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Feature: Newberns on the Block (11/29/18)

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Career Single-Game Bests

Category	Total	Date	Opponent
Points	22	11/24/18	vs. Black Hills State
Rebounds	16	2/2/19	vs. Northwest Nazarene
Assists	4	11/10/18	vs. Fresno Pacific
Steals	4	2/14/19	vs Simon Fraser
Blocks	3	11/24/18	vs. Black Hills State
FG Made	9	1/10/19	vs. Western Oregon
3-Pt FG Made	--	--	--
FT Made	8	11/24/18	vs. Black Hills State
Minutes	38	1/19/19	at Simon Fraser

Double-Doubles

Date	Opponent	Points	Rebounds	Minutes
1/3/18	Northwest Nazarene	18	14	25
12/8/18	Rocky Mountain College	17	10	25
11/24/18	Black Hills State	22	11	24
11/14/18	University of Mary	17	14	29

  4 Total; Yellow: 2018-19 (Junior, 4)



2018-19: Lead the 'Jackets with 4 double-doubles...Set a season high 22 points on Nov. 24 against Black Hills State with 11 rebounds...Recorded 16 rebounds in a game against Northwest Nazarene on Feb. 2...Started 27 games as a junior and averaged 22.1 minutes per game...Third in the GNAC in rebounds per game with 7.4 and total of 201 rebounds...59-percent field goal percentage was fourth best in the conference...Grabbed 1.3 steals per game, eighth best in the GNAC...Lead the Yellowjackets in offensive and defensive rebounds...recorded 52 assists (fourth).

North Dakota State College of Science: Finished junior college career as a third team Division I Junior College All-American after averaging 18.6 points and 10.3 rebounds a game as a sophomore...Region 13 Player of the Year and Mon-Dak Conference Most Valuable Player in his final year with the Wildcats...started 27 games while leading the team in rebounding and steals on the way to a 26-7 season.

Robbinsdale Cooper High School: Three-sport athlete…starred on the basketball court where he was a three-time all-conference selection...he was named team captain his final two seasons with the Hawks basketball team and earned three letters with the team...two-time letterwinner as a wide receiver on the football team...pitched and earned one letter with the baseball team...son of former NBA player Melvin Newbern…brother of current Yellowjacket Beijan Newbern.
 
Coach Durham on Newbern Jr.: "Melvin was on two very good teams in North Dakota and was a major factor in their success. He makes his teammates better just by his approach to the game day-in and day-out. Melvin is the type of guy you want on your team. He's an undersized 4-man who just knows how to play. His physical presence around the basket will be an asset to our team on both ends of the floor. I believe the area in Minnesota that Melvin is from could be a valuable resource in recruiting."