Nationality American Pro career 1972–1974 Weight 99.8 kg Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Name Bill Newton College LSU Tigers basketball | Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg) Role Basketball player Date joined 1972 NBA draft 1972 / Undrafted Height 2.06 m | |
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Born December 20, 1950 (age 73)
Rockville, Indiana ( 1950-12-20 ) High school Rockville (Rockville, Indiana) Number 24 (Indiana Pacers / Forward-center) Position Center, Power forward, Forward-center | ||
Bill R. Newton (born December 22, 1950) is an American retired power forward–center who played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Indiana Pacers during the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons. Born in Rockville, Indiana, he attended Louisiana State University.
While at Louisiana State, he amassed 1,339 career points & 802 career rebounds. He finished his career as the school’s 4th all-time leading rebounder. While at LSU, he helped lead them to the 1970 NIT Final Four, was a 2-time ALL-$EC selection and team captain & MVP his senior year (1971–72). He participated in 1972 U.S. Olympic trials and selected as an alternate. He was named to LSU’s 1970s All-Decade Team.
He played for coach Press Maravich.
In 2013, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame He attended Rockville, Indiana High School, leading the Rox to a record of 19-3 and a Wabash River Conference title his senior season (1967–68). He led the state of Indiana in rebounding (22.0 rbs/game) his senior season.