Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Frankston Blues of the NBL1 South.
[1][2] He moved to Canberra in 2003 to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)[6] and Lake Ginninderra Secondary College.
To cap off a successful 2004 SEABL season, Newley earned All-Eastern Conference first team honours and won the East Men's Australian Under-23 Youth Player of the Year award.
[7] Following the 2004 SEABL season, Newley joined the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League (NBL).
[10] After originally declaring for the 2006 NBA draft, Newley later withdrew his name and returned to the Crocodiles for the 2006–07 NBL season.
[13] He played for the Rockets in the NBA Summer League, where he averaged 3.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in three games with one start.
[17] Following the 2008–09 season, Newley once again played for the Houston Rockets in the NBA Summer League, where he averaged 6.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in five games with three starts.
[19] On 21 July 2009, Newley signed with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League for the 2009–10 season.
[21][22] In January 2012, Newley left Lietuvos rytas and signed with Spanish club Valencia of the Liga ACB for the rest of the 2011–12 season.
[23] On 9 August 2012, Newley signed with Spanish club Gran Canaria for the 2012–13 ACB season.
[45] In 2017, Newley's NBA draft rights were traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Lakers.
[47][48] Newley was a member of the Australian Under-19 junior national team that won the gold medal at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, where he scored 16 points against Lithuania in the final.
[53][54][55] In April 2024, Newley joined the Melbourne United front office in the community and commercial departments as well as the club's player sponsorship program.