Charles Newton III
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 175
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- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
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- Position:
- Guard
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Nickname:
- Zac
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- High School:
- Lexington Catholic
Bio
In 2009-10: Newton appeared in 23 games for TTU, collecting 17 points, three steals, two assists and six rebounds. In 82 minutes played, Newt hit 5-13 shots from the field and 5-12 from three-point range. A leader and motivator for the Golden Eagles, Newton participated in a Reach USA foreign ministries program in the summer off-season, traveling to China to play basketball with other players from the Lexington, Ky. area.
In 2008-09: Charles sat out a redshirt season as a member of the Golden Eagles, and shared the team's Golden Eagle award.
High School: Led the team in steals and assists at Lexington Catholic High School and was team captain…led team to a district championship and the regional semi-finals…named district tournament MVP and named to the regional tournament first-team…earned team MVP and 110 percent award…also played football in high school…named to the deans list academically and also won the most improved student and Mr. Anatomy awards.
Personal: Charles Martin Newton III is the son of Charles Jr. and Cindy Newton of Lexington, Ky...birthday is Sept. 28, 1988 in Birmingham, Ala…majoring in business and education.