GLENDALE, ARIZONA – APRIL 08: Tristen Newton #2 of the Connecticut Huskies dribbles up court during the National College Basketball Championship game against the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
The Indiana Pacers selected UConn's Tristen Newton with the 49th overall pick in Round 2 of the NBA Draft Thursday.
Newton is a back-to-back NCAA champion with the Huskies.
He was named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in April.
Newton was also a consensus First Team All-American, the Associated Press Big East Player of the Year, and the Big East Tournament MVP.
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The now former UConn guard is from El Paso, Texas.
