| Position | Forward |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1. The three basketball positions normally employed by organized Basketball teams are guard forward and center A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 96 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| League | National Basketball Association, Philippine Basketball Association |
| Born | November 12, 1957 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | USA |
| College | Saint Joseph's College |
| Draft | 58th overall |
| Pro career | 1980–1997 |
| Former teams | Lancaster Red Roses Philadelphia Kings Detroit Pistons 1980-1981 Tefilin 1981 San Miguel Beer 1982, 1989 Great Taste Coffee Makers 1983 Magnolia Quench Plus 1985 Pop Cola 800s 1997 |
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Career
High School, College, NBA and CBA career
Black played high school basketball for the Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore, Maryland where he graduated in 1975. The Cardinal Gibbons School is a Private Catholic school for boys serving grades 6-12 in Baltimore Maryland. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] He then played for Saint Joseph's College in Pennsylvania from 1975-1979, averaging 17 points per game in his playing career. Saint Joseph's University (also called SJU or St Joe's) is a private Coeducational Roman Catholic University located The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) [2] Black later played in Continental Basketball Association from 1978-1982 for the Lancaster Red Roses and the Philadelphia Kings. The Continental Basketball Association ( CBA) is a professional men's Basketball league in the United States. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) [3] He also played for the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association, but played only three games in the 1980-81 NBA season, averaging 2. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The 1980–81 NBA season was the 35th season of the National Basketball Association. 7 points per game. [4]
PBA career
In 1981, young Norman Augustus Black was playing in the Detroit Pistons summer basketball league when he was offered a job on the other side of the world. "Jimmy Mariano, who was coach of Great Taste at the time, asked me if I wanted to come over and play in the Philippines," says Black. The lure of guaranteed money, something the Pistons couldn't offer then, helped change Norman Black's life in a way he could never have imagined. [1]
In 1981, Black made his PBA debut for Tefilin. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In 14 games, Black averaged an outstanding 51 point per game average, but he failed to lead his team to a championship. Black returned to the Philippines in 1982, playing 66 games for San Miguel Beer and averaged close to 43 points per contest. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) With Black, locals Yoyong Martirez, Manny Paner, Marte Saldana and head coach Tommy Manotoc, San Miguel won the 1982 Invitational tournament against guest South Korea. In 1983, Black played for Great Taste Coffee and averaged 38 points in 49 games played. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Always considered an intelligent as well as a hard-working player, the late sportscaster Pinggoy Pengson dubbed him "That Old Black Magic" after a song from the 1950s.
Two years later, Black returned to play for Magnolia Quench Plus, norming 43. 5 points per game, while scoring his career best 76 points. After Magnolia (later San Miguel Beer), left the league for a while, he played for rookie squad Alaska, after former Magnolia players were put the new franchise. After a short while, Black returned to San Miguel as their playing coach in some import laiden conferences while acting as a full time coach in the All-Filipino Conferences. In 1989, he played and coached the Beermen to a rare grandslam, the third in PBA history. In 1990, Black played his last complete season as a player before finally focusing his duties as head coach in 1991.
Coaching career
"It was former ambassador Danding Cojuangco who asked me to become a head coach in 1985," Black relates, "I had no desire to be a coach back then. " He went on to say that the former ambassador probably heard something in Black's voice while he was doing some analysis for the TV broadcast of the PBA that made Cojuangco believe Black would be suited for coaching. [2]
Black's coaching career started around 1986 and 1987, as a playing coach. But by 1991, he became San Miguel's full-time coach until 1996, when Black left the Beermen. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He won nine championships as head coach of San Miguel, coaching some of the best players in PBA history such as superstars Samboy Lim, Hector Calma, Ramon Fernandez, Ato Agustin and role players Alvin Teng, Yves Dignadice, Art Dela Cruz and Dong Polistico. Avelino B Lim Jr (born April 1, 1962) better known as Samboy Lim, is a former Basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association Hector Calma (born March 2, 1960) is a retired Filipino Professional basketball player Ramon S Fernandez is a former Philippine Basketball Association player who bore various nicknames "The Franchise", "El Presidente" In 1994, he was named head coach of the Philippine Team in the Hiroshima Asian Games, after the Beermen won the All-Filipino Cup. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) However, the country went home without a medal in basketball, after placing fourth. In 1996, with San Miguel needing an import, Black played as a temporary import for the Beermen and scored 15 points. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
After almost a decade with San Miguel, Black became the head coach of the young Mobiline Phone Pals in 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar But after the Commissioners Cup, Black became the coach of the struggling Pop Cola squad. He led the 800's to two third place finishes with Vergel Meneses, Bonel Balingit and Kenneth Duremdes on the team. Vergel Meneses (b January 14 1969, Malolos Bulacan) -- nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" -- is a Filipino professional basketball Black also suited up for Pop Cola, probably his last PBA game, in a third place game against Shell. He scored 10 points, including a three-pointer, that gave the 800's its second consecutive third place run. In 1999, Pop Cola struggled all through, including a terrible 0-8 finish in the Governors Cup. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Black left Pop Cola after the season before being hired as Sta Lucia head coach.
In 2000, Black led Sta Lucia to its first finals appearance, losing to San Miguel in five games of the Commissioners Cup. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. However, a year later, Black coached the Realtors to its first championship, defeating the Beermen in the season ending Governors Cup. After the 2002 season, Black resigned as head coach of the Realtors with long time assistant, and friend Alfrancis Chua elevated as the new coach. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
TV commentator
During his coaching days, Black was even hired by PBA TV coverors as guest analysts of selected games. After leaving Sta Lucia in 2003, Black was hired by new TV network National Broadcasting Network as its analysts for PBA games. National Broadcasting Network is television network owned by the Government of the Philippines through People's Television Network Inc The PBA on NBN and the The PBA on IBC were presentations of Philippine Basketball Association games on Philippine Television Black normally was paired with Mico Halili and did quite well as commentator, often mixing a Tagalog word to his English analysis.
After NBN was dropped as TV coveror, Black was absorbed by new TV network Associated Broadcasting Company, and has remained with the coverage ever since. For the former ITV company in the United Kingdom, see Associated British Corporation. Black normally pairs with Halili, Ed Picson and Paolo Trillo. During the 2005-2006 and the 2006-2007 season, Black was seen every Sunday on the halftime segment "Black's Board" where he dished out the week's highlights around the league and Philippine basketball as well.
He also did several shoots about basketball basics in a segment called as Burlington Basketball 101 for ABC's pregame show known as PBA Gamebol. Outside of commentary, Black is known as an endorser for Burlington, a known sock product.
Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach
In 2004, Black was hired by the Ateneo Blue Eagles as its team consultant. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles is the varsity team of the Ateneo de Manila University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. But after a disappointing 2004 season, in which the Blue Eagles finished third under Sandy Arespacochaga, school officials hired Black as its new head coach for the 2005 campaign, the 35th coach in it's history. Men's basketball tournament The teams that qualified for the 2005 UAAP Playoffs are Far Eastern University Tamaraws De La Salle
Black led the Blue Eagles to a 10-4 win-loss record in his first season, but was eliminated by the La Salle Green Archers, who had a twice to beat advantage against them. The De La Salle Green Archers (also La Salle Green Archers) is the men's varsity team representing De La Salle University.
In the 69th season, Black led the Blue Eagles to a 10-2 win-loss slate, the best record in the elimination round. Basketball Men's tournament See also UAAP Season 69 men's basketball tournament Elimination round Bracket After defeating the Adamson Falcons in the Final Four, Ateneo battled the UST Growling Tigers in a grueling three game series. Mascot and colors The gold and white colors came from the university's pontifical status (the flag of Vatican City is colored gold and white while Black designed a great play in their Game 1 victory. The play was a long inbound pass by Macky Escalona who found a wide-open Kramer underneath the basket for the victory. However, despite the historic Game 1 victory, they were unable to win the championship. They lost to the Tigers in Game 2 by a large margin, and then in Game 3 in overtime.
In the 70th season, despite lackluster talent, Black led the Eagles to a 9-5 standing. UAAP Season 70 was the 2007 - 2008 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by the University of Santo However, the Blue Eagles still lost in crucial games; they were unable to secure the No. 2 Seed due to their loss to the National University Bulldogs, and lost to the returning De La Salle Green Archers in a battle for the No. 2 seed, which would have given them a twice to beat advantage had they won. Instead, they settled for the No. 3 seed, and were able to eliminate the defending champions UST Growling Tigers. Mascot and colors The gold and white colors came from the university's pontifical status (the flag of Vatican City is colored gold and white while The Blue Eagles then forced a do-or-die game against La Salle in the semifinals but were beaten by La Salle.
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com: Norman Black
- Norman Black's PBA Career Highlights
- Norman Black's PBA Coaching Highlights
References
| Preceded by Robert Jaworski |
Philippine national basketball team Asian Games head coach 1994 |
Succeeded by Tim Cone |
| Preceded by Sandy Arespacochaga |
Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach 2005-06 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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