Greg Newton
| Power forward / Center | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 8, 1974 Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) |
| Career information | |
| High school | A. N. Myer (Niagara Falls, Ontario) |
| College | Duke (1993–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
| Pro playing career | 1997–2005 |
| 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) |
Greg Newton (born September 8, 1974 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) was a center for the Duke Blue Devils 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] When Tim Duncan was told that Newton had called him soft, he cited Newton's dubious credentials and facetiously asked how anyone could argue with that. "Greg Newton's everybody's All-American."
Newton was suspended from Duke in 1995 for cheating on a computer science exam.[3]
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
- FrozenHoops.com History of basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time