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(Redirected from Nevin Nevlin) Turkish American basketball player
Nevin Newlin
Personal information
Born (1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 39)
Kailua, Hawaii
NationalityTurkish / American
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolRiverton (Riverton, Wyoming)
CollegeStanford (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007: 3rd round, 34th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career2007–2020
PositionCenter
Number43
Career history
2007Botaş SK
2007 - 2014Fenerbahçe
2014 - 2019İstanbul Üniversitesi SK
2019 - 2020Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (2004)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Kristen Michelle Newlin (born May 8, 1985) a.k.a. Nevin Nevlin is a former Turkish-American basketball player at the center position who played mostly 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.

She acquired Turkish citizenship 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.

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

Early life

She played for Riverton High School in Riverton, Wyoming.

College career

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).

College statistics

Source

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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 in the 2007 WNBA draft but however on 10 May 2007, she signed a contract with the Indiana Fever.

Europe career

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.

She married Turkish professional basketball coach Emre Vatansever in 2014, and they have three children.

See also

References

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

External links

Turkey squad – EuroBasket 2011 – Silver Medal
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