Chelsea Newton
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Texas A&M |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 17, 1983 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2005 | Rutgers |
| 2005 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2006 | Chicago Sky |
| 2007–2009 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2015 | Rutgers (asst.) |
| 2015–2022 | Georgia (asst.) |
| 2022–present | Texas 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 in 2009, she was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the 2010 WNBA dispersal draft, but later retired before even playing a game with them.[1]
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.[2] She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]WNBA
[edit]| 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 |
| † | Denotes season(s) in which Newton won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | 29 | 313 | 43.7 | 42.9 | 72.0 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 10.8 | |
| 2003–04 | 21 | 230 | 47.4 | 11.8 | 67.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | – | 11.0 | |
| 2004–05 | 33 | 310 | 41.2 | 35.5 | 78.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 9.4 | |
| Career | 104 | 989 | 43.0 | 33.7 | 74.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 9.5 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chelsea Newton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Texas A&M |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 17, 1983 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2005 | Rutgers |
| 2005 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2006 | Chicago Sky |
| 2007–2009 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2015 | Rutgers (asst.) |
| 2015–2022 | Georgia (asst.) |
| 2022–present | Texas 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 in 2009, she was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the 2010 WNBA dispersal draft, but later retired before even playing a game with them.[1]
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.[2] She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored fourteen points.[3]
Career statistics
WNBA
| 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 |
| † | Denotes season(s) in which Newton won a WNBA championship |
Regular season
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 29 | 313 | 43.7 | 42.9 | 72.0 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 10.8 | |
| 2003–04 | 21 | 230 | 47.4 | 11.8 | 67.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | – | 11.0 | |
| 2004–05 | 33 | 310 | 41.2 | 35.5 | 78.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 9.4 | |
| Career | 104 | 989 | 43.0 | 33.7 | 74.9 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 9.5 | |
Notes
- ^ "Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chelsea Newton WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- WNBA.com: Chelsea Newton Playerfile
 | This biographical article relating to United States women's basketball is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |