Jawaun Newton

Position:
Guard
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
Hometown:
El Paso, Texas
High School:
Burges
Prev School:
Evansville

2022-23 (GRADUATE)
Saw action in 33 games, starting in 15 games as a graduate transfer ... Averaged 5.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... Scored 10 points in his Saluki debut against Little Rock ... Scored a season-high 13 points on the road at Drake ... Finished in double-figures in five games ... Finished the season with 25 steals with a season-high three steals coming on the road at Illinois State ... Shot 45.9 percent from the floor and 30.6 percent (22-72) from the 3-point line.

PRIOR TO SIU
Spent four years at the University of Evansville ... Majored in Management ... Played in 30 games his freshman year (2018-19) including a start in a home game against Northern Iowa ... Finished the season averaging 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... Played in 29 games of sophomore season (2019-20) while averaging 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 21.2 minutes per game ... Started 21 games ... Averaged 8.4 points and 3.3 rebounds over the final 12 games ... Grabbed eight rebounds in Arch Madness game against Valparaiso ... Top season at UE was junior campaign (2020-21) ... Averaged 13.5 points and 4.4 rebounds ... Was 7th in the MVC in points per game, free throw percentage (80%), and minutes played per game (32.3) ... Scored career-high 26 points on 2/26/21 vs. Missouri State, hitting 8 out of 16 attempts from the floor ... Reached double figures on 14 occasions including three 20-point games ... Started 21 of 22 games in senior year (2021-22) ... Averaged 12.7 points and led team with 5.4 rebounds per game, good for 12th in the MVC ... Scored a career-high 30 points against Rice where he was 12-for-25 from the field and 5-6 from the free-throw line ... Career high 12 rebounds at Eastern Illinois ... Double-double against Akron and Eastern Illinois.

PERSONAL
From El Paso, Texas ... Attended Burges High School ... As a senior in 2017-18, Newton averaged 28.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game on his way to earning Class 5A All-State accolades ... Added 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals per contest ... Led his school to 31 victories last season and was named the El Paso Times Boys' Player of the Year on two occasions.