Bill Newton (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bill Newton (basketball)

Professional basketball player

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1950

Place of Birth: Rockville, Indiana, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bill R.
Newton (born December 22, 1950) is an American retired power forward–center who played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Indiana Pacers during the 1972–73 and 1973–74 seasons.
Born in Rockville, Indiana, he attended Louisiana State University. While at Louisiana State, he amassed 1,339 career points & 802 career rebounds.
He finished his career as the school's 4th all-time leading rebounder.
While at LSU, he helped lead them to the 1970 NIT Final Four, was a 2-time ALL-$EC selection and team captain & MVP his senior year (1971–72).
He participated in 1972 U.S.
Olympic trials and selected as an alternate.
He was named to LSU's 1970s All-Decade Team. He played for coach Press Maravich. In 2013, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame He attended Rockville, Indiana High School, leading the Rox to a record of 19-3 and a Wabash River Conference title his senior season (1967–68).
He led the state of Indiana in rebounding (22.0 rbs/game) his senior season.