Kristen_Newlin

Kristen Newlin

Kristen Newlin

Turkish American basketball player

Kristen Michelle Newlin (born May 8, 1985) a.k.a. Nevin Nevlin is a Turkish American basketball player at the center position who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Born in Kailua, Hawaii Newlin is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin was a member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul.

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She acquired Turkish citizenship in 2008 and consequently adopted the Turkish name of Nevin.[1] She played first times for Turkey against Serbia and she scored 7 points in 23 minutes.[2]

On 10 January 2009, she played in the Turkish Women's Basketball League All-Star match.

High school years

She played for Riverton High School in Riverton, Wyoming.[3]

College years

She played for Stanford University in the NCAA with 5,6 ppg, 5,2 rpg (2003–04), 8,2 ppg, 5,0 rpg (2004–05), 8,3 ppg, 6,8 rpg (2005–06) and 7,0 ppg, 7,9 rpg (2005–06).[4]

Stanford statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
More information Year, Team ...

WNBA career

She drafted 34th overall for Houston Comets[6] in the 2007 WNBA draft but however on 10 May 2007, she signed a contract with the Indiana Fever.[7]

Europe career

  • 2007–08 Turkey Botaş Spor
  • 2008–... Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul
    • Turkish Championship: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
    • Turkish Cup: 2008, 2009
    • Turkish Presidents Cup: 2010

International career

Newlin plays for Turkey women's national basketball team.

Personal life

Newlin's brother is Brett Newlin, an American rower who won silver in the 2005 World Rowing Championships and competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Newlin back to be Nevin
  2. [2]
    Nevin played first
  3. [3]
    Profile on scout.com
  4. [4]
    Profile on wnba.com
  5. [5]
    "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  6. [6]
    "WNBA 2007 Draft List". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  7. [7]
    Newlin sign as a free agent
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