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Background

DRAFTED:
Not drafted by an NBA Franchise.

HOW ACQUIRED:
Signed by the Cavaliers as a free agent on July 22, 2003.

2006-07 SEASON:
Played in 15 games (one start)…averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per game…posted season highs of 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals in his start versus Sacramento on March 13…made eight of 15 three-point attempts this season (.533), including making 8-10 from March 3 – April 6…scored nine points on 3-4 shooting and grabbed five rebounds at Washington on April 6…missed game on Dec. 21 for personal reasons and missed two games with sinusitis from April 1-3…was placed on the Inactive List for 41 games…was a DNP-CD on 26 occasions.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
During the 2005-06 season, played in 36 games (three starts)…averaged 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game…in three starts this season, averaged 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per game…led or tied for the team lead in steals one time and blocks four times…scored a season-high eight points by hitting 2-3 from three point range while tying his season high with five rebounds vs. Atlanta on April 19…scored six points on 2-2 shooting and a three-pointer in nine minutes at Detroit on April 12…missed 35 games this season due to injury…missed 21 games from Nov. 2 – Dec. 15 with a right foot strain and missed 14 games from Feb. 1 – March 1 with a facial abscess…was placed on the Inactive List for 35 games…was a DNP-CD on 11 occasions…during the 2004-05 season, played in 74 games (69 starts)…averaged 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24.8 minutes per game…scored in double figures in 15 games…scored a season-high 20 points on 8-14 shooting, including 2-3 from three-point range at Toronto on April 20…posted 18 points vs. Portland on Dec. 9…led or tied for the team lead in rebounds one time, steals nine times and blocks on five occasions…scored 19 points on 7-12 shooting, including nailing a season-high three 3FGM at Detroit on April 17…averaged 15.0 points per game over the final three games of the season (April 17-20)…over a four-game stretch from Dec. 29-Jan. 8 averaged 11.5 points…made 8-14 three-point attempts during an eight-game stretch from March 26-April 6…grabbed a season-high seven offensive rebounds at Seattle on Jan. 16…played a season-high 43 minutes vs. New York on April 14 and recorded 10 points and eight rebounds…dished out a career-high six assists vs. New Jersey on April 5…over an eight-game span from Dec. 21-Jan. 8 averaged 6.3 points on .657 (23-35) shooting from the floor in the first quarter of those games…missed five games from Jan. 28-Feb. 5 with a sprained left Achilles and three games from Feb. 13-17 with a sprained left Achilles…during the 2003-04 season, played in 64 games (25 starts) for the Cavaliers…averaged 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 19.5 minutes per game…scored in double figures five times…posted a double-double with season-highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds versus Toronto on Dec. 9…led or tied for the team lead in rebounds one time, steals four times and blocks on three occasions…made his first start as a Cavalier on Nov. 29 versus Memphis scoring 10 points and grabbing eight rebounds…scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds at Detroit on Nov. 28…started the final five games of the season for the Cavaliers…missed games at New Orleans on Nov. 26 (team suspension), Dec. 17 versus Houston (sick) and Jan. 2 versus New Jersey (right quad contusion)…spent 10 games on the Injured List – five games from Oct. 29 – Nov. 7 with right knee patella tendonitis and five games from Jan. 2 – Jan. 13 with a right quad contusion…received a DNP-CD on five occasions…during the 2002-03 season, played in 73 games for the Atlanta Hawks and averaged 7.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest…started 45 games and averaged 26.5 minutes per game while posting a .488 FG% (231-467)…in those starts, averaged 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 1.7 apg while shooting .483 FG% and .823 FT%...connected on 32-84 3FGA (.381)…in the last 13 games of the season, he started nine contests and posted 11.9 ppg…poured in a career-high 23 points on 8-16 FG and 7-7 FT on April 14 vs. Orlando…hit a career-high four 3FG against New Jersey on April 9…pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds on Nov. 29 versus Miami…played in 42 games for the Hawks during the 2001-02 season...averaged 8.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 42 games, hitting .498 FG% (131-263) and .852 FT% (75-88)…in 35 starts, tallied 8.2 ppg and 5.7 rpg…scored ten points or more 15 times and led the team in rebounding six times…posted a double-double against the Cavaliers, putting up 17 points and 12 rebounds…tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds vs. Charlotte on April 6…played in 15 games with the Continental Basketball Associations’ (CBA) Flint Fuze, averaging 21.4 ppg and 7.2 rpg…during the 2000-01 season, played in 27 games for the San Antonio Spurs, averaging 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game…during the 1999-00 season, played for the Spurs’ entry in the Rocky Mountain Revue and then re-signed with the Idaho Stampede of the CBA…appeared in 53 games with the Stampede, averaging 15.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals in 38.2 minutes…shot .531 FG% (330-622) and .373 3FG% (25-67)…scored a career-high 34 points at Grand Rapids on Dec. 15…also played for Keravnos Keo Nicosia of the Cyprus League where he averaged 14.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 44 games…played for the Stampede during the 1998-99 season, averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 rebounds in 31 games…ranked third in the CBA in FG% (.554, 148-267)…split time between the Stampede and Wisconsin of the International Basketball Association during the 1997-98 season…averaged 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds for Idaho in 16 games…in 13 games with Wisconsin, averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds.

NBA PLAYOFF CAREER:
During the 2007 Playoffs, played in six games…grabbed one rebound and had one assist in 10 total minutes…was a DNP-CD on 14 occasions…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in five games…averaged 1.4 points in 2.2 minutes per game…scored seven points in Game 1 at Detroit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals on 3-3 from the field and 1-1 from three-point range.

COLLEGE CAREER:
Played two seasons with Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College before attending Miami (OH) University…averaged 8.9 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 58 games over two seasons…during his senior season, posted season averages of 11.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 1.2 apg in 29 games…shot .597 FG% (138-231) and was named Honorable Mention All-Mid American Conference...played in 29 games as a junior averaging 6.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.


Personal

  • Studied sports marketing at Miami
  • Son of Ira and Barbara Newble and has three sisters
  • Favorite TV show: "Seinfeld"
  • Favorite books: “1984” and the autobiography of Malcolm X
  • Likes listening to all types of hip-hop, R&B and jazz
  • Favorite artist: Redman, Nas and Eminem


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