Norm Van Lier PG

Height: 6-1 (185cm)

Weight: 173 lbs (78kg)

Born: Apr 1, 1947 (Passed away Feb 26, 2009, aged 61)

Hometown: East Liverpool, Ohio

Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

NBA Draft: 1969 Round 3, Pick 5, Chicago Bulls

Pre-Draft Team: St. Francis (PA) (Sr)

High School: Midland High School (Midland, Pennsylvania)

3x All-NBA Defensive 1st, 3x All-Star

Norm Van Lier Player Profile

Date	Opponent	PTS
1/21/1979	Knicks	0
1/19/1979	Celtics	0
1/17/1979	Suns	0
1/14/1979	Bulls	4
1/12/1979	Warriors	7

NBA Career
NCAA Career

NBA Career

10 Years Of Service

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1969-70	22	CIN	81	35.7	9.5	5.0	6.2	-	-	-	.403	-	.741
1970-71	23	CIN	82	40.5	16.0	7.1	10.1	-	-	-	.420	-	.816
1971-72	24	CHI, CIN	79	30.6	11.5	4.5	6.9	-	-	-	.439	-	.790
1972-73	25	CHI	80	36.0	13.9	5.5	7.1	-	-	-	.445	-	.787
1973-74 ☆	26	CHI	80	35.8	14.3	4.7	6.8	2.0	0.1	-	.406	-	.778
1974-75	27	CHI	70	37.0	15.0	4.7	5.8	2.0	0.2	-	.420	-	.792
1975-76 ☆	28	CHI	76	39.8	12.6	5.4	6.6	2.0	0.3	-	.366	-	.737
1976-77 ☆	29	CHI	82	37.8	10.2	4.5	7.8	1.6	0.2	-	.412	-	.778
1977-78	30	CHI	78	32.4	7.3	3.6	6.8	1.8	0.1	2.6	.419	-	.751
1978-79	31	MIL	38	14.6	2.8	1.1	4.2	1.1	0.1	1.3	.390	-	.904
CAREER			746	35.1	11.8	4.8	7.0	1.8	0.2	2.1	.414	-	.780

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1969-70	22	CIN	81	-	35.7	9.5	3.7	9.2	.403	-	-	-	2.0	2.8	.741	-	-	5.0	6.2	-	-	-	4.1
1970-71	23	CIN	82	-	40.5	16.0	5.8	13.9	.420	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	.816	-	-	7.1	10.1	-	-	-	4.2
1971-72 *	24	All Teams	79	-	30.6	11.5	4.2	9.6	.439	-	-	-	3.0	3.8	.790	-	-	4.5	6.9	-	-	-	3.0
1971-72 *	24	CHI	69	-	31.0	12.1	4.4	9.7	.456	-	-	-	3.2	4.0	.791	-	-	4.3	7.1	-	-	-	3.0
1971-72 *	24	CIN	10	-	27.5	7.3	2.8	9.0	.311	-	-	-	1.7	2.2	.773	-	-	5.8	5.1	-	-	-	3.2
1972-73	25	CHI	80	-	36.0	13.9	5.9	13.3	.445	-	-	-	2.1	2.6	.787	-	-	5.5	7.1	-	-	-	3.4
1973-74 ☆	26	CHI	80	-	35.8	14.3	5.3	13.1	.406	-	-	-	3.6	4.6	.778	1.4	3.3	4.7	6.8	2.0	0.1	-	3.5
1974-75	27	CHI	70	-	37.0	15.0	5.8	13.9	.420	-	-	-	3.4	4.3	.792	1.2	3.5	4.7	5.8	2.0	0.2	-	3.5
1975-76 ☆	28	CHI	76	-	39.8	12.6	4.8	13.0	.366	-	-	-	3.1	4.2	.737	1.8	3.6	5.4	6.6	2.0	0.3	-	3.9
1976-77 ☆	29	CHI	82	-	37.8	10.2	3.7	8.9	.412	-	-	-	2.9	3.7	.778	1.3	3.2	4.5	7.8	1.6	0.2	-	3.3
1977-78	30	CHI	78	-	32.4	7.3	2.6	6.1	.419	-	-	-	2.2	2.9	.751	1.1	2.5	3.6	6.8	1.8	0.1	2.6	3.6
1978-79	31	MIL	38	-	14.6	2.8	0.8	2.0	.390	-	-	-	1.2	1.4	.904	0.2	0.8	1.1	4.2	1.1	0.1	1.3	2.8
CAREER			746	-	35.1	11.8	4.4	10.7	.414	-	-	-	2.9	3.7	.780	1.3	3.0	4.8	7.0	1.8	0.2	2.1	3.6

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1969-70	22	CIN	81	-	2,895	770	302	749	.403	-	-	-	166	224	.741	-	-	409	500	-	-	-	329
1970-71	23	CIN	82	-	3,324	1,315	478	1,138	.420	-	-	-	359	440	.816	-	-	583	832	-	-	-	343
1971-72 *	24	All Teams	79	-	2,415	905	334	761	.439	-	-	-	237	300	.790	-	-	357	542	-	-	-	239
1971-72 *	24	CHI	69	-	2,140	832	306	671	.456	-	-	-	220	278	.791	-	-	299	491	-	-	-	207
1971-72 *	24	CIN	10	-	275	73	28	90	.311	-	-	-	17	22	.773	-	-	58	51	-	-	-	32
1972-73	25	CHI	80	-	2,882	1,114	474	1,064	.445	-	-	-	166	211	.787	-	-	438	567	-	-	-	269
1973-74 ☆	26	CHI	80	-	2,863	1,142	427	1,051	.406	-	-	-	288	370	.778	114	263	377	548	162	7	-	282
1974-75	27	CHI	70	-	2,590	1,050	407	970	.420	-	-	-	236	298	.792	86	242	328	403	139	14	-	246
1975-76 ☆	28	CHI	76	-	3,026	957	361	987	.366	-	-	-	235	319	.737	138	272	410	500	150	26	-	298
1976-77 ☆	29	CHI	82	-	3,097	838	300	729	.412	-	-	-	238	306	.778	108	262	370	636	129	16	-	268
1977-78	30	CHI	78	-	2,524	572	200	477	.419	-	-	-	172	229	.751	86	198	284	531	144	5	200	279
1978-79	31	MIL	38	-	555	107	30	77	.390	-	-	-	47	52	.904	8	32	40	158	43	3	49	108
CAREER			746	-	26,171	8,770	3,313	8,003	.414	-	-	-	2,144	2,749	.780	540	1,269	3,596	5,217	767	71	249	2,661

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1969-70	22	CIN	81	-	.454	.403	-	-	-	20.5	-	-	-	-	114.4	-	1.0	-	-	9.8
1970-71	23	CIN	82	-	.494	.420	-	-	-	30.7	-	-	-	-	123.6	-	1.2	-	-	16.4
1971-72 *	24	All Teams	79	-	.507	.439	-	-	-	29.8	-	-	-	-	122.9	-	1.2	-	-	16.0
1971-72 *	24	CHI	69	-	.524	.456	-	-	-	30.5	-	-	-	-	124.7	-	1.2	-	-	18.1
1971-72 *	24	CIN	10	-	.366	.311	-	-	-	24.1	-	-	-	-	108.4	-	0.8	-	-	10.1
1972-73	25	CHI	80	-	.481	.445	-	-	-	27.6	-	-	-	-	123.2	-	1.0	-	-	17.0
1973-74 ☆	26	CHI	80	-	.470	.406	4.1	9.7	6.8	28.0	-	2.6	0.1	-	118.5	-	1.1	-	93.9	16.5
1974-75	27	CHI	70	-	.477	.420	3.5	9.8	6.7	24.3	-	2.6	0.3	-	121.2	-	1.1	-	94.4	15.7
1975-76 ☆	28	CHI	76	-	.424	.366	4.3	9.7	6.8	24.8	-	2.4	0.5	-	110.2	-	1.0	-	97.6	13.0
1976-77 ☆	29	CHI	82	-	.485	.412	3.6	8.9	6.2	28.4	-	2.0	0.3	-	118.9	-	1.1	-	98.7	13.7
1977-78	30	CHI	78	-	.495	.419	3.7	8.5	6.1	27.6	25.7	2.7	0.1	12.4	117.0	6.4	1.2	100.5	102.9	11.7
1978-79	31	MIL	38	-	.536	.390	1.6	6.4	4.0	30.7	32.9	3.5	0.3	10.4	129.3	10.1	1.4	105.6	103.2	11.0
CAREER			746	-	.476	.414	3.8	9.3	6.5	26.7	26.9	2.5	0.3	11.9	119.4	8.0	1.1	101.5	98.7	14.1

☆ All-Star Season

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	40 Pts	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1969-70	22	CIN	81	-	0	.213	-	-	0.3	35	46	.432	-0.4	2.5	2.1
1970-71	23	CIN	82	-	0	.344	-	-	0.4	33	49	.402	3.0	3.0	6.0
1971-72 *	24	All Teams	79	-	0	.258	-	-	0.4	53	26	.671	2.6	5.1	7.7
1971-72 *	24	CHI	69	-	0	.225	-	-	0.4	50	19	.725	3.1	4.9	8.1
1971-72 *	24	CIN	10	-	0	.023	-	-	0.2	3	7	.300	-0.5	0.1	-0.4
1972-73	25	CHI	80	-	0	.299	-	-	0.2	49	31	.613	2.0	5.7	7.7
1973-74 ☆	26	CHI	80	-	0	.296	-	-	0.4	53	27	.663	0.8	4.4	5.2
1974-75	27	CHI	70	-	1	.256	-	-	0.3	42	28	.600	1.8	3.8	5.6
1975-76 ☆	28	CHI	76	-	0	.277	-	-	0.3	24	52	.316	-0.2	3.3	3.2
1976-77 ☆	29	CHI	82	-	0	.288	-	-	0.4	44	38	.537	1.9	3.6	5.5
1977-78	30	CHI	78	-	0	.220	2.7	0.7	0.5	37	41	.474	1.8	2.0	3.8
1978-79	31	MIL	38	-	0	.048	3.2	0.9	0.7	16	22	.421	0.5	0.6	1.1
CAREER			746	-	1	.224	2.8	0.8	0.3	386	360	.517	11.2	28.9	40.2

☆ All-Star Season

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Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1971-72	24	CHI	4	36.0	14.0	6.2	8.2	-	-	-	.415	-	.857
1972-73	25	CHI	7	36.9	14.4	5.3	5.1	-	-	-	.349	-	.733
1973-74	26	CHI	11	42.4	14.6	4.3	6.8	1.5	0.3	-	.424	-	.830
1974-75	27	CHI	13	42.1	15.1	5.2	4.7	1.5	0.4	-	.409	-	.747
1976-77	29	CHI	3	44.7	5.3	5.0	9.7	3.3	0.3	-	.158	-	.833
CAREER			38	40.8	13.9	5.0	6.2	1.7	0.3	-	.389	-	.784

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1971-72	24	CHI	4	-	36.0	14.0	5.5	13.2	.415	-	-	-	3.0	3.5	.857	-	-	6.2	8.2	-	-	-	3.8
1972-73	25	CHI	7	-	36.9	14.4	6.4	18.4	.349	-	-	-	1.6	2.1	.733	-	-	5.3	5.1	-	-	-	4.6
1973-74	26	CHI	11	-	42.4	14.6	5.5	13.1	.424	-	-	-	3.5	4.3	.830	1.0	3.3	4.3	6.8	1.5	0.3	-	3.7
1974-75	27	CHI	13	-	42.1	15.1	5.2	12.6	.409	-	-	-	4.8	6.4	.747	1.4	3.8	5.2	4.7	1.5	0.4	-	4.0
1976-77	29	CHI	3	-	44.7	5.3	1.0	6.3	.158	-	-	-	3.3	4.0	.833	1.7	3.3	5.0	9.7	3.3	0.3	-	4.7
CAREER			38	-	40.8	13.9	5.2	13.4	.389	-	-	-	3.5	4.5	.784	1.3	3.5	5.0	6.2	1.7	0.3	-	4.1

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1971-72	24	CHI	4	-	144	56	22	53	.415	-	-	-	12	14	.857	-	-	25	33	-	-	-	15
1972-73	25	CHI	7	-	258	101	45	129	.349	-	-	-	11	15	.733	-	-	37	36	-	-	-	32
1973-74	26	CHI	11	-	466	161	61	144	.424	-	-	-	39	47	.830	11	36	47	75	17	3	-	41
1974-75	27	CHI	13	-	547	196	67	164	.409	-	-	-	62	83	.747	18	49	67	61	20	5	-	52
1976-77	29	CHI	3	-	134	16	3	19	.158	-	-	-	10	12	.833	5	10	15	29	10	1	-	14
CAREER			38	-	1,549	530	198	509	.389	-	-	-	134	171	.784	34	95	191	234	47	9	-	154

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
1971-72	24	CHI	4	-	.473	.415	-	-	-	31.7	-	-	-	-	127.2	-	1.1	-	-	17.4
1972-73	25	CHI	7	-	.372	.349	-	-	-	21.3	-	-	-	-	108.2	-	0.8	-	-	10.8
1973-74	26	CHI	11	-	.489	.424	2.2	9.2	5.3	24.6	-	1.8	0.4	-	125.3	-	1.1	-	104.0	15.0
1974-75	27	CHI	13	-	.489	.409	3.4	9.4	6.4	17.5	-	1.8	0.5	-	115.6	-	1.2	-	95.6	13.7
1976-77	29	CHI	3	-	.329	.158	4.2	9.8	6.8	30.3	-	3.4	0.4	-	99.1	-	0.8	-	97.7	10.4
CAREER			38	-	.454	.389	3.0	9.4	6.0	22.8	-	2.0	0.4	-	117.3	-	1.0	-	99.2	13.7

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
1971-72	24	CHI	4	-	.327	-	-	0.3	0	4	.000	0.1	0.1	0.2
1972-73	25	CHI	7	-	.286	-	-	0.1	3	4	.429	-0.7	0.5	-0.2
1973-74	26	CHI	11	-	.329	-	-	0.3	4	7	.364	0.5	-	0.5
1974-75	27	CHI	13	-	.268	-	-	0.5	7	6	.538	0.4	0.7	1.1
1976-77	29	CHI	3	-	.302	-	-	0.6	1	2	.333	-0.3	0.2	-0.1
CAREER			38	-	.298	-	-	0.3	15	23	.395	-	1.5	1.5

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Apr 6, 1969	The Chicago Bulls selected Norm Van Lier in Round 3 with Pick 5 in the 1969 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1969	Norm Van Lier signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Oct 12, 1969	Norm Van Lier was acquired by the Cincinnati Royals from the Chicago Bulls in a trade.
May 4, 1971	Norm Van Lier signed a multi-year contract with the Cincinnati Royals.
Jul 1, 1971	Norm Van Lier, previously with the Cincinnati Royals, became a free agent.
Nov 9, 1971	Norm Van Lier was acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Cincinnati Royals in a trade.
Oct 11, 1978	The Chicago Bulls placed the contract of Norm Van Lier on waivers.
Oct 13, 1978	Norm Van Lier, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Oct 26, 1978	Norm Van Lier signed a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jan 22, 1979	The Milwaukee Bucks placed the contract of Norm Van Lier on waivers.
Jan 24, 1979	Norm Van Lier, previously with the Milwaukee Bucks, became a free agent.
Feb 26, 2009	Norm Van Lier passed away. He was 61 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x All-NBA Second Team	1974
3x All-NBA Defensive First Team	1974, 1976, 1977
5x All-NBA Defensive Second Team	1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978
3x All-Star	1974, 1976, 1977
1x Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection	1977
2x Western All-Star Coaches Selection	1974, 1976

NBA All-Star Game Stats

Summary
Totals

Season	Age	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
1974	26	West	1	9.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	-	.000	-	.000
1976	28	West	1	14.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	-	.250	-	.500
1977	29	West	1	14.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	-	.333	-	.000
CAREER			3	12.3	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	-	.286	-	.500

Season	Age	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1974	26	West	1	-	9	0	0	0	.000	-	-	-	0	0	.000	1	0	1	2	1	0	-	1
1976	28	West	1	-	14	3	1	4	.250	-	-	-	1	2	.500	1	0	1	0	1	1	-	2
1977	29	West	1	-	14	2	1	3	.333	-	-	-	0	0	.000	0	1	1	1	0	0	-	2
CAREER			3	-	37	5	2	7	.286	-	-	-	1	2	.500	2	1	3	3	2	1	-	5

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PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
11.8	4.8	7.0	1.8	0.2

FG%	3P%	FT%
41.4%	.0%	78.0%