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Australian basketball player

Mia Murray

Personal information
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 (age 36)Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Listed height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
Playing career 2005–2023
Position Forward
Career history
2005–2008 Australian Institute of Sport
2008–2011 Adelaide Lightning
2011–2018 Townsville Fire
2020–2022 Townsville Fire
2022–2023 Melbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards
3× WNBL champion (2015, 2016, 2018) WNBL Grand Final MVP (2015) NBL1 North champion (2022) No. 10 retired by Townsville Fire
Medals World University Games Bronze medal – third place 2009 Games Team Competition Bronze medal – third place 2011 Games Team Competition

Mia Suzanne Murray (née Newley; born 4 August 1988) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She played 16 seasons in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), winning three championships with the Townsville Fire.

Professional career

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Murray debuted in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in the 2005–06 season for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). After three seasons for the AIS, she played for the Adelaide Lightning (2008–2011), Townsville Fire (2011–2018; 2020–2022),[1] and Melbourne Boomers (2022–2023). She played 207 games for the Fire and won three WNBL championships[2] alongside the grand final MVP in 2015.[3][4][5]

In February 2024, the Townsville Fire retired Murray's number 10 jersey.[2]

National team career

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Murray represented Australia at both junior and senior levels.[6][7] She played for Australia at the 2007 World Championship for Junior Women[8] and won bronze at the 2009 and 2011 World University Games.[1]

She began going by her married name, Mia Murray, in 2015.[9]

Murray's brother, Brad Newley, is also a professional basketball player.[9]

  1. ^ a b Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Mia Murray. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  2. ^ a b Townsville (24 February 2024). "MIA'S NUMBER 10 TO HANG AT THE FIRE PIT". wnbl.basketball/townsville. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ Nagy, Boti (9 March 2015). Mia Newley leads way as Townsville Fire create unique slice of history. The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. ^ O'Neil, Rohan (9 March 2015). Mia Newley's career night guides Townsville Fire to first title. Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Women's National Basketball League. Player Profile: Mia Murray. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  7. ^ Newley returns to the Fire (2015). Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  8. ^ FIBA Archive. 2007 FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  9. ^ a b Newley name still going strong for Townsville basketball (5 July 2015). Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-12-16.