Norvel Pelle

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Norvel Pelle: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

Once rated the top center in his high school class, Pelle never played a college game because academic eligibility rulings at St. John's and Iona shut the door, so he turned pro in 2013 and built a shot-blocking career through the D-League, Taiwan, Lebanon and Italy before NBA stops with Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Sacramento, New York and, in 2021-22, Utah.

Born in St. John's, Antigua, he moved to the U.S. Virgin Islands at three and to America at seven. His father worked as a welder and his mother ran the garden center at a Home Depot. Holding Antiguan, American and Lebanese citizenship, he has played for Lebanon's national team.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed a 10-day hardship contract on January 7, 2022 as COVID thinned the big-man rotation, and played three games — the last of his NBA career.

Full name

Norvel Pelle Jr.

Utah Jazz tenure

2021–22

Position

Center

Born

1993, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Height

6′10″ (208 cm)

Weight

231 lb (105 kg)

Drafted

undrafted

Why this player is hard to find

Three games for Utah. The few cards that exist are unsigned.