Zach Newkirk
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Raleigh, NC
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Brunswick CC (NC)
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- gp
- 21
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- pts/g
- 6.7
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- fg %
- 44.4
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- 3pt %
- 27.8
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- ft %
- 89.7
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- reb/g
- 1.6
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- a/g
- 1.9
Bio
2020-21: Northeast Conference Student-Athlete of the Year...Played 22.0 minutes per game in 21 contests, including 15 starts…Scored 6.7 points per game 1.9 assists and a 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio…Shot 44.4 percent from the field and 89.7 percent at the foul line…Scored double-figures in six games, including the last four games of the season…Had a career-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting at LIU (2/21)…Scored 19 points in season finale vs. Wagner (2/26) and went 8-for-8 at the foul line…Had four assists in 16 minutes at Saint Francis U (1/31)…Had four assists vs. Wagner (2/25)…Northeast Conference Academic and Commissioner’s Honor Rolls...Earned Athletic Director’s All-Academic Team and CCSU Student-Athlete Academic Award.
2019-20: Appeared in all 31 games, making 24 starts…Averaged 20.9 minutes per game…Averaged 3.2 points per game, 1.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists…Shot .379 on three-pointers in all games, .4000 in NEC play…Had a season-high eight points against Maine (12/7) in a season-high 36 minutes…Grabbed four rebounds with four assists at Fairleigh Dickinson (2/18)…Earned a spot on the Northeast Conference Academic and Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
Before CCSU: Played at Brunswick Community College in 2018-19 for Walter Shaw...Started 31 out of 32 games for the Dolphins and averaged 7.4 points, 3.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game…Helped Brunswick to a 22-10 record and the Region 10 semifinals…Graduated high school from the Word of God Christian Academy as class valedictorian…Played for Brian Clifton at Word of God Christian Academy.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 21 | 18 |
| Games started | 15 | 15 |
| Minutes | 463 | 411 |
| Minutes per game | 22.0 | 22.8 |
| FG | 48-108 | 42-98 |
| FG Pct | 44.4 | 42.9 |
| 3PT | 10-36 | 9-31 |
| 3PT Pct | 27.8 | 29.0 |
| FT | 35-39 | 35-39 |
| FT Pct | 89.7 | 89.7 |
| Off rebounds | 9 | 9 |
| Def rebounds | 25 | 23 |
| Total rebounds | 34 | 32 |
| Rebounds per game | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Personal fouls | 43 | 38 |
| Disqualifications | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 40 | 37 |
| Turnovers | 32 | 27 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Steals | 7 | 5 |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Points | 141 | 128 |
| Points per game | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Points per 40 min | 12.2 | 12.5 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | at Connecticut | L, 102-75 | - | 24 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Army West Point | L, 79-57 | - | 16 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 5 |
| Dec 4 | at Hartford | L, 80-65 | - | 12 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Dec 8 | at FDU | W, 94-87 | - | 9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 3-3 | 100.0 | 3 |
| Dec 9 | at FDU | L, 79-71 | - | 8 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 15 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 91-86 | 0 | 13 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 5 |
| Dec 16 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 78-59 | 1 | 18 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Dec 19 | at Fordham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dec 22 | at Binghamton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 7 | at Bryant | L, 93-68 | 1 | 33 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 11 |
| Jan 8 | at Bryant | L, 76-64 | 1 | 34 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 17 |
| Jan 14 | at Sacred Heart | L, 65-48 | 1 | 27 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 8 |
| Jan 21 | Mount St. Mary's | L, 67-57 | 1 | 13 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | Mount St. Mary's | W, 65-64 | 1 | 13 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3 |
| Jan 30 | at Saint Francis U. | L, 62-59 | 1 | 19 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Jan 31 | at Saint Francis U. | W, 85-77 | 1 | 16 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 6 |
| Feb 11 | Merrimack | L, 62-46 | 1 | 20 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Feb 12 | Merrimack | L, 72-52 | 1 | 15 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Feb 17 | Sacred Heart | L, 82-70 | 1 | 30 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Feb 20 | at LIU | L, 87-74 | 1 | 37 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Feb 21 | at LIU | L, 81-79 | 1 | 37 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 20 |
| Feb 25 | Wagner | L, 83-63 | 1 | 34 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 11 |
| Feb 26 | Wagner | W, 83-77 | 1 | 35 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 19 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | at Connecticut | L, 102-75 | - | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Army West Point | L, 79-57 | - | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | at Hartford | L, 80-65 | - | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | at FDU | W, 94-87 | - | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 9 | at FDU | L, 79-71 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 91-86 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 78-59 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Fordham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dec 22 | at Binghamton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 7 | at Bryant | L, 93-68 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | at Bryant | L, 76-64 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | at Sacred Heart | L, 65-48 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | Mount St. Mary's | L, 67-57 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | Mount St. Mary's | W, 65-64 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | at Saint Francis U. | L, 62-59 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | at Saint Francis U. | W, 85-77 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11 | Merrimack | L, 62-46 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | Merrimack | L, 72-52 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 17 | Sacred Heart | L, 82-70 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | at LIU | L, 87-74 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | at LIU | L, 81-79 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | Wagner | L, 83-63 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | Wagner | W, 83-77 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | at Connecticut | L, 102-75 | - | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Army West Point | L, 79-57 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dec 4 | at Hartford | L, 80-65 | - | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Dec 8 | at FDU | W, 94-87 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Dec 9 | at FDU | L, 79-71 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Dec 15 | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 91-86 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Dec 16 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W, 78-59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Dec 19 | at Fordham | - | - | - | - | |
| Dec 22 | at Binghamton | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 7 | at Bryant | L, 93-68 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Jan 8 | at Bryant | L, 76-64 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Jan 14 | at Sacred Heart | L, 65-48 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Jan 21 | Mount St. Mary's | L, 67-57 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 22 | Mount St. Mary's | W, 65-64 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Jan 30 | at Saint Francis U. | L, 62-59 | 1 | 0 | - | 2.0 |
| Jan 31 | at Saint Francis U. | W, 85-77 | 1 | 3 | - | 2.0 |
| Feb 11 | Merrimack | L, 62-46 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 12 | Merrimack | L, 72-52 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 17 | Sacred Heart | L, 82-70 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.5 |
| Feb 20 | at LIU | L, 87-74 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Feb 21 | at LIU | L, 81-79 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.5 |
| Feb 25 | Wagner | L, 83-63 | 1 | 1 | - | 2.0 |
| Feb 26 | Wagner | W, 83-77 | 1 | 1 | - | 2.0 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 21 | 22.0 | 2.3-5.1 | 0.5-1.7 | 1.7-1.9 | 6.7 |
| Conference | 18 | 22.8 | 2.3-5.4 | 0.5-1.7 | 1.9-2.2 | 7.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 9 | 21.2 | 1.6-4.6 | 0.6-1.6 | 1.6-1.8 | 5.2 |
| Away | 11 | 23.3 | 2.9-5.7 | 0.4-1.7 | 1.9-2.1 | 8.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 16.0 | 2.0-4.0 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 5.0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 5 | 18.2 | 1.8-4.6 | 0.2-1.2 | 2.8-2.8 | 6.6 |
| Losses | 16 | 23.3 | 2.4-5.3 | 0.6-1.9 | 1.3-1.6 | 6.8 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 2 | 20.0 | 2.5-4.0 | 0.5-2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 5.5 |
| December | 5 | 12.0 | 0.8-2.4 | 0.2-0.4 | 0.6-0.6 | 2.4 |
| January | 7 | 22.1 | 2.4-5.1 | 0.4-1.7 | 1.7-1.9 | 7.0 |
| February | 7 | 29.7 | 3.1-7.4 | 0.7-2.6 | 2.9-3.3 | 9.9 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 21 | 15 | 463 | 48-108 | 44.4 | 10-36 | 27.8 | 35-39 | 89.7 | 141 |
| Conference | 18 | 15 | 411 | 42-98 | 42.9 | 9-31 | 29.0 | 35-39 | 89.7 | 128 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 8 | 191 | 14-41 | 34.1 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 14-16 | 87.5 | 47 |
| Away | 11 | 7 | 256 | 32-63 | 50.8 | 4-19 | 21.1 | 21-23 | 91.3 | 89 |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 16 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 5 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 4 | 91 | 9-23 | 39.1 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 14-14 | 100.0 | 33 |
| Losses | 16 | 11 | 372 | 39-85 | 45.9 | 9-30 | 30.0 | 21-25 | 84.0 | 108 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 2 | - | 40 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 11 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 60 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 12 |
| January | 7 | 7 | 155 | 17-36 | 47.2 | 3-12 | 25.0 | 12-13 | 92.3 | 49 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 208 | 22-52 | 42.3 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 20-23 | 87.0 | 69 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 21 | 463 | 22.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 27.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 18 | 411 | 22.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 29.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 35.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 11 | 256 | 23.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 21.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 16 | 372 | 23.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 30.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 208 | 29.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 27.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 21 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 18 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Away | 11 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 16 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 21 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 1 |
| Conference | 18 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| Away | 11 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| Neutral | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 16 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| December | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| January | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
Central was held to a season-low point total in the second half.
The teams will meet again on Feb. 4 this season.
The Blue Devils return to action on Thursday, Jan. 14, when they head to Sacred Heart.
The teams meet again on Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
Central pulls away in the second half after holding SFC to just 26.3 percent shooting.
The Blue Devils had four players in double-figures in a balanced team effort.
The Black Knights hit 15 three-pointers in the 79-57 win over the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils and Huskies will play on FS1 at 8:00 p.m.
