# Dave Newmark > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dave_Newmark > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dave_Newmark.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Newmark > Source revision: 1319751828 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American basketball player (born 1946)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Dave Newmark | image = | width = | caption = | height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 240 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|09|11}} | birth_place = [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), U.S. | high_school = [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln_High_School_(Brooklyn%2C_New_York))
(Brooklyn, New York) | college = [Columbia](/source/Columbia_Lions_men's_basketball) (1965–1968) | draft_year = 1968 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 31 | draft_team = [Chicago Bulls](/source/Chicago_Bulls) | career_start = 1968 | career_end = 1974 | career_number = 12, 29, 24 | career_position = [Center](/source/Center_(basketball)) | years1 = {{nbay|1968|full=y}} | team1 = [Chicago Bulls](/source/Chicago_Bulls) | years2 = {{nbay|1969|full=y}} | team2 = [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks) | years3 = [1970–1971](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season) | team3 = [Carolina Cougars](/source/Carolina_Cougars) | years4 = 1973 | team4 = [Scranton Apollos](/source/Scranton_Apollos) | years5 = 1973–1974 | team5 = [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C.) | highlights = * Third-team [''Parade'' All-American](/source/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team) (1964) | stats_league = NBA and ABA | stat1label = [Points](/source/Point_(basketball)) | stat1value = 1,003 (5.7 ppg) | stat2label = [Rebounds](/source/Rebound_(basketball)) | stat2value = 678 (3.9 rpg) | stat3label = [Assists](/source/Assist_(basketball)) | stat3value = 128 (0.7 apg) }} '''David L. Newmark''' (born September 11, 1946) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player. He played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) for the [Columbia Lions](/source/Columbia_Lions_men's_basketball). ==Biography== Born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), Newmark is Jewish, and graduated from [Lincoln High School](/source/Abraham_Lincoln_High_School_(Brooklyn)) in New York City. He was a high school [All-America](/source/All-America)n.{{Cite web|url=https://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19650223-01.2.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 23 February 1965 — Columbia Spectator|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu}} He played in the 1966 Pan American [Maccabiah Games](/source/Maccabiah_Games) in Brazil, at which Team USA won a gold medal.Irad Tzafrir (November 14, 2017). [https://www-haaretz-co-il.translate.goog/sport/tapina/2017-11-14/ty-article/0000017f-e1f9-df7c-a5ff-e3fb52280000?_x_tr_sl=iw&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_hist=true "Barry Leibovitz: "What did I stay in Israel for? Sea, hummus and tahini with olive oil,"] ''Haaretz''.{{Cite web|url=https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1966.08.12.001/14|date=August 12, 1966 |title= Maccabiah Games in Brazil Aug. 23|website=The Detroit Jewish News }} He played with, among others, [Barry Leibowitz](/source/Barry_Leibowitz), [Mark Turenshine](/source/Mark_Turenshine), and [Rick Weitzman](/source/Rick_Weitzman). He played college basketball at [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) ('69).{{Cite web|url=https://gocolumbialions.com/news/2023/4/11/mens-basketball-david-newmark-to-be-inducted-into-jewish-sports-heritage-association-hall-of-fame.aspx|title=David Newmark To Be Inducted Into Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame|website=Columbia University Athletics|date=April 11, 2023 }} As a sophomore in 1966 he had a rebounding average of 13.3 per game (best in the conference), scored 22.4 points per game (second in the conference), and was named an [All-American](/source/All-American). He was named All-[Ivy League](/source/Ivy_League) in 1966 and 1968.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=281|title=Newmark, Dave|publisher=Jewsinsports.org|date=September 11, 1946|accessdate=November 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031334/http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=basketball&ID=281|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} A 7'0" [center](/source/center_(basketball)), he played in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) on the [Chicago Bulls](/source/Chicago_Bulls) the [1968-69](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season) season and on the [Atlanta Hawks](/source/Atlanta_Hawks) in [1969-70](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season). He then spent the [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_ABA_season) season in the [American Basketball Association](/source/American_Basketball_Association) as a member of the [Carolina Cougars](/source/Carolina_Cougars). In his NBA/ABA career, he scored 1,003 total [points](/source/point_(basketball)) and grabbed 678 total [rebounds](/source/rebound_(basketball)).{{cite web|title=Dave Newmark NBA/ABA stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/newmada01.html|website=[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=4 August 2024}} Newmark later played in [Israel](/source/Israel) for [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C.) during the 1973–74 and 1977–78 seasons.{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/all-time-players.asp?PlayerId=10478|title=מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | היסטוריה | קלעי כל הזמנים | דייב ניומרק|website=basket.co.il}} He is a member of both the Columbia University Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Jewish Sports Heritage Association Hall of Fame. He has two children, Rebecca Newmark Goldman and Brian Newmark.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===NBA/ABA=== Source ====Regular season==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! 3P% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1968}} | style="text-align:left;"|[Chicago](/source/1968%E2%80%9369_Chicago_Bulls_season) | '''81''' || 14.3 || .389 || || .619 || 4.3 || .7 || 5.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1969}} | style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Atlanta_Hawks_season) | 64 || 9.6 || .429 || || '''.766''' || 2.7 || .7 || 4.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{abay|1970}} | style="text-align:left;"|[Carolina](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_Carolina_Cougars_season) (ABA) | 31 || '''14.7''' || '''.478''' || – || .567 || '''5.1''' || '''.9''' || '''7.5''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career (NBA) | 145 || 12.2 || .405 || || .671 || 3.6 || .7 || 5.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career (overall) | 176 || 12.7 || .420 || – || .649 || 3.9 || .7 || 5.7 {{S-end}} ====Playoffs==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- ! Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"|[1970](/source/1970_NBA_playoffs) | style="text-align:left;"|[Atlanta](/source/1969%E2%80%9370_Atlanta_Hawks_season) | 6 || 7.0 || .455 || 1.000 || 2.0 || .3 || 5.7 {{s-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{basketballstats|bbr=n/newmada01}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newmark, Dave}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century American Jews Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:20th-century Israeli sportsmen Category:Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) alumni Category:American men's basketball players Category:Atlanta Hawks players Category:Basketball players from Brooklyn Category:Carolina Cougars players Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Chicago Bulls draft picks Category:Chicago Bulls players Category:Columbia Lions men's basketball players Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Category:Israeli Basketball Premier League players Category:Israeli men's basketball players Category:Jewish American basketball players Category:Jews from New York (state) Category:Minnesota Pipers draft picks Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Category:People from Brighton Beach Category:Pittsburgh Pipers draft picks {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dave Newmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Newmark) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Newmark?action=history)). 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