2024-25: Started 35 of 36 games and saw action in 22.0 minutes/contest...Averaged career bests in scoring (6.9 ppg), 3pt FG made (40), free throw percentage (.740), blocks (29) and steals...Led the team in blocks and also notched 26 steals...10+ points in nine games...Averaged 7.1 points and shot 39 percent (23-59) from deep in 3pt range...Eight rebounds, five points, three assists vs. NC Central...Notched 10 points and four rebounds vs. Central Michigan...Tallied 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals on Nov. 16 at East Carolina...Nine points (7-8 FT), three assists, two steals vs. Coppin State...Exploded for 26 points (9-12 FG, 6-8 3pt FG) to go along with six rebounds and two steals in the Nov. 23 win over Ferrum...11 points (4-6 FG) and five rebounds vs. UNC Asheville...Notched eight points and four rebounds vs. Davidson...13 points (5-8 FG), four rebounds at Rhode Island on Jan. 4...Tallied 15 points (3-5 FG) and six rebounds vs. Richmond...Eight points (4-6 FG) in Jan. 21 win at St. Bonaventure...Eight points (2-4 3pt FG), two steals vs. URI on Feb. 8...Exploded for 27 points (8-12 3pt) in the Feb. 11 overtime win at Saint Louis...Notched eight points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3pt) at VCU...Posted 10 points (4-9 FG) at Duquesne on March 1...Six points, six rebounds, three blocks in A-10 Quarters vs. GW...11 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 3pt), seven rebounds, five blocks, two assists in A-10 Semis vs. Saint Joseph’s.
2023-24: Saw action in all 32 games and made five starts...Averaged 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds/contest...Ranked second on the team in blocks (23)...Played an average of 18.5 minutes/contest...10+ points in six games...10 points (2-2 3pt FG), four rebounds in the season opener vs. Monmouth...10 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3pt FG), three rebounds, two blocks and two steals in Nov. 25 win over East Carolina...Tallied nine points, eight rebounds (five offensive) and two steals in the Nov. 29 win over NJIT...Notched 13 points (4-5 FG, 3-4 3pt FG) and four rebounds at #17/13 Tennessee...Posted eight points and eight rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench vs. Loyola (Md.) on Dec. 16...Eight points, seven rebounds, five blocks vs. Bridgewater (Va.)...Registered eight points, nine rebounds and two blocks at Tulane...Nine points, five boards, two blocks, two steals vs. N.C. A&T on Dec. 30...Recorded 11 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes at UMass...Notched 13 points (5-9 FG) and two steals in the Feb. 13 win vs. George Washington...Eight points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in start vs. Duquesne on March 2...Posted nine points and a game-high nine rebounds at URI...First career double-double (12 pts, 11 reb) vs. Richmond.
AT OKLAHOMA STATE
2022-23: Averaged career bests in scoring (4.3 ppg), rebounding (3.4 rpg) and minutes (17.0 mpg)....Started 13 of 29 games for the Cowboys, who won 20 games and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT.
2021-22: Saw action in 17 games with 7.5 minutes per contest...Averaged 2.1 points while shooting .343 from the field...Earned his first action as a Cowboy in the opening-night win over UT Arlington on Nov. 9...Hit two threes on Dec. 5 at home against Xavier as he finished with six points in 7:54 minutes of work...Had a season-high nine points against Kansas State on Feb. 19 in 13:46 minutes of action. Was 2-for-3 from behind the arc.
AT SYRACUSE
2020-21: Shot 46.4 percent from the floor and 38.9 percent from 3pt range...Averaged 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game...Opened his collegiate career with nine points and five boards in a win over Niagara, and followed it up with nine points and eight rebounds in the win against Rider. He was a combined 4-of-6 from deep in those contests..In ACC play, had solid outings against Boston College and No. 21 Rutgers, logging nine and six points, respectively.Hit a 3-pointer in Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament upset over No. 6 seed San Diego State.
Prep: Rivals rated Newton the nation’s No. 126 recruit and the No. 26 power forward in America coming out of Mt. Zion Prep in 2020....Proved a scoring threat and a defensive stalwart thanks to his ability to guard multiple positions inside and on the perimeter...Led the Warriors to the 2019 National Prep School quarterfinals as a senior at Mt. Zion...Posted a 21-point outburst against Brewster Academy that included five 3-pointers....Recorded a 26-point night against Hargrave Military Prep...Prior to his time at Mt. Zion, Newton starred at McKinley Tech, where he was named an All-DC First Team selection by DMVelite.com...Averaged 17.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game with the Trainers in 2017-18.
Personal: Atwood Benjamin “Woody” Newton II was born in Washington, D.C., in 2001...Son of the late Atwood Sr. Newton and Linda Sanders-Newton...Has a brother, Andre, and a sister, Ashley.
