Malik Newman

Malik Tidderious Newman[1] (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier 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.[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. 14 – Ironi Nahariya
PositionShooting guard
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997
Shreveport, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
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
2021–presentIroni Nahariya
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
2014 Dubai National team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
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 third 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] 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.[10]

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.[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]

Bursaspor (2020–2021)

On June 29, 2020, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[24]

Ironi Nahariya (2021–present)

On January 16, 2021, he has signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League.[25]

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
Career 104.0.000.0001.000.0.0.0.02.0

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. 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
  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".
  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.
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