Ira Newble

Ira Reynolds Newble II (born January 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics, and Los Angeles Lakers.

Ira Newble
Newble in 2005
Personal information
Born (1975-01-20) January 20, 1975
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthfield (Southfield, Michigan)
College
NBA draft1997 / Undrafted
Playing career1997–2010
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Number3, 14
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1997Wisconsin Blast
1998–2000Idaho Stampede
2000Keravnos Strovolos
2000–2001San Antonio Spurs
2001Flint Fuze
2002Atlanta Hawks
2002Oklahoma Storm
2002–2003Atlanta Hawks
20032008Cleveland Cavaliers
2008Seattle SuperSonics
2008Los Angeles Lakers
2009Bnei HaSharon
2009Keravnos Strovolos
2009–2010Cáceres 2016 Basket
As coach:
2011–2012Canton Charge (assistant)
2012–2015Austin Toros/Spurs (assistant)
2015–2016Bakersfield Jam (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,930 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,114 (2.9 rpg)
Assists342 (0.9 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

After graduating from Southfield High School in 1993, Newble went to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College before attending Miami 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.

Professional career

Early career

Newble played for three seasons in the International Basketball Association (IBA) and later the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before playing in 2000 overseas. He also played stints in the CBA in 2001 and the United States Basketball League (USBL) in 2002.

NBA career

Newble signed as a free agent with the NBA's San 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 the Atlanta 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 the Cleveland 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 the Washington Wizards, then topped that two days later with 23 against the Orlando 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 the 2005–06 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 the Seattle SuperSonics in a multi-player deal.[4] He was waived by the Sonics one week later after playing just two games.[5] In the 2006–07 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]

European career

Newble started his professional career overseas in the Cypriot League playing for Keravnos Strovolos. Keravnos won the Cyprus Basketball Division 1 championship in 2000.[8] In March 2009, he signed with Bnei HaSharon from the Israeli BSL for the remainder of the season.[9] He joined the Greek League club Aris Thessaloniki in August 2009.[10] He signed for Cáceres 2016 Basket in December 2009.[11] Cáceres released him a month later.[12]

Coaching career

In 2011, Newble became an assistant coach of the Canton Charge, the new NBA Development League affiliate of Newble's former team Cleveland Cavaliers.[13]

In 2012, Newble became an assistant coach for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. He would continue to coach for the Toros under their last two seasons in that name before being renamed to the Austin Spurs. On October 31, 2015, he became an assistant coach for the Bakersfield Jam.[14]

Darfur Campaign

In 2007, Newble led a campaign to help bring awareness to China's involvement in the Darfur crisis. Newble saw a letter that Aid Still Required had written expressing concern about investments funding the crisis in Darfur. He collected signatures around the league for the letter that then was presented to the Chinese Government and the President of the Olympic Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.[15]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 San Antonio 2766.8.382.444.5001.3.2.1.12.0
2001–02 Atlanta 423530.3.498.143.8525.31.1.9.58.0
2002–03 Atlanta 734526.5.495.381.7783.71.4.7.47.7
2003–04 Cleveland 642519.5.391.105.7832.41.1.4.34.0
2004–05 Cleveland 746924.8.429.358.7973.01.2.7.25.9
2005–06 Cleveland 3639.8.298.231.6881.6.3.1.31.3
2006–07 Cleveland 1518.6.432.533.6002.0.1.4.03.1
2007–08 Cleveland 411315.9.449.333.7692.8.3.7.24.3
2007–08 Seattle 208.5.286.000.000.0.5.0.02.0
2007–08 L.A. Lakers 605.2.333.500.0001.8.5.2.21.2
Career 38019720.1.446.341.7782.9.9.5.35.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006 Cleveland 502.21.0001.000.000.4.0.2.01.4
2007 Cleveland 601.7.000.000.000.2.2.0.0.0
2008 L.A. Lakers 101.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career 1201.8.600.333.000.3.1.1.0.6

Notes

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