24   STEVE NEWMAN
 

Steve Newman

Position: Center
Age: 24
Height: 69"
Weight: 230
College: Georgia

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 23.7 points, 12 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game as a senior at First Academy in Orlando ... Named to Florida’s Class AA All-State first team after an outstanding senior season.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Georgia, averaging 5.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game as a Bulldog ... Hit three three-pointers in the final two minutes in a buzzer-beating road victory over Arkansas on 1/17/07, earning him the top play of the night on ESPN's Sportscenter.

PROFESSIONAL: After graduating from Georgia, played professionally in Germany for Erdgas Ehingen in 2007 and in Australia for Kalamunda Eastern Suns in 2008 ... Played with Slam teammate Ryan Diggs for the NBDL's Utah Flash last winter ... Played later in the season with Iowa Energy, averaging 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in limited action.

Steve Newman

Career Statistics:
Year Team G/GS FG FG% 3Pt 3Pt% FT FT% PTS Avg ORB DRB TR Avg PF AST TO BS ST
2003-04 Georgia (NCAA) 30/1 29/90 32.2 3/25 12.0 20/27 74.1 81 2.7 24 40 64 2.1 81 23 37 16 10
2004-05 Georgia (NCAA) 28/28 73/176 41.5 11/44 25.0 44/54 81.5 201 7.2 46 68 114 4.1 67 34 51 20 21
2005-06 Georgia (NCAA) 27/14 55/117 47.0 16/44 36.4 7/12 58.3 133 4.9 27 28 55 2.0 41 12 22 5 12
2006-07 Georgia (NCAA) 33/15 71/157 45.2 22/59 37.3 17/23 73.9 181 5.5 35 62 97 2.9 77 39 46 20 28

NCAA Career

118/58 228/540 42.2 52/172 30.2 88/116 75.9 596 5.1 132 198 330 2.8 266 108 156 157 61
2007 Ehingen (Germany) Statistics Unavailable
2008 Kalamunda (Australia) Statistics Unavailable
2008-09 Utah / Iowa (NBADL) 35/10 38/107 35.5 6/29 20.7 5/10 50.0 88 2.5 28 57 85 2.4 66 25 21 18 12
2009 Bellingham (IBL) 14/9 47/102 46.1 6/28 21.4 15/18 83.3 115 8.2 18 50 68 4.9 50 16 16 17 7