Talkin' Hoops with Halifax Rainmen guard, Devon Norris

**djdrigo** · 01-24-2010, 04:00 PM

via Haligonia.ca

Devon Norris (fomerly of the Dalhousie Tigers) is currently a member of the Halifax Rainmen of the PBL.

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Devon Norris is your lone Haligonian on this year's Halifax Rainmen roster. The 6'3" guard out of Upper Tantallon impressed the Rainmen staff at the Halifax open tryouts back in October, which ultimately led to a Rainmen contract offer. Norris played basketball for Sir John A. MacDonald in his high school days and then continued his basketball career into university as a Dalhousie Tiger. I had the opportunity to ask Devon about his Rainmen experience, his thoughts on his teammate, John Strickland, and if he had the chance to introduce the rest of the team to a tasty Halifax favourite.
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Romy (Haligonia.ca): First of all, congratulations on becoming a member of the Halifax Rainmen this season. Up until this point, what has your experience with the team been like?

Devon Norris: Thanks Romy. So far, this whole experience has been very enjoyable. I’m learning so much everyday at practice, and playing at this level of basketball has improved my game so much. There’s a lot of different skills I had to develop quickly in order survive on the court. There’s a great group of guys that make up this team, so on and off the court it’s been a lot of fun, and playing in my home town with the Rainmen has been awesome.

Romy (Haligonia.ca): It must be a great learning experience playing with a bunch of guys who have played hoops over the world. What advice and/or tips have you received from these guys?

Devon Norris: Yeah, most definitely. Everyone on the team has a different story and where they’ve played, and they all have great basketball experience. It’s fun talking to them and hearing their stories from where they’ve played, and some of the experiences they had. I’m always listening to what they have to say in practice too, and trying to learn everyday, and keep pushing myself.

Romy (Haligonia.ca): Are there any rookie duties with the Rainmen? Do you have to grab the team's lunch or carry around a Dora the Explorer backpack with the teams' socks?

Devon Norris: Rookie duties? Haha... I’ve been lucky, there hasn’t been anything too crazy happen. They’ll crack jokes here and there, but mostly it’s carrying the basketballs, or the medical bag. Hopefully the vets won’t read this and get some ideas!

Full Q&A here

BRAY88 · 01-24-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by djdrigo

via Haligonia.ca

Devon Norris (fomerly of the Dalhousie Tigers) is currently a member of the Halifax Rainmen of the PBL.

Full Q&A here

Thanks for this link, great story

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