John Edward Newman III (born August 2, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Kortrijk Spurs of the BNXT League.

He was named to the Associated Press North Carolina All-State Team and finished his high school career with 1,400 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 steals.

[2] Newman also had offers from Boston College, Charlotte, Cincinnati, James Madison, Old Dominion, Providence and Wake Forest.

[7] On April 20, 2021 Newman announced he was decomitting from UNC Greensboro and would be transferring to Cincinnati, following Wes Miller who had recently been named as the new head coach for the Bearcats.

[10] Newman was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.