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Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tnewsom@princeton.edu
Tony Newsom, a New Jersey native, has completed his seventh season as an assistant coach at Princeton in 2010-11.
“I respect Tony’s feel for the game and appreciate his ease in communicating with our players, their families and our loyal supporters,” Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson says. “He is a valuable part of the tradition we are currently building.”
Newsom was a member of the coaching staff at Holy Cross from 2001-2004, helping the Crusaders to a 26-5 record, a league title and an NCAA tournament berth in 2002-03 and a Patriot League title and NCAA berth in 2001-02. Holy Cross played close games in the NCAA first round in each of those two seasons against eventual Final Four teams, falling to Marquette by four points in 2003 NCAA tournament and to Kansas by 11 points in the 2002 tourney.
He was promoted to associate head coach at Holy Cross for the 2003-04 season after serving as an assistant coach from 2001-03. While at Holy Cross, Newsom was involved in game preparation, scouting and player development in addition to recruiting and scheduling.
Newsom served as an assistant coach at Rider University from 1997-2001. While with the Broncs, Newsom was responsible for recruiting and player development as well as film exchange and scouting. Rider posted winning seasons three times in his four years as an assistant coach and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1998.
Prior to his tenure at Rider, Newsom was an assistant coach at another Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) school, Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., assisting with all aspects of the Saints’ program. He worked at Siena during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons.
A 1993 graduate of Niagara University, Newsom was a four-year performer for the Purple Eagles men’s basketball team before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Business Commerce. In 1993, his senior season, Niagara earned a bid to the NIT.
A native of Metuchen, N.J., Newsom played prep basketball at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison, N.J., before his graduation in 1989.
Newsom and his wife, Tammy, have a son Tyler and reside in Princeton.
