Gabe Norwood
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| No. 5 – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 9, 1985 Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
State College Area (State College, Pennsylvania) |
| College | George Mason (2003–2007) |
| PBA draft | 2008 Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–present | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Gabriel Daniel V. "Gabe" Norwood (born February 9, 1985) is a Filipino American professional basketball player and a former NCAA basketball player at George Mason University. Norwood is currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Philippine national basketball team on multiple occasions.
Gabe is the brother of Denver Bronco's wide receiver Jordan Norwood. He has two other brothers: Levi and Zach, and one sister. His father is Brian Norwood, current associate head coach working with the safeties at Baylor University. Brian Norwood formerly worked for seven seasons at Penn State University.
Gabe married girlfriend Leia in a ceremony in 2013. They have two sons, Cassius and Orion.
Norwood is part of the 2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team. He played 35 games averaging 3.5 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists per game, 1.0 steals per game, 42.5 FG%, 58.8FT% in 21.1 mins/game.
Norwood spent his life in many different parts of the United States while his father, Brian Norwood, now defensive coordinator at Baylor University, coached different collegiate football teams. In high school, he and his brother (Jordan Norwood, a former football player at Penn State where his father coached until 2007) were part of the state championship team at State College Area High School in State College, Pennsylvania.
Norwood was the first overall pick in the 2008 PBA Draft by the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. During the 2009 PBA All-Star Week, Norwood won in the Slam Dunk Contest among locals. He failed to beat the 2006 NCAA Slam Dunk Champion and Barangay Ginebra Kings import, David Noel, who won the same contest but among the imports.
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