Jawaun Newton - Graduate Assistant - Staff Directory

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Jawaun Newton

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Graduate Assistant
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Jawaun Newton is in his second season on the Cyclone men's basketball staff, serving as a graduate assistant.

In his first season on staff, the Cyclones finished the year 25-10 overall and 13-7 in the Big 12 with an appearance in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Iowa State climbed to as high as No. 2 in the country in the AP Poll, the highest ranking in program history. ISU finished the season ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25, the 12th time in program history the Cyclones have been ranked in the final poll. Iowa State has been ranked for 32-straight weeks, the seventh-longest streak in the country. The Cyclones ended the season with four Top 25 victories, tied for the 10th-most in program history.

Newton played four years of basketball at Evansville (2018-22) and used his COVID season as a graduate transfer at Southern Illinois (2022-23). In his lone season with the Salukis, he saw action in 33 games, including 15 starts, as the Salukis went 23-10 and advanced to the Missouri Valley Tournament semifinals. He averaged 5.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

In his four-year career with the Purple Aces, Newton appeared in 103 games with 65 starts. He averaged 8.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in his career. He averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior, while averaging 12.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a senior. Newton scored a career-high 30 points in a triple-overtime loss to Rice. In November 2019, he started for the Purple Aces in a 67-64 victory over No. 1 Kentucky, the first win over the top-ranked team in the country in program history for the Purple Aces.

Newton's younger brother, Tristen, won a pair of national titles with UConn and was drafted in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers and currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is cousins with Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Alvin Jones.