Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Akron on November 3, 2025 , Loss , 71, to, 85
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Jersey Number 33
Gabe Newhof
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 236
- Hometown:
- Hudsonville, Mich.
- High School:
- Unity Christian High
- Previous:
- Spring Arbor
- Major:
- Individualized Studies
CAREER SNAPSHOT
BEFORE JMU
Spring Arbor (2022-25):
Spradlin on Newhof:
"Gabe comes to us after being one of the nation's top players at the NAIA level. Making the jump to Division I is a challenge that he is looking forward to embracing, along with our staff and the experience we have enjoyed with other top NAIA forwards. His size, skill, and athleticism will translate to this level, but his work ethic and IQ will allow him to make an immediate impact."
- In three seasons at Spring Arbor University (Mich.), accumulated 1,911 points - 21.7 per game
- Third Team NAIA All-American in 2024-25
- Played in 88 games in three years, starting all 88
- Also has 703 rebounds in his career
- Has scored 10 points in all but two games - including 59 with 20+, 14 with 30+, and one 40-point game
BEFORE JMU
Spring Arbor (2022-25):
- NAIA Third Team All-American at Spring Arbor University (Mich.) in 2024-25, averaging 21.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game
- Played in and started 88 games across his three seasons
- Led Spring Arbor to the NAIA national tournament for the first time in five years in 2024-25, while also leading the Cougars to their first 20-win season since 2019-20
- Has averaged 21.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists throughout his career, along with blocking 80 shots and shooting 61.1 percent from the field
- Scored in double figures in all 31 games this past season, including 23 games with 20-plus and four 30-point games
- Season-high 36 points against Grace Christian (Nov. 5)
- Has amassed 1,911 points through three seasons – the ninth-most in SAU history
- Accrued 703 rebounds (8.0 per game) and 164 assists (1.9 per game) across his three years
- Averaged 24.3 points per game in 2023-24 and 19.3 per contest in 2022-23
Spradlin on Newhof:
"Gabe comes to us after being one of the nation's top players at the NAIA level. Making the jump to Division I is a challenge that he is looking forward to embracing, along with our staff and the experience we have enjoyed with other top NAIA forwards. His size, skill, and athleticism will translate to this level, but his work ethic and IQ will allow him to make an immediate impact."
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