 Newble in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1975-01-20)January 20, 1975 (age 51) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southfield (Southfield, Michigan) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1997:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2010 |
| Position | Small forward /shooting guard |
| Number | 3, 14 |
| Coaching career | 2011–2016 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1997 | Wisconsin Blast |
| 1998–2000 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2000 | Keravnos Strovolos |
| 2000–2001 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2001 | Flint Fuze |
| 2002 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2002 | Oklahoma Storm |
| 2002–2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2003–2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2008 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | Bnei HaSharon |
| 2009 | Keravnos Strovolos |
| 2009–2010 | Cáceres 2016 Basket |
Coaching | |
| 2011–2012 | Canton Charge (assistant) |
| 2012–2015 | Austin Toros/Spurs (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Bakersfield Jam (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,930 (5.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,114 (2.9 rpg) |
| Assists | 342 (0.9 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Ira Reynolds Newble II (born January 20, 1975) is an American former professionalbasketball player. He played in theNational Basketball Association (NBA) for theSan Antonio Spurs,Atlanta Hawks,Cleveland Cavaliers,Seattle SuperSonics, andLos Angeles Lakers.
After graduating fromSouthfield High School in 1993, Newble went toMississippi Gulf Coast Community College before attendingMiami University in Ohio, where he studied sports marketing. As a senior at Miami, he averaged 11.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game while earning Honorable Mention All-Mid-American Conference honors.
Newble played for three seasons in theInternational Basketball Association (IBA) and later theContinental Basketball Association (CBA) before playing in 2000 overseas. He also played stints in the CBA in 2001 and theUnited States Basketball League (USBL) in 2002.
Newble signed as a free agent with the NBA'sSan Antonio Spurs and his NBA debut with in the 2000–2001 season, playing in 27 games, of which he started six. In just under seven minutes per game, he averaged 2.0 points per game (ppg) and 1.3 rebounds per game (rpg).[1] He was waived by the Spurs after the season.
He then signed with theAtlanta Hawks for the 2001–2002 season, and his playing time and production greatly increased. Playing 42 games (starting 35), he played over 30 minutes per game, averaging 8.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg, which would both be career highs for Newble. On April 13, 2002, against theCleveland Cavaliers, Newble set a then career single-game high with 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.[2] The following season, 2002–03, he played in 73 games (starting 45), averaging 7.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, and a career-high 1.4 assists per game.[1] On April 12, 2003, he set a career personal-best with 21 points against theWashington Wizards, then topped that two days later with 23 against theOrlando Magic.[3]
The Cleveland Cavaliers signed Newble as a free agent in July 2003. In the 2003–04 season, in 64 games (25 as a starter) playing about 19 minutes per game, he averaged 4.0 ppg and 2.4 rpg. In 2004–05, he played a career-high 74 games (starting a career-high 69), averaging 5.9 ppg and 3.0 rpg.[1]
Injuries hampered Newble in the2005–06 NBA season. He missed 21 games with a right foot strain and missed 14 games with a facial abscess, limiting him to 36 games. In 2006–07, he was limited to only 15 games. In 2007–08, he bounced back, playing in 41 games for the Cavs then, on February 21, 2008, he was traded to theSeattle SuperSonics in a multi-player deal.[4] He was waived by the Sonics one week later after playing just two games.[5] In the2006–07 NBA season he was a part of the team that won the Eastern Conference Championship.
In March, 2008, Newble signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.[6] Nine days later, the Lakers signed Newble for the remainder of the season.[7] He played six games for the Lakers, ending his eight-year NBA career with 1,930 points, 1,114 rebounds, 342 assists, 204 steals and 105 blocks in 380 games.[1]
Newble started his professional career overseas in theCypriot League playing forKeravnos Strovolos. Keravnos won theCyprus Basketball Division 1 championship in 2000.[8] In March 2009, he signed withBnei HaSharon from the IsraeliBSL for the remainder of the season.[9] He joined theGreek League clubAris Thessaloniki in August 2009.[10] He signed forCáceres 2016 Basket in December 2009.[11] Cáceres released him a month later.[12]
In 2011, Newble became an assistant coach of theCanton Charge, the newNBA Development League affiliate of Newble's former team Cleveland Cavaliers.[13]
In 2012, Newble became an assistant coach for theAustin Toros of theNBA Development League. He would continue to coach for the Toros under their last two seasons in that name before being renamed to theAustin Spurs. On October 31, 2015, he became an assistant coach for theBakersfield Jam.[14]
In 2007, Newble led a campaign to help bring awareness to China's involvement in thewar in Darfur as a weapons supplier.[15] Newble saw a letter thatAid Still Required had written expressing concern about investments funding the crisis. He collected signatures around the league for the letter that then was presented to the Chinese government and the President of theOlympic Committee for the2008 Summer Olympic Games.[16]
| 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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | San Antonio | 27 | 6 | 6.8 | .382 | .444 | .500 | 1.3 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 2.0 |
| 2001–02 | Atlanta | 42 | 35 | 30.3 | .498 | .143 | .852 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | 8.0 |
| 2002–03 | Atlanta | 73 | 45 | 26.5 | .495 | .381 | .778 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .4 | 7.7 |
| 2003–04 | Cleveland | 64 | 25 | 19.5 | .391 | .105 | .783 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 4.0 |
| 2004–05 | Cleveland | 74 | 69 | 24.8 | .429 | .358 | .797 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 5.9 |
| 2005–06 | Cleveland | 36 | 3 | 9.8 | .298 | .231 | .688 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 1.3 |
| 2006–07 | Cleveland | 15 | 1 | 8.6 | .432 | .533 | .600 | 2.0 | .1 | .4 | .0 | 3.1 |
| 2007–08 | Cleveland | 41 | 13 | 15.9 | .449 | .333 | .769 | 2.8 | .3 | .7 | .2 | 4.3 |
| 2007–08 | Seattle | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | .286 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| 2007–08 | L.A. Lakers | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | .333 | .500 | .000 | 1.8 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Career | 380 | 197 | 20.1 | .446 | .341 | .778 | 2.9 | .9 | .5 | .3 | 5.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cleveland | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | .4 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | Cleveland | 6 | 0 | 1.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2008 | L.A. Lakers | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 1.8 | .600 | .333 | .000 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .6 | |
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