Jaden Newell bio

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

◊ Coached by Mike Memmen as a senior and by Andrew Thigpen as a junior and a sophomore at Choctawhatchee High. ◊ Played in 50 games for Choctaw High’s Indians, including 29 contests as a senior. ◊ As a senior, averaged 4.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game to help Choctaw post a 14-15 record and reach the first round of the Florida 5A state tournament. ◊ Helped the fourth-seeded Indians upset topseeded Godby, 69-55, in the semifinals of the 5A District 1 tournament before falling to Pine Forest, 70-62, in the championship matchup. Pine Forest went on to reach the semifinals of the 5A state tourney. ◊ Scored a career-high 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds – one shy of his career high – in Choctaw’s season-ending setback to Riverside in the round of 32 of the state tournament. ◊ Collected a career-most nine rebounds in a 55-47 victory over Escambia on Jan. 11. ◊ Popped for 10 points in a 49-44 victory over Milton, more than 20 percent of the Indians’ total offensive output in the Jan. 17 contest. ◊ As a junior, helped the Indians to a 26-3 record and a runner-up performance in the Florida 5A state tourney. ◊ Played in 20 games during his junior season, averaging 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds. ◊ The Indians finished the season at No. 22 overall in MaxPrep’s all-classification rankings for the state of Florida. ◊ Debuted on the varsity during his sophomore year at Choctaw, which finished 22-7 and advanced to the round of 16 of Florida’s 2020 7A state tournament that season.

PERSONAL:

◊ Born January 8, 2004, Jaden is the son of Justin Newell and Carmen Mitchell-Newell and is undecided on a major. ◊ Lived in Athens for six years during his childhood – from when he was 6-12 years old – while his grandmother, Jacqueline Mitchell, served as an administrative assistant in Human Resources at UGA.