Vas'Shun Newborne

Vas'Shun Newborne

Player Profile

Hometown:
Natchez, Miss.

High School:
Natchez

Last College:
Chipola JC

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 220

Position:
F

2005-06: Averaged 2.8 ppg and 2.1 rpg in 12.5 minutes per game in a reserve role ... started for the first time this season on Senior Day ... tossed in six points, grabbed four boards and handed out two assists at La Salle ... contributed three rebounds and two assists in just 11 minutes at Charlotte ... had two field goals and a pair of free throws for six points against Xavier at Savvis ... added four points and three rebounds at XU ... pumped in eight points on 50 percent shooting at George Washington ... was hampered by foul trouble in his return to his native Mississippi, but made both of his shots for four points and corralled three rebounds in 15 minutes ... put up his best numbers of the season with season-highs of 11 points and seven boards at Oakland ... tossed in six points by connecting on 2-of-3 treys at North Carolina ... enjoyed one of the most effective games of his career with seven points, including three critical jumpers, against SIUC.

2004-05: Averaged 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ...hustled his way to four rebounds in just eight minutes against Memphis ... matched his career high with 12 points and set a career high with eight rebounds against UAB ... collected seven points and two steals against IPFW ... contributed four points, four boards and three assists against Charlotte at Savvis ... snagged five caroms at USF ... tied Ian Vouyoukas for the team high with five boards against DePaul ... pulled down five boards at Houston ... contributed five points and five boards to the TCU win ... made his first start in five games against Cincinnati and registered a career-high four assists ... popped in a career-high 12 points at Gonzaga ... shot 80 percent (4-5) against Hawaii to finish with nine points ... collected five boards against Oral Roberts ... broke into the scoring column with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds against Troy ... was rated in Lindy's College Basketball as one of the top 10 Juco power forward signees this season.

At Chipola: Averaged 11.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game at Chipola during the 2003-04 season as the Indians posted a 32-5 record and recorded a sixth-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament ... converted 53 percent from the field and had 48 steals ... was a FCCAA Panhandle All-Conference first team selection and was named to the FCCAA State All-Tournament team ... Chipola won the 2003-04 Panhandle Conference title with an 11-1 record and was the Region VIII champion.

At Howard: Averaged 11.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while helping the Hawks to a 30-2 record in 2002-03 ... shot 60.1 percent from the field, 45 percent from three-point range and 61 percent from the free throw line.

High School: Only two-time team captain in program's history ... averaged 17 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.5 apg as a senior as he led Natchez (29-5) to North State championship ... was named to Jackson-Clarion Ledger's Dandy Dozen and to the All-North State 5A first-team ... named All-Division IV 5A first-team three times ... named to 5A All-State Tournament Team ... captain of Mississippi squad in Mississippi/Alabama All-Star game ... honorable mention 5A All-State as a junior ... two-time letterman in tennis ... honor roll student every semester ... coach Mike Martin.

NEWBORNE'S CAREER STATS
YR G/S MIN/AVG FG/A PCT 3FG/A PCT FT/A PCT O/DR R/AVG PF/D A TO BS ST TP/AVG
04-05 30/17 585/19.5 50/122 .410 6/29 .207 7/13 .538 30/56 86/2.9 51/0 25 20 6 19 113/3.8
05-06 29/1 362/12.5 31/87 .356 2/18 .111 17/30 .567 20/41 61/2.1 37/0 8 14 3 9 81/2.8
Total 59/18 947/16.1 81/209 .388 8/47 .170 24/43 .558 50/97 147/2.5 88/0 33 34 9 28 194/3.3

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