Preseason Countdown: No. 10 California Oct 28, 2009
In 's second season, will try to do something that hasn't been done since Pete Newell retired -- win a league title. Newell led the Bears to the 1959 national championship and the 1960 title game, but Cal's goals this season will be a bit more modest -- the school's first conference title since 1960. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
League preview: Pacific-10 Oct 28, 2009
Cal is position to do the same this season after going without a conference title since the legendary Pete Newell retired in 1960. TEAM ON THE RISE : When Oregon State hired former Brown coach , the move was met with its share of skepticism. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
DIGEST U.S.'s Sloan takes gold in all-around Oct 17, 2009
In basketball, he and John started three seasons for the Bears, and Mr. Ricksen returned as an assistant to Pete Newell from 1957 to 1959, Cal's NCAA championship season. Mr. Ricksen became a lawyer after attending Hastings College of the Law, and he was an active Bear Backer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
College basketball: Excitement palpable for UNI men's hoops Oct 16, 2009
But, after returning from the famed Pete Newell Big Man Camp in August, the Bellevue native exuded self-assurance like never before. Going into my senior year, I knew I needed to get my footspeed and endurance up, Eglseder, who now weighs 270, told The Courier late in the off-season. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Robertson, Newell join Yow in FIBA Hall of Fame Sep 6, 2009
Oscar Robertson, Pete Newell join Kay Yow in FIBA Hall of Fame - ESPN ... GENEVA -- Oscar Robertson and coach Pete Newell will be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame for leading the United States to the basketball gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
USF Coaching Legend Pete Newell Elected into FIBA Hall of Fame Sep 1, 2009
Pete Newell guided Dons Basketball to the 1949 NIT Championship ... (San Francisco) USF Legend of the Hilltop and Naismith Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell, has been elected to the FIBA International Basketball Hall of Fame. (Usfdons.com)
Former Cal Coach Pete Newell Elected to FIBA Hall of Fame Sep 1, 2009
Legendary Cal coach to be honored in FIBA Hall of Fame. BERKELEY - Former Cal men's basketball coach , who guided the Golden Bears to the 1959 NCAA championship and the United State to a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, has been elected to the FIBA International Basketball Hall of Fame. (Calbears.com)
FIBA hall to induct Yow Sep 1, 2009
Others to be inducted include Olympic gold medalist and former NBA star Oscar Robertson and the late Pete Newell, a legendary coach. More Sports. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Penny headed for Giants’ rotation Sep 1, 2009
Oscar Robertson and coach Pete Newell will be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in Spain this month for leading the US to the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The late Kay Yow, who led the US women to the 1988 Olympic title, also will be enshrined. (Boston Globe)
Lomers Attends Newell Big Man Camp Aug 31, 2009
The senior from Boerne, Texas, went to the 33rd annual Pete Newell Big Man Camp earlier this month in Honolulu, Hawai`i. It s mostly just learning new moves and trying to perfect them, said Lomers, who averaged 3. (Baylorbears.com)
Thinking big: Eglseder makes most of invite to Newell camp Aug 15, 2009
Northern Iowa center Jordan Eglseder (left), shooting over Garrett Stutz of Wichita State last season, has been working on his game at the legendary Pete Newell Big Man Camp in Hawaii ... With Jordan Eglseder, reminiscing about the recent Pete Newell Big Man Camp in Hawaii ... Then, last week, the 7-foot-1 Bellevue native found himself in a Bizarro World of sorts at the famed Pete Newell Big Man Camp. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Smith Listed Among Two Best College Basketball Coaches In History Jul 31, 2009
Pete Newell, college basketball 32. Joe Torre, MLB 33. (Tarheelblue.com)
E-MAILING IT IN: Extra Mustard's take on Goodell, Mets Jul 29, 2009
He could be a great big man coach, a la Pete Newell, but people love him way too much to let him simply coach. That said, he's Shaq and he'll find time to do whatever he wants. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Fox: Montgomery hopes success settles in at Cal Jul 18, 2009
Cal hasn't been a consistent winner since the legendary Pete Newell retired from college coaching in 1960, a year removed from the 1959 NCAA championship and shortly after reaching the 1960 title game ... Since then-coach Pete Newell retired in 1960, Cal hasn't exactly been a basketball powerhouse. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Summer Of '09: What The Jackets Are Up To May 30, 2009
Also, playing on a traveling team of college players for a week in Nassau, Bahamas -- going to participate in the Pete Newell big man camp in August -- has been invited to be a college counselor in the Darren Williams Nike Skills Camp and the LeBron James Camp -- is going home to Los Angeles. Men's Golf -- rather than turn pro after the NCAA Championship, will remain an amateur this summer, play a full amateur schedule and try to make the Walker Cup team. (Ramblinwreck.com)
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Nickname: Lions Undergrad Enrollment: 5,746 Famous Alums: Pete Newell (Hall of Fame basketball coach), Rick Adelman (head coach of the Houston Rockets), and Bob Denver (Gilligan from Gilligan's Island). 6. (Goredfoxes.com)
Jerome Randle Named Team MVP For 2008-09 Season Apr 17, 2009
Christopher wins Pete Newell Coach's Award. April 15, 2009. (Calbears.com)
Oklahoma's Griffin takes home Naismith Award Apr 6, 2009
He was named the State Farm/NABC National Player of the Year and the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year. Earlier he earned the Rupp Trophy (Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky), the Oscar Robertson Trophy (U.S. Basketball Writers Association), the AP Player of the Year Trophy, the Chevrolet Player of the Year award. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
See SI's Final Four coverage since '56 Mar 17, 2009
Many a coach has mouthed the saw that a good defense is the best offense, but California's Pete Newell triumphed with it at Louisville and the Bears won the national championship. The Old Master Outfoxed Them (Kentucky, 1958). (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
TIMEOUT WITH Feb 24, 2009
"I lifted and ran with the team and went to Pete Newell camp.". Where do you see the program going in the future. (Baylorbears.com)
USF Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Inductions For Its... Feb 18, 2009
The Dons won their inaugural national title in 1949, capturing the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) under the direction of future Naismith Hall-of-Famer, the late Pete Newell. USF was the first West Coast team offered a berth in the field. (Usfdons.com)
Gutierrez Takes Charge Rallies Cal Feb 15, 2009
When you look up at that jersey, I want you remember the 1959 NCAA Championship team, and I want you to remember Pete Newell. . (GoCyberBears.com)
Ratto: Walters isn't giving up on Dons Feb 15, 2009
Even as he suspended the four players over a practice drill dispute, he saw his own past and heard the voices of the men who mentored him - Williams, Dean Smith, Pete Newell, Pat Riley, Homer Drew. He has decided that the culture is all wrong, and came here from Boca Raton sensing it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Pete Newell Remembered for Always Being Giving of his Time, Basketball Expertise Feb 8, 2009
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer. (AP) - made sure 6-foot-8 1/2 had a bed to fit his lanky frame when he arrived at California as a walk-on freshman. (Calbears.com)
