Shavar Newkirk Explained

Shavar Newkirk
Position:Point guard
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:6 May 1996
Birth Place:Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height Cm:183
Weight Kg:79
High School:
College:Saint Joseph's (2014–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018
Team1:Halifax Hurricanes
Years2:2018–2020
Team2:FC Schalke 04 Basketball
Years3:2020
Team3:Höttur
Years4:2022-2023
Team4:NSH Mountain Gold Timika
Years5:2023
Team5:SK Slavia Praha
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Shavar Tahrel Newkirk (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for SK Slavia Praha of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's Hawks.

Early life

Newkirk is the son of Sharied Newkirk and grew up in Harlem. He began playing basketball at the age of five and immediately began to love the game.[1] He attended Cardinal Hayes High School after transferring from Rice High School. As a senior at Cardinal Hayes, Newkirk averaged 18.7 points per game and led the team to back-to-back CHSAA intersectional semifinals appearances. He was named New York Daily News Bronx player of the year in 2014.[2]

College career

Newkirk averaged 8 points per game as a sophomore at Saint Joseph's.[3] He was the starting point guard on a team led by star DeAndre' Bembry that won the Atlantic 10 Conference and reached the 2016 NCAA Tournament.[1] As a junior, Newkirk averaged a team-high 20.3 points per game in the first 12 games. However, he was lost for the season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament he suffered during a 69–63 victory over George Washington.[4] Newkirk averaged 17.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior.[5] He was named to the Second-team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Big 5 Team.[6] He graduated from Saint Joseph's with a degree in sports marketing.[7]

Professional career

In August 2018 Newkirk signed his first professional contract with the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada.[6] He was cit on October 30. On December 25, 2018, Newkirk signed with FC Schalke 04 Basketball of the German ProA league.[8] In August 2020 Newkirk signed with Höttur which was promoted to the Icelandic Premier League after being on top in the Men's 1. Division when the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[9] In November 2020, the club released Newkirk after the league had been stopped for a month due to a new COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland.[10] In January 2022, Newkirk signed with NSH Mountain Gold Timika of the Indonesian Basketball League.[11] Shavar Newkirk averaged 21.9 PPG, 9 rebounds, 4,8 assists, and 2.2 steals in the 2022 IBL Season. Eventually, Shavar would then win the Best Foreign Player award for the 2022 IBL Season.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jerardi . Dick . St. Joseph's Shavar Newkirk on road back after ACL tear . August 19, 2018 . . August 8, 2017.
  2. News: Shavar Newkirk of Cardinal Hayes wins Daily News player of the year for Bronx . August 19, 2018 . . April 27, 2014.
  3. News: Juliano . Joe . St. Joseph's hopes to get Shavar Newkirk, Charlie Brown back for opener . August 19, 2018 . . November 6, 2017.
  4. News: Shavar Newkirk to miss rest of season for Saint Joseph's . August 19, 2018 . . January 1, 2017.
  5. Web site: Shavar Newkirk to join Halifax Hurricanes . Sportando . August 19, 2018.
  6. News: Smallwood . John . Saint Joseph's grads Shavar Newkirk and Jai Williams to play professionally . August 19, 2018 . . August 14, 2018.
  7. News: Hunt . Donald . St. Joseph's standout Shavar Newkirk prepares for NBA Draft . August 19, 2018 . . June 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: Karpinski . Nick . Shavar Newkirk embarks on opportunity in Germany . St. Joseph Hawk News . July 22, 2020 . February 5, 2019.
  9. Web site: Leikmannafréttir úr körfuboltanum. Hottur.is. August 19, 2020. September 7, 2020. Icelandic.
  10. News: Höttur lætur Shavar Newkirk fara . 9 November 2020 . Karfan.is . 9 November 2020 . Icelandic.
  11. Web site: Player / Shavar Tahrel Newkirk - IBL . 2022-03-12 . iblindonesia.com . id.