Dave Newmark
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1946 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 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 |
| Drafted by | 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 | |
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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 at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
David L. Newmark (born September 11, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Columbia Lions.
Biography
[edit]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, at which Team USA won a gold medal.[2][3] He played with, among others, Barry Leibowitz, Mark Turenshine, and Rick Weitzman.[3]
He played college basketball at Columbia University ('69).[4] 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.[5]
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 had been acquired by the Hawks from the Bulls in a three-team trade that also involved the Cincinnati Royals on 12 October 1969.[6] 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.[7]
Newmark later played in Israel for Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 1973–74 and 1977–78 seasons.[8]
He is a member of both the Columbia University Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame.[4]
He has two children, Rebecca Newmark Goldman and Brian Newmark.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]Source[7]
Regular season
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Atlanta | 6 | 7.0 | .455 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .3 | 5.7 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Columbia Daily Spectator 23 February 1965 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
- ↑ Irad Tzafrir (November 14, 2017). "Barry Leibovitz: "What did I stay in Israel for? Sea, hummus and tahini with olive oil," Haaretz.
- 1 2 "Maccabiah Games in Brazil Aug. 23". The Detroit Jewish News. August 12, 1966.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Bulls Deal Newmark, Get Royals' Wesley," Chicago Tribune, Monday 13 October 1969. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- 1 2 "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
[edit]- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Israeli Basketball League stats
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