Dave Newmark

Dave Newmark

Personal information
Born	(1946-09-11) September 11, 1946 (age 78) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Columbia (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 3rd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1968–1974
Position	Center
Number	12, 29, 24
Career history
1968–1969	Chicago Bulls
1969–1970	Atlanta Hawks
1970–1971	Carolina Cougars
1973	Scranton Apollos
1973–1974	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
Third-team Parade All-American (1964)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	1,003 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	678 (3.9 rpg)
Assists	128 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

David L. Newmark (born September 11, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Newmark is Jewish, and graduated from Lincoln High School in New York City. He was a high school All-American. ^[1]

He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil, at which Team USA won a gold medal. ^{[2] [3]} He played with, among others, Barry Leibowitz, Mark Turenshine, and Rick Weitzman. ^[3]

He played college basketball at Columbia University ('69). ^[4] As a sophomore in 1966 he had a rebounding average of 13.3 per game (best in the conference), scored 22.4 points per game (second in the conference), and was named an All-American. He was named All-Ivy League in 1966 and 1968. ^[5]

A 7'0" center, he played in the National Basketball Association on the Chicago Bulls the 1968-69 season and on the Atlanta Hawks in 1969-70. He then spent the 1970–71 season in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars. In his NBA/ABA career, he scored 1,003 total points and grabbed 678 total rebounds. ^[6]

Newmark later played in Israel for Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 1973–74 and 1977–78 seasons. ^[7]

He is a member of both the Columbia University Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame. ^[4]

He has two children, Rebecca Newmark Goldman and Brian Newmark.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

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

NBA/ABA

Source ^[6]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1968–69	Chicago	81	14.3	.389		.619	4.3	.7	5.6
1969–70	Atlanta	64	9.6	.429		.766	2.7	.7	4.9
1970–71	Carolina (ABA)	31	14.7	.478	–	.567	5.1	.9	7.5
Career (NBA)		145	12.2	.405		.671	3.6	.7	5.3
Career (overall)		176	12.7	.420	–	.649	3.9	.7	5.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1970	Atlanta	6	7.0	.455	1.000	2.0	.3	5.7

References

1. "Columbia Daily Spectator 23 February 1965 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
2. Irad Tzafrir (November 14, 2017). "Barry Leibovitz: "What did I stay in Israel for? Sea, hummus and tahini with olive oil," Haaretz.
3. "Maccabiah Games in Brazil Aug. 23". The Detroit Jewish News. August 12, 1966.
4. "David Newmark To Be Inducted Into Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame". Columbia University Athletics. April 11, 2023.
5. "Newmark, Dave". Jewsinsports.org. September 11, 1946. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
6. "Dave Newmark NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
7. "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | היסטוריה | קלעי כל הזמנים | דייב ניומרק". basket.co.il.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    and  Basketball Reference