Tristen Newton

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Sam Roberts

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
El Paso, Texas
High School:
Burges
Major:
Management

AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21)

Game-By-Game Statistics

Played in 17 games and made 16 starts, averaging 31.4 minutes per game
Averaged 8.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game
Posted the second-highest free throw percentage in the American (.895)
Ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game, fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.9), 13th in minutes per game, and 14th in steals per game (1.2)
Led the Pirates in assists and steals per game, tied for second in rebounds per game and was fourth on the team in scoring
Scored double figures in nine games with a season-high 18 at home against UCF
Grabbed five or more rebounds in eight games and dished out five or more assists in seven games
Made 4-of-6 3-point attempts in home games against James Madison and UCF

AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20)

Game-By-Game Statistics

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Named to theathletic.com All-North Carolina Freshman Team
Played in all 31 games, made 19 starts and averaged 29.8 minutes per game
Was in the starting lineup for the first seven games and the final 12 games of the season
Averaged 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game
Shot 39.0 percent from the field, 32.4 percent outside the 3-point arc and 80.2 at the free throw line
Led the Pirates in 3-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, total assists (114), assists per game, total steals (37) and steals per game (1.7) … Ranked second on the team in scoring, rebounding and minutes played
Set the ECU freshman season record for assists and the fourth-most by a freshman in conference history
Finished the season ranked second in The American in assist/turnover ratio (1.7), sixth in free throw percentage and seventh in assists per game
Ranked fourth among all American Athletic Conference freshmen in scoring, third in rebounding, first in assists and second in steals and minutes played
Scored double figures in 16 games, posting five 20-point games with four of those performances coming in the last nine games
Dropped in a season-best 25 points on UConn (2/29/20) in the home finale
Registered his lone double-double of the year at Memphis (2/19/20), scoring 23 points and grabbing a season-high 13 rebounds; making 9 of 11 free throw attempts
Netted 20 points in the season-opener against VMI (11/5/19)
Handed out five or more assists in eight games with a season-best seven versus Eastern Kentucky (12/28/19)
Collected three steals at home against UCF (2/6/20) and Cincinnati (2/16/20)
Was 9 of 9 from the free throw line against Evansville
Played 35 or more minutes in each of the final eight games

HIGH SCHOOL

Four-year letterman at Burges High School for coach Paul Gutierrez
Finished his career with 3,266 points, 853 rebounds, 472 assists and 334 steals
As a senior he averaged 37.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game and helped guide the Mustangs to the District 1-5A title
Finished sixth in the in nation in scoring and first in the state of Texas
Scored over 40 points in 12 games with one 50-point performance
Also averaged over 20 points per game as a junior (28.3) and sophomore (22.8)
Named the El Paso Times 2018-19 Boy’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year
Awarded all-state honors as senior by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches
Selected to play in the 2019 TABC All-Star Game
Named to the TABC Class 5A All-Region team in 2018 and ’19
Three-time all-city first-team selection
Helped BHS to a pair of regional tournament appearances, including a regional title game appearance as a sophomore

PERSONAL

Full name is Tristen Jamal Newton
Born in Pensacola, Fla.
Parents are Montreal and Erika Newton
Older brother, Jawaun, is a sophomore on the men’s basketball team at Evansville University
Cousin of Green Bay Packers’ running back Aaron Jones and former Baltimore Ravens’ linebacker Alvin Jones, who both played collegiately at UTEP
AAU Team was Yes II Success
Competed in 2017 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Tournament alongside his brother Jawaun, Michael Kirkland (Angelo State) and Mica Ward (New Mexico State)