 Newley playing withAustralia in 2014 | |
| Frankston Blues | |
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| Position | Small forward /shooting guard |
| League | NBL1 South |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (age 40) Adelaide,South Australia, Australia |
| Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| NBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 54th overall pick |
| Selected by theHouston Rockets | |
| Playing career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| 2002 | Forestville Eagles |
| 2003–2004 | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 2004–2007 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2005 | Forestville Eagles |
| 2007–2008 | Panionios |
| 2008–2009 | Panellinios |
| 2009–2010 | Beşiktaş |
| 2010–2012 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2012 | Valencia |
| 2012–2016 | Gran Canaria |
| 2016–2021 | Sydney Kings |
| 2017 | AEK Athens |
| 2021–2024 | Melbourne United |
| 2023–present | Frankston Blues |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professionalbasketball player for theFrankston Blues of theNBL1 South. After starting his career in Australia, playing for theAustralian Institute of Sport and theTownsville Crocodiles, Newley was drafted 54th overall by theHouston Rockets in the2007 NBA draft. He never played in the NBA and instead carved out a career in Europe, playing in Greece, Turkey, Lithuania, and Spain between 2007 and 2016. Between 2016 and 2024, he played in theNational Basketball League (NBL) for theSydney Kings andMelbourne United.
Newley was born inAdelaide,South Australia,[1][2] in the suburb ofLower Mitcham.[3] During his primary school days, he lived in South Australia,Northern Territory, andQueensland.[4] He attendedMountain Creek State High School on theSunshine Coast before moving back to Adelaide and attendingPasadena High School.[4] He attended Pasadena alongside futureNBA playerJoe Ingles.[5]
In 2002, Newley played in theCentral ABL for theForestville Eagles.[1][2] He moved toCanberra in 2003 to attend theAustralian Institute of Sport (AIS)[6] andLake Ginninderra Secondary College.[4] He played for the AIS in theSouth East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), averaging 17.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2003, and 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 2004. To cap off a successful 2004 SEABL season, Newley earned All-Eastern Conference first team honours and won the East Men's Australian Under-23 Youth Player of the Year award.[7]
Following the 2004 SEABL season, Newley joined theTownsville Crocodiles of theNational Basketball League (NBL). In the2004–05 season, he was the MVP of the league'sAll-Star Game and earnedRookie of the Year andBest Sixth Man honours, becoming the first player in league history to win both awards.[7] In 35 games, he averaged 16.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[8]
During the 2005 off-season, Newley re-joined the Forestville Eagles of the Central ABL. In six games, he averaged 24.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.[9]
In the2005–06 season, Newley averaged 19.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 32 games for the Crocodiles.[10]
After originally declaring for the2006 NBA draft, Newley later withdrew his name and returned to the Crocodiles for the2006–07 NBL season.[7] He played in the2006–07 NBL All-Star Game and was named to theAll-NBL Second Team.[7] In 35 games, he averaged 22.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[11]
In April 2007, Newley agreed to sign a two-year deal with theAdelaide 36ers.[12]
On 28 June 2007, Newley was selected with the 54th overall pick in the2007 NBA draft by theHouston Rockets.[13] He played for the Rockets in theNBA Summer League, where he averaged 3.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in three games with one start.[14]
In August 2007, Newley signed withPanionios for the2007–08 Greek Basket League season.[15] In just his fourth league game, he scored 32 points, on 12-of-12 shooting, in a win overAEK Athens. By making 8-of-8 three-pointers in the game, he set a new record in theGreek Basket League competition.[16] He was later named to the 2008 Greek League All-Star game. In 26 regular season games in the Greek League, he averaged 10.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game, before averaging 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 steals in 12 playoff games.[17]
On 16 July 2008, Newley signed withPanellinios for the2008–09 Greek Basket League season.[18] In 26 regular season games in the Greek League, he averaged 11.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game, before averaging 6.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two playoff games.[17]
Following the 2008–09 season, Newley once again played for theHouston Rockets in theNBA Summer League, where he averaged 6.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in five games with three starts.[19]
On 21 July 2009, Newley signed withBeşiktaş of theTurkish Basketball Super League for the2009–10 season.[20]
On 28 May 2010, Newley signed a two-year deal withLietuvos rytas of theLithuanian Basketball League.[21][22]
In January 2012, Newley left Lietuvos rytas and signed with Spanish clubValencia of theLiga ACB for the rest of the2011–12 season.[23]
On 9 August 2012, Newley signed with Spanish clubGran Canaria for the2012–13 ACB season.[24] He re-signed with Canaria in 2013,[25] 2014[26] and 2015.[27]
In the2014–15 season, Newley averaged 10.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, in 32 games played in the Spanish League,[28] and 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in theEuropean-wide 2nd-tier level league, theEuroCup,[29] as his team made it to the2014–15 EuroCup Finals.
On 8 June 2016, Newley signed a three-year deal with theSydney Kings of the AustralianNBL.[30][31] On 17 November 2016, he scored a season-high 34 points in a 93–80 loss to thePerth Wildcats.[32] For the2016–17 season, he was named to theAll-NBL Second Team.[33] Following the NBL season, Newley played in Greece forAEK Athens to complete the2016–17 Greek League season.[34]
Newley returned to the Kings for the2017–18 NBL season.[35]
On 29 March 2019, Newley re-signed with the Kings on a two-year deal.[36] In the2019–20 NBL season, the Kings won the minor premiership with a first-place finish and a 20–8 record[37] and played in the NBL Grand Final series, where they lost 2–1 to the Perth Wildcats.[38]
On 8 July 2021, Newley signed withMelbourne United for the2021–22 NBL season.[39]
On 17 May 2022, Newley re-signed with United for the2022–23 NBL season.[40] In December 2022, he played his 300th NBL game.[41]
Newley joined theFrankston Blues for the 2023NBL1 South season.[42]
On 24 April 2023, Newley re-signed with United for the2023–24 NBL season.[43] On 14 February 2024, he announced that he would retire from the NBL at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[44]
On 15 July 2023, Newley re-signed with the Frankston Blues for two NBL1 South seasons.[45]
In 2017, Newley'sNBA draft rights were traded by the Houston Rockets to theLos Angeles Lakers.[46] In 2022, his draft rights were traded by the Lakers to theNew York Knicks.[47][48]
Newley was a member of the Australian Under-19 junior national team that won the gold medal at the2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where he scored 16 points againstLithuania in the final.[49]
Newley made his senior debut with theAustralian national basketball team in 2005.[50] He helped the Boomers win gold at the2006 Commonwealth Games. Additionally, he was selected in the Boomers squad for the2006 FIBA World Championship.[50] In this tournament, despite limited game time, he averaged 8.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Newley was also selected to play in the2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. He averaged 12.7 points per game, shooting at 57% from the field and 45% from three-point range during the Olympics.
Newley later represented Australia at the2010 FIBA World Championship, the2012 London Summer Olympics, and the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[51]
Newley has one younger sister,Mia, who also plays basketball.[52]
Newley and his wife Brigid have two children.[53][54][55]
In April 2024, Newley joined theMelbourne United front office in the community and commercial departments as well as the club's player sponsorship program.[56]
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