Mia Murray

Mia Murray
AIS
Adelaide Lightning
Townsville Fire
Position Guard
League WNBL
Personal information
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Bedford Park, South Australia
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
World University Games
2009 GamesTeam Competition
2011 GamesTeam Competition

Mia Suzanne Murray (née Newley, born 4 August 1988) is an Australian women's basketball player, who has represented the country at both junior and senior levels.[1][2] She began going by her married name, Mia Murray, in 2015.[3]

Biography

Murray commenced playing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in 2006. Since then, Murray has played for the AIS (2006 to 2008), Adelaide Lightning (2008/09 to 2010/11), and Townsville Fire (2011/12 to present).[4]

Considered dangerous at both ends of the floor, Murray’s size makes her a difficult match-up for opposition teams and her shooting ability from beyond the arc ensures that she spreads the court.[4] In the 2015 WNBL Grand Final, Murray won the MVP award after finishing with a game-high 23 points at 50 per cent, including 3-of-5 threes, seven rebounds and three assists performance.[5][6][7]

At official FIBA events, Murray played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.[8] At the World University Games, Newley won Bronze medals in 2009 and 2011.[4]

Murray's brother, Brad, is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for CB Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB in Spain.[3][9]

References

  1. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Player Profile: Mia Murray. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  2. ↑ Newley returns to the Fire (2015). Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  3. 1 2 Newley name still going strong for Townsville basketball (5 July 2015). Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. 1 2 3 Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Mia Murray. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  5. ↑ Nagy, Boti (9 March 2015). Mia Newley leads way as Townsville Fire create unique slice of history. The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  6. ↑ O'Neil, Rohan (9 March 2015). Mia Newley’s career night guides Townsville Fire to first title. Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  7. ↑ Ward, Roy (8 March 2015). Townsville Fire win first WNBL championship beating Bendigo Spirit in grand final. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  8. ↑ FIBA Archive. 2007 FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  9. ↑ Basketball Australia. Brad Newley. Retrieved 2015-12-16.


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