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Martyn Bernard "Moochie" Norris (born July 27, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as other leagues. He is the head coach of the Houston Push of The Basketball League (TBL).

Moochie Norris

Norris in 2018
Houston Push
Position	Head coach
League	TBL
Personal information
Born	(1973-07-27) July 27, 1973 (age 49) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Cardozo (Washington, D.C.)
College	Odessa (1992–1994) Auburn (1994–1995) West Florida (1995–1996)
NBA draft	1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career	1996–2008
Position	Point guard
Number	10, 6, 12, 25
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
1996	Florida Beach Dogs
1996	Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997	Fort Wayne Fury
1997	Pau-Orthez
1997–1998	Fort Wayne Fury
1998	Washington Congressionals
1998–1999	Fort Wayne Fury
1999	Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2000	Fort Wayne Fury
2000–2003	Houston Rockets
2003–2005	New York Knicks
2005–2006	Houston Rockets
2006	New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
2006–2008	Yakima Sun Kings
2007	Climamio Bologna
As coach:
2021–present	Houston Push
Career highlights and awards
2× All-CBA First Team (2000, 2008) All-CBA Second Team (1998) CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997) CBA assists leader (2008) CBA steals leader (2000)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,272 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds	868 (2.0 rpg)
Assists	1,233 (2.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

Norris, a journeyman, played collegiately at Odessa College (junior college) (1992–1994), at Auburn University (1994–1995) and at the University of West Florida (1995–1996). He was drafted with 33rd overall pick (4th in second round) of the 1996 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He did not play for the Bucks and on November 22, 1996, was waived by them. On December 12, he signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Grizzlies for whom he played until December, 30, when he was waived. Norris played the remainder of the season with the Fort Wayne Fury of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and earned CBA All-Rookie Second Team honors.[1] He returned to the Fury and was named to the All-CBA Second Team in 1998 and the First Team in 2000.[1] Norris played in the NBA from 1999 until the 2005–06 season for the Seattle SuperSonics, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks and New Orleans Hornets.

Yamika Sun Kings/ Climamio Bologna (2006–2008)

After the 2006 NBA season, Norris was placed on waivers by the New Orleans Hornets.

He joined the Yakama Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association briefly in January 2007, played for Italian club Climamio Bologna from March to June of that year.[2]

In November returned to the Sun Kings,[3] where he led the league in assists and earned All-CBA First Team honors.[1][4]

Power/ Ball Hogs (2017–present)

In 2017, Moochie Norris was selected by Power with the twentieth overall pick of the 2017 Big3 draft, while later getting traded to the Ball Hogs.[5]

Coaching career

After his basketball career, Norris started giving back to the game of basketball by training and coaching the youth.[6] He helped the basketball coaching staff at Victory Prep Academy in Houston, TX. Currently he can still be found in Houston-area training in which he calls his "Moochie" Norris Workouts.[7]

Huston Push (2021–present)

Norris is currently coaching Houston Push of The Basketball League (TBL).

Personal life

Norris was given his nickname by his grandfather, who loved the Cab Calloway song "Minnie the Moocher".[8]

Early on in his career, Norris dealt with insomnia, which he has suffered from for many years. He was also noticeable for his large afro: Norris became one of the lesser-known NBA players to have his own bobblehead figurine (sporting a synthetic afro) made of him while he was with the Houston Rockets in 2002.[9]

References

External links

• NBA.com Profile
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com

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