Malik Newman

Malik Newman
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997
Shreveport, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA U17 World Cup
2014 Dubai National team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
2013 Maldonado National team

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

High school career

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.[5] 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[6], Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the third best overall player.[7], 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, where his father, Horatio Webster, played from 1996-98. Newman was the 3rd five-star to play at Mississippi State.

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.[8]

In his first season for the Jayhawks, Newman averaged 14 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.[9][10] 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.[11]

College statistics

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

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Newman signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 1, 2018.[12] Following the conclusion of the Summer League, the Lakers released him on July 19.[13]

On August 6, 2018, Newman signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat.[14] He was waived on October 7.[15] Newman was signed by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League on October 10.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 4-peat: Newman, Chargers explode in second half
  2. ↑ No. 4 Callaway, Malik Newman finish off fourth consecutive state title
  3. ↑ Malik Newman's high school retires his jersey while he's still an active player
  4. ↑ Malik Newman Gets HS Jersey Retired, Drops 38 Points
  5. ↑ Malik Newman leads USA to Gold, earns MVP honors
  6. ↑ Callaway guard Malik Newman named to McDonald's All-American roster
  7. ↑ Rivals.com
  8. ↑ "Malik Newman Transfers to Kansas".
  9. ↑ "2017-2018 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - University of Kansas Athletics". kuathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  10. ↑ "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  11. ↑ "Newman's huge OT powers KU to Final Four". Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  12. ↑ Chasen, Scott (June 21, 2018). "Report: Undrafted Malik Newman signs two-way deal with Lakers". Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lakers Waive Malik Newman". NBA.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ "HEAT Signs Malik Newman". NBA.com. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Miami Heat sign Charles Cooke, DeAndre Liggins". NBA.com. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Malik Newman: Inks deal in G-League". CBS Sports. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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