Greg Newton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1974 Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | A. N. Myer (Niagara Falls, Ontario) |
| College | Duke (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2005 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1998 | Siemens Gent (Belgium) |
| 1998–1999 | Hapoel Eilat (Israel) |
| 1999–2000 | Flamengo (Brazil) |
| 2000 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca (Argentina) |
| 2000 | KD Hopsi Polzela (Slovenia) |
| 2001–2002 | Scafati Basket (Italy) |
| 2002–2003 | Cherno More Varna (Bulgaria) |
| 2003 | KK Lavovi 063 (Serbia) |
| 2003–2004 | Dynamo Moscow Region (Russia) |
| 2004–2005 | HKK Široki (Bosnia) |
| 2005 | Pallacanestro Trapani (Italy) |
| 2005–2006 | Club Melilla Baloncesto (Spain) |
Gregory Michael "Greg" Newton (born September 8, 1974) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Duke.
College career
He was a center for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team from 1994-1997. Newton was Team Captain in his senior season.[1] He was a member of the Canadian National Team, that finished seventh in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Newton averaged 7.6 points per game for his Duke career.[2]
Newton was suspended from Duke in 1995 for cheating on a computer science exam.[3]
Professional career
Newton played professionally with the USBL's Raleigh Cougars. The Cougars promoted him by citing his greatest accomplishment - at the time, he was one away from Duke's top 10 in blocks.
Newton played professionally in Brazil, Israel (Hapoel Eilat 1999), and Bosnia.
Notes
External links
- Duke biography (archived from 1997)
- FrozenHoops.com History of basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Basketball players at the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Canadian basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Canadian expatriates in Brazil
- Canadian people of English descent
- Centers (basketball)
- Canadian expatriates in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
- Expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- Hapoel Eilat basketball players
- Israeli Basketball Super League players
- Olympic basketball players of Canada
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario
- HKK Široki players
