John Newman III

Newman attended Greensboro Day School. He helped the team win three state titles, scoring 24 points and was named MVP of the NCISAA 3A State Championship game. As a senior, Newman averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He was named to the Associated Press North Carolina All-State Team and finished his high school career with 1,400 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 steals.{{cite news |title=Clemson Basketball Adds Three Signees for 2018-19 |url=https://clemsonsportstalk.com/s/1478/clemson-basketball-adds-three-signees-for-2018-19 |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |work=Clemson Sports Talk |date=April 13, 2018}} In June 2017, he committed to Clemson.{{cite news |title=GDS Guard John Newman III Commits To Clemson |url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/sports/gds-guard-john-newman-iii-commits-to-clemson/83-451673031 |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |work=WFMY |date=June 23, 2017}} Newman also had offers from Boston College, Charlotte, Cincinnati, James Madison, Old Dominion, Providence and Wake Forest.{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Gavin |title=Newman: Clemson offer 'a blessing' |url=https://theclemsoninsider.com/2016/08/05/newman-clemson-offer-a-blessing/ |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |work=The Clemson Insider |date=August 5, 2016}}

Newman averaged 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a freshman. In Clemson's first-ever win at North Carolina on January 11, 2020, he posted 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.{{cite news |last1=Sirera |first1=Joe |title=Clemson win at UNC was one to remember for John Newman |url=https://greensboro.com/sports/college/accxtra/clemson-win-at-unc-was-one-to-remember-for-john-newman/article_2ffdd812-364d-11ea-a1d9-c7bee276ca9b.html |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |work=Greensboro News & Record |date=January 13, 2020}} On February 15, Newman scored a career-high 23 points in a 77–62 win against Louisville.{{cite news |title=Clemson, Newman surprise No. 5 Louisville with 77-62 win |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401168516 |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 15, 2020}} As a sophomore, Newman averaged 9.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.{{cite web |last1=Crumpton |first1=Tony |title=WATCH: John Newman 2019-2020 season highlights |url=https://www.tigernet.com/update/WATCH-John-Newman-2019-2020-season-highlights-35215 |website=TigerNet.com |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |date=March 25, 2020}} He received less playing time as a junior, averaging 3.7 points and two rebounds per game. This was partially due to his suffering from knee problems.

After his junior season, Newman announced he intended to transferred to UNC Greensboro.{{cite web |last1=Sirera |first1=Joe |title=Former Greensboro Day basketball standout John Newman will transfer to UNCG |url=https://greensboro.com/sports/college/former-greensboro-day-basketball-standout-john-newman-will-transfer-to-uncg/article_ae32a30c-91b4-11eb-9342-5b55e121e0ba.html |website=News & Record |access-date=April 20, 2021 |date=March 30, 2021}} On April 20, 2021 Newman announced he was decomitting from UNC Greensboro and would be transferring to Cincinnati, following Wes Miller who had recently been named as the new head coach for the Bearcats.{{Cite tweet |last=Newman III |first=John |user=_JayRock15 |number=1384689506301923328|date=20 April 2021 |title=LETS GET IT CINCY}} Newman averaged 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and one steal in the 2021-22 season. He suffered a damaged meniscus early in his graduate season, forcing him to take a redshirt. In his final season Newman averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.{{cite web |title=#30 Cincinnati Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview |url=https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/23269 |website=College Sports Madness |access-date=December 10, 2024}}

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, on July 5, 2024, he signed with Kortrijk Spurs of the BNXT League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/news/879945/Newman-IIIs-pro-career-starts-at-Kortrijk|title=Newman III's pro career starts at Kortrijk|last=|first=|date=July 5, 2024|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=November 1, 2024}}

Newman was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy. The U.S. received a gold medal after defeating Ukraine in the title game behind 20 points and seven rebounds from Newman.{{cite news |title=Clemson basketball takes home the gold for the United States at the World University Games |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-07-11/clemson-basketball-takes-home-gold-united-states-world |accessdate=May 1, 2020 |work=NCAA.com |date=July 12, 2019}} He averaged 13.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.{{cite web |title=Tigers set to host ACC, season opener versus Hokies|url=https://www.tigernet.com/update/Tigers-set-to-host-ACC-season-opener-versus-Hokies-34172 |website=TigerNet.com |accessdate=September 28, 2020 |date=November 4, 2019}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| Clemson

| 34 || 1 || 12.0 || .384 || .321 || .545 || 1.8 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 2.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Clemson

| 31 || 31 || 31.6 || .440 || .303 || .726 || 3.9 || 2.2 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 9.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Clemson

| 22 || 8 || 15.6 || .341 || .250 || .923 || 2.0 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 3.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 32 || 31 || 25.9 || .405 || .333 || .558 || 4.2 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 6.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 1 || 0 || 11.0 || {{sort|–|–}} || {{sort|–|–}} || {{sort|–|–}} || 2.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Cincinnati

| 37 || 37 || 29.2 || .485 || .351 || .722 || 5.4 || 1.8 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 9.2

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 157 || 108 || 23.3 || .430 || .321 || .690 || 3.6 || 1.4 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 6.4

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His father, John Newman II, played basketball at James Madison in the 1980s. A distant cousin, Johnny Newman, played at Richmond before embarking on a professional career.

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• [https://gobearcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/john-newman-iii/10290 Cincinnati Bearcats bio]
• [https://clemsontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/john-newman-iii/ Clemson Tigers bio]

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