Shavar Newkirk
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Bronx, New York , U.S. |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
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| College | Höttur |
| 2022-2023 | NSH Mountain Gold Timika |
| 2023 | 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
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
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
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.
References
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Shavar Newkirk of Cardinal Hayes wins Daily News player of the year for Bronx". New York Daily News. April 27, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Shavar Newkirk to miss rest of season for Saint Joseph's". ESPN. January 1, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "Shavar Newkirk to join Halifax Hurricanes". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ Karpinski, Nick (February 5, 2019). "Shavar Newkirk embarks on opportunity in Germany". St. Joseph Hawk News. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Leikmannafréttir úr körfuboltanum". Hottur.is (in Icelandic). August 19, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Höttur lætur Shavar Newkirk fara". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Player / Shavar Tahrel Newkirk - IBL". iblindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.