Gabe Norwood signs new deal to be Rain or Shine playing assistant coach
GABE Norwood has signed a new deal with Rain or Shine, but no longer just as a player.
The Elasto Painters on Thursday announced that Norwood has inked a one-year contract to become the PBA ballclub&#;s playing assistant coach.
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The year-old Norwood will now have a dual role with the team for his 16th season in the league.
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The former Gilas Pilipinas mainstay is one of two holdovers from the last Rain or Shine championship team in the Commissioner’s Cup, with Beau Belga being the other one.
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Following their loss to San Miguel in the Philippine Cup semifinals, Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao mentioned the importance of Norwood to the team and its young core.
“We have to keep Gabe and keep Beau so that they can keep on also helping us mold the team. Sila ‘yung mga veteran leaders namin,” said Norwood.
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The former George Mason University star isn’t the only PBA player who has taken the dual role.
Starting last year, Chris Ross assumed the role of the playing ass
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Caracut recalls story behind old photo with now-teammate Norwood
MORE than a decade ago, Andrei Caracut was just a small-town kid who was lucky enough to steal a photo with Rain or Shine&#;s Gabe Norwood in one out-of-town PBA game.
It was a moment that came back to Caracut last weekend, after the Green Archer standout was snapped up by the E-Painters in the second round of the PBA Rookie Draft.
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The former De La Salle University guard dug up an old photo of him with the PBA star and put it side-by-side with a selfie he took right after the draft. He posted them on Instagram, expressing his gratitude to the team.
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Norwood dropped a reply on the comments section, loaded with LOL emojis: "Welcome. Got me feeling old."
Caracut revealed to SPIN Life that the picture was taken more than a decade ago, in his hometown Quezon.
" yun sa Quezon, may game &#;yung PBA non," he remembered.
Trying to recall the event from 13 years ago, the former UAAP Rookie of the Year said that a win at a local league got him a seat near the courtside.
"Sakto lang [&#;yon] kasi nag-champion kami sa isang league, and nabigyan kami
A look back: 15 years ago, Norwood was part of George Mason's Cinderella run in US NCAA
Rain or Shine veteran Gabe Norwood took part in one of the most memorable Cinderella stories in the history of the US NCAA Tournament when George Mason earned a trip to the Final Four exactly 15 years ago.
The Patriots continued their magical run when they held off the highly-touted University of Connecticut Huskies with an overtime win, becoming the lowest-seeded team to reach the Final Four.
Norwood was on the bench for the final seconds when UConn’s Denham Brown missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer, triggering a dramatic celebration for a team that came into the East Regional seeded 11th and a long shot to make a serious run at the National Championship.
“I honestly didn't see it,” Norwood recalled in a interview with , George Mason’s official athletics website.
“I had my head down, just praying he missed. When he did, I followed the lead of everyone and celebrated. Ran to the opposite corner of the arena and tried to spot my family in the stands,” added Norwood.
Jai Lewis, who eventually reunited with Norwood as Rain or Shine import in the PBA Fiesta Conference, Ton
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