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Bill Newton (basketball)

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Bill Newton
Personal information
Born (1950-12-20) December 20, 1950 (age 73)
Rockville, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolRockville (Rockville, Indiana)
CollegeLSU (1969–1972)
NBA draft1972: undrafted
Playing career1972–1974
PositionPower forward / Center
Number24
Career history
1972–1974Indiana Pacers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

Bill R. Newton (born December 22, 1950) is an American retired power forward–center who played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Indiana Pacers during the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons. Born in Rockville, Indiana, he attended Louisiana State University.

While at Louisiana State, he amassed 1,339 career points & 802 career rebounds. He finished his career as the school's 4th all-time leading rebounder. While at LSU, he helped lead them to the 1970 NIT Final Four, was a 2-time ALL-$EC selection and team captain & MVP his senior year (1971–72). He participated in 1972 U.S. Olympic[1] trials and selected as an alternate. He was named to LSU's 1970s All-Decade Team.

He played for coach Press Maravich.

In 2013, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame He attended Rockville, Indiana High School, leading the Rox to a record of 19-3 and a Wabash River Conference title his senior season (1967–68). He led the state of Indiana in rebounding (22.0 rbs/game) his senior season.[2]

References

  1. ^ "United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics", Wikipedia, 2020-05-19, retrieved 2020-05-23
  2. ^ http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/bill-fig-newton/?query=misc1.eq.Rockville&xsearch_id=HallofFame_Highschool&xsearch[0]=Rockville&back=HallofFame


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