2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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14 Grant Newell

  • Position
    Forward
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Ht./Wt.
    6-9 / 220
  • Hometown
    Chicago, IL
  • High School
    IMG Academy
  • Major
    Undeclared

Biography

Accolades
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, Honorable Mention (2022-23)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 19-25, 2022)
At Cal
2023-24 (So.)
  • One of four Golden Bears who played in all 32 games during the 2023-24 campaign
  • Started the first 11 games of the season before transitioning into a sixth-man role
  • Averaged 5.5 points & 3.5 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per game
  • Shot 41.3% (66 of 160) from the floor & 30.4% (21 of 69) from 3-point range
  • Six double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 16)
  • Pulled down six or more rebounds in six games
  • Double-doubled with 11 points & 10 rebounds in Cal's 73-71 win over Stanford (Jan. 26)
  • Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in six games, including wins over CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 13), Colorado (Jan. 10) & Oregon State (Feb. 22)
2022-23 (Fr.)
  • Emerged as a key player for the Golden Bears during an impressive freshman season
  • Earned a Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honorable mention; was one of seven Pac-12 freshmen to receive at least three votes from the league's coaches
  • Averaged 8.0 points & 3.9 rebounds in 26.8 minutes per game
  • Started 28 of 31 games played; missed just one game (Washington State at Pac-12 Tournament, March 8) due to an illness
  • Posted two double-doubles with 13 points & 12 rebounds in a win vs. Colorado (Dec. 31) as well as 21 points & 10 rebounds at Washington (Jan. 14)
    • Was Cal's first freshman with multiple double-doubles in the same season since Ivan Rabb & Jaylen Brown in 2015-16
  • Shot 39.7% (98 of 247) from the floor while leading Cal in field-goal attempts
  • Was second on the team with 29 steals
  • Totaled seven games with double-figure points scored
  • Poured in 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting in a loss to Butler (Dec. 10)
  • His career-high 21 points at Washington (Jan. 14) came on 10-of-18 shooting
  • Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Dec. 19-25) for his performance in Cal's first win of the season vs. UT Arlington (Dec. 21)
    • Became Cal’s first recipient of the honor since it was introduced in 2019-20
  • Tallied four steals to go along with 12 points & five rebounds at home vs. Washington (Feb. 23)
  • Made his collegiate debut with 18 minutes played in Cal's season opener vs. UC Davis (Nov. 7)
  • Earned his first start later that week against Kansas State (Nov. 11) in the second game of the year
  • Was the “biggest surprise” of Cal’s offseason, according to head coach Mark Fox
Before Cal
High School
  • Graduated from Whitney Young High School (Chicago, Ill.) in spring 2021
  • Enrolled at the prestigious IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) for a postgraduate year in 2021-22
  • Battled through injuries in his lone season at IMG Academy
  • Was an All-City Special Mention as a senior at Whitney Young
  • Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals & ESPN
Personal
  • Born on Sept. 13, 2002 in Chicago, Ill.
  • Son of Daryl & Verlena Newell
  • Father, Daryl, played defensive tackle and offensive tackle for Northwestern (class of 1985)

Statistics

Season:
2023-24

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 220 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 220 lbs
    14