58 | 51 | 32 | 73 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 69 | 2140 | 306 | 671 | .456 | 220 | 278 | .791 | 299 | 491 | 207 | 832 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2882 | 474 | 1064 | .445 | 166 | 211 | .787 | 438 | 567 | 269 | 1114 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2863 | 427 | 1051 | .406 | 288 | 370 | .778 | 114 | 263 | 377 | 548 | 162 | 7 | 282 | 1142 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 70 | 2590 | 407 | 970 | .420 | 236 | 298 | .792 | 86 | 242 | 328 | 403 | 139 | 14 | 246 | 1050 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 3026 | 361 | 987 | .366 | 235 | 319 | .737 | 138 | 272 | 410 | 500 | 150 | 26 | 298 | 957 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3097 | 300 | 729 | .412 | 238 | 306 | .778 | 108 | 262 | 370 | 636 | 129 | 16 | 268 | 838 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 78 | 2524 | 200 | 477 | .419 | 172 | 229 | .751 | 86 | 198 | 284 | 531 | 144 | 5 | 200 | 279 | 572 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 31 | MIL | NBA | 38 | 555 | 30 | 77 | .390 | 47 | 52 | .904 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 158 | 43 | 3 | 49 | 108 | 107 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 746 | 26171 | 3313 | 8003 | .414 | 2144 | 2749 | .780 | 540 | 1269 | 3596 | 5217 | 767 | 71 | 249 | 2661 | 8770 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 22 | CIN | NBA | 81 | 35.7 | 3.7 | 9.2 | .403 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .741 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 9.5 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 40.5 | 5.8 | 13.9 | .420 | 4.4 | 5.4 | .816 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 30.6 | 4.2 | 9.6 | .439 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .790 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 11.5 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 10 | 27.5 | 2.8 | 9.0 | .311 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .773 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 69 | 31.0 | 4.4 | 9.7 | .456 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .791 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 12.1 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 36.0 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .445 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .787 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 35.8 | 5.3 | 13.1 | .406 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .778 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 14.3 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 70 | 37.0 | 5.8 | 13.9 | .420 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .792 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 15.0 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 39.8 | 4.8 | 13.0 | .366 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .737 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 12.6 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 37.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | .412 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .778 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 10.2 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 78 | 32.4 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .419 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .751 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 31 | MIL | NBA | 38 | 14.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .390 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .904 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 746 | 35.1 | 4.4 | 10.7 | .414 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .780 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 11.8 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 22 | CIN | NBA | 81 | 2895 | 3.8 | 9.3 | .403 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .741 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 9.6 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 3324 | 5.2 | 12.3 | .420 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .816 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 14.2 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 2415 | 5.0 | 11.3 | .439 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .790 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 13.5 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 10 | 275 | 3.7 | 11.8 | .311 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .773 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 9.6 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 69 | 2140 | 5.1 | 11.3 | .456 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .791 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 14.0 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2882 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .445 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .787 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2863 | 5.4 | 13.2 | .406 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .778 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 14.4 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 70 | 2590 | 5.7 | 13.5 | .420 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .792 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 14.6 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 3026 | 4.3 | 11.7 | .366 | 2.8 | 3.8 | .737 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 11.4 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3097 | 3.5 | 8.5 | .412 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .778 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 9.7 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 78 | 2524 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .419 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .751 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 8.2 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 31 | MIL | NBA | 38 | 555 | 1.9 | 5.0 | .390 | 3.0 | 3.4 | .904 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 746 | 26171 | 4.6 | 11.0 | .414 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .780 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 12.1 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 22 | CIN | NBA | 81 | 2895 | 9.8 | .454 | .403 | 20.5 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 82 | 3324 | 16.2 | .494 | .420 | 7.9 | 30.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 79 | 2415 | 16.0 | .507 | .439 | 7.1 | 29.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 10 | 275 | 9.9 | .366 | .311 | 10.5 | 24.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 69 | 2140 | 16.8 | .524 | .456 | 6.7 | 30.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 8.1 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2882 | 15.7 | .481 | .445 | 7.6 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2863 | 15.5 | .470 | .406 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 28.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 94 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | |||
| 1974-75 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 70 | 2590 | 15.5 | .477 | .420 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 24.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 94 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.6 | |||
| 1975-76 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 76 | 3026 | 13.0 | .424 | .366 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 24.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 98 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | |||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 82 | 3097 | 13.4 | .485 | .412 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 28.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 99 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.5 | |||
| 1977-78 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 78 | 2524 | 11.7 | .495 | .419 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 27.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 25.7 | 12.4 | 100 | 103 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 1978-79 | 31 | MIL | NBA | 38 | 555 | 11.0 | .536 | .390 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 30.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 32.9 | 10.4 | 106 | 103 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Career | NBA | 746 | 26171 | 14.0 | .476 | .414 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 26.9 | 12.1 | 101 | 98 | 13.7 | 34.1 | 47.8 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1971-72 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 4 | 144 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 56 | .415 | .857 | 36.0 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 8.3 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 7 | 258 | 45 | 129 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 101 | .349 | .733 | 36.9 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 11 | 466 | 61 | 144 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 47 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 41 | 161 | .424 | .830 | 42.4 | 14.6 | 4.3 | 6.8 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 13 | 547 | 67 | 164 | 62 | 83 | 18 | 67 | 61 | 20 | 5 | 52 | 196 | .409 | .747 | 42.1 | 15.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 134 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 16 | .158 | .833 | 44.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 9.7 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 38 | 1549 | 198 | 509 | 134 | 171 | 34 | 191 | 234 | 47 | 9 | 154 | 530 | .389 | .784 | 40.8 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | ||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 24 | CHI | NBA | 4 | 144 | 16.6 | .473 | .415 | 8.3 | 31.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | 25 | CHI | NBA | 7 | 258 | 10.3 | .372 | .349 | 6.4 | 21.3 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 11 | 466 | 14.8 | .489 | .424 | 2.2 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 24.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 105 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| 1974-75 | 27 | CHI | NBA | 13 | 547 | 13.6 | .489 | .409 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 17.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 95 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 134 | 10.1 | .329 | .158 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 30.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 98 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |||
| Career | NBA | 38 | 1549 | 13.4 | .454 | .389 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 22.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 100 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 26 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 28 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Career | NBA | 3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1974 NBA1976 NBA 1977 NBA |
Honors 1970-71 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)1971-72 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1972-73 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1973-74 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1973-74 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1974-75 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) 1975-76 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1976-77 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1977-78 NBA All-Defensive (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1973-74 NBA 0.006 (9)1974-75 NBA 0.009 (11) 1975-76 NBA 0.001 (24) 1976-77 NBA 0.004 (11) Career 0.020 (133) |
Games 1970-71 NBA 82 (2)1976-77 NBA 82 (3) |
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Minutes Played 1970-71 NBA 3324 (7)1976-77 NBA 3097 (5) |
Assists 1969-70 NBA 500 (10)1970-71 NBA 832 (1) 1971-72 NBA 542 (6) 1972-73 NBA 567 (5) 1973-74 NBA 548 (5) 1975-76 NBA 500 (4) 1976-77 NBA 636 (2) 1977-78 NBA 531 (5) Career NBA 5217 (44) Career 5217 (44) |
Steals 1973-74 NBA 162 (6) |
Personal Fouls 1969-70 NBA 329 (3)1970-71 NBA 343 (3) 1975-76 NBA 298 (7) |
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Minutes Per Game 1970-71 NBA 40.5 (9)1975-76 NBA 39.8 (5) 1976-77 NBA 37.8 (8) Career NBA 35.1 (85) Career 35.1 (91) |
Assists Per Game 1969-70 NBA 6.2 (9)1970-71 NBA 10.1 (1) 1971-72 NBA 6.9 (6) 1972-73 NBA 7.1 (5) 1973-74 NBA 6.8 (6) 1974-75 NBA 5.8 (10) 1975-76 NBA 6.6 (4) 1976-77 NBA 7.8 (3) 1977-78 NBA 6.8 (5) Career NBA 7.0 (24) Career 7.0 (24) |
Steals Per Game 1973-74 NBA 2.0 (7)1974-75 NBA 2.0 (9) 1975-76 NBA 2.0 (8) |
Assist Pct 1970-71 NBA 30.7 (3)1971-72 NBA 29.8 (4) 1972-73 NBA 27.6 (5) 1973-74 NBA 28.0 (5) 1975-76 NBA 24.8 (5) 1976-77 NBA 28.4 (7) 1977-78 NBA 27.6 (6) Career NBA 27.0 (81) Career 27.0 (82) |
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Steal Pct 1973-74 NBA 2.6 (10) |
Defensive Rating Career NBA 97.7 (18)Career 97.7 (18) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.027 (202) |
Transactions
April 7, 1969: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 3rd round (34th pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft.
October 12, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with Dave Newmark to the Cincinnati Royals for Walt Wesley.
November 9, 1971: Traded by the Cincinnati Royals with a 1972 3rd round draft pick (Frank Russell) to the Chicago Bulls for Jim Fox and a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Mike Ratliff).
October 11, 1978: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.
October 26, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.
January 22, 1979: Waived by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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