Ira Newble

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Ira Newble
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthfield (Southfield, Michigan)
College
Bakersfield Jam
(assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • Cyprus Basketball Division 1
    champion (2000)
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,930 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,114 (2.9 rpg)
Assists342 (0.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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

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

NBA Development League affiliate of Newble's former team Cleveland Cavaliers.[13]

In 2012, Newble 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

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
 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

Playoffs

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Ira Newble Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
  2. ^ "Ira Newble 2001-02 Game Log | Basketball-Reference.com".
  3. ^ "Ira Newble 2002-03 Game Log | Basketball-Reference.com".
  4. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  5. ^ Sonics Roster Updates
  6. ^ Lakers sign Ira Newble
  7. ^ Lakers Sign Ira Newble For Remainder Of Season
  8. ^ "Keravnos Strovolou basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket".
  9. ^ "Bnei Hasharon, Newble to replace Onyekwe". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  10. ^ Arisbc.gr πό τα κίτρινα των Lakers, στα κίτρινα του ΑΡΗ o IRA NEWBLE (in Greek)
  11. ^ Ira Newble signs for Caceres 2016
  12. ^ "Caceres replace Ira Newble with Shawn Taggart". Eurobasket. January 24, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  13. ^ Weir, Josh (March 31, 2012). "Newble returns to the court as coach with Charge". CantonRep.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "Bakersfield Jam Announce 2015-16 Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  15. ^ Cavs' Newble Takes Up Darfur Cause – FanHouse – AOL Sports Blog

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