| Position | Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| League | Turkish Women's Basketball League-Euroleague Women |
| Team | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
| Number | 23 |
| Born | May 8, 1985 Kailua, Hawaii |
| Nationality | USA / Turkey |
| College | Stanford |
| Draft | 34th overall, 2007 Houston Comets |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
Kristen Michelle Newlin (born May 8, 1985 in Kailua, Hawaii) aka Nevin Nevlin is a Turkish American female basketball player at the center position who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She is 1.96 m and her primary position is center. Nevlin became a valuable member of a EuroLeague Women side of Fenerbahçe Istanbul. Although she is known with her size, Kristen Nevlin is a very good mid-range shooter, a good rebounder in the low post, she has been flirting with WNBA teams for two years.
She acquired Turkish citizenship [1] in 2008 and consequently adopted the Turkish name of Nevin. She played first times for Turkey against Serbia and she scored 7 points in 23 minutes.[2]
On 10 January 2009 she played for Turkish Women's Basketball League All-Star match.
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She played for Riverton High School in Riverton, Wyoming.[3]
She played for Stanford University in the NCAA with 5,6 ppg, 5,2 rpg (2003–04), 8,2 ppg, 5,0 rpg (2004–05), 8,3 ppg, 6,8 rpg (2005–06) and 7,0 ppg, 7,9 rpg (2005–06).[4]
She drafted 34th overal for Houston Comets[5] in the 2007 WNBA Draft but however on 10 May 2007, she signed a contract with the Indiana Fever.[6]
Newlin plays for Turkey women's national basketball team.
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