John Newman III, a guard who played his first three seasons for the Clemson Tigers and had said he planned to return to his hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, to play for UNC Greensboro, tweeted Tuesday night that he'll instead follow former UNCG head coach Wes Miller to Cincinnati to play for the Bearcats as a senior.
The 6-foot-5 Newman averaged 3.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 15.6 minutes per game over 22 games last season. As a sophomore, he started all 31 games in which he appeared for Clemson, averaging 9.