Zach Newkirk

10 Zach Newkirk
Zach Newkirk
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Raleigh, NC
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Brunswick CC (NC)
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    6.7
  • fg %
    44.4
  • 3pt %
    27.8
  • ft %
    89.7
  • reb/g
    1.6
  • 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.

Player statistics
  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
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 Merrimack L, 72-52
Feb 17 Sacred Heart L, 82-70
Feb 20 at LIU L, 87-74
Feb 21 at LIU L, 81-79
Feb 25 Wagner L, 83-63
Feb 26 Wagner W, 83-77
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
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
Game Log - Ball control extended
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
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
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 31 21.0 1.2-3.2 0.4-0.9 0.5-0.8 3.2
2020-21 21 22.0 2.3-5.1 0.5-1.7 1.7-1.9 6.7
2021-22 18 16.6 1.0-4.5 0.4-2.1 0.7-1.1 3.1
Total 70 20.2 1.5-4.1 0.4-1.5 0.9-1.2 4.2
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 31 24 650 37-100 37.0 11-29 37.9 15-24 62.5 100
2020-21 21 15 463 48-108 44.4 10-36 27.8 35-39 89.7 141
2021-22 18 7 299 18-81 22.2 7-38 18.4 12-19 63.2 55
Total 70 46 1412 103-289 35.6 28-103 27.2 62-82 75.6 296
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 31 650 21.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 21 463 22.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 18 299 16.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 70 1412 20.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 31 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 0.1
2020-21 21 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.5 0.3 0.0
2021-22 18 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.0
Total 70 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.1
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 31 24 13 43 56 48 43 11 4
2020-21 21 15 9 25 34 40 32 7 1
2021-22 18 7 4 12 16 12 14 9 0
Total 70 46 26 80 106 100 89 27 5
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 70 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
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
Split Stats - Shooting totals
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
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
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
Split Stats - Ball control per game
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
Split Stats - Ball control totals
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
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
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
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Men's Basketball Falls to Wagner on Thursday
Men's Basketball Hosts Wagner to Close Regular Season
LIU Holds Off Men's Basketball, 81-79, on Sunday
Men's Basketball Falls Behind Late at LIU, Falling 87-74
Men's Basketball Outscored by Sacred Heart on Thursday
Men's Basketball Downed by Merrimack on Thursday Night
Men's Basketball Falters in Second Half at  Sacred Heart
Men's Basketball Falters in Second Half at Sacred Heart

Central was held to a season-low point total in the second half.

Men's Basketball Makes Short Trip to Sacred Heart on Thursday
Men's Basketball Makes Short Trip to Sacred Heart on Thursday

The teams will meet again on Feb. 4 this season.

Men's Basketball Unable to Keep Pace in Second Half at Bryant, Falls 76-64
Men's Basketball Unable to Keep Pace in Second Half at Bryant, Falls 76-64

The Blue Devils return to action on Thursday, Jan. 14, when they head to Sacred Heart.

Men's Basketball Outrun by Bryant on Thursday.
Men's Basketball Outrun by Bryant on Thursday.

The teams meet again on Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

Balanced Attack Pushes Men's Basketball by St. Francis Brooklyn, 78-59
Balanced Attack Pushes Men's Basketball by St. Francis Brooklyn, 78-59

Central pulls away in the second half after holding SFC to just 26.3 percent shooting.

Men's Basketball Outscores Fairleigh Dickinson, 94-87, in NEC Opener
Men's Basketball Outscores Fairleigh Dickinson, 94-87, in NEC Opener

The Blue Devils had four players in double-figures in a balanced team effort.

Three-Pointers Sink Men's Basketball Against Army, in Bubbleville on Saturday
Three-Pointers Sink Men's Basketball Against Army, in Bubbleville on Saturday

The Black Knights hit 15 three-pointers in the 79-57 win over the Blue Devils.

Men's Basketball to Open Season at UConn on Wednesday
Men's Basketball to Open Season at UConn on Wednesday

The Blue Devils and Huskies will play on FS1 at 8:00 p.m.