Shavar Newkirk

Shavar Tahrel Newkirk (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for SK Slavia Praha of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's.

Shavar Newkirk
Shavar Newkirk in 2022
SK Slavia Praha
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNational Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-05-06) May 6, 1996
Bronx, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeSaint Joseph's (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Halifax Hurricanes
2018–2020FC Schalke 04 Basketball
2020Höttur
2022–2023NSH Mountain Gold Timika
2023-presentSK Slavia Praha
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Newkirk is the son of Sharied Newkirk and grew up in Harlem. He began playing basketball at the age of five and immediately began to love the game.[1] He attended Cardinal Hayes High School after transferring from Rice High School. As a senior at Cardinal Hayes, Newkirk averaged 18.7 points per game and led the team to back-to-back CHSAA intersectional semifinals appearances. He was named New York Daily News Bronx player of the year in 2014.[2]

College career

Newkirk averaged 8 points per game as a sophomore at Saint Joseph's.[3] He was the starting point guard on a team led by star DeAndre' Bembry that won the Atlantic 10 Conference and reached the 2016 NCAA Tournament.[1] As a junior, Newkirk averaged a team-high 20.3 points per game in the first 12 games. However, he was lost for the season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered during a 69–63 victory over George Washington.[4] Newkirk averaged 17.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior.[5] He was named to the Second-team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Big 5 Team.[6] He graduated from Saint Joseph's with a degree in sports marketing.[7]

Professional career

In August 2018 Newkirk signed his first professional contract with the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada.[6] He was cit on October 30. On December 25, 2018, Newkirk signed with FC Schalke 04 Basketball of the German ProA league.[8] In August 2020 Newkirk signed with Höttur which was promoted to the Icelandic Premier League after being on top in the Men's 1. Division when the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[9] In November 2020, the club released Newkirk after the league had been stopped for a month due to a new COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland.[10] In January 2022, Newkirk signed with NSH Mountain Gold Timika of the Indonesian Basketball League.[11] Shavar Newkirk averaged 21.9 PPG, 9 rebounds, 4,8 assists, and 2.2 steals in the 2022 IBL Season. Eventually, Shavar would then win the Best Foreign Player award for the 2022 IBL Season.

References
  1. Jerardi, Dick (August 8, 2017). "St. Joseph's Shavar Newkirk on road back after ACL tear". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. "Shavar Newkirk of Cardinal Hayes wins Daily News player of the year for Bronx". New York Daily News. April 27, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. Juliano, Joe (November 6, 2017). "St. Joseph's hopes to get Shavar Newkirk, Charlie Brown back for opener". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. "Shavar Newkirk to miss rest of season for Saint Joseph's". ESPN. January 1, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. "Shavar Newkirk to join Halifax Hurricanes". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. Smallwood, John (August 14, 2018). "Saint Joseph's grads Shavar Newkirk and Jai Williams to play professionally". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. Hunt, Donald (June 9, 2018). "St. Joseph's standout Shavar Newkirk prepares for NBA Draft". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. Karpinski, Nick (February 5, 2019). "Shavar Newkirk embarks on opportunity in Germany". St. Joseph Hawk News. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  9. "Leikmannafréttir úr körfuboltanum". Hottur.is (in Icelandic). August 19, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  10. "Höttur lætur Shavar Newkirk fara". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  11. "Player / Shavar Tahrel Newkirk - IBL". iblindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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