Ira Newble

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Position : Small forward

Height : 6 ft 7 in

Weight : 220 lbs

Teams :
San Antonio Spurs (2000-2001)
Atlanta Hawks (2001–2003)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-2008)
Seattle SuperSonics (2008)
Los Angeles Lakers (2008-)

Born : January 20, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan

Drafted : undrafted in 2000

Career : 2000 -

NBA.com: Ira Newble

Ira Newble (born January 20, 1975, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player currently at reserve small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers. He previously played for the San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Seattle SuperSonics . He went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

1 College
2 NBA
3 Campaign
4 External Links

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College

Ira Newble went to Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College before attending Miami University. While at Mississippi Gulf Coast he averaged 8.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. At Miami University, he averaged 6.4 points and 5.2 points per game as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 11.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game while earning Honorable Mention All-Mid American Conference honors.

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NBA

After an uneventful first season with the Spurs and one and-a-half consistent ones with the Hawks, the Cavaliers signed him as a free agent on July 22, 2003. Injuries hampered Newble in the 2005-06 NBA season. He missed 21 games with a right foot strain and missed 14 games with a facial abscess. On December 28, 2007, it was revealed that the Cavaliers fined Newble and Damon Jones an undisclosed amount of money, for refusing to come off the bench during the final minute of their Christmas Day win over the Miami Heat. On February 21, 2008 he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in a multi-player deal. On February 29, Newble was waived by the Sonics. On March 21, 2008, it was confirmed that Newble signed a deal with the Lakers for the rest of the 2007-08 season.

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Campaign

Ira Newble leads a campaign to help bring awareness to China's involvement in the Darfur crisis. He is collecting signatures around the league for a letter that than will be presented to the Chinese government and the President of the Olympic Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

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