Milt Newton Honored in Virgin Islands

By |2021-09-04T17:11:08+00:00August 17th, 2015|News|

Former KU coach Larry Brown on hand for dedication of park on "Milt Newton Day" (Original Article Credit: Gary Bedore, KUsports.com) Kenneth Mapp, the 29th governor of the Virgin Islands, declared August 7, 2015 “Milt Newton Day” in the United States territory. Hundreds of individuals who live in the Bordeaux neighborhood in St. Thomas, V.I. [...]

Park Named in Newton’s Honor

By |2016-05-04T14:20:29+00:00August 10th, 2015|Basketball Camps, News|

(Original story credit: Matt Schoch of the Virgin Islands Daily News) ST. THOMAS - Milt Newton's park is now Milt Newton Park. The Bordeaux basketball court where he fell in love with the game was rededicated to the Virgin Islands native in a ceremony Friday night in his old west St. Thomas neighborhood. "I'm proud [...]

Coaching 101 From a Master as Newton brings Larry Brown to V.I.

By |2021-09-04T17:11:08+00:00August 10th, 2015|Basketball Camps, News|

(Original story credit: Matt Schoch of the Virgin Islands Daily News) ST. THOMAS - One of the greatest coaches in basketball history came to Ivanna Eudora Kean High School on Thursday to give local coaches a free clinic on how to mold young players and young people. As Milt Newton said as he introduced his [...]

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