Jon Newlee

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.

Jon Newlee
Current position
TitleHead coach
Record213–171 (.555)
Biographical details
Born (1959-02-26) February 26, 1959
Rialto, California
Alma materSan Diego State University
Playing career
1977–1979Chaffey CC
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1986Saint Mary's (asst.)
1986–1989Southwestern CC
1989–1991UTSA (asst.)
1991–1999SMU (asst.)
1999–2002Hawaii (asst.)
2002–2008Idaho State
2008–2023Idaho
Head coaching record
Overall306–253 (.547)
Tournaments0–4 (NCAA)
2–5 (WNIT)
2–2 (WBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • PCC Coach of the Year (1989)
  • 3× Big Sky Coach of the Year (2004, 2006, 2019)
  • WAC Coach of the Year (2009)

Early life

Son 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

From 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

Source for Idaho State:[7]

Sources for Idaho:[7][8][9][10]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2002–2008)
2002–03 Idaho State 6–202–127th
2003–04 Idaho State 20–911–3T–2ndWNIT First Round
2004–05 Idaho State 13–167–75th
2005–06 Idaho State 17–1211–31stWNIT First Round
2006–07 Idaho State 17–1311–5T–2ndNCAA First Round
2007–08 Idaho State 20–912–42ndWNIT First Round
Idaho State: 93–82 (.531)54–34 (.614)
Idaho Vandals (Western Athletic Conference) (2008–2014)
2008–09 Idaho 13–1510–6T–3rd
2009–10 Idaho 11–208–8T–4th
2010–11 Idaho 15–167–9T–5thWBI First Round
2011–12 Idaho 12–206–8T–4th
2012–13 Idaho 17–1611–73rdNCAA First Round
2013–14 Idaho 25–915–11stNCAA First Round
Idaho (WAC): 93–96 (.492)57–39 (.594)
Idaho Vandals (Big Sky Conference) (2014–present)
2014–15 Idaho 14–158–10T–8th
2015–16 Idaho 24–1013–5T–2ndNCAA First Round
2016–17 Idaho 19–1511–75thWBI Semifinals
2017–18 Idaho 19–1413–52ndWNIT First Round
2018–19 Idaho 19–1016–41stWNIT Third Round
2019–20 Idaho 22–915–52ndCanceled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Idaho 17–714–32nd
2021–22 Idaho 14–1811–96th
2022–23 Idaho 13–179–97th
Idaho (Big Sky): 161–115 (.583)110–57 (.659)
Idaho (total): 257–171 (.600)167–96 (.635)
Total:350–295 (.543)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "University of Idaho and Head Coach Jon Newlee Mutually Agree to Part Ways". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. San Bernardino County Sun, December 27, 1976
  3. "Assistant Coach Jon Newlee". University of Hawaii at Manoa. Archived from the original on January 10, 2002. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. Anderson, Claude (January 8, 1977). "Eisenhower tops Pacific". San Bernardino County Sun.
  5. "Jon Newlee". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  6. "Jon Newlee". Idaho State University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007.
  7. "Big Sky All-Time Records" (PDF). 2015-16 Big Sky Women's Basketball. Big Sky Conference. 2015. pp. 95–97.
  8. 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.
  9. "2022-23 Record Book (PDF) - Big Sky Conference" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  10. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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