Ira Newble
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| Position | Small forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jersey | #14 |
| Born | January 20, 1975 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Southfield |
| College | Miami (OH) |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | San Antonio Spurs (2000–2001) Atlanta Hawks (2001–2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2008) Seattle Supersonics (2008) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Ira Newble (born January 20, 1975, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He previously played for the San Antonio Spurs, the Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Seattle SuperSonics. He attended and graduated from Southfield High School, in Southfield, Michigan in 1993. He went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where he studied sports marketing.
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[edit] College career
Newble went to Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College before attending Miami University. While at Mississippi Gulf Coast, he averaged 1.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in his two seasons there. As a senior in Miami University, he averaged 3.2 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game while earning Honorable Mention All-Mid American Conference honors.
[edit] NBA career
After an uneventful first season with the Spurs and one and-a-half consistent ones with the Hawks, the Cavaliers signed Newble as a free agent on July of 2003. 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. On December, 2007, it was revealed that the Cavaliers fined Newble and Damon Jones an undisclosed amount of money, for refusing to come off the bench during the final minute of their Christmas Day win over the Miami Heat.[1] On February 21, 2008 he was traded to the Seattle Supersonics in a multi-player deal including Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall, and more .[2] He was then waived by the Sonics one week later.[3] On March, 2008, it was confirmed that Newble signed a ten-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.[4] Nine days later, the Lakers signed Newble for the remainder of the 2007-2008 Season.[5]
[edit] Campaign
Ira Newble leads a campaign to help bring awareness to China's involvement in the Darfur crisis. He is collecting signatures around the league for a letter that then will be presented to the Chinese government and the President of the Olympic Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Report: Cavs' Jones, Newble refused to play game's final minute., ESPN.com, December 28, 2007
- ^ NBA.com: February 2008 Transactions. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Sonics Roster Updates
- ^ Lakers sign Ira Newble
- ^ Lakers Sign Ira Newble For Remainder Of Season
- ^ Cavs' Newble Takes Up Darfur Cause - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog
[edit] External links
- Ira Newble Info Page at NBA.com
- Ira Newble Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
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