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Chelsea Newton

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Chelsea Newton
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamTexas A&M
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1983-02-17) February 17, 1983 (age 41)
Monroe, Louisiana
Playing career
2000–2005Rutgers
2005Sacramento Monarchs
2006Chicago Sky
2007–2009Sacramento Monarchs
Position(s)Shooting guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010–2015Rutgers (asst.)
2015–2022Georgia (asst.)
2022–presentTexas A&M (associate HC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Chelsea Newton (born February 17, 1983) is an American women's college basketball coach, currently the associate head coach at Texas A&M. Newton served as an assistant coach at Rutgers University from 2010 to 2015 and at Georgia from 2015 to 2022.

In 2006–07, Newton served as Director of player development for Rutgers’ National Runner-Up team. As a player, drafted in 2005 by the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs in the 2nd round overall pick 22. A member of the 2005 World Champions Sacramento Monarchs. Also a member of the 2005 All-Rookie Team. In 2007, Newton was chosen to the WNBA's 2nd Team All- Defense. After Sacramento folded, she signed with the Seattle Storm, but later retired before even playing a game with them.

Newton also played internationally in Israel, Poland, and Italy.

Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Newton played for Carroll High School in Monroe, Louisiana. Received numerous basketball accolades but most importantly was a high academic achieved. She was the Valedictorian of her high school class. Newton was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points.[2]

Career statistics

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WNBA

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Sacramento 34 34 21.0 40.3 24.0 61.1 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.1 4.4
2006 Chicago 27 11 24.0 33.5 26.5 73.8 2.6 2.1 1.3 0.3 1.5 6.5
2007 Sacramento 34 34 20.5 37.6 33.3 76.9 1.8 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.2 6.4
2008 Sacramento 26 0 15.1 40.0 28.6 76.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.0 1.0 4.5
2009 Sacramento 23 0 14.6 37.1 33.3 66.7 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.7 3.0
Career 5 years, 2 teams 144 79 19.4 37.5 28.6 73.0 1.8 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.1 5.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2005 Sacramento 8 8 22.8 42.9 50.0 66.7 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.4 5.8
2007 Sacramento 3 3 15.3 25.0 100.0 100.0 2.3 1.0 1.7 0.3 1.0 3.0
2008 Sacramento 3 0 14.7 71.4 100.0 100.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 4.3
Career 3 years, 1 team 14 11 19.4 42.6 66.7 75.0 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.1 1.1 4.9

College

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Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Rutgers 21 136 38.8 28.6 86.5 4.9 1.2 1.2 0.1 6.5
2002–03 Rutgers 29 313 43.7 42.9 72.0 4.9 2.5 1.9 0.4 10.8
2003–04 Rutgers 21 230 47.4 11.8 67.6 2.9 3.1 1.6 11.0
2004–05 Rutgers 33 310 41.2 35.5 78.3 4.1 2.3 2.1 0.3 9.4
Career Rutgers 104 989 43.0 33.7 74.9 4.3 2.3 1.8 0.2 9.5

Notes

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  1. ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  2. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 22, 2015.