Norman Powell Class: Freshman Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: Lincoln Height / Weight: 6-3 / 200 Position: Guard Birthdate: 05/25/1993 Experience: HS

High School
Earned three varsity letters in basketball for the Hornets at Lincoln High School (San Diego, Calif.) under Coach Jason Bryant ... while at LHS, he earned first team All-State honors in 2009-10 and 2010-11; first team All-Western League honors in 2009-10 and 2010-11 and named Western League MVP in 2009-10 and 2010-11 ... he served as the Hornets' team captain as a junior and senior and helped lead his team to back-to-back CIF Championships (2010 and 2011) and a California State championship in 2010 ... he averaged 20.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 steals, 1.4 assists and 1.1 blocks per game as a senior in 2010-11 ... Lincoln was 32-2 overall and won the Western League with a 12-0 mark ... the Hornets were ranked No. 3 in the state and No. 15 nationally but lost in the state semifinals (74-69) to Summit ... he scored a career-high 35 points in an 85-53 win over St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.) on Feb. 15, 2011 ... also scored in double figures in every game his senior season, including 34 points and a career-best six steals in a 76-27 win over Scripps Ranch on Jan. 25, 2011 ... shot 50.2 percent (211-for-420) from the field in 2010-11 and 31.5 percent (52-for-165) from three-point range ... helped the Hornets to a 29-2 overall record as a junior in 2009-10 as Lincoln HS won the Western League with a 12-0 mark and won their final 24 games of the year, culminating in the 2010 CIF Division II Boys' State Championship ... Powell led the Hornets in the title game, their first state title since 1994, scoring 24 points as his team defeated St. Francis of Mountain View, Calif., 74-59 ... the Hornets ended the year ranked No. 10 in the state and No. 75 in the nation ... he averaged 19.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 steals (led the team), 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocks per game as a junior (2009-10) ... he scored a season-high 34 points twice on the year (in a 79-74 loss to Crenshaw HS and in an 84-72 win over Central HS (Fresno, Calif.) ... he averaged 7.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore during the 2008-09 campaign ... was rated as the No. 15 shooting guard in the nation and the No. 52 overall recruit in the country by ESPN ... rated the No. 2 shooting guard in the state, the No. 14 shooting guard in the country and the No. 56 overall recruit by Scout.com ... rated the No. 3 guard in the state, the No. 17 shooting guard in the country and the No. 69 overall recruit by Rivals.com.

Personal
Full name: Norman WC Powell ... born in San Diego, Calif., on May. 25, 1993 ... parents are Norman Powell Sr. and Sharon Powell ... has two older sisters, Joniece and Margaret ... chose UCLA because, "I had a good feeling about the team and coaches" ... lists hitting two game-winning shots in the same week as his biggest athletic thrill in his career ... lists the Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant as the athlete he mosts admires ... played club basketball (AAU) for the San Diego All-Stars ... is majoring in communications.