Chris Newsome
Filipino basketball player (born 1990)
Christopher Elijah Duque Newsome (born July 25, 1990) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Early life
Newsome was born on July 25, 1990, in San Jose, California, the second child of Carmelita (née Duque), a Filipina from Parañaque, and Eric, an African American. He has one older brother, Eric Jr., and two younger sisters, Nishelle and Melissa. Growing up, his primary sports were baseball and football, and he did not play basketball until seventh grade. When the Newsomes moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he attended Rio Rancho High School and helped the Rio Rancho Rams win the 5A State Championship in 2007.
College career
Newsome attended New Mexico Highlands University, an NCAA Division II school, for three years. In his final season with the Cowboys in 2011, he averaged 10.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per outing. He was recruited by then–Ateneo head coach Norman Black to play for the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Philippines national team that will compete in the Southeast Asian Games. He accepted the offer and spent two years of residency (as per UAAP rules for foreign students) before finally seeing action for Ateneo in 2013. In his final season with the Blue Eagles, he posted averages of 14 PPG and 8 RPG while earning a spot among the UAAP Season 77 Mythical 5 team.
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