Cameron Newbauer | |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1978 |
Birth Place: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Alma Mater: | IPFW |
Player Years1: | 1997–1998 |
Player Team1: | Madonna |
Coach Years1: | 2001–2005 |
Coach Team1: | Siena (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 2005–2007 |
Coach Team2: | Georgia (men's assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 2008–2011 |
Coach Team3: | Georgia (women's assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 2011–2013 |
Coach Team4: | Louisville (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 2013–2017 |
Coach Team5: | Belmont |
Coach Years6: | 2017–2021 |
Coach Team6: | Florida |
Cameron Michael Newbauer (born June 12, 1978) is an American college basketball coach. He most recently was the former head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Florida from 2017 through 2021.[1]
Newbauer played one season at Madonna College before returning to his hometown to complete his education at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. At IPFW, he was a student assistant to the Mastodons and coached at Leo High School before receiving his elementary education degree in 2001. He and the former Sarah Millender were married in 2011.
On May 17, 2013, after a dozen years as an assistant coach for successful programs at three Division I schools, Cameron Newbauer was introduced as the fourth head coach in the history of Belmont University women's basketball.[2]
In the opening round of the 2014 WNIT, Coach Newbauer faced an Indiana team that included his sister, Andrea Newbauer, a senior guard.[3]
On March 27, 2017, Newbauer was announced as the 10th head coach of the University of Florida women's basketball program.[4]
On July 16, 2021, Newbauer announced he was resigning as Head Coach citing “personal reasons.” [5]
On September 27, 2021, it was revealed that Newbauer's resignation was due to a pattern of physical and verbal abuse of both student players and staff. [6]