Mia Suzanne Murray (''née Newley'', born 4 August 1988) is an Australian women's

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player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels.Women's National Basketball League. Player Profile
Mia Murray
Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2015-12-16. She began going by her married name, Mia Murray, in 2015.''Newley name still going strong for Townsville basketball''
(5 July 2015). Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-16.

Biography

Murray commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 2006. Since then, Murray has played for the

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(2006 to 2008),

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(2008/09 to 2010/11), and

Townsville Fire The Townsville Fire are an Australian professional female basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). They are the only female professional sporting team of any discipline in the northern half of Australia. The ...

(2011/12 to present).Fox Sports Pulse
''Player Profile: Mia Murray''
Retrieved 2016-12-16. Considered dangerous at both ends of the floor, Murray’s size makes her a difficult match-up for opposition teams and her shooting ability from beyond the arc ensures that she spreads the court. In the 2015 WNBL Grand Final, Murray won the MVP award after finishing with a game-high 23 points at 50 per cent, including 3-of-5 threes, seven rebounds and three assists performance. At official

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events, Murray played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.FIBA Archive. 2007 FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Women
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Retrieved 2015-12-16. At the World University Games, Newley won Bronze medals in 2009 and 2011. Murray's brother,

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, is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for

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in the NBL.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Mia 1988 births Living people Australian women's basketball players Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players Adelaide Lightning players Townsville Fire players Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Guards (basketball) Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Basketball players from Adelaide Sportswomen from South Australia