Mike Newlin

Mike Newlin
Newlin from the 1970 Utonian
Personal information
Born (1949-01-02) January 2, 1949 (age 75)
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Francis
(La Cañada Flintridge, California)
CollegeUtah (1968–1971)
NBA draft1971: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career1971–1982
PositionShooting guard
Number14
Career history
1971–1979Houston Rockets
1979–1981New Jersey Nets
1981–1982New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-WAC (1969–1971)
Career NBA statistics
Points12,507 (14.9 ppg)
Rebounds2,494 (3.0 rpg)
Assists3,364 (4.0 apg)
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Michael F. Newlin (born January 2, 1949) is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A feisty 6'4" (1.93 m), 200 lb (91 kg) guard from the University of Utah, he played 11 professional seasons (1971–1982), spending most of his time with the Houston Rockets. He played in several playoff series, including the 1977 Eastern Conference Finals, which the Rockets would lose to the Philadelphia 76ers led by Julius Erving. He also played for the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks. Michael had his finest season in 1980–81, when he averaged 21.4 points per game for the Nets, and he retired in 1982 with 12,507 career points. He currently lives in Texas with his wife and has no children.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1971–72 Houston 82 — 18.2 .414 — .750 2.8 1.6 — — 7.6
1972–73 Houston 82* — 32.4 .443 — .886 4.1 5.0 — — 17.0
1973–74 Houston 76 — 34.1 .448 — .856 3.4 4.8 1.1 .1 18.4
1974–75 Houston 79 — 34.3 .482 — .869 3.3 5.1 1.4 .1 14.4
1975–76 Houston 82 82 37.4 .507 — .865 4.1 5.6 1.3 .1 18.6
1976–77 Houston 82 — 25.8 .455 — .885 2.5 3.9 .7 .0 12.7
1977–78 Houston 45 — 26.2 .436 — .874 2.7 4.5 1.2 .2 13.0
1978–79 Houston 76 — 24.1 .487 — .872 2.2 3.8 .7 .1 10.2
1979–80 New Jersey 78 — 32.2 .460 .296 .884 3.4 4.0 1.5 .1 20.9
1980–81 New Jersey 79 — 36.8 .497 .333 .888 2.8 3.8 1.1 .1 21.4
1981–82 New York 76 32 19.8 .465 .304 .857 1.2 2.2 .4 .0 9.3
Career 837 114 29.4 .466 .302 .870 3.0 4.0 1.0 .1 14.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975 Houston 8 — 37.4 .486 — .897 4.1 5.6 1.5 .0 16.3
1977 Houston 12 — 26.3 .524 — .750 2.8 4.4 1.3 .0 14.3
1979 Houston 2 — 33.5 .400 — 1.000 3.0 2.5 .5 .5 12.0
Career 22 — 31.0 .500 — .846 3.3 4.7 1.3 .0 14.8

See also