Professional Basketball Player. He was born Norman Allen Van Lier, III in East Liverpool, Ohio and raised in Midland, Pennsylvania. He played at the guard position for ten seasons (1969 to 1979) in the National Basketball Association with the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. His notable career highlights include three-time All-Star selection (1974 to 1976), league leader in assists (832 in 1970-1971) and assists per-game average (10.1 in 1970-1971). After playing collegiate basketball at St. Francis University (Pennsylvania), he appeared in 746 career regular season NBA games with 8,770 points and 5,217 assists. He appeared in 38 career post season games with 530 points and 234 assists. After retiring as a player, Van Lier worked as a sports analyst.
Professional Basketball Player. He was born Norman Allen Van Lier, III in East Liverpool, Ohio and raised in Midland, Pennsylvania. He played at the guard position for ten seasons (1969 to 1979) in the National Basketball Association with the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. His notable career highlights include three-time All-Star selection (1974 to 1976), league leader in assists (832 in 1970-1971) and assists per-game average (10.1 in 1970-1971). After playing collegiate basketball at St. Francis University (Pennsylvania), he appeared in 746 career regular season NBA games with 8,770 points and 5,217 assists. He appeared in 38 career post season games with 530 points and 234 assists. After retiring as a player, Van Lier worked as a sports analyst.
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