Jeffrey Hassan Newton (born January 4, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player for Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Bj League. He played college basketball for Indiana University.[2]

Jeff Newton
Newton playing for Ryukyu in 2014
Personal information
Born (1981-01-04) January 4, 1981 (age 43)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenjamin Elijah Mays (Atlanta, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2014
PositionPower forward / center
Number50
Career history
2003–2005CB Ciudad de Huelva
2005–2008Osaka Evessa
2008-2014Ryukyu Golden Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • 6x Bj league champions
  • 3x bj League block shots leaders (2005-08)
  • Bj league best 5 (2009)
  • Bj league MVP (2009)
  • Bj league finals MVP (2009)[1]
No. 50 retired by Ryukyu[3][4][5]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005-06 Osaka 38 38 33.6 .484 .216 .632 12.0 1.6 0.6 2.7 15.0
2006-07 Osaka 35 35 36.4 .512 .143 .604 13.3 2.5 1.5 2.3 15.2
2007-08 Osaka 44 44 38.4 .480 .324 .688 13.3 2.8 1.6 3.4 19.0
2008-09 Ryukyu 50 50 36.9 .477 .205 .696 13.1 2.3 0.9 1.6 17.9
2009-10 Ryukyu 33 32 33.2 .455 .000 .545 11.5 1.9 0.5 1.5 14.9
2010-11 Ryukyu 49 48 31.5 .502 .000 .618 10.8 2.3 0.7 1.3 12.4
2011-12 Ryukyu 51 51 31.2 .484 .310 .708 9.9 2.1 0.9 0.9 11.3
2012-13 Ryukyu 41 36 26.4 .526 .000 .618 8.8 1.4 0.9 1.2 9.1
2013-14 Ryukyu 52 22.0 .406 .000 .656 6.4 0.9 0.5 0.6 4.2

References

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  1. ^ "ジェフ・ニュートン | プレイヤースタッツ | Basketballnavi.DB".
  2. ^ "League legend Newton reveals he's decided to retire". Japan Times. 14 May 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Golden Kings to retire Newton's No. 50". 9 October 2015.
  4. ^ "ニュートンの「50」永久欠番 キングス、功績称える".
  5. ^ "「ファン、世界で一番」キングスの背番号50、永久欠番に | 沖縄タイムス+プラス ニュース".
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