1. Brad Newley was born on 18 February 1985 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Frankston Blues of the NBL1 South.
22 Facts About Brad Newley
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Brad Newley never played in the NBA and instead carved out a career in Europe, playing in Greece, Turkey, Lithuania, and Spain between 2007 and 2016.
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Brad Newley was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in the suburb of Lower Mitcham.
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Brad Newley attended Mountain Creek State High School on the Sunshine Coast before moving back to Adelaide and attending Pasadena High School.
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Brad Newley attended Pasadena alongside future NBA player Joe Ingles.
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In 2002, Brad Newley played in the Central ABL for the Forestville Eagles.
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Brad Newley moved to Canberra in 2003 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport and Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.
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Brad Newley played for the AIS in the South East Australian Basketball League, 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.
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On 28 June 2007, Brad Newley was selected with the 54th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
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Brad Newley played for the Rockets in the NBA Summer League, where he averaged 3.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in three games with one start.
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Brad Newley was later named to the 2008 Greek League All-Star game.
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On 28 May 2010, Brad Newley signed a two-year deal with Lietuvos rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
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Brad Newley re-signed with Canaria in 2013,2014 and 2015.
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On 8 June 2016, Brad Newley signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings of the Australian NBL.
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On 29 March 2019, Brad Newley re-signed with the Kings on a two-year deal.
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Brad Newley joined the Frankston Blues for the 2023 NBL1 South season.
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On 15 July 2023, Brad Newley re-signed with the Frankston Blues for two NBL1 South seasons.
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Brad Newley was a member of the Australian Under-19 junior national team that won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where he scored 16 points against Lithuania in the final.
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Brad Newley made his senior debut with the Australian national basketball team in 2005.
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Brad Newley helped the Boomers win gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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Brad Newley was selected to play in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
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Brad Newley later represented Australia at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.