Brian Newton
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | January 1966 (age 59) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jefferson (Tampa, Florida) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1987: undrafted |
| Position | Forward |
| Career highlights | |
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Brian Newton (born January 1966)[1] is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Georgia Southern Eagles and was selected as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Player of the Year in 1987.
Newton did not start playing basketball until the ninth grade.[1] He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played on the basketball team.[1] Newton missed his entire junior season and a third of his senior season due to two knee injuries.[1] One injury was so severe that doctors wondered if he could ever play again.[2] Newton returned to average 10.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game during his senior season.[1] Major college programs kept away from Newton due to his injury concerns and he instead started his career at Florida College.[3]