2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Paul Newman
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School:
- Roman Catholic/St. Andrews School (R.I.)
Big, strong frontcourt player out of basketball-rich Philadelphia ... played a key role as the backup center to Nate Sestina as a sophomore, and played an even larger role as a junior ... lefty shooter with good moves in the post ... played at powerful Roman Catholic H.S. ... did a postgrad year at St. Andrew’s School and averaged a double-double for a 20-win team ... played very well on Bucknell’s trip to Europe in the summer of 2018 ... made 15-21 FG (.714) and averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg.
2020-21
Appeared in all 12G with 10 starts ... shot 62.2 FG% on the season ... averaged 5.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg ... hobbled by an injury in the latter part of preseason, so came off the bench in the two games vs. Navy to start the year ... limited to 3 min. in the opener, but was effective in G2 with 7 pts., 5 reb., 2 blk. in 16 min. ... his 3-pt. play with 0:11 left gave the Bison a 60-59 lead, but Navy scored at the other end to win it ... rejoined starting lineup in Week 2 vs. Lafayette ... tallied 11 pts., 8 reb. in game in Easton ... strong game at American with 11 pts. (5-7 FG), 7 reb.
2019-20
Played in 31 games with 20 starts at center ... started the eight of the last nine games of the season ... averaged 5.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.6 bpg ... shot 46.5 FG% ... finished strong, going 10-for-12 FG while totaling 20 pts. in PL Tournament games against American and Boston University ... ranked 10th in the PL in blocked shots ... earned the starting center spot on opening night ... grabbed a then-career-high 11 reb. to go with 6 pts. in home opener vs. Vermont ... eclipsed that mark with 14 pts. one game later vs. Hofstra ... just missed his first double-double with 10 pts., 9 reb. at Penn State ... streak of 44 straight games played ended vs. Princeton due to injury ... missed 3G, then returned at Siena and had 8 pts. despite early foul trouble ... terrific defensively in 67-65 home win over Army ... blocked a potential game-tying layup at the buzzer and helped hold Army scoring leader Matt Wilson to 6 pts. on just 5 FGA ... posted first career double-double with 12 pts., 10 reb. in win at Lafayette ... went 4-4 FG for 8 pts. in home win over Loyola ... hit the game-winning FT with 0:07 left in 71-70 win over Colgate ... big game in PL Tournament quarterfinal win at American with 12 pts. on 6-7 FG ... had 8 pts. (4-5 FG), 5 reb. against Boston University in PL semis.
2018-19
Played in all 33 games as Bucknell's backup center and made two early-season starts in place of the injured Nate Sestina ... averaged 3.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.1 bpg ... even though he averaged 12.8 mpg, ranked 4th in the Patriot League in blocked shots ... shot 49.5 FG% ... got off to a nice start, posting a career-high 10 pts. (3-3 FG, 4-7 FT) in an opening-night win at St. Bonaventure ... scored 10 straight Bucknell pts. in a span of 3:29 in the 2nd help, helping to spark a comeback from a 13-pt. deficit ... made first career start vs. Fairfield with Nate Sestina sidelined with an injury and logged 12 pts., 7 reb., 4 blk. ... duplicated those numbers one game later vs. Canisius with 13 pts. (5-7 FG), 7 reb., 4 blk. ... went 9-10 FT and finished with 11 pts. vs. Northeastern ... blocked 3 shots in 9 min. at La Salle ... strong effort in win over UNLV at Diamond Head Classic with 8 pts., 4 reb., 3 blk. in 16 min. ... 3 blks. in home win over Colgate, all coming in one defensive possession ... played a big role in Bucknell’s win at Lehigh ... with Sestina out with 2 early fouls, scored 10 pts. in the 1st half before finishing with 10 pts., 7 reb. ... tallied 8 pts., 7 reb., 3 blk. in 22 min. in home win over Navy.
2017-18
Appeared in 20 games as a backup center ... totaled 14 pts., 18 reb. while shooting 44.4 FG% ... made collegiate debut at Arkansas ... saw 1st-half action at Maryland and was on floor for a 10-2 Bison run ... blocked a shot and grabbed 3 reb. in win over Siena ... scored 1st career points with 2 FTs in home win over Holy Cross.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Paul Jerome Newman ... also goes by the nickname “Tre” ... born July 27, 1998 in Philadelphia ... parents are Paul and Yvette Newman ... four-year varsity letterman for coach Chris McNesby at Roman Catholic in Philadelphia ... was part of a program that captured two Class AAAA state championships, two Philadelphia Catholic League titles, and four City titles ... spent the 2016-17 season doing a postgraduate year at St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, R.I. ... averaged 16.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots while leading the team to a 20-8 record ... earned NEPSAC All-New England Honorable Mention ... ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the state of Rhode Island for the Class of 2017 by New England Recruiting Report ... played AAU basketball for Team Final ... majoring in psychology.
