Asa Newell

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Destin, Fla.
High School:
Montverde Academy
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• Recipient of the Mike & Ruth Kooyman Scholarship for 2024-25.

2024-25 Season Highlights:
• Named to the Freshman All-SEC team in balloting of coaches, UGA’s 15th honoree since the award’s inception in 1987.
• Selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week four times – on Nov. 18, Dec. 9, Jan. 13 and Feb. 10 – to match Anthony Edwards’ record for most SEC Freshman of the Week honors by a Bulldog.
• A second-team member of Andy Katz’s All-Freshman team for @NCAAMarchMadnessMBB.
• Featured on The Athletic’s five-player midseason Freshman All-America team.
• Tabbed a top-10 candidate for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award – top center in the nation.
• Younger brother of redshirt sophomore Jaden Newell.
• Became the first freshman to lead the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding since Jumaine Jones in 1997-98.
• Finished the season with 509 points and 227 rebounds, the fourth-best scoring tally and fifth-best rebounding count ever by a Georgia freshman.
• Also led the Bulldogs in double-figure scoring outputs (30), 20-point games (six), double-digit rebounding tallies (seven) and double-doubles (seven).
• Among SEC statistical leaders, finished the season ranked No. 14 in scoring (15.4 ppg), No. 9 in rebounding (6.9 rpg), No. 3 in field goal percentage (.543), No. 2 in offensive rebounding (3.3 orpg) and fifth in double-doubles (seven).
• Finished the season ranked No. 50 nationally – including No. 3 among freshmen – in field goal percentage (.543).
• Produced the fourth-most double-doubles by a freshman nationally, tying Cooper Flagg from Duke and Ace Bailey from Rutgers with seven such outings.
• Exploded for 26 points in the season opener against Tennessee Tech, equaling Dominique Wilkins’ record for the highest offensive output by a Bulldog freshmen in their debut.
• Reached double figures just 7:10 into his collegiate career.
• Also hauled in 11 rebounds against the Golden Eagles to secure his first career double-double.
• Scored five straight points in 49 seconds to thwart a No. 22 St. John’s rally that had turn a nine-point lead into a three-point deficit.
• Opened SEC play with a double-double that featured what was then a career-high 13 boards at No. 24 Ole Miss.
• Produced four of his six 20-point efforts in the final eight games of the season, including 21 against Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament and 20 versus Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament.
• Grabbed 17 rebounds against Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament, the most by a Bulldog since current Portland Trail Blazer Toumani Camara’s 17 boards against Montana in Dec. 2020.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Kevin Boyle as a junior and senior at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.
• A consensus five-star prospect ranked as high as the No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2024 by On3.com sports.
• In the final Class of 2024 lists of prospects, tabbed No. 11 by On3.com, No. 12 by ESPN.com, No. 12 in the On3.com composite, No. 13 by Rivals.com, No. 14 in the 247Sports.com composite and No. 18 by 247Sports.com.
• Rated as the No. 2 power forward in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.com and On3.com and the No. 2 small forward by Rivals.com.
• The second-highest prospect ever for Georgia according to ESPN, following only No. 4 Anthony Edwards in 2019.
• The fourth-highest signee for the Bulldogs in the 247Sports.com composite since its inception in 2003, trailing No. 2 Anthony Edwards in 2019, No. 5 Lou Williams in 2005 and No.11 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in 2011.
• An honorable mention honoree on the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-America team for 2024.
• Enjoyed a strong showing in the Jordan Brand Classic, scoring 12 points (on 5-of-7 FGs and 2-of-3 3FGs) and grabbing eight rebounds for Team Air in a 119-113 loss to Team Flight.
• Selected by USA Basketball for National Teams competing in three major events – the 2022 U17 FIBA World Cup, the 2023 U19 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit.
• In the 2022 U17 World Cup, averaged 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds while helping the U.S. capture the Gold Medal in Malaga, Spain.
• In the 2023 U19 World Cup, contributed 7.7 points, 5.6 boards and a team-high 2.3 blocks per game as the U.S. finished fourth in Debrecen, Hungary.
• In the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit, was the USA’s second leading scorer and rebounder with a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds in a team-leading 30:36 of playing time to help the Americans top Team World 98-75 at the Moda Center in Portland.
• Over 106 career games played at Choctawhatchee High School and Montverde Academy, scored 985 points (9.3 ppg) and grabbed 547 rebounds (5.2 rpg).
• During his prep career, notched 53 double-figure scoring outputs, with 10 20-point performances and a career-high 34 points against Mosley High during his sophomore season.
• As a senior, averaged 11.4 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 67.6 percent from the floor to help lead the Monteverde Eagles to a 35-0 record as the consensus No. 1-ranked team in the nation.
• As a junior, averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 boards to help Montverde finish 24-3 and ranked No. 2 by ESPN and No. 4 by USA Today.
• Coached by Andrew Thigpen as a freshman and by Michael Memmen as a sophomore at Choctawhatchee High School.
• Played with his older brother and Georgia teammate Jaden during his first two seasons of high school hoops.
• As a sophomore, averaged 14.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists to help Choctawhatchee post a 14-15 record and reach the first round of Florida’s Class 5A state tournament.
• As a freshman, averaged 4.0 points and 1.7 rebounds for the Indians as they compiled a 26-3 record and finished as runner-up in the 5A state tourney.

Personal:
• Born October 5, 2005, Asa is the son of Justin Newell and Carmen Mitchell-Newell and intends to major in Communications.
• Asa's association with the University of Georgia goes much deeper than his one season with the Bulldogs. Born in Atlanta, he lived in Jefferson and Athens for the first 10 years of his life.
• Both his maternal grandmother, Jacqueline Mitchell, and paternal great-grandmother, Ellie Davis, worked on campus. Mitchell was on the staff in the President’s Office, while Davis at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
• He attended the McPhaul Center, UGA’s child development lab located across the street from Stegeman Coliseum, and also took piano, swimming and drama lessons on campus.