Malik Tidderious Newman (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional

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player for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli of the

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(BSL). He played

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for the

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and the

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. He attended Callaway High School in

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. He helped lead Callaway to four straight victories in the MHSAA Class 5A boys basketball championship. As a senior his jersey number 14 was retired by the school.

High school career

Newman attended Callaway High School in

all four years of his high school basketball career. As a junior, Newman scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks to defeat Vicksburg High School to win the 2014 Mississippi Class 5A Championship. In August 2014, Newman was named the MVP of the

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. As a senior, Newman averaged 29.7

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, 5.7

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, and 4.2 assist per game while leading the Chargers to a (31–3) overall record. Newman was selected to play in the

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, and

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. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the eighth best overall player, while

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ranked him 10th overall in the Class of 2015. Newman committed to

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to play college basketball.

College career

Mississippi State

On April 24, 2015, he signed to play college basketball at

, where his father, Horatio Webster, played from 1997 to 1998. During his freshman season he averaged 11.3 points per game.

Kansas

On July 1, 2016, he decided to transfer and committed to play at the

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. Per

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regulations, he

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during the Jayhawks 2016–2017 season. In his first and only season with the Jayhawks, Newman averaged 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. On March 25, 2018, Malik scored 13 of the Jayhawks' points in overtime and finished with a career-high 32 to lead the Jayhawks to the NCAA Final Four in a victory over

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Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

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, Newman signed a two-way contract with the

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on July 1, 2018. Following the conclusion of the Summer League, the Lakers released him on July 19. On August 6, 2018, Newman signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the

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. He was waived on October 7. Newman was signed by the

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of the

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on October 10. In 17 games with the Skyforce, Newman averaged 9.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Canton Charge (2019–2020)

On January 5, 2019, Newman was traded to the

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for forward

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. On November 21, Newman had 26 points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals during a win over the Erie BayHawks. In January 2020, he scored over 20 points in five straight games. Newman finished second on the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2020)

On February 9, 2020, the

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announced that they had signed Newman to a 10-day contract. Newman made his NBA debut that evening against the

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and scored two points on a pair of free throws in four minutes of action. It was his only NBA regular-season appearance.

Bursaspor (2020–2021)

On June 29, 2020, Newman signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the

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(BSL).

Ironi Nahariya (2021)

On January 16, 2021, Newman signed with

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of the

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. In 2020-21 he was third in the Israel Basketball Premier League in free throw percentage (91.8 per cent).

Cleveland Charge (2021)

On October 23, 2021, Newman signed with the

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. He averaged 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022)

On December 29, 2021, Newman signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers via the NBA's hardship exception.

Return to the Charge (2022)

On January 8, 2022, Newman was reacquired by the

. On March 28, he was waived after suffering a season-ending injury.

Avtodor Saratov (2022–2024)

On November 5, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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Napoli Basket (2024–2025)

On December 9, 2024, Newman signed with

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of the

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Merkezefendi Basket (2025–present)

On January 16, 2025, he signed with Merkezefendi Basket of the

(BSL).

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs bioKansas Jayhawks bioVideo highlights of his Senior year
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