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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Zach Norris

  • POSITION Guard
  • HEIGHT 6-4
  • CLASS Junior
  • HOMETOWN Coweta, Okla.
  • HIGHSCHOOL Coweta HS

Biography

Marketing/Management major … Athletic player with excellent fundamental skills who fits well into the OC system … An excellent distributor who’s also able to score … Made OC history by becoming the university’s first signee in any sport since it began the NCAA Division II membership process in September 2012 … Successfully bounced back after injury robbed him of most of the 2014-15 season … Both parents, Scott and Wendy (Vaughn) Norris, played collegiately at Oklahoma Baptist, and Scott Norris later coached OBU’s women’s team for seven seasons before eventually moving into the prep coaching ranks … 2016-17: Played in all 26 games (eight starts), averaging 2.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game … Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court academic honor list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall semester) and President’s List (spring semester) … Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Started the season opener on Nov. 11, scoring four points in loss at Texas A&M-Commerce … Scored season-high eight points in win over Barclay (Kan.) on Nov. 19 … Had five points in loss at Newman (Kan.) on Dec. 19 … Scored five points each in wins over Newman on Jan. 26 and Oklahoma Panhandle State on Jan. 28, starting the latter game … Had five points in loss at Texas A&M International on Feb. 11 … Started his final game for OC, scoring three points in a loss at Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Feb. 25 … 2015-16: Played in 28 games (11 starts), averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game … Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court academic honor list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall semester) and President’s List (spring semester) … Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Scored seven points in loss to Oklahoma City University on Nov. 28 … Had six points in win over Dallas Christian (Texas) on Dec. 1 … Had five points and a career-high six assists in win over Manhattan Christian (Kan.) on Dec. 11 … In loss to Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 9, had five points and five assists … Scored season-high 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in loss at Texas-Permian Basin on Jan. 11 … Three days later, started and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in loss at Newman (Kan.) … Scored eight points in loss at Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Jan. 16 … Had six points in win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Feb. 6 … 2014-15: Played in four games (one start), averaging 0.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game … Named as an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete … Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court academic honor list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Named as recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Started in season-opening win against Dallas Christian (Texas) on Nov. 15, scoring two points, before suffering ankle injury … Played in only three more games after that before calling it a season … Appeared against Oklahoma Panhandle State on Jan. 8, Dallas Baptist (Texas) on Jan. 17 and Rogers State on Jan. 22 … 2013-14: Played in 27 games (one start), averaging 0.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Made collegiate debut on Nov. 9 against York (Neb.) but did not score … Recorded season highs for points (six) and rebounds (five) in loss at Central Oklahoma on Nov. 19 … Made first collegiate start in loss to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 15 … Scored four points in win at Oklahoma Panhandle State on March 1 … Previous school: Attended Coweta High School, where he averaged 14.7 points per game as a senior … Played in the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State game and also received All-State honorable mention from The Oklahoman and Tulsa World … Second-team All-Metro selection by the Tulsa World after his junior and senior seasons.

Career highs: 11 points vs. Texas-Permian Basin (1/11/16); 8 rebounds vs. Newman (Kan.) (1/14/16); 6 assists vs. Manhattan Christian (Kan.) (12/11/15); 1 block vs. 7 opponents; 3 steals vs. Central Oklahoma (11/17/15).
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Sophomore

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    2015-16Sophomore

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    2016-17Junior

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