Malik Newman

Malik Tidderious Newman[1] (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). 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]

Malik Newman
Newman with the Canton Charge in 2020
No. 4 – Zhejiang Golden Bulls
PositionShooting guard
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCallaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Sioux Falls Skyforce
2019–2020Canton Charge
2020Cleveland Cavaliers
2020–2021Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2021Ironi Nahariya
2021–2022Cleveland Cavaliers
2021–2022→Cleveland Charge
2022–2023Avtodor Saratov
2023–presentZhejiang Golden Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA U17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai National team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Maldonado National team

High school career
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 1997-98.[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–present)

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

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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 206.0.429.0001.000.5.5.0.05.0

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 685530.0.433.399.7804.12.1.8.113.0

References
  1. "MALIK NEWMAN". kuathletics.com. July 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  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
  9. Cronin, Courtney (April 24, 2015). "Five-star prospect Malik Newman chooses Mississippi State". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. "Malik Newman Transfers to Kansas". July 2016.
  11. "2017-2018 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - University of Kansas Athletics". kuathletics.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  12. "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  13. "Newman's huge OT powers KU to Final Four". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  14. Chasen, Scott (June 21, 2018). "Report: Undrafted Malik Newman signs two-way deal with Lakers". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  15. "Lakers Waive Malik Newman". NBA.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  16. "HEAT Signs Malik Newman". NBA.com. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  17. "Miami Heat sign Charles Cooke, DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  18. "Malik Newman: Inks deal in G-League". CBS Sports. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  19. "Charge Acquire Malik Newman". NBA.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  20. "Malik Newman: Leads team in win". CBS Sports. November 22, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  21. "Malik Newman: Paces team in loss". CBS Sports. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  22. Amico, Sam (June 4, 2020). "Charge's banner year comes to end as G League cancels season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  23. "Cavaliers Sign J.P. Macura And Malik Newman To 10-Day Contracts". NBA.com. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  24. "Malik Newman inks with Bursaspor". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  25. "Malik Newman signs with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  26. "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U".
  27. "Cleveland Charge 2021-22 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  28. "Cavaliers Sign Malik Newman". NBA.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  29. "2021-22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  30. "Kyle Guy Returns to Charge". NBA.com. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  31. "BC Avtodor Saratov signs Malik Newman, Danilo Nikolic". Sportando. November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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