Kansas sophomore combo guard Malik Newman stood a step past the three-point line and demonstrated his soft touch on a series of long-distance shots Tuesday at Washburn University’s Lee Arena.
“Silky,” first-year Washburn head coach and former KU guard Brett Ballard exclaimed into a hand-held microphone as he performed running commentary of a contest in which the 6-foot-3, 190-pound Newman outgunned a pair of enthusiastic, young Ichabod basketball campers for the victory.
Newman showed similar shooting form the last two Wednesdays at Bill Self’s basketball camp. Newman cashed in five three-pointers and scored 21 points in one Self campers game and four threes en route to 18 points in another at Horejsi Center.