BIO: Newley was born in the Adelaide suburb of Lower Mitcham and began playing basketball as a junior with the Forestville Eagles basketball program.
Newley originally attended Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, in the nearby suburb of Colonel Light Gardens, before moving with his family to the North Territory and then Queensland. Settling down in Queensland, he attended Mountain Creek State High School on the Sunshine Coast, before moving back to Adelaide and attending Pasadena High School, where he played alongside future NBA player Joe Ingles.
Recognised for his ultra-competitive attitude, Newley is known as a elite-level threat in transition, with a uncanny ability to finish plays and score the basketball.
The 198cm small forward has experience from across the globe, representing Australia at both the Beijing Olympics and London Olympics. He’s competed in three World Championships (2006, 2010, 2014) and won two Commonwealth Games gold medals (2006, 2018). Newley was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the 54th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and has also enjoyed successful stints in Greece, Turkey, Lithuania, and Spain. Newley received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2003. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.
FAMILY: Brad Newley is the son of Arthur Newley who played 21 games in the NBL.
Brad Newley made his NBL debut with the Townsville Crocodiles at 19 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
After graduating from the AIS in 2004, Newley signed with the Townsville Crocodiles of the NBL. He had a great rookie season in 2004/05, averaging 16.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists as the Crocodiles finished in third place (19-13).
In addition to that, Newley won the NBL All-Star Game MVP, and earned both Rookie of the Year and Best Sixth Man honours, becoming the first player to ever accomplish such a feat.
2005/06
After originally declaring for the 2006 NBA draft, Newley later withdrew his name and returned to the Crocodiles for the 2006/07 NBL season, where averaged 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assist per game. Newley recored his NBL career high of 46 points for the Crocs vs Cairns in December 2006, participated in the 2006 All-Star game (Adelaide) and was selected to the All-NBL second team at the end of the season.
While Newley established himself as the franchise player for the Crocodiles, the team struggled to win games, finishing in ninth place (9-23).
2006/07
The 2006/07 season saw Newley average 22.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists and play a key role in helping the Crocodiles finish in fifth place (19-14) during the regular season.
Newley, alongside Larry Abney (21.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists 1.2 steals) and John Rillie (19.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists), led the Crocodiles to the NBL playoffs where they were beaten in the elimination-final by the Sydney Kings.
In 102 games played over three seasons for the Crocodile’s, Newley averaged 19.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.1 assist per game.
In April 2007, Newley agreed to sign a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers, but he instead chose to play in Europe at the request of the Houston Rockets after being drafted into the NBA.
SYDNEY KINGS
2016/17
The Kings began the season searching for relevancy both on the court and amongst the Sydney public. The first move made to accomplish this was inking Australian basketball icon Andrew Gaze to a three-year deal as the team’s head coach.
Shortly after, the team convinced star import Kevin Lisch to turn down a contract extension from the Illawarra Hawks to sign a lucrative three-year that made him the highest-paid player in the NBL.
Gaze and Kings GM Jeff Van Groningen then looked to bolster the Kings roster with new talent after a listless season the year before which resulted in a 6–22 record and a last place finish.
More major signings were incoming when the team convinced two Australian Boomers to join the club on multi-year deals, first swingman Brad Newley (Spain) and shortly after Aleks Maric, whose nickname ‘Truck’ explains clearly the type of game he would bring to the Kings.
Lisch, Newley, and Maric would be added to the returning Aussie core of Tom Garlepp, Jason Cadee, Jeromie Hill and Julian Khazzouh.
An additional bonus for Sydney was Lisch becoming an Australian citizen in March, creating three open import roster spots for the team to use. The Kings had been carried by imports Josh Childress and Al Harrington the year prior but chose not to re-sign either player, replacing them with Michael Bryson, Greg Whittington and Josh Powell.
Powell’s signing proved critical as shortly after it became apparent that a quadriceps injury would keep Khazzouh off the court for the entire season.
In the weeks leading up to the start of the season, Lisch was appointed team captain and the team began the season. In the opening game of the season, Lisch (20 points) led the Kings in scoring but couldn’t get the win over a motivated Brisbane squad (73–77). Josh Powell would arrive in time to play in the Kings’ second game and racked up 14 points and six rebounds in a 88–84 win over the Illawarra Hawks. The win preceded a video of the team celebrating their first win, which went viral and had many picking the team to reach the playoffs for the first time since the Kings re-entered the league.
Import Michael Bryson (1.8 points, 1 rebound, and 0.8 assists) struggled to make a impact in his short stint with the Kings and was replaced with 13-year NBA veteran, Steve Blake. Despite Bryson’s lack of production, Lisch (16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.9 steals), Newley (17.6 points, 5 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.2 steals), and Cadee (13 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists) were firing on all cylinders and the team were sitting in top spot on the ladder with a 3-1 record.
On November 12, 2016, when Kevin Lisch scored a season-high 30 points to deliver a 87–71 win over Melbourne, the team became title favourites. The play of Lisch led coach Gaze and new teammate Steve Blake to say Lisch was good enough to play in the NBA.
However, things began to deteriorate after that. The Kings’ ‘front-heavy’ home schedule began to catch up to them. Blake (5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists) struggled to provide any of the ability he had shown during this NBA career, and after being granted indefinite leave on compassionate grounds to return home to be with a sick family member, it was clear he would not be returning.
Lisch saw his production decrease and seemingly started to burn out, and Powell (9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds), who would go on to deliver a couple of big games, finished the season coming off the bench.
At this stage, Sydney had lost five of their past eight games and, by Christmas, had fallen to third on the ladder (11-8). Instead of maintaining a search for a suitable replacement for Blake, signed forward Garrett Jackson, who had been playing in the state league and was also a training player for the Kings for several seasons.
An unfortunate season-ending ankle injury suffered by Tony Tolovae, who had appeared in only one game for the Kings, resulted in opening up a additional spot on the roster. Sydney would use it to William McDowell-White (2.1 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in seven games) as a development player for the rest of the season. McDowell-White, had been heavily recruited by several NCAA programs, including powerhouses like Michigan State, Louisville and USC but McDowell-White but after committing to play with the University of Fresno State, he was unable to gain clearance to play in the NCAA.
Under first-year coach Gaze, the Kings tried and tested a number of different line-ups, but nothing saw them reclaim their early form. After a 8-3 start, they went 5-12, including losing nine of their final twelve games.
Sydney finished in seventh place (13-15) and missed the playoffs in disappointing fashion, while new additions Lisch and Newley earned All-NBL second team selection.
2017/18
In 2017/18, Newley averaged 11.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists, playing a key role in the Kings squad which finished in seventh place (11-17).
2018/19
Sydney entered the 2018-19 season with high expectations after making several key signings, including Andrew Bogut, who returned to Australia after 14 seasons in the NBA, including winning an NBA championship in 2015 with Golden State.
The Kings were the first team to take advantage of the NBL’s newly established Next Stars program, signing highly touted prospect Brian Bowen, a McDonald’s All-American who opted to play in the NBL to develop his skills for the NBA Draft. Other key additions included Jerome Randle, who re-signed with the team after a strong previous season, Daniel Kickert (via Brisbane), David Wear (via Spain), Deng Deng (via Big V – McKinnon), Kyle Adnam (via Melbourne), and Tom Wilson (via Melbourne).
The Kings also participated in the NBLxNBA series, where they faced the Los Angeles Clippers in a preseason game in Hawaii on September 30, 2018. Brad Newley (8 points), Kevin Lisch (16 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists), and Jerome Randle (25 points) led the Kings in scoring. Despite these efforts, the Kings ultimately fell short, losing (110-91) to the Clippers. The game was competitive, with the Kings narrowing the margin to within one point on two occasions, but they struggled to match the Clippers’ NBA-level speed and size.
Brad Newley (10.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists) provided veteran leadership and consistency for the Kings, often playing a key role in both the starting lineup and as a sixth man. His best performances included his 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists in a win (95-85) over Cairns on November 9, 2018, 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in a win (102-96) over Adelaide on December 23, 2018, and 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in a close loss (91-89) to Melbourne on March 3, 2019.
Alongside Newley, the Kings were led by Kevin Lisch (14.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists), Jerome Randle (17.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists), and Andrew Bogut (11.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.7 blocks), who anchored the defense and was named the NBL’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year.
Midway through the season, the Kings added Ray Turner (1.7 points, 0.7 rebounds) from Bendigo in the state league to provide additional depth, particularly in covering for injuries to Bogut.
Newley’s versatile contributions on both ends of the floor helped the Kings finish third in the regular season with an 18-10 record.
In the playoffs, Sydney faced Melbourne United in the semifinals. In Game 1 (95-73), Newley contributed 17 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, but the Kings struggled against Melbourne’s depth, with Casper Ware (22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists) and DJ Kennedy (20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists) leading the charge. Kevin Lisch (13 points) and Jerome Randle (13 points) also played key roles for the Kings, but Sydney fell short.
In Game 2 (90-76), Newley added 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists, but Melbourne’s Casper Ware (30 points, 5 rebounds) and Chris Goulding (23 points, 4 rebounds) once again proved too strong. The Kings’ playoff run ended despite strong efforts from Newley and Andrew Bogut (10 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists).
2019/20
With Sydney having underdelivered with Andrew Gaze as coach, the Kings went a different direction in 2019 and signed Will Weaver, a current assistant coach on the Australian Boomers, as the team’s head coach. With Melbourne deciding not to take on the optional third of Moller’s contract, he would return to Sydney, signing a two-year deal (15 April 2019).
Sydney’s other moves included re-signing Kevin Lisch on a multi-year deal, replacing imports Jerome Randle with Casper Ware (via Melbourne) and David Wear with Jae’Sean Tate. Weaver would add local talent Xavier Cooks (Winthrop University), Shaun Bruce (via Adelaide) and Lucas Walker (via Cairns).
With the NBL ramping up it’s ‘Next Stars’ program, the Kings also acquired Didi Louzada, who had just been drafted by the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, as a additional part of their roster.
The team suffered a major injury set-back when Kevin Lisch (6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals) suffered a left ankle fracture in Round 2 of the season and was subsequently ruled out for two months. Sydney added import Deshon Taylor (6.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1 assists), who had been released by the Adelaide 36ers in the pre-season until Lisch was able to return in February. He managed to play the final three games of the regular season to help the Kings finish in first-place (20–8).
During Moller’s second stint with the Kings, He appeared in the first 11 games of the 2019/20 season before missing the next 16 games with a right ankle injury. Moller (7.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists) returned to play in the Kings’ final regular season game, just in time for the playoffs.
Weaver had constructed a Kings team that delivered a well-balanced attack, proving almost unstoppable during the regular season. Casper Ware (19.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.9 assists) led the team in scoring, while Jae’Sean Tate (16.4 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists 1.1 steals) showcased a all-around game that not only saw him named in the All-NBL First Team, and Kings club MVP but resulted in him gaining a NBA contract with Houston the following year.
Andrew Bogut (8.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 blocks), who showed clear signs of slowing down, was still able to make a huge impact at the defensive end and was named to the league’s All-NBL second team.
Sydney went on to defeat Melbourne in the semifinals (2-1), and would face off against Perth in the Grand Final.
Game one saw the Kings lose a nailbiter (86-88), with Lisch (17 points) leading the team in scoring. As the team’s prepared for game two in Perth, it was decided that the remaining games would all take place with no fans in the building. Without a single fan in the building, the Kings evened the series (1-1) thanks to Jae’Sean Tate (21 points) nailing seven of his nine shots and Andrew Bogut (24 points and 14 rebounds) having one of his best games of the season.
In game three of the grand final series against the Sydney Kings, Kay (30 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists) delivered a career high scoring effort, including seven three-pointers alongside Cotton (31 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists) to propel Perth to a game three victory (111–96).
Prior to game four, the Sydney Kings chose to withdraw from the series due to uncertainties of the coronavirus and travel restrictions. With multiple Kings players based overseas, many were concerned the restrictions would prevent any return home. After a week spent deliberating, it was decided Perth would be awarded the championship due to holding a 2-1 lead at the time, securing their tenth title. After averaging 30.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.7 assists over the three games, Cotton was named Grand Final MVP for the second time in four years, becoming the first player in Wildcats history to be named league MVP, Grand Final MVP and win a championship all in the same season. Newley would average 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.
2020/21
On 3 September 2020, Kickert re-signed with the Kings on a one-year deal. At age 37, he was the oldest player playing in the NBL.
This season, Sydney faced a major roster turnover after finishing runners-up to Perth in a Covid induced conclusion to the 2020 Grand Final. The team looked to recover from the loss of both All-NBL First Team forward Jae’Sean Tate and head coach Will Weaver, who both inked contracts with the NBA’s Houston Rockets while veterans Kevin Lisch, Andrew Bogut and Lucas Walker all retired. Kings assistant Adam Forde took up the reigns this season after being with the organisation since 2019 and replaced the outgoing talent with import Jarell Martin, Angus Glover (via Illawarra), and rookie Dejan Vasiljevic (via Miami University). During the preseason, Sydney lost promising forward Xavier Cooks to a foot injury and signed Tom Vodanovich (via New Zealand) as an injury replacement just before their opening game. The team’s injury woes continued when Angus Glover tore his ACL and would miss all but two games for the season.
As the season kicked off, the Kings looked to their young core to step up in the loss of key veterans and struggled early as a result. Losing three of their first four games, the team sat at the bottom of the ladder in seventh place. Mid-season, the league made the decisions to move all teams to Melbourne for a in-season tournament (NBL Cup) created to avoid COVID-related travel issues. It was here Sydney began to find some form, winning as many as they lost during the Cup (4-4) and then once the tournament was over, consecutive wins at home saw Sydney reach the top four by round 12.
Co-captain Casper Ware (17.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists) and Martin (17.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) became the focal points on offence. Martin’s best game coming against New Zealand, where he finished with 29 points.
Dejan Vasiljevic (15.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) and Jordan Hunter (9.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks) both became major parts of the King’s core rotation, Hunter finishing runner-up in the voting for the Most Improved Player award and Vasiljevic being selected as Rookie of the Year. Xavier Cooks (10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 blocks) also showed what type of impact he could have during the King’s back end of the season win the league, producing a career high 19 points and 11 rebounds against the Hawks in Round 21.
The Kings’ limitations this season were primarily their perimeter shooting, where they were equal worst in three-point percentage (tied with Illawarra with 33.4%) and inability to win on the road, where they lost 50% of their games away from home. With four rounds to go, Sydney was firmly entrenched inside the top four but a stretch of five losses in seven games that included two by over 20 points ultimately saw them fall short. Sydney ended the season on a three-game winning streak but would finish in fifth place (19-17) and fail to qualify for the playoffs.
Daniel Kickert (6.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists) and Brad Newley (6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1 assists) both celebrated their 200th and 250th games, respectively in the Kings final game of the season, a one-point win against the Brisbane Bullets.
MELBOURNE UNITED
2021/22
With Sydney choosing not to re-sign Newley, the dual Olympian again came close to signing a deal with his hometown Adelaide 36ers before reconsidering and inking a one-year deal with Melbourne United for the 2021/22 season.
After winning the 2021 championship, Melbourne lost it’s leading scorer Jock Landale to a NBA opportunity with San Antonio and starting point guard Mitch McCarron, who became the league’s highest paid local player as a result of signing a three-year deal with Adelaide. United then quickly turned their attention to rebuilding the roster for the NBL22 season, immediately re-signing Lual Acuil, David Barlow and Shea Ili, received a boost from the return of Jack White, who missed the second half of last season to a ACL injury, and added free agents Brad Newley (via Sydney) and Dion Prewster, who had just won the NZNBL MVP award. Next, United secured the biggest free agent of the year, inking NBA champion Matthew Dellavedova to a three-year deal. Lastly, Caleb Agada, who had just played for Nigeria at the Olympics was replaced import Scotty Hopson and talented young German Ariel Hukporti was added to the roster under the Next Stars program.
Outside of a 0-2 start, United were dominant all season, winning their next three games to end December and then losing only one game (5-1) in January while playing all of their games on the road.
In January 2022, Goulding reached 5,000 NBL points, becoming just the second active player to reach the milestone behind Daniel Johnson (Adelaide).
In February, United would win four of their five games and with a record of 12-4 sit atop of the NBL ladder where they would stay for the remainder of the season. Jo Lual Acuil (16.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks) would lead the team in scoring and earn selection to the All-NBL First team while Chris Goulding (15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) was named to the All-NBL Second Team. The impact of Shea Ili (8.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.4 steals) off the bench was also recognised around the league with him winning the Sixth Man of the Year award. Newley would appear in 31 games, while averaging 4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists and helped United finish the regular season in first place (20-8).
Tasmania would finish fourth on the ladder in their first NBL season, setting up a semifinal series against United. As expected, United defeated the JackJumpers in game one (74-63) but playing their first game of playoff basketball at home, Tasmania leveled the series (1-1) with a win in game two. Heading into the deciding game three, captain Goulding was deemed unfit to play, which allowed Tasmania to take clamp down on the defensive end. Without Goulding, United couldn’t buy a basket from outside, with Dellavedova (1-7), Agada (0-7), White (0-5) and Baba (0-2) shot a combined 1-21 from beyond the arc. Overall, United went 6-29 (20 per cent) from three, compared to the JackJumpers 10-32 (31 per cent). Still, United were able to keep it close, and it was only in the final moments that Tasmania secured the victory (76-73), ending Melbourne’s playoff run and making history by reaching a Grand Final in their debut season..
Heading into the deciding game three, captain Goulding was deemed unfit to play, which allowed Tasmania to take clamp down on the defensive end. Without Goulding, United couldn’t buy a basket from outside, with Dellavedova (1-7), Agada (0-7), White (0-5) and Baba (0-2) shot a combined 1-21 from beyond the arc. Overall, United went 6-29 (20 per cent) from three, compared to the JackJumpers 10-32 (31 per cent). Still, United were able to keep it close, and it was only in the final moments that Tasmania secured the victory (76-73), ending Melbourne’s playoff run and making history by reaching a Grand Final in their debut season.
Heading into the deciding game three, captain Goulding was deemed unfit to play, which allowed Tasmania to take clamp down on the defensive end. Without Goulding, United couldn’t buy a basket from outside, with Dellavedova (1-7), Agada (0-7), White (0-5) and Baba (0-2) shot a combined 1-21 from beyond the arc. Overall, United went 6-29 (20 per cent) from three, compared to the JackJumpers 10-32 (31 per cent). Still, United were able to keep it close, and it was only in the final moments that Tasmania secured the victory (76-73), ending Melbourne’s playoff run and making history by reaching a Grand Final in their debut season..
2022/23
After Melbourne finished the previous season on top of the ladder but suffered a early playoff exit after losing star guard Chris Goulding to injury, many felt United would return as championship favourites. Unexpectedly, however, United lost almost half of their starting unit prior to their first game as a result of injuries and better opportunities overseas.
Leading scorer Jo Lual Acuil, was very keen to stay in Melbourne but exited the club after receiving a offer to play in China, which was far too good to refuse.
White and Dellavedova were both contracted for this season, but with only weeks before tip-off, both secured deals to play in the NBA from Denver and Sacramento respectively. The loss of both players couldn’t have come at a worse time, as most players around the globe had already signed deals with team’s, leaving very few options available to replace them. Isaac Humphries (via Adelaide), Xavier Rathan-Mayes (via Illawarra), Rayjon Tucker and Jordan Caroline were all signed, and David Barlow, who had announced his retirement, returned to help fill the gaps.
Things went from bad to worse when Next Star Ariel Hukporti went down clutching his lower leg during the NBL Blitz in Darwin. With starting centre Hukporti out for the season, Humphries, who was coming back from a serious bout of knee problems, was thrust into playing major minutes. The absence of a clear backup big man forced veteran forwards Barlow and Brad Newley, as well as import Jordan Caroline, to log considerable minutes at the centre position.
United were able to win their first game of the season, a overtime victory against New Zealand (101–97) off the back of a huge night from Rathan-Mayes (33 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists).
Rathan-Mayes (14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists), who had been recruited to lead the team’s second unit, was thrust into the starting lineup after Shea Ili (8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists) became a late omission, a result of a concussion suffered during FIBA qualifying games while playing for New Zealand. Ili would drift in and out of the team’s roster for most of the season, appearing in only 13 games through three separate stints, forcing Tucker to spend time out of position and running the floor in his absence.
Melbourne (5-6) struggled through the first three months of the season, with numerous media outlets calling for a import change to try and improve their situation. While Tucker (17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists), who, when first signed, proclaimed that he would be the ‘best first year import in the league’ was a long way away from that, it was Caroline (5.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 0.7 assists) who came into United’s program as a high-effort, bustling power forward but failed to establish himself as a undersized centre and was axed.
Marcus Lee (9.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks), a former teammate of Humphries, was signed in November, adding size and interior defence to the squad and sparking a major turnaround for Melbourne. During this time, United also got a boost from the return of Ili, and Tucker finally began to find his feet offensively.
The last straw seemed to be a loss to Illawarra (93–79), who at the time had only one to their credit for the entire season. This loss, combined with Melbourne finally being able to put their intended starting roster fit on the floor, resulted in a 16-point win over Brisbane (104-88) the following game. Goulding (20 points), Tucker (20 points), Lee (18 points), Ili (15 points) and Rathan-Mayes (8 points and 10 rebounds) off the bench, all producing good numbers and gelling together for the first time. Following their shock defeat to the Hawks, United ended their campaign on a 11-3 run.
Melbourne’s turnaround saw them enter the final day of the regular season with hopes of scraping into the Play-In Qualifier. It looked like United would make it after Tucker (31 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists) carried the team to a win over Adelaide (116–107) in their last game, a Perth victory over league leaders Sydney saw them claim the final playoff spot due to points percentage.
A telling sign of what hindered Melbourne this season was the fact this marked the first time a Dean Vickerman led United team had finished the season outside the top five in the competition in defensive rating. Despite their poor form, United were a part of multiple historic events during the season. United faced off against reigning and eventual champs Sydney on Christmas, which drew more than 300,000 people to their TV screens and sparked a new tradition across Australia. Tucker (31 points and 5 rebounds) would finish as the game’s highest scorer, but United would suffer a 21-point loss to the Kings (101-80). On the back of big man Isaac Humphries (9.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks) publicly announcing he was gay, the team also spearheaded a NBL pride round. As a part of the round that celebrated the LGBTQ+ community. Newley would appear in 27 games this season and average 4.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.9 assists.
2023/24
Brad Newley played eleven seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Townsville Crocodiles, Sydney Kings and Melbourne United. He averaged 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2 assists in 323 NBL games.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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2023-24 | 39 | Melbourne | 20-8 (1) | 18 | 44.0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 57% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 57% | 57% | 3 |
2022-23 | 38 | Melbourne | 15-13 (7) | 28 | 396.0 | 128 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 35 | 48 | 110 | 44% | 11 | 42 | 26% | 21 | 27 | 78% | 52% | 49% | 14 |
2021-22 | 37 | Melbourne | 20-8 (1) | 31 | 436.0 | 125 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 111 | 43% | 21 | 58 | 36% | 8 | 19 | 42% | 52% | 53% | 15 |
2020-21 | 36 | Sydney | 19-17 (5) | 34 | 657.0 | 219 | 125 | 34 | 29 | 96 | 24 | 6 | 29 | 42 | 84 | 210 | 40% | 22 | 78 | 28% | 29 | 41 | 71% | 48% | 45% | 17 |
2019-20 | 35 | Sydney | 20-8 (1) | 33 | 854.0 | 387 | 148 | 48 | 20 | 128 | 18 | 9 | 37 | 53 | 137 | 293 | 47% | 54 | 151 | 36% | 59 | 81 | 73% | 58% | 56% | 20 |
2018-19 | 34 | Sydney | 18-10 (3) | 30 | 754.0 | 325 | 138 | 61 | 23 | 115 | 23 | 7 | 35 | 60 | 117 | 257 | 46% | 30 | 99 | 30% | 61 | 88 | 69% | 54% | 51% | 26 |
2017-18 | 33 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 25 | 722.0 | 301 | 132 | 79 | 23 | 109 | 23 | 5 | 36 | 55 | 107 | 246 | 43% | 39 | 106 | 37% | 48 | 75 | 64% | 53% | 51% | 24 |
2016-17 | 32 | Sydney | 13-15 (7) | 22 | 726.0 | 391 | 111 | 91 | 21 | 90 | 26 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 140 | 297 | 47% | 37 | 115 | 32% | 74 | 92 | 80% | 57% | 53% | 34 |
2006-07 | 22 | Townsville | 19-14 (5) | 35 | 1,320.0 | 773 | 183 | 112 | 48 | 135 | 45 | 27 | 127 | 115 | 262 | 584 | 45% | 94 | 229 | 41% | 155 | 200 | 78% | 57% | 53% | 46 |
2005-06 | 21 | Townsville | 9-23 (9) | 32 | 1,147.0 | 617 | 163 | 137 | 45 | 118 | 33 | 30 | 109 | 112 | 220 | 502 | 44% | 70 | 198 | 35% | 107 | 152 | 70% | 54% | 51% | 34 |
2004-05 | 20 | Townsville | 19-13 (3) | 35 | 823.0 | 559 | 116 | 65 | 34 | 82 | 29 | 20 | 65 | 95 | 202 | 396 | 51% | 52 | 153 | 34% | 103 | 151 | 68% | 60% | 58% | 26 | Totals | 323 | 7879 | 3842 | 1256 | 671 | 273 | 983 | 245 | 114 | 528 | 655 | 1373 | 3020 | 45.5% | 430 | 1231 | 34.9% | 666 | 928 | 71.8% | 56% | 53% | 46 |
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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2023-24 | 39 | Melbourne | 20-8 (1) | 18 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 57% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50% | 57% | 57% | 3 |
2022-23 | 38 | Melbourne | 15-13 (7) | 28 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 44% | 0.4 | 1.5 | 26% | 0.8 | 1.0 | 78% | 52% | 49% | 14 |
2021-22 | 37 | Melbourne | 20-8 (1) | 31 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 43% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 36% | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42% | 52% | 53% | 15 |
2020-21 | 36 | Sydney | 19-17 (5) | 34 | 19.3 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 40% | 0.6 | 2.3 | 28% | 0.9 | 1.2 | 71% | 48% | 45% | 17 |
2019-20 | 35 | Sydney | 20-8 (1) | 33 | 25.9 | 11.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 47% | 1.6 | 4.6 | 36% | 1.8 | 2.5 | 73% | 58% | 56% | 20 |
2018-19 | 34 | Sydney | 18-10 (3) | 30 | 25.1 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 46% | 1.0 | 3.3 | 30% | 2.0 | 2.9 | 69% | 54% | 51% | 26 |
2017-18 | 33 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 25 | 28.9 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 43% | 1.6 | 4.2 | 37% | 1.9 | 3.0 | 64% | 53% | 51% | 24 |
2016-17 | 32 | Sydney | 13-15 (7) | 22 | 33.0 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 13.5 | 47% | 1.7 | 5.2 | 32% | 3.4 | 4.2 | 80% | 57% | 53% | 34 |
2006-07 | 22 | Townsville | 19-14 (5) | 35 | 37.7 | 22.1 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 16.7 | 45% | 2.7 | 6.5 | 41% | 4.4 | 5.7 | 78% | 57% | 53% | 46 |
2005-06 | 21 | Townsville | 9-23 (9) | 32 | 35.8 | 19.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 44% | 2.2 | 6.2 | 35% | 3.3 | 4.8 | 70% | 54% | 51% | 34 |
2004-05 | 20 | Townsville | 19-13 (3) | 35 | 23.5 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 51% | 1.5 | 4.4 | 34% | 2.9 | 4.3 | 68% | 60% | 58% | 26 | Total | 323 | 24.4 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 45.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.9% | 1.3 | 3.8 | 71.8% | 56% | 53% | 46 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 46 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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He played for the AIS in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), averaging 17.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2003, and 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in 2004. To cap off a successful 2004 SEABL season, Newley earned All-Eastern Conference first team honours and won the East Mens Australian Under-23 Youth Player of the Year award.
During the 2005 offseason, Newley re-joined the Forestville Eagles of the Central ABL. In six games, he averaged 24.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
Signed with Frankston Blues in NBL1 South for the 2023 NBL1 season.
Newley was then included in Australias Under 21 team for the FIBA Under 21 World Championships in 2005 which finished fourth.
Newley made his senior debut with the Australian national basketball team during the 2006 Commonwealth Games where the Boomers won a gold medal.
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In 2006, Barlow made his debut for the national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. There, the Boomers started the tournament with a opening victory over Brazil (83-79) but then lost their next three games in a row. Bogut (12.8 points and 6.2 rebounds) led the team in points and rebounds and helped the team deliver a convincing win over Qatar (93–46) which qualified the team for the second round. Their poor record (2-3) saw them draw USA who soundly defeated Australia (113-73) and ended their campaign tied for ninth place. Newley (8.2 points and 1.3 assists) garned high praise from coach Mike Krzyzewski after he scored 15 points in the Boomers game against the US.
"Ive watched all the tapes of (Australias world championship) games and hes very athletic, their coaching staff puts him in a position to use his athleticism. Hes very much a developing player. Whether or not hell be a NBA player, I dont know. But he has a good future ahead of him" said Krzyzewski.
Newley remained a part of the national team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics where the Boomers defeated Iran, Russia and Lithuania to narrowly advance through to the second round. Due to their poor record (3-2) they would draw #1 ranked USA (5-0), who had earned the moniker of "The Redeem Team" and featured Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade. Despite a 20 point effort from Boomers debutant Patty Mills, Australia would lose to USA with Kobe Bryant (25 points) finishing as the game high scorer. The loss would see the Boomers finish in seventh place, their highest finish since 2000.
In 2010, Newley was part of the Boomers squad that competed at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey, where the team placed 10th. The young roster saw Patty Mills lead the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) and assists (3.4 apg) and David Andersen finish second on the team in scoring (10.4 ppg) while leading the team in rebounds (7.4 rpg).
Newley would next play for the Boomers at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. With NBA stars Patty Mills and Andrew Bogut both unavailable due to injuries, Australia would lose their their opening game against Slovenia (80-90). The went on to defeat South Korea (55-89), Lithuania (82-75) and Mexico (62-70) before controversially losing to Angola. After Australia had led the game by ten at the half, they would lose the game (83-91) and fall to third place in their pool, and allowing them to avoid USA until the semi finals. This set them up to face Turkey in the crossover games, which they lost, 64-65, finishing in twelfth place (3-3). a investigation into Australias alleged tanking was undertaken, with Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis rejecting the accusation, saying he rested his players for the next stage due to the heavy tournament schedule. On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA.
Newley was a part of the gold medal winning Australian squad that participated in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. He also won a second Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2018.
YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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2014 | 29 | 6 | 123 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 41.9% | 3 | 10 | 30.0% | 10 | 21 | 47.6% |
2012 | 27 | 6 | 127 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 45.9% | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 10 | 14 | 71.4% |
2010 | 25 | 6 | 129 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 40.0% | 2 | 17 | 11.8% | 5 | 13 | 38.5% |
2008 | 23 | 6 | 155 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 49 | 57.1% | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 11 | 17 | 64.7% |
2006 | 21 | 6 | 123 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 45.9% | 9 | 21 | 42.9% | 6 | 10 | 60.0% | Total | 30 | 657 | 250 | 100 | 38 | 24 | 76 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 50 | 91 | 194 | 47% | 26 | 81 | 32% | 42 | 75 | 56% |
YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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2014 | 29 | 6 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 41.9% | 0.5 | 1.7 | 30.0% | 1.7 | 3.5 | 47.6% |
2012 | 27 | 6 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 45.9% | 0.5 | 2.2 | 23.1% | 1.7 | 2.3 | 71.4% |
2010 | 25 | 6 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 40.0% | 0.3 | 2.8 | 11.8% | 0.8 | 2.2 | 38.5% |
2008 | 23 | 6 | 25.8 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 57.1% | 1.5 | 3.3 | 45.0% | 1.8 | 2.8 | 64.7% |
2006 | 21 | 6 | 20.5 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 45.9% | 1.5 | 3.5 | 42.9% | 1.0 | 1.7 | 60.0% | Total | 30 | 21.9 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 47% | 0.9 | 2.7 | 32% | 1.4 | 2.5 | 56% |
Brad Newley was drafted by the Houston Rockets with pick #54 in the 2007 NBA Draft.
On 28 June 2007, Newley was selected with the 54th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. In July 2007, he joined the Rockets summer league squad for the 2007 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 3.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, in three games (one start). Following the 2008/09 season, Newley re-joined the Houston Rockets summer league squad, for the 2009 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 6.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, in five games (three starts).
February 23, 2017: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Tyler Ennis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Marcelo Huertas.
January 3, 2022: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Wang Zhelin to the New York Knicks; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Denzel Valentine to the New York Knicks; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Rajon Rondo to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the New York Knicks traded Louis Labeyrie to the Los Angeles Lakers. Cleveland also received a trade exception Los Angeles also received a trade exceptionNBA TRANSACTIONS:
- July 23, 2004: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a future 2007 2nd round draft pick) with Tony Battie and a 2005 2nd round draft pick (Martynas Andriuškevičius was later selected) to the Orlando Magic for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and Anderson Varejão.
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June 28, 2007: Traded by the Orlando Magic (as a future 2007 2nd round draft pick) to the Houston Rockets for cash.
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June 28, 2007: Drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 2nd round (54th pick) of the 2007 NBA Draft.
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February 23, 2017: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Tyler Ennis to the Los Angeles Lakers for Marcelo Huertas.
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January 3, 2022: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Wang Zhelin to the New York Knicks; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Denzel Valentine to the New York Knicks; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Rajon Rondo to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the New York Knicks traded Louis Labeyrie to the Los Angeles Lakers. Cleveland also received a trade exception Los Angeles also received a trade exception
The Norths junior attended St Mary’s University (2014-2018) graduating as the all-time school assists leader - which led to him playing with the Phoenix Suns at Summer League.
- 1x time NBL 6th Man (2005)
- NBL Rookie Of The Year (2005)
- 2x All-NBL Second Team- LKL All-Star (2011)
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GBL All-Star (2008)
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NBL All-Star Game MVP (2005)
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ABA Youth Player of the Year (2004)
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