Named the 2013 Dark Horse Dunker on a vote through Facebook; earned a spot in the 2013 College Slam Dunk Championship.
2012-13: Averaged 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 28 games as a senior ... Shot 58.2 percent from the floor and 61.7 percent from the line … Finished his collegiate career with 693 rebounds, which ranks second on HPU's NCAA Div. I rebounding list ... 65 career blocks rank fourth all-time at High Point ... Named State Farm Dark Horse Dunker and invited to participate in the College Slam Dunk Championship … Missed the first three games of the season with an injury ... Made his season debut with 12 minutes against St. Andrews on Nov. 21, scoring eight points with six rebounds ... Scored 11 points with nine rebounds in a win over Johnson & Wales on Dec. 2 ... Grabbed seven rebounds and hit his only two shot attempts – a pair of free throws – at Wake Forest on Dec. 5 ... Shot 5-for-6 from the floor and scored 11 points with eight rebounds in a win over VMI on Jan. 23 … Scored 13 points with seven rebounds at UNC Asheville on Jan. 26 ... Shot 5-for-6 from the free-throw line and scored seven points with four rebounds against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 9 ... Scored four points with a season-high nine rebounds against Radford on Feb. 27 … Scored a season-high 14 points with four rebounds and three blocks in a win over Campbell on Senior Night on March 2 … Went 7-for-12 at the free-throw line and scored nine points with eight rebounds in the Big South Tournament vs. Liberty on March 7 … Scored 11 points and tied his season high with nine rebounds at UC Irvine in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on March 20.
2011-12: Led High Point in rebounding for the third season in a row with 7.2 per game ... Averaged 9.5 points while shooting 57.7 percent from the field ... Led the team in rebounding 18 times and posted six double-doubles ... Blocked 21 shots on the season ... Opened the season with a double-double (14 points, 13 rebounds) and posted a career-high four assists against Bridgewater on Nov. 12 ... Scored 13 points and tied his career high with 15 rebounds in an overtime win over the Citadel on Nov. 26 ... Went 9-for-11 from the floor for a career-high 21 points and tied his career high with 15 rebounds at Campbell on Dec. 3 ... Scored eight points with 14 rebounds at UNC Asheville on Jan. 26, surpassing 500 rebounds in his career ... Scored 16 points with 11 rebounds in a Big South Tournament win over Gardner-Webb on Feb. 27 at the Millis Center.
2010-11: Averaged 8.1 points and a team-high 7.6 rebounds in 21 games as a redshirt-sophomore ... Shot 51.5 percent from the floor ... In 11 conference games, averaged 8.4 points and 8.0 boards ... Blocked 18 shots on the season ... Scored 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting with 12 rebounds and three steals against UNC Asheville on Dec. 4 ... Had eight points, 12 rebounds and three steals against Wake Forest ... Notched his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds against VMI on Jan. 15 ... Played with an injured finger in his final four games of the season … Scored seven points, grabbed 12 rebounds for the fourth time of the season, and blocked three shots in HPU’s win over Charleston Southern on Jan. 29 ... Scored 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting against Presbyterian on Feb. 1 ... Missed the last eight games of the year with an injury.
2009-10: Averaged 8.9 points and a team-leading 6.6 rebounds while shooting 50.0 percent from the field as a redshirt freshman ... In the final 14 games of the year, had averages of 11.0 points and 8.3 rebounds while posting five double-doubles ... Scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds in his first collegiate game, a 104-72 win over UNC Pembroke on Nov. 14 ... Scored 16 points and had eight rebounds in a 74-66 win over South Carolina State on Nov. 30 ... First career double-double came with 13 points and 15 rebounds against VMI on Jan. 23 ... Scored 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds against Longwood on Feb. 2 ... Scored 10 points with nine rebounds in the Panthers' 69-65 win over Big South leader Coastal Carolina on Feb. 11 ... In the final weekend of the regular season, had 14 points and 10 rebounds against Winthrop and 18 points with 15 rebounds against Presbyterian, both wins.
2008-09: Redshirted his freshman season.
Prep: Graduate of Deep Creek High School ... Led South Hampton Roads Group AAA in scoring in back-to-back seasons ... Averaged 20.7 points and 14.3 rebounds per game as a senior, scoring in double-digits in every game and recording four 20-plus rebound performances ... Named 2008 All-Tidewater Player of the Year and Southeastern District Player of the Year ... Garnered All-State first team accolades as a senior ... As a junior, selected All-Tidewater second team, All-Southeastern District first team and All-Eastern Region second team after averaging 21.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game ... Finished his prep career with 1,355 points ... Played in the 2008 Virginia East-West All-Star game ... Once grabbed 30 rebounds in a game and has also tallied 15 dunks in a single contest ... Helped lead Hornets to a 21-6 mark in 2007-08 ... Participated in the Boo Williams Summer League program.
Personal: Intends to major in Recreation Management ... Son of David and April Newton ... Has a 44-inch vertical leap ... Born on Jan. 15, 1990 in Chesapeake, Va.
CAREER HIGHS...
Points: 21 at Campbell (12/3/11)
3-Pointers: 0
Rebounds: 15, 4x, last at Campbell (12/3/11)
Assists: 4 vs. Bridgewater (11/12/11)
Blocks: 3, 5x, last vs. Campbell (3/2/13)
Steals: 4 vs. Presbyterian (2/2/12)
Minutes: 38 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/22/11)
