Malik Newman

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Malik Newman
Malik Newman.jpg
Newman with the Canton Charge in 2020
No. 14–Napoli Basket
Position Shooting guard
League Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 27)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2019–2020 Canton Charge
2020 Cleveland Cavaliers
2020–2021 Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2021 Ironi Nahariya
2021–2022 Cleveland Cavaliers
2021–2022 →Cleveland Charge
2022–2023 Avtodor Saratov
2023 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2023–2024 Avtodor Saratov
2024 Jilin Northeast Tigers
2024–present Napoli Basket
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA U17 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Dubai National team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Maldonado National team

Malik Tidderious Newman [1] (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Napoli Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He helped lead Callaway to four straight victories in the MHSAA Class 5A boys basketball championship. [2] [3] As a senior his jersey number 14 was retired by the school. [4] [5]

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High school career

Newman at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game 20150401 MCDAAG Malik Newman bringing the ball upcourt (2).JPG
Newman at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game

Newman attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi all four years of his high school basketball career. As a junior, Newman scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks to defeat Vicksburg High School to win the 2014 Mississippi Class 5A Championship. In August 2014, Newman was named the MVP of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. [6] As a senior, Newman averaged 29.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assist per game while leading the Chargers to a (31–3) overall record. Newman was selected to play in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, [7] Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the eighth best overall player, [8] while ESPN ranked him 10th overall in the Class of 2015. Newman committed to Mississippi State University to play college basketball.

College career

Mississippi State

On April 24, 2015, he signed to play college basketball at Mississippi State University, [9] where his father, Horatio Webster, played from 1997 to 1998. [1] During his freshman season he averaged 11.3 points per game.

Kansas

On July 1, 2016, he decided to transfer and committed to play at the University of Kansas. Per NCAA regulations, he redshirted during the Jayhawks 2016–2017 season. [10]

In his first and only season with the Jayhawks, Newman averaged 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. [11] [12] On March 25, 2018, Malik scored 13 of the Jayhawks' points in overtime and finished with a career-high 32 to lead the Jayhawks to the NCAA Final Four in a victory over Duke University. [13]

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Newman signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 1, 2018. [14] Following the conclusion of the Summer League, the Lakers released him on July 19. [15]

On August 6, 2018, Newman signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat. [16] He was waived on October 7. [17] Newman was signed by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League on October 10. [18] In 17 games with the Skyforce, Newman averaged 9.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Canton Charge (2019–2020)

On January 5, 2019, Newman was traded to the Canton Charge for forward Emanuel Terry. [19] On November 21, Newman had 26 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals during a win over the Erie BayHawks. [20] In January 2020, he scored over 20 points in five straight games. [21] Newman finished second on the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game. [22]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2020)

On February 9, 2020, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that they had signed Newman to a 10-day contract. [23] Newman made his NBA debut that evening against the Los Angeles Clippers and scored two points on a pair of free throws in four minutes of action. It was his only NBA regular-season appearance.

Bursaspor (2020–2021)

On June 29, 2020, Newman signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL). [24]

Ironi Nahariya (2021)

On January 16, 2021, Newman signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [25] In 2020-21 he was third in the Israel Basketball Premier League in free throw percentage (91.8 per cent). [26]

Cleveland Charge (2021)

On October 23, 2021, Newman signed with the Cleveland Charge. [27] He averaged 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. [28]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022)

On December 29, 2021, Newman signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers via the NBA's hardship exception. [28]

Return to the Charge (2022)

On January 8, 2022, Newman was reacquired by the Cleveland Charge. [29] On March 28, he was waived after suffering a season-ending injury. [30]

Avtodor Saratov (2022–2024)

On November 5, 2022, he signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. [31]

Napoli Basket (2024–present)

On December 9, 2024, Newman signed with Napoli Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. [32]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Cleveland 104.0.000.0001.000.0.0.0.02.0
2021–22 Cleveland 108.0.600.0001.0001.01.0.0.08.0
Career206.0.429.0001.000.5.5.0.05.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Mississippi State 292227.2.391.379.6872.82.2.4.111.3
2017–18 Kansas 393331.6.463.415.8355.02.11.1.214.2
Career685530.0.433.399.7804.12.1.8.113.0

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  2. ↑ 4-peat: Newman, Chargers explode in second half
  3. ↑ No. 4 Callaway, Malik Newman finish off fourth consecutive state title
  4. ↑ Malik Newman's high school retires his jersey while he's still an active player
  5. ↑ Malik Newman Gets HS Jersey Retired, Drops 38 Points
  6. ↑ Malik Newman leads USA to Gold, earns MVP honors
  7. ↑ Callaway guard Malik Newman named to McDonald's All-American roster
  8. ↑ Rivals.com 2015 Rivals150
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