| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1930 Rockwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 2018 (aged 88) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1951 | Kentucky |
| Baseball | |
| 1950–1951 | Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1956–1968 | Transylvania |
| 1968–1980 | Alabama |
| 1981–1989 | Vanderbilt |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1989–2000 | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 509–375 |
| Tournaments | 3–4 (NCAA Division I) 12–8 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 SEC regular season (1975–1977) | |
| Awards | |
| 6× SEC Coach of the Year (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1988, 1989) | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Charles Martin Newton (February 2, 1930 – June 4, 2018) was an American collegiate basketball player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Transylvania University from 1956 to 1968, the University of Alabama from 1968 to 1980, and Vanderbilt University from 1981 to 1989, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 509–375. He was chairman of the NCAA Rules committee from 1979 to 1985 and was the president of USA Basketball from 1992 to 1996.
Newton played basketball and baseball at the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of the national championship-winning 1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team led by head coach Adolph Rupp. Newton returned to his alma mater in 1989 as athletic director, serving in that role until his retirement in 2000. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2000 and was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Former Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said of Newton: "I don't think there's been a better person in athletics than C.M. Newton. In all athletics, not just basketball. He had the utmost respect from people."[1]