Arizona's Coniel Norman teaches young athletes about basketball basics at McKale Center in June, 1975. Tucson Citizen file photo

 Tucson Citizen file photo

The first UA player to jump to the NBA with two years of eligibility remaining, Norman was the 37th overall choice in 1974. He played in just 99 NBA games. 

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