title: Greg Newton
text: # Greg Newton
  
  Gregory Michael Newton (born September 7, 1974) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball at Duke University and served as team captain during his senior year.
  
  ## College career
  
  He was a center for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team from 1994 to 1997, playing for coach Mike Krzyzewski. Newton was team captain in his senior season. He averaged 7.6 points per game for his Duke career. His best NCAA season came in 1995-95 (12.2 points, 8.2 rebounds a game). Newton was suspended from Duke in 1995 for two semesters for cheating on a computer science exam.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Newton began his professional with the USBL's Raleigh Cougars. The Cougars promoted him by citing his greatest accomplishment - at the time, he was one away from Duke's top 10 in blocks.
  
  Newton went on to play professionally in several countries, including Belgium, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Slovenia, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain.
  
  In July 2011, Newton joined the coaching staff of the Brock University men's basketball team, serving as an assistant coach until 2013.
  
  ## National team
  
  He was a member of the Canadian national team. At the 1998 World Championships, he led Canada in scoring (11.5 points per contest) and rebounding (10.1 rebounds per contest).
  
  He finished seventh with Canada in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  
  