Nevin Nevlin

Nevin Nevlin — Biography

Nevin Nevlin, born Kristen Michelle Newlin, is an American-born 1.96 m center who later took Turkish citizenship and played for Fenerbahçe through its run of titles. She won six Turkish championships with Fenerbahçe and, after becoming a citizen in 2008, played for the national team. She no longer plays actively.

Born in Hawaii, she attended high school in Riverton, Wyoming, and then played at Stanford University. She was drafted 34th overall by the Houston Comets in the 2007 WNBA draft but signed with the Indiana Fever on May 10 of that year. In Europe she first played for Botaş, then moved to Fenerbahçe, where she stayed until 2014. In those years the team won six league titles from 2008 to 2013, the Turkish Cup in 2008 and 2009 and the Presidents Cup, and also competed in the EuroLeague Women. She played in the Turkish Women's Basketball League All-Star match on January 10, 2009. She wore the colors of İstanbul Üniversitesi from 2014 to 2019 and Elazığ İl Özel İdarespor in 2019-20.

She became a Turkish citizen in 2008 and took the name Nevin. In her first game for Turkey she scored 7 points in 23 minutes against Serbia. She married in 2014 and has three children. Her brother Brett Newlin is an American rower who has competed at the Olympics.