Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

Prior to AUM: Played basketball for two seasons at North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D. … helped the Wildcats to a 25-6 record as a freshman and a 27-5 mark as a sophomore … led NDSCS to the regional championship each season … appeared in 30 games as a freshman, averaging 5.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … shot 79 percent from the free-throw line and 37 percent from the field … saw action in 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 8.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game … converted 44 percent of his field-goal attempts and 72 percent of his free-throw attempts … played his junior season at NCAA Division II Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where he played for head coach Jerry Olson … was selected the Heartland Conference’s 6th Man of the Year … averaged a team-high 14.5 points per game, including 17.4 per contest in conference play … added 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … contributed 23 steals and four blocks … shot 80.2 percent from the charity stripe and 40.7 percent from the field … scored a season-high 27 points on three occasions … scored score or more points in 11 games.

Prep: Graduated from Crane Tech Prep in Chicago, Ill., where he played basketball for coach Tim Anderson … averaged 21.3 points per game as a senior … earned all-conference and second-team all-state accolades his final season … scored 19 points in the Cougars’ victory over the Young Magnet High School, the top team in the state at the time … helped the Cougars to a regional championship as a senior … played AAU ball for Team Rose, Mac Irvin Fire and the Illinois Hawks.

Personal: Full name is Jeremy Louis Newton … was born Dec. 19, 1990 … is the son of Jerry and Carlendia Newton ... has three brothers, Jerry, Michael and Delaney … also has three sisters, Michelle, Jeanneie and Kim … is majoring in physical education … has a four-year old son, Jeremiah ... is related to current Detroit Pistons player Will Bynum.