1963-65 and Plainfield H.S.1965-69, Newton served as an assistant coach under Ron Greene at the University of New Orleans from 1969 to 1973.
[1] On May 1, 1973, Newton was hired by athletic director Charles N. Shira to the Mississippi State University basketball coaching staff.
Under Head Coach Kermit Davis, Newton was in charge of recruiting, scouting and defensive play responsibilities.
On May 11, 1978, following Davis' resignation, Greene was named head coach at Mississippi State by director of athletics Bob Tyler.
[2] Newton was named head basketball coach at Murray State University in 1985 by President Kala Stroup, the board of trustees and Athletics Director Johnny Reagan.
Newton became only the second coach in OVC history to lead his team to four consecutive league titles (1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91).
Murray State would lose to eventual national champion Kansas by three points in the second round; that game was KU's closest en route to the championship.
[3] Newton was inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 1, 2007.
Included in that span were home wins over Ole Miss and Georgia and another road victory at Florida.