Dave Newmark
Personal information | |
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Born | (1946-09-11) September 11, 1946 (age 77) Brooklyn, New York |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | Columbia (1965–1968) |
NBA draft | 1968: 3rd round, 31st overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 1968–1974 |
Position | Center |
Number | 12, 29, 24 |
Career history | |
1968–1969 | Chicago Bulls |
1969–1970 | Atlanta Hawks |
1970–1971 | Carolina Cougars |
1973 | Scranton Apollos |
1973–1974 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 1,003 (5.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 678 (3.9 rpg) |
Assists | 128 (0.7 apg) |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
David L. "Dave" Newmark (born September 11, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Newmark is Jewish, and graduated from Lincoln High School in New York City. He was a high school All-American.[1]
He played in the 1966 Pan American Maccabiah Games in Brazil.[2] He played with, among others, Barry Liebowitz, Mark Turenshine, and Rick Weitzman.[2]
He played college basketball at Columbia University ('69).[3] As a sophomore in 1966 he had a rebounding average of 13.3 per game (best in the conference), scored 22.4 points per game (second in the conference), and was named an All-American. He was named All-Ivy League in 1966 and 1968.[4]
A 7'0" center, he played in the National Basketball Association on the Chicago Bulls the 1968-69 season and on the Atlanta Hawks in 1969-70. He then spent the 1970–71 season in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars. In his NBA/ABA career, he scored 1,003 total points and grabbed 678 total rebounds.[5]
Newmark later played in Israel for Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 1973–74 and 1977–78 seasons.[6]
He is a member of both the Columbia University Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame.[3]
He has two children, Rebecca Newmark Goldman and Brian Newmark.[citation needed]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA/ABA
Source[5]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968–69 | Chicago | 81 | 14.3 | .389 | .619 | 4.3 | .7 | 5.6 | |
1969–70 | Atlanta | 64 | 9.6 | .429 | .766 | 2.7 | .7 | 4.9 | |
1970–71 | Carolina (ABA) | 31 | 14.7 | .478 | – | .567 | 5.1 | .9 | 7.5 |
Career (NBA) | 145 | 12.2 | .405 | .671 | 3.6 | .7 | 5.3 | ||
Career (overall) | 176 | 12.7 | .420 | – | .649 | 3.9 | .7 | 5.7 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1970 | Atlanta | 6 | 7.0 | .455 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .3 | 5.7 |
References
- ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 23 February 1965 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
- ^ a b "Maccabiah Games in Brazil Aug. 23". The Detroit Jewish News. August 12, 1966.
- ^ a b "David Newmark To Be Inducted Into Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame". Columbia University Athletics. April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Newmark, Dave". Jewsinsports.org. September 11, 1946. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Dave Newmark NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | היסטוריה | קלעי כל הזמנים | דייב ניומרק". basket.co.il.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
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