John Newman III
No. 15 – Cincinnati Bearcats | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||
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Born | August 2, 1999 | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Greensboro Day School (Greensboro, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
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John Edward Newman III (born August 2, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Cincinnati Bearcats of the American Athletic Conference. He previously played for the Clemson Tigers, before transferring to UNC Greensboro, on April 20 Newman announced he was decommitting from UNCG and transferring to Cincinnati.[1]
Early life and high school career
Newman attended Greensboro Day School. He helped the team win three state titles, scoring 24 points and was named MVP of the NCISAA 3A State Championship game. As a senior, Newman averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He was named to the Associated Press North Carolina All-State Team and finished his high school career with 1,400 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 steals.[2] In June 2017, he committed to Clemson.[3] Newman also had offers from Boston College, Charlotte, Cincinnati, James Madison, Old Dominion, Providence and Wake Forest.[4]
College career
Newman averaged 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a freshman. In Clemson's first-ever win at North Carolina on January 11, 2020, he posted 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.[5] On February 15, Newman scored a career-high 23 points in a 77–62 win against Louisville.[6] As a sophomore, Newman averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[7] He received less playing time as a junior, averaging 3.7 points and two rebounds per game. After the season, Newman transferred to UNC Greensboro.[8]
On April 20, Newman announced he was decomitting from UNC Greensboro and transferring to Cincinnati
National team career
Newman was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy. The U.S. received a gold medal after defeating Ukraine in the title game behind 20 points and seven rebounds from Newman.[9] He averaged 13.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[10]
Personal life
His father, John Newman II, played basketball at James Madison in the 1980s. A distant cousin, Johnny Newman, played at Richmond before embarking on a professional career.[4]
References
- ^ Newman III, John [@_JayRock15] (20 April 2021). "LETS GET IT CINCY" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Clemson Basketball Adds Three Signees for 2018-19". Clemson Sports Talk. April 13, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "GDS Guard John Newman III Commits To Clemson". WFMY. June 23, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Oliver, Gavin (August 5, 2016). "Newman: Clemson offer 'a blessing'". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Sirera, Joe (January 13, 2020). "Clemson win at UNC was one to remember for John Newman". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Clemson, Newman surprise No. 5 Louisville with 77-62 win". ESPN. Associated Press. February 15, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Crumpton, Tony (March 25, 2020). "WATCH: John Newman 2019-2020 season highlights". TigerNet.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Sirera, Joe (March 30, 2021). "Former Greensboro Day basketball standout John Newman will transfer to UNCG". News & Record. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Clemson basketball takes home the gold for the United States at the World University Games". NCAA.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Tigers set to host ACC, season opener versus Hokies". TigerNet.com. November 4, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
External links
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Sportspeople from Greensboro, North Carolina
- Shooting guards
- Universiade gold medalists for the United States
- Universiade medalists in basketball
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade