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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{for|the U.S. federal judge|Norman William Black}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Norman Black
| image = Norman Black 2010.jpg
| caption = Black in 2010
| position = Team consultant
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 186
| league = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)|NCAA Philippines]]
| team = San Beda Red Lions
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|12}}
| birth_place = [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Cardinal Gibbons School|Cardinal Gibbons]]<br>(Baltimore, Maryland)
| college = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|Saint Joseph's]] (1975–1979)
| draft_year = 1979
| career_start = 1979
| career_end = 1997
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 50
| years1 = 1979–1982
| team1 = [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Lancaster Red Roses / Philadelphia Kings]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1980|start}}
| team2 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years3 = 1981
| team3 = Tefilin
| years4 = 1982, 1985
| team4 = [[San Miguel Beermen|Magnolia Quench Plus]]
| years5 = 1986
| team5 = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Milkmen]]
| years6 = 1987–1988, 1990
| team6 = San Miguel Beermen
| years7 = 1998
| team7 = [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola 800s]]
| cyears1 = 1985
| cteam1 = [[San Miguel Beermen|Magnolia Ice Cream Makers / Magnolia Quench Plus]]
| cyears2 = 1987–1996
| cteam2 = [[San Miguel Beermen]]
| cyears3 = 1997
| cteam3 = [[TNT Tropang Giga|Mobiline Phone Pals]]
| cyears4 = 1997–1999
| cteam4 = [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola 800s]]
| cyears5 = 2000–2002
| cteam5 = [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]
| cyears6 = 2004
| cteam6 = [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball|Ateneo]] (consultant)
| cyears7 = 2005–2012
| cteam7 = Ateneo
| cyears8 = 2010–2012
| cteam8 = [[TNT Tropang Giga|Talk N' Text Tropang Texters]] (assistant)
| cyears9 = 2010–2014
| cteam9 = Talk N' Text Tropang Texters
| cyears10 = 2011–2018
| cteam10 = [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippines]] (assistant)
| cyears11 = 2014–2023
| cteam11 = [[Meralco Bolts]]
| cyears12 = 2023–present
| cteam12 = [[San Beda Red Lions basketball|San Beda]] (consultant)
| cyears13 = 2023–present
| cteam13 = Meralco Bolts (consultant)
| highlights = '''As player:'''
* 2× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[1982 PBA Invitational championship|1982 Invitational]], [[1988 PBA season|1988 Reinforced]])
* 2× [[Bobby Parks PBA Best Import of the Conference Award|PBA Best Import]] ([[1982 PBA season|1982 Reinforced Filipino]], [[1985 PBA season|1985 Open]])
* [[Philippine Basketball Association 10,000 point club|PBA 10,000 point club]] 
'''As head coach:'''
* 11× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] coach ([[1987 PBA Reinforced Conference finals|1987 Reinforced]], [[1988 PBA Open Conference finals|1988 Open]], [[1988 PBA Reinforced Conference finals|1988 Reinforced]], [[1989 PBA Open Conference finals|1989 Open]], [[1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals|All-Filipino]], [[1989 PBA Reinforced Conference finals|1989 Reinforced]], [[1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals|1992 All-Filipino]], [[1993 PBA Governors' Cup finals|1993 Governors']], [[1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals|1994 All-Filipino]], [[2001 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2001 Governors']], [[2012-13 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2013 Philippine]])
* [[Grand Slam (PBA)|Grand Slam]] champion ([[1989 PBA season|1989]])
* 5× [[Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend|PBA All-Star Game Head Coach]] ([[1993 PBA All-Star Weekend|1993]], [[1995 PBA All-Star Weekend|1995]]–[[1997 PBA All-Star Weekend|1997]], [[2018 PBA All-Star Weekend|2018]])
* 5× [[UAAP Basketball Championship|UAAP champion]] ([[UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament|2008]]–[[UAAP Season 75 basketball tournaments|2012]])
* [[Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|Filoil Flying V Cup]] champion (2011)
* 3× [[Philippine Collegiate Champions League|PCCL]] champion (2007, [[2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship|2009]], [[2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship|2010]]) 
'''As assistant coach:'''
* 3× [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2010–11 Philippine]], [[2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals|2011 Commissioner's]], [[2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2011–12 Philippine]])
'''As consultant''': 
* [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA champion]] ([[2024 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2024 Philippine]])
* [[Baby Dalupan PBA Coach of the Year award|PBA Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year]] ([[2023–24 PBA season|2024]])
* [[NCAA basketball championships (Philippines)|NCAA]] [[List of NCAA Philippines basketball champions|champion]] ([[NCAA Season 99 basketball tournaments|2023]])
| bbr = blackno01
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Basketball]]}}
{{MedalSport|Head coach for {{PHI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Southeast Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Basketball at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games|2011 Jakarta]] |[[Basketball at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSport|Assistant coach for {{PHI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Basketball at the 1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]] |[[Philippines at the 1990 Asian Games#Basketball|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|2013 Manila]] | [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2015 FIBA Asia Championship|2015 Changsha]] | [[2015 FIBA Asia Championship|Team]]}}
}}

'''Norman Augustus Black''' (born November 12, 1957) is a Consultant to the San Beda University Red Lions Basketball team playing in the NCAA Philippines. He is a former [[professional sports|professional]] [[basketball]] player who played in the [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], and [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]. He's the former head coach for the [[Meralco Bolts]].

He has since settled in the [[Philippines]]. He is also a former [[head coach]] of the [[San Miguel Beermen]], [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters|Mobiline Phone Pals]], [[Pop Cola Panthers|Pop Cola 800s]], [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] and [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]]. He has also coached the [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] in the [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]]. During his playing career, his moniker was '''Mr. 100%'''.

==Career==

===High school, college, NBA and CBA career===
Black played high school basketball for the [[Cardinal Gibbons School]] in Baltimore where he graduated in 1975. [http://www.pressboxonline.com/story.cfm?id=1517]  He then played for [[Saint Joseph's University|Saint Joseph's College]] in [[Pennsylvania]] from 1975 to 1979, averaging 17 points per game in his playing career.<ref name=geocities>[http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/8541/normanblack.college.html http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/8541/normanblack.college.html]{{dead link|date=October 2010|bot=AnomieBOT}}</ref> Black later played in [[Continental Basketball Association]] from 1979 to 1982 for the Lancaster Red Roses and the Philadelphia Kings.<ref name=geocities/> He also played for the [[Detroit Pistons]] in the [[National Basketball Association]], but played only three games in the [[1980-81 NBA season|1980–81 season]], averaging 2.7 points per game.<ref name=geocities/>

===PBA career===
In 1981, Black was playing in the Detroit Pistons' summer basketball league when he was offered a job on the other side of the world. "[[Jimmy Mariano]], who was coach of [[Great Taste Coffee Makers|Great Taste]] at the time, asked me if I wanted to come over and play in the Philippines," he said. The lure of guaranteed money, something the Pistons could not offer then, helped change his life in a way he could never have imagined.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060306090351/http://www.uaapgames.com/news072205.shtml UAAPGames.com]</ref> However, by the time he returned Mariano's call, Big Lew Massey had taken the job. But it did not take long before another [[Philippine Basketball Association]] club came calling. Tefilin's General Manager Frank Harn offered the same contract as Mariano and he immediately took the offer.<ref>[http://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2008/09/bleachers-brew-122-hill-street-black.html Bleachers' Brew #122 Hill Street Black & Blues Part One]</ref>

In 1981, he made his PBA debut for Tefilin. In 14 games, he averaged an outstanding 51 point per game, but failed to lead his team to a championship. He returned to the Philippines in 1982, playing 66 games for San Miguel Beer and averaged close to 43 points per contest. With him, locals [[Yoyong Martirez]], [[Manny Paner]], Marte Saldaña, and head coach [[Tommy Manotoc]], San Miguel won the 1982 Invitational tournament against guest South Korea. In 1983, he played for Great Taste Coffee and averaged 38 points in 49 games played. Always considered an intelligent as well as a hard-working player, he became the recipient of the very first "Mr. 100% Award" in that season.  Sportscaster Pinggoy Pengson dubbed him "That Old Black Magic" after a song from the 1950s.

Two years later, he returned to play for Magnolia Quench Plus, norming 43.5 points per game, while scoring his career best 76 points. After Magnolia (later San Miguel Beer), left the league for a while, he played for rookie squad Alaska, after former Magnolia players were put in the new franchise. After a short while, he returned to San Miguel as their playing coach in some import-laden conferences while acting as a full-time coach in the All-Filipino Conferences. In 1989, he played and coached the Beermen to a rare Grand Slam, the third in PBA history. In 1990, he played his last complete season as a player before finally focusing his duties as head coach in 1991.

==Coaching career==

=== San Miguel ===
"It was former ambassador [[Danding Cojuangco]] who asked me to become a head coach in 1985," Black relates, "I had no desire to be a coach back then." He went on to say that the former ambassador probably heard something in Black's voice while he was doing some analysis for the TV broadcast of the PBA that made Cojuangco believe he would be suited for coaching.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

His coaching career started around 1985 and 1986, as a playing coach. But by 1987, he became San Miguel's full-time coach until 1996, when he left the Beermen. He won nine championships as head coach of San Miguel including a Grandslam in 1989 making San Miguel the winningest team in the PBA, coaching some of the best players in PBA history such as superstars [[Samboy Lim]], [[Allan Caidic]], [[Hector Calma]], [[Ramon Fernandez]], [[Ricardo Brown (basketball)|Ricky Brown]], [[Ato Agustin]] and role players [[Alvin Teng]], Yves Dignadice, Art dela Cruz, [[Franz Pumaren]], Elmer Reyes, Jeffrey Graves, [[Pido Jarencio]], Bobby Jose, Romy Lopez, Josel Angeles, Ricky Cui, [[Kevin Ramas]], [[Bong Ravena]], and Dong Polistico. In 1994, he was named head coach of the Philippine Team in the Hiroshima Asian Games, after the Beermen won the All-Filipino Cup. However, the country went home without a medal in basketball, after placing fourth. In 1996, with San Miguel needing an import, he played as a temporary import for the Beermen and scored 15 points.

=== Mobiline, Sta. Lucia ===
After almost a decade with San Miguel, he became the head coach of the young Mobiline Phone Pals in 1997. But after the Commissioner's Cup, he became the coach of the struggling Pop Cola squad. He led the 800's to two third-place finishes with [[Vergel Meneses]], Bonel Balingit, and [[Kenneth Duremdes]] on the team. he also suited up for Pop Cola, probably his last PBA game, in a third place game against [[Shell Turbo Chargers|Shell]]. He scored 10 points, including a three-pointer, that gave the 800s its second consecutive third-place run. In 1999, Pop Cola struggled all through, including a terrible 0–8 finish in the Governor's Cup. he left Pop Cola after the season before being hired as [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] head coach.

In 2000, he led Sta. Lucia to its first finals appearance, losing to San Miguel in five games of the Commissioner's Cup. However, a year later, he coached the Realtors to its first championship, defeating the Beermen in the season ending Governor's Cup. After the 2002 season, he resigned as head coach of the Realtors with longtime assistant, and friend [[Alfrancis Chua]] elevated as the new coach of the team.

===TV commentator===
During his coaching days, Black was even hired by PBA TV broadcasters as a guest analyst of selected games. After leaving Sta. Lucia in 2003, he was hired by new TV network [[People's Television Network|National Broadcasting Network]] as their analyst for [[PBA on NBN-IBC|PBA games]]. He normally was paired with [[Mico Halili]] and did quite well as a commentator, often mixing a Tagalog word to his English analysis.

After NBN was dropped as TV broadcaster, he was absorbed by new TV network [[Associated Broadcasting Company]]. He normally pairs with Mico Halili, [[Ed Picson]], and [[Paolo Trillo]]. During the 2005–2006 and the 2006–2007 season, he was seen every Sunday on the halftime segment "Black's Board" where he dished out the week's highlights around the league and Philippine basketball as well.

He also did several shoots about basketball basics in a segment called Burlington Basketball 101 for ABC's pregame show known as PBA Gamebol. Outside of commentary, he is known as an endorser for Burlington, a known sock product.

===Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach===
In 2004, Black was hired by the [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] as its team consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |author-link=Joaquin Henson |title=Norman’s new role |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2004/12/19/267312/norman146s-new-role |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=[[Philstar.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyba |first=Olmin |title=Black on his last season at Ateneo |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2012/02/19/778729/black-his-last-season-ateneo |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> But after a disappointing 2004 season, in which the Blue Eagles finished third under [[Sandy Arespacochaga]], school officials hired him as the Blue Eagles' new head coach for the [[UAAP Season 68|2005 campaign]], the 35th coach in its history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyba |first=Olmin |title=Black on his last season at Ateneo |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2012/02/19/778729/black-his-last-season-ateneo |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

He led the Blue Eagles to a 10–4 win–loss record in his first season, but they were eliminated by the [[De La Salle Green Archers]], who had a twice to beat advantage against them.

In the [[UAAP Season 69|69th season]], he led the Blue Eagles to a 10–2 win–loss slate, the best record in the elimination round. After defeating the [[Adamson Falcons]] in the Final Four, Ateneo battled the [[UST Growling Tigers]] in a grueling three-game series. Black designed a play in their Game 1 victory. The play was a long inbound pass by [[Macky Escalona]] who found a wide-open Kramer underneath the basket for the victory. However, despite the historic Game 1 victory, they were unable to win the championship. They lost to the Tigers in Game 2 by a large margin, and then in Game 3 in overtime.

In 2007, during the UAAP's [[UAAP Season 70|70th season]], in spite of a lack of talent, he led the Eagles to a 9–5 standing. However, the Blue Eagles still lost in crucial games; they were unable to secure the No. 2 Seed due to their loss to the [[NU Bulldogs]], and lost to the returning [[De La Salle Green Archers]] in a battle for the No. 2 seed, which would have given them a twice to beat advantage had they won. Instead, they settled for the No. 3 seed, and were able to eliminate the defending champions [[UST Growling Tigers]]. The Blue Eagles then forced a do-or-die game against La Salle in the semifinals but lost.

Later that year, he coached the Blue Eagles to winning the 2007 [[Collegiate Champions League]] national basketball title, where they defeated the [[University of the Visayas]] Green Lancers.

In 2008, which was [[UAAP Season 71|season 71]] of the UAAP, he led the Blue Eagles to a 13–1 elimination round record, and won the championship over the defending champions La Salle by sweeping the series with Ateneo winning, 69–61 in Game 1, and, 62–51 in Game 2. This was Ateneo's first UAAP title since winning it in [[UAAP Season 65|2002]] . Months later, he coached the Blue Eagles to another championship in the annual Philippine University Games, defeating the [[EAC Generals]].
 
In 2009, he coached the Blue Eagles to three titles. In [[UAAP Season 72]], the Blue Eagles won their second straight UAAP Men's Basketball Championship, won against the [[UE Red Warriors basketball|UE Red Warriors]], and again with a 13–1 win loss record. This was followed by back-to-back titles in the University Games, this time won against St. Francis of Assisi College. The third title was the Blue Eagles' second national championship under his tutelage in the [[2009 Philippine Collegiate Championship|2009]] [[Philippine Collegiate Championship]], the successor to the Collegiate Champions League, where they defeated the [[FEU Tamaraws]]

In 2010, he won his first three-peat as a coach for Ateneo Blue Eagles for [[UAAP Season 73]], duplicating the Grand Slam feat when he was a coach for [[San Miguel Beermen]] in 1989. he led the Blue Eagles to a 10–4 win–loss record in the eliminations (good for solo 2nd place and the last twice-to-beat advantage), a victory over the [[Adamson Falcons]] in the semifinals, and a sweep of the [[FEU Tamaraws]] in the finals, with a 72–49 blowout victory in Game 1 and a 65–62 title-clinching victory in Game 2 (in which the Eagles were threatened throughout the game). Later that year, he coached the Blue Eagles to winning the [[2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship|2010]] [[Philippine Collegiate Championship]] title, this time against the [[Adamson Falcons]], earning his team their third national championship under his tutelage.

In 2011, he once again steered the Ateneo Blue Eagles to a rare Four-peat as head coach for [[UAAP Season 74]], joining the [[UST Growling Tigers]] and the [[De La Salle Green Archers]] as the only schools to win four basketball titles in a row since the Final Four started in 1994.  Under his tutelage, the Blue Eagles finished the eliminations with a 13–1 win–loss record.  They faced the [[UST Growling Tigers]] in the Final Four, with Ateneo winning, 69–66.  Later on in the Finals, it was a rematch against their [[UAAP Season 73|previous year's]] opponent, the [[FEU Tamaraws]].  Once again, his [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] swept the series, with Ateneo winning, 82–64 in Game 1, and, 82–69 in Game 2.

In 2012, months before the opening of the [[UAAP Season 75|75th season of the UAAP]] he announced that he would be leaving the Ateneo Blue Eagles right after UAAP Season 75 to go to the pros and to takeover the coaching duties of the [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]] from [[Chot Reyes|Coach Chot Reyes]], who would be leaving the team to coach the [[Smart Gilas|Smart Gilas II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/02/18/12/coach-black-leave-ateneo-after-2012-season|title = Coach Black to leave Ateneo after 2012 season|date = February 18, 2012}}</ref> Black will stay as consultant for two years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leyba |first=Olmin |title=Black on his last season at Ateneo |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2012/02/19/778729/black-his-last-season-ateneo |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref> At the end of the UAAP season, the Blue Eagles won another championship, their fifth in a row this time in a rematch against their [[UAAP Season 69|2006 Finals]] opponent the [[UST Growling Tigers]] by sweeping the series with a score of 83–78 in Game 1, and 65–62 in Game 2. With this achievement, he became only the second coach in the history of the UAAP to win five straight UAAP championship after [[Baby Dalupan]] who have won seven straight championships (Season 28–34) with the [[UE Red Warriors basketball|UE Red Warriors]].<ref>[http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/10/11/ateneo-claims-5th-straight-title/ Ateneo claims 5th straight title] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013212425/http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/10/11/ateneo-claims-5th-straight-title/ |date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref>

===Back to coaching in the PBA===

====Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2012–2014)====

After winning five straight titles for Ateneo, Black returned to coaching in the PBA, with the star-studded [[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/special-reports/theres-nothing-like-college-basketball|title = 'Nothing like college basketball'}}</ref> While coaching the Texters, he became the latest member of the 500-win coaching club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/black-proud-of-joining-elite-500-win-coaching-club-v02|title=Black proud of joining 500-win coaching club}}</ref>  He also guided the Texters to their third-straight All-Filipino crown for the 2012–13 PBA season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/old-black-magic-as-tnt-coach-back-on-final-stage-after-ateneo-success|title=Old Black magic as TNT coach back in Finals after success with Eagles}}</ref>

====Meralco Bolts (2014–2023)====
In 2014, the teams under MVP group reshuffles its coaching staff. Black was assigned to be the coach for the Meralco Bolts, while Jong Uichico replaced him as head coach for Talk 'N Text.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Badua|first1=Snow|title=Uichico set to coach Talk 'N Text, Black moving to Meralco as Gregorio takes new career path in MVP shuffle|url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/news/uichico-set-to-coach-talk-n-text-black-moving-to-meralco-as-gregorio-takes-new-career-path-in-mvp-shuffle|website=www.spin.ph|publisher=SPIN.ph|access-date=December 20, 2014}}</ref> In his first conference with the Bolts in 2014–15 Philippine Cup, his team clinched the top six in the eliminations with a 6–5 win–loss record. They entered the quarterfinals as the sixth seed with twice-to-beat advantage over [[Purefoods Star Hotshots|Purefoods]] and dethroned the defending champions in the process.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ganglani|first1=Naveen|title=The dynasty ends: Meralco eliminates Purefoods|url=http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/77804-dynasty-ends-meralco-eliminates-purefoods|website=www.rappler.com|date=December 11, 2014 |publisher=Rappler.com|access-date=December 20, 2014}}</ref> Few days after, the Bolts lost to Alaska in the knockout round.

On the [[2016 PBA Governors' Cup finals|2016 Governors' Cup Finals]], Black returned to the championship series once again and led Meralco to their first finals appearance to face the [[Barangay Ginebra San Miguel]] led by another of the winningest coaches, [[Tim Cone]], but lost to Barangay Ginebra in Game 6. The next [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup|Governors' Cup]], he led the Bolts to its best finish in the eliminations with a 9 – 2 win – loss record for the 1st seed and a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals. Meralco then defeated the [[Blackwater Elite]] in two games and the [[Magnolia Hotshots|Star Hotshots]] in the semifinals for three straight games and booked a [[2017 PBA Governors' Cup finals|finals rematch]] against Ginebra. However, the Bolts still lost the series in seven games.

== Professional playing career statistics ==
{{Basketball player statistics legend}}
{{Basketball player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" |  1979–80
| align="left" | [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Lancaster Red Roses]]
| [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]]
| 17 || 27.7 || .568 || .000 || .734 || 9.9 || 1.7 || .9 || .5 || 22.5
|-
| align="left" |  1980
| align="left" | [[Detroit Pistons]]
| [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| 3 || 9.3 || .300 || .000 || .286 || .7 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 2.7
|-
| align="left" |  1980–81
| align="left" | [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Philadelphia Kings]]
| [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]]
| 34 || 41.1 || .512 || .000 || .723 || 8.4 || 2.4 || '''1.4''' || .6 || 26.1
|-
| align="left" |  1981
| align="left" | [[1981 Tefilin Polyesters season|Telfilin Polyesters]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 14 || 46.0 || '''.577''' || .000 || .709 || '''24.6''' || 3.1 || .3 || 2.2 || '''51.8'''
|-
| align="left" |  1981–82
| align="left" | [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Lancaster Lightning]]
| [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]]
| 29 || 36.8 || .483 || .000 || .606 || 7.8 || 1.9 || 1.2 || .6 || 20.4
|-
| align="left" |  1982
| align="left" | [[1982 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beer]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 66 || 46.1 || .539 || '''.500''' || .657 || 19.4 || 3.4 || .2 || 1.7 || 42.7
|-
| align="left" |  1983
| align="left" | [[1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers|Great Taste Coffee]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 49 || 45.7 || .573 || .000 || .689 || 18.6 || '''6.5''' || .4 || 1.0 || 38.1
|-
| align="left" |  1985
| align="left" | [[1985 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers season|Magnolia]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 44 || 47.8 || .531 || .191 || .719 || 17.6 || 4.2 || .2 || 1.8 || 43.6
|-
| align="left" |  1986
| align="left" | [[1986 Alaska Milkmen season|Alaska Milk]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 14 || 43.9 || '''.582''' || .000 || .735 || 19.5 || 4.0 || .3 || 1.5 || 41.2
|-
| align="left" |  1987
| align="left" | [[1987 San Miguel Beermen season|Magnolia Ice Cream]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 24 || '''47.9''' || .557 || .000 || .620 || 20.7 || 4.4 || .4 || 2.1 || 42.6
|-
| align="left" |  1988
| align="left" | [[1988 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 48 || 47.7 || .568 || .200 || .702 || 17.1 || 3.1 || .2 || 2.6 || 35.7
|-
| align="left" |  1990
| align="left" | [[1990 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel]]
| [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]]
| 21 || '''47.9''' || .548 || .000 || .683 || 20.0 || 3.8 || .2 || '''2.9''' || 32.7
|-
|-class=sortbottom
| align="center" colspan=2 | Career
| All Leagues
| 363 || 44.2 || .547 || .178 || .685 || 16.5 || 3.7 || .5 || 1.6 || 36.3
{{s-end}}

==Coaching record==

===Collegiate record===
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Season !!colspan=4| Eliminations !!colspan=5| Playoffs
|-
!W!!L!!PCT!!Finish!!PG!!W!!L!!PCT!!Results
|-
! colspan="11" |[[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball|Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles]] (UAAP)
|-
|[[UAAP Season 68 men's basketball tournament|2005]] || 10 || 4 || .714 || 3rd || 2 || 1 || 1 || .500 || Final Four
|-
|[[UAAP Season 69 men's basketball tournament|2006]] || 10 || 2 || .833 || 1st || 4 || 2 || 2 || .500 || Finals
|-
|[[UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament|2007]] || 9 || 5 || .643 || 3rd|| 4 || 2 || 2 || .500 || 2nd Round Semifinals
|-
|[[UAAP Season 71|2008]] || 13 || 1 || .929 || 1st|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 1.000 || Champions
|-
|[[UAAP Season 72|2009]] || 13 || 1 || .929 || 1st|| 4 || 3 || 1 || .750 || Champions
|-
|[[UAAP Season 73|2010]] || 10 || 4 || .714 || 2nd|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 1.000 || Champions
|-
|[[UAAP Season 74|2011]] || 13 || 1 || .929 || 1st|| 3 || 3 || 0 || 1.000 ||Champions
|-
|[[UAAP Season 75|2012]] || 12 || 2 || .857 || 1st|| 3 || 3 || 0  || 1.000 || Champions
|- 
!Totals !! 90 !! 20 !! .818 !! !! 26 !! 20 !! 6 !! .769  !! 5 championships
|}

==Personal life==
Black is married to Benjie Davila. His son [[Aaron Black (basketball)|Aaron]] is also a basketball player with his team, the Meralco Bolts.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Basketballstats|bbr=b/blackno01}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030415134703/http://www.geocities.com/maong69/pba.black.html Norman Black's PBA Coaching Highlights]

{{Meralco Bolts current roster}}
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{{Sta. Lucia Realtors}}
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{{PBA Best Imports}}
{{PBA Hall of Fame}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1982 PBA Invitational championship Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1988 PBA Open Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1989 PBA Open Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1989 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1989 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1993 PBA Governors Cup Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 1994 PBA All-Filipino Cup Champions}}
{{Sta. Lucia Realtors 2001 PBA Governors Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2012-13 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Meralco Bolts 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2008-2009 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2009-2010 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2010-2011 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2011-2012 UAAP Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Ateneo Blue Eagles 2012-2013 UAAP Men's Seniors Basketball Champions}}
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{{Philippines Men Basketball Squad 2011 Southeast Asian Games}}
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