Jon Patrick Newlee (born February 26, 1959) was the head women's basketball coach at the University of Idaho.[1] He previously served for six years as the head women's basketball coach at Idaho State University.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Record | 213–171 (.555) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 26, 1959 Rialto, California |
| Alma mater | San Diego State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1979 | Chaffey CC |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1986 | Saint Mary's (asst.) |
| 1986–1989 | Southwestern CC |
| 1989–1991 | UTSA (asst.) |
| 1991–1999 | SMU (asst.) |
| 1999–2002 | Hawaii (asst.) |
| 2002–2008 | Idaho State |
| 2008–2023 | Idaho |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 306–253 (.547) |
| Tournaments | 0–4 (NCAA) 2–5 (WNIT) 2–2 (WBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Early life
editSon of Chaffey Community College basketball coach Barney Newlee,[2] Jon Newlee was born and raised in Rialto, California.[3] At Eisenhower High School in Rialto, Newlee played basketball and tennis; among his basketball teammates was future NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.[3][4] Newlee then attended Chaffey Community College and played two years of basketball before transferring to San Diego State University in 1979.[3] Newlee graduated from San Diego State in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in physical education.[5]
Coaching career
editFrom 1983 to 1986, Newlee was an assistant coach at Saint Mary's.[5][6]
Newlee got his first head coaching position in 1986 at Southwestern College, a junior college in Chula Vista, California. In three seasons, he turned around its women's basketball program from two wins in his first season to a 22–6 record in the 1988–89 season. Newlee earned Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors as a result.[6]
After Southwestern, Newlee returned to the major college ranks as an assistant with UTSA from 1989 to 1991, SMU from 1991 to 1999 under Rhonda Rompola, and Hawaii from 1999 to 2002 under Vince Goo.[6]
After six seasons as head coach at Idaho State, Newlee became the ninth head coach in University of Idaho women's basketball history on April 15, 2008.[5]
Head coaching record
editSource for Idaho State:[7]
Sources for Idaho:[7][8][9][10]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2002–2008) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Idaho State | 6–20 | 2–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Idaho State | 20–9 | 11–3 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Idaho State | 13–16 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Idaho State | 17–12 | 11–3 | 1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Idaho State | 17–13 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Idaho State | 20–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| Idaho State: | 93–82 (.531) | 54–34 (.614) | |||||||
| Idaho Vandals (Western Athletic Conference) (2008–2014) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Idaho | 13–15 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Idaho | 11–20 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Idaho | 15–16 | 7–9 | T–5th | WBI First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Idaho | 12–20 | 6–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Idaho | 17–16 | 11–7 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Idaho | 25–9 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Idaho (WAC): | 93–96 (.492) | 57–39 (.594) | |||||||
| Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2014–2023) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Idaho | 14–15 | 8–10 | T–8th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Idaho | 24–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Idaho | 19–15 | 11–7 | 5th | WBI Semifinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | Idaho | 19–14 | 13–5 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Idaho | 19–10 | 16–4 | 1st | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Idaho | 22–9 | 15–5 | 2nd | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Idaho | 17–7 | 14–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Idaho | 14–18 | 11–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Idaho | 13–17 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| Idaho (Big Sky): | 161–115 (.583) | 110–57 (.659) | |||||||
| Idaho (total): | 257–171 (.600) | 167–96 (.635) | |||||||
| Total: | 350–295 (.543) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "University of Idaho and Head Coach Jon Newlee Mutually Agree to Part Ways". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ San Bernardino County Sun, December 27, 1976
- ^ a b c "Assistant Coach Jon Newlee". University of Hawaii at Manoa. Archived from the original on January 10, 2002. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Claude (January 8, 1977). "Eisenhower tops Pacific". San Bernardino County Sun.
- ^ a b c "Jon Newlee". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Jon Newlee". Idaho State University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007.
- ^ a b "Big Sky All-Time Records" (PDF). 2015-16 Big Sky Women's Basketball. Big Sky Conference. 2015. pp. 95–97.
- ^ WAC Women's Basketball 2013-14 Media Guide (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. 2013. pp. 85–86, 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2014.
- ^ "2022-23 Record Book (PDF) - Big Sky Conference" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.