Peter F. "Pete" Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former college men's basketball coach. He is well-known for his 15 years of coaching at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall 234-123 record. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The University of San Francisco (often abbreviated USF) is a private, coeducational Jesuit university in the United States. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as California, Cal, UCB, UC Berkeley, The University of California, or simply Berkeley) is a public, coeducational university situated east of the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, California, overlooking the Golden Gate. ...

Newell attended both high school and college in Los Angeles, California and was a classmate of Phil Woolpert at Loyola Marymount University (then called Loyola University). After serving in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946, Newell was appointed head men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco in 1946. During his four-year tenure at USF, Newell compiled a 70-37 record and coached the Dons to the 1949 National Invitation Tournament championship. In 1950 he accepted an appointment as head coach at Michigan State University where he stayed until 1954. Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Phil Woolpert (December 15, 1915 - May 7, 1987) is an American college basketball coach. ... Loyola Marymount University (LMU), is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... This article is about the year. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Newell returned to the West Coast in 1954 when he was hired as head coach at the University of California, Berkeley. Newell was very successful at Cal, compiling a 119-44 record, winning four consecutive Pac-8 titles from 1957 to 1960 and leading the Golden Bears to two straight appearances in the NCAA tournament championship game--which they won in 1959. Newell himself earned national Coach of the Year honors in 1960. The Pacific Ten Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 of the top college basketball teams in the United States. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Newell also coached the U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics, making him one of only three coaches to win the "Triple Crown" of NCAA, NIT and Olympic championships. After retiring from coaching, Newell served as team executive or scout for several NBA teams, among them the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. There were two Olympic Games in the year 1960: 1960 Summer Olympics 1960 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The National Basketball Association, more commonly referred to as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The Houston Rockets are a National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ...

Considered "America's Basketball Guru", Newell conducts an annual training camp for centers and forwards known simply as "Big Man Camp". An annual college basketball tournament is held in his honor in Oakland, California, and frequent participants in the Pete Newell Challenge include USF and Cal--the very schools where Newell coached. View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt. ...

In 1987 Cal dedicated the court in Harmon Gym as "Pete Newell Court". 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Haas Pavilion (formally Walter A. Haas, Jr. ...

His son, Pete Newell Jr., led the Santa Cruz High School boys' basketball team to the California state championship in 2005. Santa Cruz High School in Santa Cruz, CA opened around 1911. ...

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