2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2024-25 (GRADUATE)
- 2025 CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- All-CAA Tournament Team
- All-CAA Second Team
- Lone Seahawk to start all 35 games
- Reached double figures 25 times, including eight 20-point and two 30-point efforts
- Paced Seahawks in scoring 14 times
- Scored a career-high 33 points against Georgia Southern
2023-24 (SENIOR)
-Averaged 7.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists as a senior
-Started 13 games and played in 31 contests
-Converted 86.4 percent (51-of-59) from the free throw line
-Produced nine double-digit scoring efforts
-Contributed 15 points in win at No. 12 Kentucky
-Scored a career-high 22 points against Campbell with six three-pointers
-Poured in 16 points, including 7-of-7 from the free throw line in CAA opener at Drexel
-Played over 30 minutes eight times
-Collected three steals at Northeastern
-Added 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond-the-arc vs. Columbia International
-Played 41 minutes in double-overtime contest at Campbell
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
-Averaged 8.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in first season with club
-Led team with 13 points in regular season finale vs. Towson
-Collected 16 points and 6 rebounds vs. Stony Brook on Feb. 23, 2023
-Scored 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting at Delaware
-Poured in career high 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting at W&M on Feb. 4
-Pitched in 11 points, three rebounds and two assists vs. N.C. A&T
-Had seven points and four steals vs. Monmouth
-Contributed eight points on 3-for-5 shooting at Hofstra
-Started and scored 11 points vs. Elon on. Jan. 16
-Finished with nine points and four rebounds vs. Hampton
-Scored season high 13 points at Monmouth
-Collected 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists at Campbell
-Scored seven points and added two steals vs. High Point
-Had nine points for second straight game vs. Jacksonville
-Went 9-for-10 at free throw line en route to nine points vs. ECU
-Had 11 points and two rebounds vs. North Texas
-Scored eight points in Baha Mar semifinals victory over Vermont
-Had season-high 11 points in victory over Missouri State at Baha Mar tourney
-Scored four points with two rebounds vs. Mount Olive
-Had six points at #25 UConn
-Scored three points in 17 minutes vs. Allen in first game at Trask Coliseum
-Collected 10 points and three rebounds in Seahawk debut at North Carolina
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE) | UW-Milwaukee
-Only player to appear in all 32 games, making 23 starts
-Averaged 8.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists
-Reached double figures in scoring in 11 games
-Shot 42.5 percent from floor (77-of-181), including 39.3 percent (46-of-117) from three-point range
-Ranked 20th in Horizon League with 1.3 treys per game and 23rd in assists
-Came up just short of breaking school FT Pct. record for second year in a row at 90.1 percent (64-of-71)
-Drained 22 consecutive free throws
2020-21 (FRESHMAN) | UW-Milwaukee
-Played in all 22 games in rookie season, starting five contests
Averaged 4.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists
-Shot 39.1 percent (25-of-64) from floor, 39.4 percent (13-of-33) from three-point range
-Made 90.2 percent (37-of-41) at free throw line
-Finished second in Horizon League and broke season record of 87.0 percent set by Pat Easterlin in 1993-94)
-Made 20 straight free throws
-Dished out 40 assists to just 17 turnovers, with 2.35 A/TO ratio - tops on squad
-Made collegiate debut on Dec. 11, 2020, vs. Kansas State and finished with six points on pair of three-pointers
HIGH SCHOOL
-Four-year letter winner and all-conference honoree at Bloom High School
-Helped Blazing Trojans to 28-6 overall mark as a senior, going 15-1 in league play
-Ranked No. 7 in state and No. 159 nationally by MaxPreps.com
-Key piece of team as junior, averaging double-figures for ranked 26-4 squad that fell in sectional finals
-Ranked among the City/Suburban Hoops Report's Top 25 prospects in class
-Played AAU for Illinois Wolves
PERSONAL
-Full Name: John Donovan Newby
-Born in Harvey, Ill.
-Son of Thaddeus and Vanessa Newby
-Majoring in Communication Studies
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2022-23Junior
G
6'1"
185 lbs
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2023-24Senior
G
6'1"
185 lbs
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2024-25Graduate Student
Guard
6'1"
185 lbs
