Julian Newman
Julian Newman was born in Florida, United States on September 6th, 2001 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 22, Julian Newman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Julian Newman (born September 6, 2001) is an American amateur basketball player who plays for Prosecu in Orlando, Florida.
When playing varsity basketball for Downey Christian School in fifth grade, he earned attention in 2012 for his viral highlight videos on YouTube.
He sparked controversy, with some outlets praising him as a child prodigy and others criticizing the way he was sold.
Early life
Newman began showing an interest in basketball and his father Jamie soon had him play with regulation-size balls and in recreational leagues with older boys. His father worked him diligently from a young age, with Newman reportedly releasing 100 free throws, 200 floaters, and 200 jump shots every day at practice.
Personal life
Julian Newman, a descendant of Jews, African American, and Puerto Rican descent, is of Jewish, African American, and Puerto Rican descent. Jamie Newman, his father, played basketball for Colonial High School in Orlando. In 2012, he became a history teacher and head basketball coach at Downey Christian School. Vivian Gonzalez, the newman's mother, is from Puerto Rico. Gonzalez served as point guard for University High School in Orlando, Florida, before serving four years in the US Navy and then as a point guard for the United States Postal Service. Jaden, the younger brother of Downey Christian's, began playing varsity basketball for Downey Christian in third grade, gaining national notice and appearing on television shows like The Queen Latifah Show. She was apparently recruited by NCAA Division I (Florida) at the age of nine.
In 2015, Newman began to appear in his own documentary film "Born Ready," which was released by YouTube channel Elite Mixtapes. In the reality show "Hello Newmans," a sports network Overtime created in 2019, a Newman and his family also star.
Prodigy, the newman's family's sportswear brand, is associated with his family. At his games, brand merchandise has been sold.
Middle school career
After his father started teaching basketball and teaching history at the academy in the fall of 2012, Newman transferred to Downey Christian School, a small private school in Orlando, Florida, after his father started coaching basketball and teaching history at the academy. He started playing basketball for the middle school team as a fifth grader. But he was promoted to the varsity team after seeing immediate success, scoring as many as 91 points in a game. His squad competed outside of the Florida High School Athletic Association's jurisdiction (FHSAA). Newman, an 11-year-old point guard, stood 4 ft 5 in (1.35 m) and weighed 70 pounds. Despite wearing only the smallest available uniform, he had to tie his jacket to his shorts' shoulders and roll the waistband to keep them from falling off. He averaged 12.4 points, 11 assists, and 4.3 steals per game in his first three starts. While leading the state of Florida in assists, he led Downey Christian to a 21–6 record.
In sixth grade, Newman averaged 17 points per game. Newman appeared in a column on high school sports website MaxPreps on December 19, 2012 titled "Fifth grader debuting for the Florida varsity team." ScoutsFocus, a recruiting website, took a highlight video of Newman on YouTube, earning over 3.5 million views. He soon began receiving national attention for being a fifth grader playing varsity basketball, including in Sports Illustrated and The New York Times. Newman appeared on television shows including Steve Harvey, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, and other topics. He was also allowed to appear at halftime during an Orlando Magic NBA game.
According to The Huffington Post, Newman was named "The Best Sixth Grade Basketball Player You've Ever Seen" in December 2013. He was scoring 13.6 points and 10.5 assists per game at the time. "The most marketed 12-year-old basketball player in the country" was named by the Tampa Bay Times in 2014. Any media outlets chastised Newman's career, comparing him to a child actor. Newman made history by becoming the youngest player to reach 1,000 varsity points as a seventh grader in 2015. He played 19.8 points, 10.2 assists, and 3.2 steals per game during the 2014-15 season. In a highly publicized match against top 2020 class recruit Kyree Walker at the MiddleSchoolHoopsTV camp on October 4, 2016, Newman scored 52 points. On YouTube, his highlight video from the game has over 13 million views.
High school career
Newman had scored 3,873 points by 2018, surpassing the Florida prep record set by Teddy Dupay in 1998. He averaged 34.7 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and four steals per game during the 2018-19 season.
Newman went to Prospery Prep, a new school established by his father, who would mentor the basketball team, in Orlando, for his senior season.