Quick Facts
Biography
Henk Norel (born September 17, 1987) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for CAI Zaragoza in the Liga ACB. He was drafted with the 47th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Early life
During his younger years Norel played for SV Argon, a team based in Mijdrecht. In the 2004–05 season he played for a junior team of Demon Astronauts, a professional club from Amsterdam.
Professional career
Norel entered the Joventut Badalona team in 2005, but played on loan for CB Prat and Lucentum Alicante the following seasons.
In the 2009 NBA Draft Norel was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 47th overall pick, which made him the 7th Dutch player who was drafted.
Starting from the 2009–10 season Norel became a rotation player for Joventut in the Liga ACB.
In the 2012 offseason Norel signed a 3-year deal with CAI Zaragoza, another team from the ACB. In his first season his numbers rose, as he averaged 13.3 points per game and was 5th in PIR rating in the league. After Norel suffered a knee injury in May 2013, he took a long time to recover. His first appearance back on the court was in January 2014.
Honours
- ULEB Cup (2008)
- FIBA EuroCup (2006)
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 |  Joventut | ACB | 9 | 0.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2006–07 | Joventut | ACB | 3 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009–10 | Joventut | ACB | 32 | 12.9 | .630 | .250 | .638 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2010–11 | Joventut | ACB | 16 | 18.3 | .560 | .200 | .600 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| 2011–12 | Joventut | ACB | 29 | 15.8 | .506 | .000 | .750 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| 2012–13 | Zaragoza | ACB | 32 | 24.8 | .590 | .000 | .596 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 13.3 |