Kristen Newlin
No. 43 – Fenerbahçe Istanbul | |
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Position | Center |
League | Turkish Women's Basketball League Euroleague Women |
Personal information | |
Born | Kailua, Hawaii | May 8, 1985
Nationality | Turkish / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Riverton (Riverton, Wyoming) |
College | Stanford (2003–2007) |
WNBA draft | 2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 34th overall |
Selected by the Houston Comets | |
Playing career | 2007–present |
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 she is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin became a valuable member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Although she is known with her size, Kristen Nevlin is a very good mid-range shooter, a good rebounder in the low post, she has been flirting with WNBA teams for two years.
She acquired Turkish citizenship[1] in 2008 and consequently adopted the Turkish name of Nevin. She played first times for Turkey against Serbia and she scored 7 points in 23 minutes.[2]
On 10 January 2009 she played for 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]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2003–04 | Stanford | 30 | 167 | 46.4 | – | 72.5 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
2004–05 | Stanford | 35 | 287 | 52.1 | 66.7 | 68.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 8.2 |
2005–06 | Stanford | 26 | 216 | 49.4 | 33.3 | 54.9 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
2006–07 | Stanford | 34 | 238 | 51.1 | 29.7 | 50.0 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
Career | Stanford | 125 | 908 | 50.0 | 29.6 | 62.2 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
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 Botaş Spor
- 2008–... 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[]
- ^ Newlin back to be Nevin
- ^ Nevin played first
- ^ Profile on scout.com
- ^ Profile on wnba.com
- ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "WNBA 2007 Draft List". Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ Newlin sign as a free agent
External links[]
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American emigrants to Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- American people of Turkish descent
- Basketball players from Hawaii
- Basketball players from Wyoming
- Botaş SK players
- Centers (basketball)
- Fenerbahçe women's basketball players
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- People from Hawaii (island)
- People from Riverton, Wyoming
- Stanford Cardinal women's basketball players
- Turkish people of American descent
- Turkish women's basketball players