Mia Newley
| AIS Adelaide Lightning Townsville Fire | ||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | |||||||||
| League | WNBL | |||||||||
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| Born |
August 4, 1988 Bedford Park, South Australia | |||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||
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Mia Suzanne Newley (born 4 August 1988) is an Australian women's basketball player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1][2] Her married name is Mia Murray.[3]
Biography
Newley commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 2006. Since then, Newley has played for the AIS (2006 to 2008), Adelaide Lightning (2008/09 to 2010/11), and Townsville Fire (2011/12 to present).[4]
Considered dangerous at both ends of the floor, Newley’s size makes her a difficult match-up for opposition teams and her shooting ability from beyond the arc ensures that she spreads the court.[4] In the 2015 WNBL Grand Final, Newley won the MVP award after finishing with a game-high 23 points at 50 per cent, including 3-of-5 threes, seven rebounds and three assists performance.[5][6][7]
At official FIBA events, Newley played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.[8] At the World University Games, Newley won Bronze medals in 2009 and 2011.[4]
Newley's brother, Brad, is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for CB Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB in Spain.[3][9]
References
- ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Player Profile: Mia Murray. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Newley returns to the Fire (2015). Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- 1 2 Newley name still going strong for Townsville basketball (July 5, 2015). Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- 1 2 3 Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Mia Murray. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ↑ Nagy, Boti (March 9, 2015). Mia Newley leads way as Townsville Fire create unique slice of history. The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ O'Neil, Rohan (March 9, 2015). Mia Newley’s career night guides Townsville Fire to first title. Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ Ward, Roy (March 8, 2015). Townsville Fire win first WNBL championship beating Bendigo Spirit in grand final. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ FIBA Archive. 2007 FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Basketball Australia. Brad Newley. Retrieved 2015-12-16.