Newby returns as Gannon’s starting point guard in 2013-14 … transferred from NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky prior to the 2012-13 academic year.
2012-13: Was one of five Golden Knights to play in all 29 games … started 25 contests during his first season at Gannon … led the team in assists (90) … finished second among Golden Knights in steals (30) … ranked fourth among PSAC players in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.53) and 14th in assists per game (3.1) … began his Gannon career with four points, five assists, three rebounds and one steal during a 70-67 victory against Glenville State in the season opener … followed with 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting during a 91-65 win at Ohio Valley the next day … reached double digits in scoring three times, including a season-high 14 points during a 69-52 victory at Millersville … added 10 points during an 88-64 win against Mansfield … dished out a season-best 11 assists during an 81-55 victory against Bloomsburg … had at least four assists in a game 12 times, including a stretch of six consecutive games January 4-19 … averaged 6.5 assists during that six-game span … grabbed a least four rebounds in a game nine times and at least one during 27 of 29 contests … recorded a season-high four steals during a 65-53 win at Clarion … had multiple steals in a game eight times … nailed his season’s three-pointers in consecutive games against West Chester, Edinboro and California (Pa.) January 12-19.
At Eastern Kentucky: Played in 30 games as a sophomore, helping Eastern Kentucky post a 16-16 record … averaged 1.7 points, 1.4 assists, 1.3 rebounds and 11.9 minutes per game … produced a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio … played in 21 games as a freshman, becoming the first Colonel in nearly six years to reach double digits in assists when he had 10 at Georgia Southern … scored during 12 of his 21 appearances and added at least one assist 15 times as a freshman … earned the Presidential Award as a freshman, obtained by recording a perfect 4.0 cumulative semester grade.
High School: Played two years of prep basketball for head coach Rob Fulford at Mountain State (W.Va.) Academy … averaged 10 points, seven assists and two steals as a senior … helped the Falcons finish 22-4 overall and garner a top-25 ranking by
USA Today Sports as a senior … selected to play in the West Virginia State Scott Brown Memorial Classic All-Star Game … earned a scouts’ grade of 83 on ESPN.com … was part of a team that finished 29-7 and ranked among the top-30 high school programs in the nation according to ESPN as a junior.
Personal: Sports Management major … has one sister and one brother … is the son of Annie and Wilfred … goes by his nickname Jabs with his given name being Jabulani.
CAREER HIGHS (at Gannon)
Points: 14 at Millersville, 12/18/12
Rebounds: 6 at Clarion, 1/26/13
FG Made: 6 at Ohio Valley, 11/10/12
FG Attempts: 10 at Millersville, 12/18/12
3FG Made: 1, three times, last vs. California (Pa.), 1/19/13
3FG Attempts: 2 at West Chester, 1/12/13
FT Made: 6 vs. Mansfield, 1/5/13
FT Attempts: 8 at Millersville, 12/18/12
Assists: 11 vs. Bloomsburg, 1/4/13
Blocks: 1, three times, last at Clarion, 1/26/13
Steals: 4 at Clarion, 1/26/13
