Age, Biography and Wiki
Chris Newsome was born on 25 July, 1990 in San Jose, California, U.S., is a Filipino-American basketball player. Discover Chris Newsome's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 33 years old?
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33 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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25 July 1990 |
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25 July |
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San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
Filipino / American
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Chris Newsome Height, Weight & Measurements
At 33 years old, Chris Newsome height not available right now. We will update Chris Newsome's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Chris Newsome Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Chris Newsome worth at the age of 33 years old? Chris Newsome’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Filipino / American. We have estimated Chris Newsome's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
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).
Newsome was born in San Jose, California.
He is the second child of Carmelita (née Duque), a Filipina, who hails from Parañaque and Eric, an African American.
He has an older brother, Eric Jr. and younger sisters Nishelle and Melissa.
When the Newsomes moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he attended his secondary education at Rio Rancho High School.
His first sport was baseball and football, but did not play basketball until he reached seventh grade.
He helped the Rio Rancho HS Rams win the 5A State Championship in 2007.
Newsome attended the 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 Blue Eagles and for the Philippine national team that will play for 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.
Together, they helped the Fresh Fighters win its first ever PBA D-League title in 2015.
Newsome was drafted fourth overall by the Meralco Bolts in the 2015 PBA draft, reuniting with his former collegiate coach Norman Black.
A few days after the draft, he signed a three-year deal with the Bolts.
In his PBA debut on October 28, 2015, he finished with a team-high-tying 14 points, including two on a highlight slam dunk over San Miguel's Arwind Santos.
Newsome quickly rose to stardom.
He participated in the PBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, making it to the final round only to lose to two-time defending champion, Rey Guevarra.
He became a key player in Meralco's rotation as the season went on.
He helped Meralco get to the Semi-Finals of the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup and to the Finals of the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup before eventually losing to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.
He was named as the PBA Rookie of the Year 2016 during the PBA Leo Awards Night.
Newsome started the 2016–17 Philippine Cup with a career-high 28 points with 10 rebounds in a win against the NLEX Road Warriors.
After a six-game losing streak, he led the team to a win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with 19 points and 6 assists.
They didn't make the playoffs that conference, finishing with a 47-point loss to the Star Hotshots.
That season, he was snubbed from the All-Star Game, but he was able to win his first Slam Dunk title, finishing just one point ahead of James Forrester.
The Bolts made it to the playoffs of the Commissioner's Cup, losing to the TNT Katropa in the first round.
In the Governors' Cup, he had 7 steals in a win against the Phoenix Fuel Masters.
He finished the elimination round with a Player of the Week award, for averaging 21 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1 steal in 2 games and securing first place for the Bolts.
He was also nominated for Best Player of the Conference, losing to Greg Slaughter.
Meralco lost once again to Ginebra in the Finals.
In the 2018 Commissioner's Cup, Newsome had 30 points in a win against NLEX.
He was snubbed once again from the 2018 All-Star Games.
He competed once again in the Slam Dunk Contest, but this time didn't make it to the final round.
In the 2019 Governors' Cup, against Phoenix, he recorded his first triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists.
Against San Miguel, he was dangerously fouled by Kelly Nabong as he was going for a drive.
Nabong was fined 30,000 pesos for those actions.
The Bolts made it to the Finals, matching up with Ginebra once again.
In Game 1, he scored 17 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
