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For Immediate Release
October 21, 2005
Contact: Markeshia Jiles
TOUGALOO, Miss.--Jackson State University Hall of Famer and former professional basketball standout, Audie Norris has joined the Tougaloo College women's basketball program as an assistant coach. Norris brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Lady Bulldogs. His duties with the team will include on the floor coaching, scouting and conditioning.
Norris was recently the head girl’s basketball coach at Jackson’s St. Joseph
Known for breaking backboards, Norris scored 1,796 points and grabbed 1,189 rebounds in his four years as a forward on the J-State men’s basketball team from 1978-81. He currently holds the school’s record for points and rebounds with an average of 16.0 career points and 10.6 career rebounds.
Norris was drafted in the second-round (37th pick overall) by the Portland Trailblazers and spent three years playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He later played two years in
Norris and his wife, the former Jacqueline Amos, both coach the Mississippi Lady Tigers, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) girl’s team, with Norris serving as the assist coach. They are also the proud parents of three children: Alessandro, a member of the Tougaloo men’s basketball team; Nicos and Jasmina.
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