Courtney Newton

Career Capsule
Owns a share of the school record for 3-point field goal percentage in a game, hitting all five of her attempts against Georgia on Jan. 27, 2011 … three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … was the University[apos]s nominee for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Scholarship in 2012 and was on the SEC Women[apos]s Basketball Community Service Team … transformed her game over her five-year career, finishing as a hard-nosed forward after beginning her career on the perimeter.

Senior Year (2011-12)
Named to the SEC Community Service Team … was the University[apos]s nominee for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Scholarship … started 30 of the 32 games in she played … was team[apos]s top rebounder once (Clemson) … hit a 3-pointer early in NCAA Tournament first-round win over Eastern Michigan to stymie a quick start to the Eagle offense … added five points on Senior Day against Arkansas with a 3-pointer and a put-back of her own miss … played a season-high 24 minutes at #13/10 Kentucky … hit a 3 to start the second half at Alabama, her first of the SEC season … suffered a concussion late in the first half against Ole Miss and missed the next two games … scored a pair of 3-pointers for season-high six points against Alabama A&M.

Junior Year (2010-11)
Started the final 16 games, seeing action in 28 on the season … added seven points to the WNIT first-round win over Appalachian State, her highest scoring output since sparking the win over Georgia (1/27) … was second on the team with 29.5 minutes per game during the SEC Tournament … ripped down three of her five rebounds on the offensive end in SEC Tournament game against Ole Miss, adding five points as well … tied for team-high honors with seven rebounds, tying her career high … hit back-to-back 3s during big run to open second half against Auburn while handing out a team-high four assists .. for second-straight game, was second on the team with six rebounds at #4/4 Tennessee … tied her season high with six boards – second on the team – and netted five points at Mississippi State … was huge defensively against SEC leading scorer Victoria Dunlap in win over #15/18 Kentucky … snagged two of her four rebounds at Arkansas on the offensive end, including a crucial one that gave Valerie Nainima a second-chance 3-pointer inside 20 seconds to play as the Gamecocks erased a seven-point deficit in the final 90 seconds to send the game to overtime … played a career game in win over #20/24 Georgia, leading the team with 16 points on a perfect 5-of-5 night from 3-point range, her highest point total since her true freshman season … matched her season high with four rebounds and blocked two shots against Alabama … was physical inside against #5/6 Tennessee, battling for a pair of rebounds … drew her first start of the season at Ole Miss turned in season highs in points (6) and rebounds (4), burying both her 3-point attempts … was a huge contributor in comeback against LSU, grabbing thee rebounds with hard-nosed play in the post … tied her season high with three rebounds against South Carolina State … hit a pair of free throws in a season-high 14 minutes against Presbyterian … netted her first points of the season on a 3-pointer in the second half against Charleston Southern … drew the second-half start at #3/2 Stanford, playing a season-high 11 minutes … made her season debut against Illinois, returning to the lineup for the first time since December 2, 2009, following a knee injury.

Sophomore Year (2009-10)
Suffered an injury to her right knee in practice on Dec. 11 and will have season-ending surgery this week … grabbed a pair of rebounds against High Point … played in two of three games at the Paradise Jam, making her season debut against No. 5/6 Notre Dame after missing the first three games due to injury … buried her first 3-pointer of the season against the Fighing Irish.

Freshman Year (2008-09)
Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Sports Academic Honor Roll … played in 22 games, including eight starts in the team[apos]s last nine outings, after missing the first two games with a right knee injury … averaged 2.9 points and 2.7 rebounds … handed out a team-high four assists against Kentucky … pulled in a career-high seven rebounds at No. 15/15 Florida to tie for team-high honors, adding eight points and a career-high-tying four steals … nagged six rebounds and handed out a season-high four assists against Alabama … pulled down a then-career-high six rebounds at Arkansas … scored a season-high 12 points and picked up a career-high four steals against Ole Miss … netted nine points and swiped three steals at Kentucky … drew her first start of the season against LSU, scoring seven points, including a career-best 4-of-4 free throw showing … poured in 10 points, including a 3-pointer in the last second of the first half, and grabbed a career-high five rebounds at Ole Miss … hit the only shot she took, a 3-pointer, against No. 19 Florida … battled for a pair of rebounds and swiped a steal against Jacksonville … hit her first basket of the season against Charlotte, scoring five points and snagging three rebounds … provided great energy off the bench and grabbed three rebounds in just six minutes against No. 3/4 Stanford … saw her most minutes of the season with 17 against USC Upstate, grabbing four rebounds … scored her first points of the season with a pair of free throws against High Point … grabbed three rebounds in her season debut against Davidson.

Redshirt Year (2007-08)
Suffered a knee injury against Illinois (Nov. 23) and underwent season-ending surgery on Jan. 11 … had started four of five games prior to her injury … led the team with a season-high 17 points, on 6-of-11 shooting, including three 3-pointers, and handed out four assists against Buffalo … dished out four assists against Virginia … opened her college career with six assists against just one turnover and scored three points against Saint Francis (Pa.).

High School
Played four years for coach Angela Middleton …earned a spot on the Georgia All-Star team her senior year after averaging 24.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game … was a Street & Smith[apos]s honorable mention All-America selection … was named first-team all-area her freshman, sophomore and senior years … earned honorable mention all-state status as a sophomore … averaged 15 points per game as a freshman, 19.5 points per game as a sophomore and 24 points per game as a junior before sustaining a season-ending knee injury … scored more than 1,000 points through her first three years at the high school level … played her AAU ball with the Georgia Metros, who were ranked as the No. 1 team in the country and won both the 2006 USA Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C., and the Nike Nationals in Augusta, Ga. … helped her high school team to the Elite Eight at the state tournament her freshman year … recognized as a scholar-athlete (3.5 grade point average or higher) every year of high school.