Kristen Michelle Newlin (born May 8, 1985) a.k.a. Nevin Nevlin is a former Turkish-American basketball player at the center position who played mostly for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Born in Kailua, Hawaii 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.[1] She played first times for Turkey against Serbia and she scored 7 points in 23 minutes.[2]

On 10 January 2009, she played in the Turkish Women's Basketball League All-Star match.

Early life

She played for Riverton High School in Riverton, Wyoming.[3]

College career

She played for Stanford University in the NCAA 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).[4]

College statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Stanford 30 167 46.4 72.5 5.2 0.5 0.4 1.7 5.6
2004–05 Stanford 35 287 52.1 66.7 68.5 5.0 0.8 0.4 0.9 8.2
2005–06 Stanford 26 216 49.4 33.3 54.9 6.8 1.2 0.4 1.5 8.3
2006–07 Stanford 34 238 51.1 29.7 50.0 7.9 1.3 0.4 1.3 7.0
Career Stanford 125 908 50.0 29.6 62.2 6.2 1.0 0.4 1.3 7.3

WNBA career

She drafted 34th overall for Houston Comets[6] in the 2007 WNBA draft but however on 10 May 2007, she signed a contract with the Indiana Fever.[7]

Europe career

International career

Newlin plays for Turkey women's national basketball team.

Personal life

Newlin's brother is Brett Newlin, an American rower who won silver in the 2005 World Rowing Championships and competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

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

See also

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