Top 5 Freshman Point Guards 2010-2011

Florida was in on him as well. The big reason for the uncertainty in the recruitment were his grades and probability of qualifying.
 
From ESPN on Newell

Arizona, Providence, Florida, Rutgers, UConn, West Virginia and Penn State are actively recruiting him...

And DFWHoopster mentioned several times that Baylor was after him, too.
 
Baylor definitely liked him. They were recruiting Marquise Carter (Gonzaga), Newell, Gary Franklin (Cal), Josh Selby (Kansas), Phil Pressey (Missouri) and Stargell Love who ended up at Baylor. I know that they wanted Selby, Franklin and Pressey. I am not sure if Newell or Carter had committable offers but they sure thought highly of both players.
 
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