Quinn Newton enters his first year as assistant coach for the Huskies of Southern Maine. He previously served as an assistant to Head Coach Rob Sanicola at Saint Joseph's College of Maine during the Summer of 2021. Prior to his return to Saint Joseph's and joining Coach Sanicola at USM, Newton was an assistant coach at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama and Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, Virginia.
At Hampden-Sydney (2019-2021), Newton played a key role in recruiting, scouting, player development. camp operations, coordinating community engagement opportunities, and monitoring academic progress, as well. In his first season at H-SC in 2019-20, the Tigers won 12 of 14 games during a midseason stretch, including a six-game winning streak and a five-game winning streak, toward an overall record of 14-13. The 14 wins are the most for the program since 2015-16 (17), and surpassed the win-total from the previous two seasons combined (10). H-SC finished as one of the most improved teams in NCAA Division III with its +8 turnaround from the previous season, advancing to the ODAC Tournament Quarterfinals for the first time in three years. The Garnet & Grey ranked 47th nationally in field goal percentage defense (41.1), 58th in rebound margin (5.2), 63rd in defensive rebounds per game (28.9), and 75th in total rebounds per game (40.4). During Newton's time on the sideline, the Tigers were recognized for four All-Conference awards and twelve All-Academic awards in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
During his time at Huntingdon (2018-2019), Newton assisted in recruiting, scouting and player development while also involved in operational duties. In the 2018-2019 season, the Hawks finished 14-13, which led to the team's first USA South playoff appearance since the 2013-2014 season. Concluding the season, the Hawks were recognized for two All-Conference awards and six All-Academic awards.
Newton was alongside NBA Trainer Noah LaRoche (Integrity Hoops), in Santa Monica, California during the Summer of 2017. Where he led strength and conditioning programming and instruction, while also assisting with on-court development of players at all levels; including NBA, WNBA and College. To add, Newton also has had extensive experience coaching at camps for HoopGroup, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, University of Richmond, Hampden-Sydney and Huntingdon.
Newton was a four-year starter at Saint Joseph's College of Maine (2014-18), earning State of Maine Rookie of the Year and All-Maine Rookie Team honors in 2015. He was a Third Team All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) selection in 2016, while earning GNAC All-Academic Team honors for three years (2016-18). Newton was a two-time honoree on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court (2017-18), and served on the Saint Joseph's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for two years (2016-18).
Quinn graduated from Saint Joseph's in Standish, Maine in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science. Also on pace to graduate from Southern New Hampshire University with a Master's degree in Sports Administration & Management.
