B.A., Principia College M.A., Michigan State University
Norm Purdy is head coach of Principia College women's basketball.
He has worked with men and women at all levels of basketball over a 30-year
period. For six years prior to coming to the College in fall of 2000 Norm served
as head girls' varsity basketball coach at Principia Upper School, where the
Lady Panthers enjoyed a combined record of 104-51, two league championships, and
three District final appearances. Prior to coming to Principia he coached high
school boys' basketball in Oregon, where his AAU teams won two state
championships. Coach Purdy was also athletic director of the Upper School from
1996-1999.
