MARTYN"MOOCHIE" NORRIS - ALL-MET ELITE FLASHBACK

MARTYN"MOOCHIE" NORRIS 

 ALL-MET ELITE

FLASHBACK

CARDOZA HS.

WASHINGTON D.C.

 

Birthplace: Washington, DC College: Odessa College, Auburn, and West Florida High School: Cardoza, Washington, DC

 

College: Moochie played at three different colleges in his four-year college career. Starting his career off at Odessa College in Odessa, TX. With the Wranglers, Norris averaged 14.6 points per game and 7.4 assist while leading the Wranglers to a 62-7 record over his two-year career there. After his second year at Odessa College, Moochie transferred to Auburn where he played his junior year and then transferred once again and played his senior season at West Florida. At Auburn, Norris was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Third Team, as he averaged 12.5 points per game and 4.9 assists per game. At West Florida, Norris set a scoring record for a career, averaging 23.6 points per game during his senior season. Moochie also set school single-game records with 38 points in one game and 15 assists in one game.   Pro career: Moochie was drafted by Milwaukee in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft, but later signed on to Vancouver as a free agent. Played eight games with Vancouver before signing with Seattle. Moochie played in about a dozen games with the Sonics, before finally landing a home in Houston. The Houston Rockets signed Moochie to a contract that would keep him around Houston for sometime. The impact of D.C. basketball can best be summed up in one move: the crossover. More specifically the "D.C. crossover," which an occasional well-informed sportscaster can pick out.

"It's the D.C. signature move," says Norris, backup PG for the Rockets and possessor of one of the best crossovers ever. D.C. Hoops is all about creativity and style -- with a purpose. What may look like flair to an outsider is purely functional to a baller from the nation's capital. Any high school kid can tell you about the trademarks of a D.C. baller: his high socks and the way he rolls his shoulders just before he sweeps your legs out with his wicked crossover.