Steve Newton

Teams coached: Murray State Racers, South Carolina Gamecocks
Murray State record: 116-65 (.641)
South Carolina record: 20-35 (.364)
Overall record: 136-100 (.576)

Steve Newton
Born April 23, 1941
Hometown: Terre Haute, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana State University (BA, 1963)
Graduated from Gerstmeyer Tech (IN) and played for coach Duane Klueh at Indiana State in his hometown of Terre Haute
Starting his coaching career at the Indiana HS level, first at Reelsville HS (1963-65) then at Plainfield HS (1965-69)
Joined fellow Terre Haute-native Ron Greene‘s staff at New Orleans as an assistant in 1969
After four seasons at UNO, Newton left for an assistant job under Kermit Davis, Sr. at Mississippi State
- Worked for Davis for four seasons and then stayed on for one more when Greene came to Starkville in 1977
Greene left MSU after just one season to become head coach at alma mater, Murray State, with Newton also making the move
Elevated to head coach in 1985 when Greene left for Indiana State; Newton coached the Racers for six seasons
- During that time, his teams won 116 games, four OVC titles and went to three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT
Left Murray for South Carolina in 1991, going 20-35 in two seasons as the Gamecocks’ head coach
- Stepped down from his role in 1993 and became South Carolina’s assistant athletic director
After two years in that role, Newton returned to his home state to become the athletic director at D-II Southern Indiana
- Retired in 2001 after six seasons in that capacity