Newman, Malik

Kansas

6'3"

190

SG

soph.

Newman is a 21 year-old shooting guard that can drain perimeter jumpers. He averaged 14.2 points, and 5 rebounds per game in 2017-18. He shot the three-ball at 41.5%, while connecting on 83% of his foul shots. ...Newman was a 2015 McDonald’s All-American who transferred from Mississippi State. He practiced with Kansas in 2016-17. ...His assist-to-turnover ratio is 1.31-to-1.  ...Newman was the 2018 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player. Newman was a member of the 2014 FIBA U17 gold medal team, where he collected MVP honors after averaging 14.9 points and 3.0 assists for the USA ... Also won a gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U16 Championship where he earned MVP honors after averaging 16.2 points and collecting 16 steals in five games. Malik's father, Horatio, played basketball for Mississippi State from 1997-98 and was a first-team All-SEC selection in 1998.

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