Gregory Michael Newton (born September 7, 1974) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball at Duke University and served as team captain during his senior year. College career He was a center for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team from 1994 to 1997, playing for coach Mike Krzyzewski. Newton was team captain in his senior season. He averaged 7.6 points per game for his Duke career. His best NCAA season came in 1995-95 (12.2 points, 8.2 rebounds a game). Newton was suspended from Duke in 1995 for two semesters for cheating on a computer science exam. Professional career Newton began his professional with the USBL's Raleigh Cougars. The Cougars promoted him by citing his greatest accomplishment - at the time, he was one away from Duke's top 10 in blocks. Newton went on to play professionally in several countries, including Belgium, Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Slovenia, Italy, Bulgaria, Serbia, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain. In July 2011, Newton joined the coaching staff of the Brock University men's basketball team, serving as an assistant coach until 2013. National team He was a member of the Canadian national team. At the 1998 World Championships, he led Canada in scoring (11.5 points per contest) and rebounding (10.1 rebounds per contest). He finished seventh with Canada in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. See also List of foreign basketball players in Serbia Notes External links Duke biography (archived from 1997) FrozenHoops.com History of basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time 1974 births Living people Basketball people from Ontario Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Canadian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Canadian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Canadian expatriate basketball people in Spain Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Canadian men's basketball players Canadian people of English descent Centers (basketball) Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Expatriate basketball people in Brazil Flamengo basketball players Gent Hawks players Hapoel Eilat basketball players HKK Široki players Israeli Basketball Premier League players KK Lavovi 063 players Olympic basketball players of Canada Pan American Games competitors for Canada Scafati Basket players Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario 1998 FIBA World