C. M. Newton

C. M. Newton
Biographical details
Born(1930-02-02)February 2, 1930
Rockwood, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 2018(2018-06-04) (aged 88)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1949–1951Kentucky
Baseball
1950–1951Kentucky
Position(s)Guard (basketball)
Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1956–1968Transylvania
1968–1980Alabama
1981–1989Vanderbilt
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1989–2000Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall509–375
Tournaments3–4 (NCAA Division I)
12–8 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 SEC regular season (1975–1977)
Awards
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]

  1. ^ "C.M. Newton was a consummate pro in college basketball". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.