Milton M. Newton (born August 25, 1965) is an American professional

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executive and former player. He is the assistant general manager of the

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of the

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(NBA). Newton, a 6'5"

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, was recruited by coach Larry Brown to the

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, where he played from 1985 to 1989. During this time, he was a starting forward on Kansas' 1988 national championship team and joined teammate and

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on the all tournament team. In the tournament final against

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, Newton scored 15 points on nearly perfect shooting, making all six of his field goal attempts (including both 3-point attempts), his only miss coming at the free-throw line. He also contributed numerous plays that, while they did not show up in the box score, contributed mightily to the Jayhawks' victory. As a senior in 1988–89, Newton was the Jayhawks' captain on Roy Williams' first team. He averaged 17.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and was named second team All-

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. Born in the

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, Newton was also co-captain of the U.S. Virgin Islands entry in the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas c ...

. After college, Newton played basketball professionally in Belgium and Australia (for the NBL's

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), and for the

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and

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in the

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. Following his playing days, Newton turned to the business side of basketball. After a few years working as a scout for the

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and as the Assistant Director of

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, Newton joined the NBA front office and was instrumental in launching the

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. He joined the Washington Wizards as their Vice President of player personnel in 2003. In September 2013, he was hired by the

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as their general manager. Newton was let go by the team in May 2016.

References

External links

Washington Wizards profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Milt 1965 births Living people American basketball scouts American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1987 Pan American Games Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Grand Rapids Hoops players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Milwaukee Bucks executives Minnesota Timberwolves executives Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands Philadelphia 76ers scouts Rockford Lightning players Small forwards South East Melbourne Magic players United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players Washington Wizards executives