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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 on July 25, 1990, in San Jose, California, the second child of Carmelita (née Duque), a Filipina from Parañaque, and Eric, an African American. He has one older brother, Eric Jr., and two younger sisters, Nishelle and Melissa. Growing up, his primary sports were baseball and football, and he did not play basketball until seventh grade. When the Newsomes moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he attended Rio Rancho High School and helped the Rio Rancho Rams win the 5A State Championship in 2007.
Newsome attended 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 Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Philippines national team that will compete in 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.
Newsome suited up for the Hapee Fresh Fighters in the PBA D-League, where he teamed up with fellow college standouts and future draft batchmates Troy Rosario, Baser Amer, Garvo Lanete and Scottie Thompson. 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. Other nominees for the league's newcomer trophy were Maverick Ahanmisi, Arthur dela Cruz, Troy Rosario and Moala Tautuaa.
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.
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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 on July 25, 1990, in San Jose, California, the second child of Carmelita (née Duque), a Filipina from Parañaque, and Eric, an African American. He has one older brother, Eric Jr., and two younger sisters, Nishelle and Melissa. Growing up, his primary sports were baseball and football, and he did not play basketball until seventh grade. When the Newsomes moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he attended Rio Rancho High School and helped the Rio Rancho Rams win the 5A State Championship in 2007.
Newsome attended 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 Ateneo Blue Eagles and the Philippines national team that will compete in 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.
Newsome suited up for the Hapee Fresh Fighters in the PBA D-League, where he teamed up with fellow college standouts and future draft batchmates Troy Rosario, Baser Amer, Garvo Lanete and Scottie Thompson. 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. Other nominees for the league's newcomer trophy were Maverick Ahanmisi, Arthur dela Cruz, Troy Rosario and Moala Tautuaa.
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.
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