Mike Newell

Alma Mater: 

Sam Houston State

Class of: 

1973

Hometown: 
North Vermillion, IN
  • Guided UALR to a fourth-place finish in 1987 NIT
  • Won three Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament championships (1986, 1989 and 1990)
  • UALR's all-time winningest coach
  • Assistant coach at Oklahoma under Billy Tubbs for two seasons in 1982-83 and 1983-84
  • Coached in junior college ranks for southern University at Shreveport-Bossier for four seasons from 1996-97 through 1999-2000
  • NBA scout for the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers
  • Coached one season in the CBA for the Shreveport Storm
  • Attended Louisiana State as freshman under Press Maravich before transferring.
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1984-85

UALR

17-13

9-5

4th

TAAC

DNP

1985-86

UALR

23-11

12-2

1st

TAAC

NCAA (1-1)

1986-87

UALR

26-11

16-2

1st

TAAC

NIT (3-2)

1987-88

UALR

24-7

15-3

T-1st

TAAC

NIT (0-1)

1988-89

UALR

23-8

14-4

2nd

TAAC

NCAA (0-1)

1989-90

UALR

20-10

12-4

3rd

TAAC

NCAA (0-1)

1990-91

Lamar

15-13

4-8

5th

American South

DNP

1991-92

Lamar

12-19

7-9

8th

Sun Belt

DNP

1992-93

Lamar

15-12

9-9

T-6th

Sun Belt

DNP

2001-02

Arkansas-Monticello

9-17

6-10

7th

GSC (West)

DNP

2002-03

Arkansas-Monticello

9-18

3-13

8th

GSC (West)

DNP

2003-04

Arkansas-Monticello

9-18

5-11

6th

GSC (West)

DNP

2004-05

Arkansas-Monticello

18-10

10-6

T-3rd

GSC (West)

DNP

2005-06

Arkansas-Monticello

21-11

11-5

2nd

GSC (West)

DII (2-1)

2006-07

Arkansas-Monticello

9-17

4-10

7th

GSC (West)

DNP

2007-08

Arkansas-Monticello

17-12

8-6

T-4th

GSC (West)

DNP

2008-09

Arkansas-Monticello

20-9

8-6

4th

GSC (West)

DNP

2009-10

Arkansas-Monticello

14-11

9-5

3rd

GSC (West)

DNP

2011-12

West Alabama
  • 18-Year Coaching Record: 301-227 (.570) overall
  • 133-60 (.689) in six years at UALR
  • 42-44 (.488) in three years at Lamar
  • 126-123 (.506) in nine years at Arkansas-Monticello
  • - (.) in first year at West Alabama
  • 78-20 (.796) in Trans America Athletic Conference
  • 4-8 (.333) in American South Conference
  • 16-18 (.471) in Sun Belt Conference
  • 64-72 (.471) in Gulf South Conference
  • 13-3 (.813) in TAAC Tournament
  • 0-1 (.000) in American South Tournament
  • 0-2 (.000) in Sun Belt Tournament
  • 1-3 (.250) in NCAA Division I Tournament
  • 3-3 (.500) in NIT
  • 2-1 (.667) in NCAA Division II Tournament