League PBA Name Chris Newsome Pro career 2015 Weight 86 kg | Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Height 1.88 m Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Role Basketball player Nationality American, Philippine | |
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College New Mexico Highlands UniversityAteneo de Manila University Education New Mexico Highlands University, Ateneo de Manila University | ||
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Christopher Elijah "Chris" Newsome (born July 25, 1990) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Contents
- Chris newsome dunk master game face all star basketball challenge
- Best players allen durham and chris newsome pba governor s cup 2017
- Early life and high school career
- College career
- Amateur career
- Professional career
- PBA career statistics
- References
Best players allen durham and chris newsome pba governor s cup 2017
Early life and high school career
Newsome was born in San Jose, California. He is the second child of Eric, an African-American, and Carmelita (née Duque), a Filipina, who hails from Parañaque. He has an older brother, Eric Jr., and younger sisters Nishelle and Melissa. When the Newsomes moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he attended his secondary education at Rio Rancho High School. His first sport was baseball and football, but did not play basketball until he reached seventh grade. He helped the Rio Rancho HS Rams win the 5A State Championship in 2007.
College career
Newsome attended the New Mexico Highlands University, a NCAA Division II school for three years. In his final season with the Cowboys in 2011, he averaged 10.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per outing. He was recruited by then-Ateneo head coach Norman Black to play for the Blue Eagles and for the Philippine national team that will play for the Southeast Asian Games. He accepted the offer and spent two years of residency (as per UAAP rules for foreign students) before finally seeing action for Ateneo in 2013. In his final season with the Blue Eagles, he posted averages of 14 PPG and 8 RPG while earning a spot among the UAAP Season 77 Mythical 5 team.
Amateur career
Newsome suited up for the Hapee Fresh Fighters in the PBA D-League, where he teamed up with fellow college standouts and future draft batchmates Troy Rosario, Baser Amer, Garvo Lanete and Scottie Thompson. Together, they helped the Fresh Fighters win its first ever PBA D-League title in 2015.
Professional career
Newsome was drafted fourth overall by the Meralco Bolts in the 2015 PBA draft, reuniting with his former collegiate coach Norman Black. A few days after the draft, he signed a three-year deal with the Bolts.
In his PBA debut on October 28, 2015, he finished with a team-high-tying 14 points, including two on a highlight slam dunk over San Miguel's Arwind Santos. Newsome quickly rose to stardom. He participated in the PBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, making it to the final round only to lose to two-time defending champion, Rey Guevarra. He became a key player in Meralco's rotation as the season went on. He helped Meralco get to the Semi-Finals of the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup and to the Finals of the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup before eventually losing to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.
He was named as the PBA Rookie of the Year 2016 during the PBA Leo Awards Night. Other nominees for the league's newcomer trophy are Maverick Ahanmisi, Arthur Dela Cruz, Troy Rosario and Moala Tautuaa.
PBA career statistics
Correct as of October 19, 2016