Ira Reynolds Newble II (born January 20, 1975) is an American former professional

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player. He played in the NBA with the

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, Cleveland Cavaliers,

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, and Los Angeles Lakers.

College career

After graduating from

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in 1993, Newble went to

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before attending

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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-

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honors.

Professional career

Early career

Newble played for three seasons in the

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(IBA) and later the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before playing in 2000 overseas. He also played stints in the CBA in 2001 and the

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(USBL) in 2002.

NBA career

Newble signed as a free agent with the NBA's

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). He was waived by the Spurs after the season. He then signed with the

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. 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. On April 12, 2003, he set a career personal-best with 21 points against the

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, then topped that two days later with 23 against the Orlando Magic. 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. Injuries hampered Newble in the

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. 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

in a multi-player deal. He was waived by the Sonics one week later after playing just two games. In the

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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. Nine days later, the Lakers signed Newble for the remainder of the season. 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.

European career

Newble started his professional career overseas in the

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playing for Keravnos Strovolos. Keravnos won the

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championship in 2000. In March 2009, he signed with

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from the Israeli BSL for the remainder of the season. He joined the Greek League club

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Coaching career

In 2011, Newble became an assistant coach of the

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, the new NBA Development League affiliate of Newble's former team Cleveland Cavaliers. 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

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. He coached the Augusta Jaguars briefly before deciding the team and city were horrible. On October 31, 2015, he became an assistant coach for the

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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

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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

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for the

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 73 , , 45 , , 26.5 , , .495 , , .381 , , .778 , , 3.7 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .4 , , 7.7 , - , align="left" , 2003–04 , align="left" ,

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, 41 , , 13 , , 15.9 , , .449 , , .333 , , .769 , , 2.8 , , .3 , , .7 , , .2 , , 4.3 , - , align="left" , 2007–08 , align="left" ,

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L.A. Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

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Playoffs

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Notes

External links

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