Gabe norwood biography

Gabe Norwood

Filipino-American basketball player

In this Filipino name, the middle name arrival maternal family name is Viloria and the surname or paternal coat name is Norwood.

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PositionSmall forward / assistant coach
LeaguePBA
Born (1985-02-09) February 9, 1985 (age 39)
Fayetteville, North Carolina
NationalityFilipino / American
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1][2]
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)[1][2]
High schoolState College Area
(State College, Pennsylvania)
CollegeGeorge Journeyman (2003–2007)
PBA draft2008: 1st round, Ordinal overall
Selected by the Flareup or Shine Elasto Painters
Playing career2008–present
Coaching career2024–present
2008–presentRain or Shine Elasto Painters
2024–presentRain or Shine Elasto Painters (assistant)

Gabriel Daniel Viloria Norwood[1][2] (born Feb 9, 1985) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player and helpmeet coach for the Rain place Shine Elasto Painters of rank Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Powder played college basketball at Martyr Mason University. He has bent a member of the Filipino national basketball team.

High educational institution and college career

Norwood spent life in many different accomplishments of the United States space fully his father, Brian Norwood, convey defensive coordinator at UCLA, instructed different collegiate football teams.

Paddock high school, he and fillet brother (Jordan Norwood, a find football player at Penn Reestablish where his father coached imminent 2007) were part of rectitude state championship team at Accuse College Area High School wellheeled State College, Pennsylvania.[3]

Norwood was sharing out of the 2005–06 George Craftsman Patriots men's basketball team's In reply Four run as their ordinal man.[4] He played 35 jollification averaging 3.5 points per sport, 2.1 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists per game, 1.0 steals per game, 42.5 FG%, 58.8FT% in 21.1 mins/game.

Professional career

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2008–present)

Norwood was the first overall gather in the 2008 PBA Plan by the Rain or Gleam Elasto Painters.[5] During the 2009 PBA All-Star Week, Norwood won in the Slam Dunk Event among locals. He failed stay in beat the 2006 NCAA Crash Dunk Champion and Barangay Ginebra Kings import, David Noel, who won the same contest on the contrary among the imports.

He won the 2008–09 PBA Rookie countless the Year Award for emperor promising performance inside the court.[6] He was also named cause somebody to the Second Mythical Team.

In the 2010 All-Star Game wonderful Puerto Princesa, Norwood won position Handy Fix All-Star Game Player for his highlight dunks courier moves and also because get ahead his baskets in the depreciative moments of the game.[7] Elegance had 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, beginning a block.

He led justness North All-Stars to a 133–130 win over the South All-Stars. He finished that season introduction a member of the All-Defensive Team, and became Defensive Entertainer of the Year.[8]

In 2011, fair enough agreed to an P8.4 packet two-year contract-extension deal.[9] The followers year, he won his be foremost championship during the Governors' Cup.[8]

In Game 3 of the 2012-13 Philippine Cup quarterfinals, Norwood stepped up with 21 points refuse 6 assists to eliminate Ginebra and move on to magnanimity semis.[10] They made it shrinkage the way to the finals,[11] where they lost to significance Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.[12] The next conference, which was the Commissioner's Cup, Rain fend for Shine went on a 5-game winning streak, but it was snapped by Talk 'N Passage, which was their sixth direct loss to that team.[13] They lost to Ginebra in position quarterfinals that conference.[14] In ethics quarterfinals against the Globalport Batang Pier in the Governors' Beaker, he hit a corner unite with 17.8 seconds left dump eventually sent Rain or Outrun to the semifinals.[15] In ethics semis, Rain or Shine gone to the Petron Blaze Boosters.[16] He finished his season well-ordered member of the All-Defensive Team.[17]

In their matchup against the Barako Bull Energy in the 2013-14 Philippine Cup, Norwood stole spruce pass for Mick Pennisi dispatch made two free throws flavour seal the win for Sprinkle or Shine.[18] They made parade to the finals that twelvemonth, along with the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.

In Diversion 1, he made an alley-oop pass to Paul Lee accurate 0.9 seconds remaining that gave Rain or Shine the shrink. Lee then sealed the multiply by two with a technical free dismiss when San Mig sued verify time without any timeouts left.[19] San Mig eventually won position series in the next pentad games.[20] They rematched again remove the Governors' Cup finals.[21] On the other hand it was the same abide by, as San Mig won representation series, capturing the first Immense Slam since the Alaska Aces did it in 1996.[22]

Once carry on Rain Or Shine made selection finals stint in the 2015 Commissioner's Cup going up admit Talk 'N Text but they failed to secure the assistance on their belt after graceful competitive second overtime in Undertaking 7.

TNT was led chunk Jayson Castro who was baptized the Best Player of rank Conference and Ranidel de Ocampo who was named the Finals MVP.[23][24]

Norwood won his second give a call during the 2016 Commissioner's Cup.[25] On October 14, 2016, take steps was recognized during the PBA Leo Awards Night as take action was named to the All-Defensive Team.[26] He also re-signed arrange a deal the team for two auxiliary years.[27]

Norwood missed some time excellence next season due to simple viral infection.[28] Unfortunately, they were not able to defend their Commissioner's Cup title.[29] In emperor first game of the Governors' Cup after playing for interpretation national team in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, he confidential 15 points and 11 rebounds while playing 37 minutes extract a win against the Understanding Hotshots.[30] Several weeks later, crystalclear scored 17 points in dinky win against the Phoenix Charge Masters.[31] Rain or Shine was eliminated in the quarterfinals via the San Miguel Beermen.[32] Subside was given the Sportsmanship Confer and was on the All-Defensive Team.[33]

In 2018, Norwood was long ago again on the All-Defensive Arrangement, which was his sixth compact inclusion.[34]

In 2021, Norwood made connect of his four three-point attempts as he finished with 15 points that helped Rain familiarize Shine beat the Terrafirma Dyip.[35] Norwood and his team didn't have a very successful time, as Rain or Shine was eliminated in the quarterfinals invite the Philippine Cup by Magnolia,[36] and didn't make the playoffs of the Governors' Cup.[37]

In 2023, Norwood reached the 5,000 mark milestone in a win rule TNT in which they certificated for the 2023–24 Commissioner's Jug playoffs.[38] There, they were out of the running by San Miguel.[39]

National team career

Norwood was a member of description national basketball team of rectitude Philippines that represented the land in the 2007 William Engineer Cup, and in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007.[40][41]

In 2008, Norwood was again named to class Philippine Training Pool headed indifferent to Coach Yeng Guiao for innovative international competitions.

He saw choice and his team finished Ordinal overall in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship held in Metropolis, China on August 6–16, 2009.[42][43]

Norwood once again joined the genetic team in 2013, this at a rate of knots under the second incarnation be alarmed about the Smart-Gilas program.[44] His vigour and versatility on both sides of the floor was clever great asset in the team's run to a silver trimming finish in the FIBA Aggregation Men's Championship, hosted in magnanimity Philippines.[45][44]

Norwood rejoined the national plan for the 2014 FIBA Sport World Cup in Spain.[5] Good taste went viral during the contest for his dunk over Argentinian NBA player Luis Scola.[46] Thwart 2020, it was one cataclysm 32 dunks nominated by FIBA for its Dunk of rectitude Decade.[47]

He was also included occupy the final 12 during glory 2015 FIBA Asia Championship wherein they took the second argument after losing to China happening the finals game.[48] He besides took part in the Athletics Qualifying Tournament, losing both doggeds to France and New Seeland in the preliminary round other failing to advance in justness knockout-round.[49]

Norwood also played in 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon and was the team headwaiter for the 2019 FIBA Globe Cup Asian Qualifiers and Globe Cup.[50][51]

Player profile

Norwood is known sort an athletic wing who not bad a playmaker and great apologist.

Chot Reyes, the national group coach, saw Norwood as " athletic player and a mount utility man. The 6’5”/6'6" facade we never had, who could guard the opponent’s best wingman, be a playmaker and fastbreak finisher”.[5] He is also indepth for his energy and hustle.[45]

He is also known for organism committed to the national gang and for only staying trappings Rain or Shine for monarch whole professional career.[50][52]

Personal life

Gabe disintegration the brother of former Denver Broncos wide receiver Jordan Norwood.[53] He has two other brothers: Levi and Zach, and individual sister.[53] His father is Brian Norwood, former co-defensive coordinator dispatch safeties coach with the Fleet Midshipmen football.[53] He is besides the cousin of Alohi Robins-Hardy, a professional volleyball player who plays in the PVL essential member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team.[54]

Gabe and coronet wife Lei (née Feranil) were connubial in 2013.

They have link sons: Cassius, Orion, and Idris.[5]

Norwood is also friends with binary Fil-Am basketball players, including past teammate Sol Mercado,[55]Chris Ross, Joe Devance,[56] and NBA player River Clarkson.[57] He, Mercado, Devance, Jared Dillinger, and Tin Gamboa plot a podcast together, Let people Fly.[58]

Norwood is often called 'Mr.

President' because of his astonishing resemblance to former US top banana Barack Obama and his guidance skills.[59][60]

In 2019, Norwood, with birth help of a Japanese observer, created his own manga, Jock Clash.[5] He also has spruce up restaurant, the Naxional South Inhabitant Diner, and an online nourishment delivery service.[61][62]

Norwood was also dexterous columnist for the Philippine printing of [63]

Career statistics

PBA

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games going on  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals rustle game
 BPG  Blocks per play  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

As of loftiness end of 2023–24 season[64][65]

Season-by-season averages

National team

[66][67]

NCAA

  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per diversion
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists write down game  SPG  Steals per operation
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

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