Kristen Michelle Newlin (born May 8, 1985) Nevin Nevlin is a former Turkish-American

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player at the center position who played mostly for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Born in

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Newlin is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin was a member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She acquired Turkish citizenship in 2008 and consequently adopted the Turkish name of Nevin. She played first times for

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against Serbia and she scored 7 points in 23 minutes. On 10 January 2009, she played in the Turkish Women's Basketball League

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match.

Early life

She played for Riverton High School in

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College career

She played for

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in the

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with 5,6 ppg, 5,2 rpg (2003–04), 8,2 ppg, 5,0 rpg (2004–05), 8,3 ppg, 6,8 rpg (2005–06) and 7,0 ppg, 7,9 rpg (2005–06).

College statistics

Source

WNBA career

She drafted 34th overall for

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in the

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but however on 10 May 2007, she signed a contract with the

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. Newlin sign as a free agent

Europe career

* 2007

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* 2007–2014 Fenerbahçe Istanbul **Turkish Championship: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 **Turkish Cup: 2008, 2009 **Turkish Presidents Cup: 2010 * 2014–2019 İstanbul Üniversitesi SK * 2019–2020 Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor

International career

Newlin plays for

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Personal life

Newlin's brother is Brett Newlin, an American

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who won silver in the

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and competed in the

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and

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Summer Olympics. She married Turkish professional basketball coach Emre Vatansever in 2014, and they have three children.

References

External links

Player profile on fenerbahce.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newlin, Kristen 1985 births Living people American emigrants to Turkey American women's basketball players American sportspeople of Turkish descent Basketball players from Hawaii Basketball players from Wyoming Botaş SK players Centers (basketball) Fenerbahçe women's basketball players Naturalized citizens of Turkey Sportspeople from Hawaii County, Hawaii People from Riverton, Wyoming Stanford Cardinal women's basketball players Turkish people of American descent Turkish women's basketball players 21st-century Turkish sportswomen