Charles Martin "C. M." Newton is a retired American basketball player, coach and administrator. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a Contributor on October 13, 2000. Newton was a two-sport player at the University of Kentucky, playing both baseball and basketball. As a reserve guard/forward, he was part of the Wildcats' national championship team in 1951 under legendary coach Adolph Rupp, though Newton himself averaged only 1.2 points per game. As a pitcher he helped the Wildcats baseball team reach the NCAA tournament and, after college, signed a minor... league baseball contract with a New York Yankees farm system. Newton finally gave up baseball after the births of his two daughters. Newton's coaching career spanned 30 years and three institutions. By 1956, Newton had landed his first basketball coaching job at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky on a recommendation by Rupp. Newton compiled a 169–137 record at Transylvania, leading them to the 1963 NAIA Tournament. While at Transylvania he recruited the school's first black player.
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| Birthdate: | February 2, 1930 |
| Birthplace: | Rockwood, Tennessee |
| Age: | 82 |