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Norris Ashley

Class
Induction

2013
Sport(s)

Men's Basketball

NORRIS ASHLEY | MEN'S BASKETBALL
Norris Ashley, a native of Ingomar, Miss., played four seasons, from 1964-1968, for head coach Jim Murrell at Delta State University as a member of the Statesmen basketball team. Norris, listed as a 6-foot-4 guard, dominated the backboard through his sophomore and senior seasons, averaging 10.7 rebounds per game while also averaging 11.4 points per game during that time. The talented guard averaged just shy of a double-double to end his career with 10.5 points per game and cleared 9.7 rebounds per game for the Green-and-White. After graduating Ashley coached in the high school ranks for 43 years and is dubbed the all-time winningest coach in the state of Mississippi, collecting 1,697 wins, nine state championships and one Grand Slam title.

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