Malik Newman is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 21, 1997 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. After a stellar career at Callaway High School, Guard was ranked third by Rivals.com as a top prospect for the 2015 high school class. He has committed to Mississippi State for 2015-16 NCAA season.
Both he and forward He and forward Ben Simmons both competed in the 2015 McDonald’s All-American Game. competed in 2015 McDonald’s All-American Game.
Newman attended Callaway High School in Jackson, Mississippi all four years of his high school basketball career. As a junior, Newman scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks to defeat Vicksburg High School to win the 2014 Mississippi Class 5A Championship. In August 2014, Newman was named the MVP of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. As a senior, Newman averaged 29.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assist per game while leading the Chargers to a (31-3) overall record. Newman was selected to play in the 2015 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the third best overall player., while ESPN ranked him 10th overall in the Class of 2015. Newman committed to Mississippi State University to play college basketball.
On April 24, 2015, he signed to play college basketball at Mississippi State University, where his father, Horatio Webster, played from 1997-98. Newman was the 3rd five-star to play at Mississippi State.
He was born in Shreveport Louisiana.
