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Johnny Newman
Personal information
Newman with the New Jersey Nets circa 1993/1994
Born	(1963-11-28) November 28, 1963 (age 61) Danville, Virginia, U.S.
High school	George Washington (Danville, Virginia)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Richmond (1982–1986)
NBA Draft	1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career	1986–2003
Career history
1986–1987	Cleveland Cavaliers
1987–1990	New York Knicks
1990–1993	Charlotte Hornets
1993–1994	New Jersey Nets
1994–1997	Milwaukee Bucks
1997–1998	Denver Nuggets
1999	Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2001	New Jersey Nets
2001–2002	Dallas Mavericks
2002–2003	Panionios

Career highlights and awards
CAA Player of the Year (1984) 3× First-team All-CAA (1984–1986) No. 20 retired by Richmond Spiders

Career NBA statistics
Points	12,740 (11.0 ppg)
Rebounds	2,536 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	1,688 (1.5 apg)

John Sylvester Newman Jr. (born November 28, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player. He was a talented 6-foot-7-inch shooting guard and small forward. Newman became a star player at the University of Richmond. After college, he went on to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for 16 seasons, from 1986 to 2002. During his NBA career, he was a member of several teams. These included the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks.

College Basketball Star
Playing in the NBA
NBA Career Statistics
- Regular Season Stats
- Playoff Stats
Film and Family
See also

College Basketball Star

Johnny Newman was born in Danville, Virginia. He attended George Washington High School in Danville. He played for the Eagles under coach Harry Johnson. After high school, he played college basketball at the University of Richmond.

Newman graduated from Richmond in 1986. He became the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,383 points. He was known for his excellent shooting skills in college. He had a .532 career field goal percentage. His career free throw percentage was .800.

Newman led the Richmond Spiders to the NCAA Tournament twice. In the 1984 Tournament, Richmond was a 12th-seeded underdog. They surprised the 5th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round. Auburn's team included future Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley. Richmond then lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in the second round.

In the 1986 NCAA Tournament, Richmond was seeded 11th. They lost in the first round to Saint Joseph's. After his college career, Newman was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was the 29th overall pick in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft.

Playing in the NBA

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a great 1986 NBA draft. They picked future All-Stars like Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, and Ron Harper. Since Harper and Newman played the same position, Newman spent his first year on the bench.

Newman joined the New York Knicks for the 1987–1988 season. He slowly earned a spot in the starting lineup. With teammates Mark Jackson and Patrick Ewing, Newman helped the Knicks reach the playoffs. He averaged 19.0 points per game in their first-round loss to the Boston Celtics. In the 1988–89 season, Newman became an even bigger part of the starting team. He averaged 16.0 points per game. He also helped the Knicks win the NBA's Atlantic Division title.

After the 1989–90 season, Newman signed with the Charlotte Hornets. This team was an expansion franchise, only in its third year. Later in his career, Newman was traded from the New Jersey Nets. This happened after the 2000–01 NBA season. He was traded with Stephon Marbury in exchange for Jason Kidd.

Johnny Newman scored a total of 12,740 points in his NBA career. In 2011, Newman was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

NBA 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 Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1986–87	Cleveland	59	0	10.7	.411	.045	.868	1.2	.5	.3	.1	5.0
1987–88	New York	77	25	20.6	.435	.280	.841	2.1	.8	.9	.1	10.0
1988–89	New York	81	80	28.8	.475	.338	.815	2.5	2.0	1.4	.3	16.0
1989–90	New York	80	69	28.5	.476	.317	.799	2.4	2.3	1.2	.3	12.9
1990–91	Charlotte	81	81	30.6	.470	.357	.809	3.1	2.3	1.2	.2	16.9
1991–92	Charlotte	55	55	30.0	.477	.283	.766	3.3	2.7	1.3	.3	15.3
1992–93	Charlotte	64	27	23.0	.522	.267	.808	2.2	1.8	.7	.3	11.9
1993–94	Charlotte	18	18	23.8	.523	.250	.814	3.2	1.6	1.0	.3	13.0
1993–94	New Jersey	63	0	20.1	.453	.270	.807	1.9	.7	.8	.3	9.5
1994–95	Milwaukee	82*	11	23.1	.463	.352	.801	2.1	1.1	.8	.2	7.7
1995–96	Milwaukee	82	82*	32.8	.495	.377	.802	2.4	1.9	1.1	.2	10.8
1996–97	Milwaukee	82	4	25.1	.450	.347	.765	2.3	1.4	.9	.2	8.7
1997–98	Denver	74	15	29.4	.431	.343	.820	1.9	1.9	1.0	.3	14.7
1998–99	Cleveland	50*	2	19.0	.422	.377	.810	1.5	.8	.6	.2	6.1
1999–2000	New Jersey	82	9	21.5	.446	.379	.838	1.9	.8	.6	.1	10.0
2000–01	New Jersey	82	17	25.0	.419	.335	.855	2.1	1.4	.8	.1	10.9
2001–02	Dallas	47	17	15.4	.453	.386	.724	1.0	.3	.6	.1	4.2
Career		1,159	512	24.5	.461	.336	.810	2.2	1.5	.9	.2	11.0

Playoff Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1988	New York	4	2	28.3	.456	.000	.875	2.8	1.8	1.5	.3	19.0
1989	New York	9	9	28.7	.467	.250	.776	2.8	1.9	.9	.1	16.1
1990	New York	10	0	23.1	.447	.400	.755	2.1	1.0	.9	.3	11.7
1993	Charlotte	9	9	19.2	.509	.200	.688	2.1	2.0	1.1	.1	7.6
1994	New Jersey	4	0	13.5	.231	.250	.714	1.3	.5	.5	.5	3.0
2002	Dallas	3	2	7.3	.143	.167	–	.0	.7	.0	.0	1.0
Career		39	22	21.8	.451	.226	.766	2.1	1.4	.9	.2	10.8

Film and Family

Johnny Newman appeared in the 1997 film Shadow Conspiracy. He acted alongside famous stars like Charlie Sheen, Linda Hamilton, Donald Sutherland, and Gore Vidal.

Newman's cousin, Buck Jenkins, also played college basketball. He played for the Columbia Lions.

Johnny Newman facts for kids

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