Norris Cole is an American basketball player. He plays for the Unicaja of the Liga team and has won the NBA championship twice. This 6' 2" player has won the Miami heat consecutively in 2012 and 2013. He has been in the playoffs for seven NBA seasons. Let's know more about him.

High school and career

Cole had been the basketball star throughout his junior and senior school years in Dunbar High School. He was friends with Daequan Cook, a fellow NBA player. They faced each other in the 2012 NBA finals. He was admitted to Walsh University through a football scholarship where the college basketball coach Gary Waters included him in his team. He won multiple games for the university throughout his college years.

He is the first player to win the title of Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in Horizon Leagues Men's basketball history. He was also the finalist of the Wooden Award and Final Five for the Bob Cousy Award.

Professional Career

• Miami Heat(2011-2015)
  

  Cole was with the Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft 2011, and then a vital part of the Minnesota Timberwolves which led him to Miami Heat.
  Cole performed exceptionally well during training practises with confidence and speed in a 21 point and 4 assist performance. He won the audience's heart by scoring 15 points against the Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter.
  
  Cole scored an average of 6.8 points in the 2011-12 season, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists on 39 % shooting, and played with Mario Chalmers. He scored two 3 pointers in game 4 of the 2012 NBA finals. He scored his first championship after the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1. He played 80 games in 2012-13, including 4 starts, and averaged 5.6 points. While in 2013-14, he played all 82 games averaging 6.4 points and 3 assists per game.
  On October 24, 2014, he set his career-high score of 23 points against the Washington Wizards with a scoreboard of 107-95.

• New Orleans Pelicans (2015-16)

  Cole was traded to New Orleans Pelicans in a three-team trade involving Phoenix Suns on February 19, 2015. After two days, he faced his previous team Miami Heat. He scored a whopping 12 points in just 30 minutes of the game with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. They won the game by 105-91. He re-signed the agreement on September 17, 2015, and accepted a $ 3.03 million offer. Cole missed being a part of the NBA playoff as a Pelican in the 2015-16 season.

Career Highlights

• Highest points:

  He set a career-high score of 41 points (2011) against the Youngstown State Penguin in an NCAA game. He had 20 rebounds, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
  

• Highest Rebounds:

  In an NCAA game on February 12, 2011, against Youngstown State Penguin 86-76, he had 20 rebounds. He scored 41 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals.
  

• Highest Assists:
  

  In the LBA Serie A game, Italy, on October 6, 2018, Cole dished 13 assists against Cantu 98-81. He scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals in that game.



• Highest Steals:
  

  In Cleveland State Vikings Home victory against Illinois Chicago Flames 83-59 on January 1, 2011, Norris topped all his steal record by getting 6 steals in the game. He had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.
  

• Best Block:
  

  He set his career-high in blocks in an NBA game. In Miami's home win against Minnesota 103-92, he got 2 blocks. He scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists in the game.



• Efficiency:
  

  He reached an efficiency of 57 on February 12, 2011, in a game against Cleveland State Vikings' home win against Youngstown State Penguin 86-76. He also scored 41 points, 20 rebounds, and 9 assists.



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Personal Information

Born	October 13, 1988 (age 33) Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)




Career Information

High school	Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio)
College	Cleveland State (2007–2011)
NBA draft	2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	2011–present




No. 30 – Unicaja

Position	Point guard
Number	Liga ACB Champions League