CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (28th overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft…draft rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the draft rights to Malcolm Lee and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Nikola Mirotic on June 23, 2011…draft rights were traded from Minnesota to the HEAT in exchange for the draft rights to Bojan Bogdanovic (31st overall selection), a future 2014 second-round draft pick and cash considerations on June 23, 2011…signed by the HEAT on Dec. 9, 2011.
2011-12 SEASON:
Appeared in 65 games (two starts) for the NBA Champion HEAT and averaged 6.8 points (.393 FG%, .776 FT%), 2.0 assists, 1.4 rebounds and 19.4 minutes…did not miss any games due to injury, but was a DNP-CD once (Apr. 12)…ranked among the NBA rookie leaders in free throw percentage (8th), assists (12th) and scoring average (17th)…tied for the HEAT lead in games played with Shane Battier…topped the HEAT in scoring, assists and minutes one time each and in steals six times…was the HEAT’s leading scorer off the bench a team-high 21 times and also led the HEAT reserves in assists a team-high 38 times, in steals on 21 occasions, in minutes six games and in blocks once…scored in double figures 21 times, including a pair of 20-point games…scored 20 points (14 in the 4th Q) off the bench in just his second pro game on Dec. 27 in the HEAT’s home opener vs. Boston…his 24 consecutive free throws made from Jan. 27-Feb. 23 was the second longest streak on the HEAT in 2011-12…made his first NBA start at Orlando on Feb. 8…made his NBA debut at Dallas on Dec. 25…participated in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Orlando and had 18 points, six assists and four steals in 24:35 minutes…Season Highs: 20 points (twice), nine assists (vs. Charlotte, Jan. 1), four rebounds (three times), three steals (three times), one block (twice) and 37:34 minutes (vs. Houston, Apr. 22).
NBA PLAYOFFS:
2012: Came off the bench in all 19 games in which he appeared for the NBA Champion HEAT and averaged 1.8 points (.324 FG%, .778 FT%), 0.6 assists, 0.5 rebounds and 8.9 minutes…did not miss any games due to injury but was a DNP-CD on four occasions…led the HEAT in steals on three occasions…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench twice and also led the reserves in assists six times…appeared in three games in the Opening Round vs. New York and averaged 1.3 points (.500 FG%, .000 FT%) and 6.0 minutes…made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the New York series on Apr. 28…saw action in the final five games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Indiana and averaged 2.0 points (.333 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 1.2 assists and 12.4 minutes…appeared in all seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston and averaged 1.0 points (.222 FG%, .600 FT%), 0.9 assists and 6.6 minutes…played in the final four games of the NBA Finals vs. Oklahoma City and averaged 3.3 points (.333 FG%, .000 FT%), 1.0 rebounds and 11.0 minutes…made his NBA Finals debut in Game 2 at Oklahoma City on June 14…had a postseason career-high eight points and two rebounds in 7:53 of action in Game 4 vs. the Thunder on June 19 and helped spark Miami’s comeback from a 17-point deficit to a key victory.
HONORS:
2011-12: Was a member of Team Shaq in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend.
COLLEGE:
Played four seasons at Cleveland State University appearing in 140 career games (106 starts) and averaged 14.1 points (.435 FG%, .826 FT%), 3.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 1.48 steals and 29.4 minutes…at the conclusion of his collegiate career he ranked first all-time in CSU history in games played (140), consecutive starts (105) and minutes played (4,114), second in wins (90) and third in points scored (1,978)…scored in double figures 94 times, including 39 games with at least 20 points, three 30-point efforts and one 40-point performance…captured both Horizon League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2010-11…as a senior he set career highs and led the Vikings in scoring (21.7 ppg), assists (5.3 apg) and steals (2.22 spg)…had career highs in points (41) and rebounds (20) and tallied nine assists vs. Youngstown State on Feb. 12, 2011…led CSU in scoring and assists and ranked second in steals as a junior in 2009-10…earned team Most Improved Player honors as a sophomore in 2008-09 after finishing second on the team and sixth in the Horizon League in scoring…helped lead CSU to the 2009 NCAA Tournament and led the team in scoring in the two games, averaging 19.5 points…was named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team as a sophomore.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Norris G. Cole II…son of Norris, Sr. and Diane Cole…has two older sisters, Deonna Cole and Javalyn Cole…his cousin, Trent Cole, is a defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles…graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in health science…has his own website (www.coleworld30.com)...ran a basketball camp in Dayton in the summer of 2012…served as the Salutatorian of his senior class at Dunbar H.S. and was a member of the National Honor Society…in addition to playing basketball at Dunbar H.S. he was a two-time all-league choice as a quarterback on the football team and also lettered once each in baseball and track (long jump)…was set to go to Walsh University on a partial basketball and football scholarship before deciding to attend Cleveland State on a basketball scholarship…traveled to New Zealand in August of 2009 as part of an Athletes in Action tour…wears size 12 sneakers.
REGULAR SEASON CAREER HIGHS:
MINS: 37:34, vs. Houston (4-22-12)
FGM: 8, two times (last: at Indiana, 2-14-12)
FGA: 16, vs. Boston (12-27-11)
3-PT FGM: 3, at Philadelphia (2-3-12)
3-PT FGA: 4, three times (last: at Cleveland, 2-17-12)
FTM: 6, two times (last: vs. Detroit, 4-8-12)
FTA: 8, vs. Detroit (4-8-12)
OR: 3, vs. Houston (4-22-12)
DR: 4, vs. New York (1-27-12)
TOT: 4, three times (last: vs. Houston, 4-22-12)
AST: 9, vs. Charlotte (1-1-12)
STL: 3, three times (last: at New Jersey, 1-7-12)
TO: 6, vs. Indiana (1-4-12)
BLK: 1, two times (last: vs. Washington, 4-21-12)
PTS: 20, two times (last: at Indiana, 2-14-12)
POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHS:
MINS: 17:49, vs. Indiana (5-22-12)
FGM: 3, vs. Oklahoma City (6-19-12)br />
FGA: 6, vs. Oklahoma City (6-19-12)
3-PT FGM: 2, vs. Oklahoma City (6-19-12)
3-PT FGA: 3, vs. Oklahoma City (6-19-12)
FTM: 4, vs. Indiana (5-22-12)
FTA: 5, at Boston (6-3-12)
OR: 1, vs. Indiana (5-22-12)
DR: 2, vs. Oklahoma City (6-19-12)
TOT: 2, two times (last: vs. Oklahoma City, 6-19-12)
AST: 3, vs. Indiana (5-22-12)
STL: 2, two times (last: vs. Boston, 6-5-12)
TO: 1, five times (last: at Oklahoma City, 6-14-12)
BLK: 0
PTS: 8, vs. Oklahoma City (6-19-12)
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