| Josh Newman | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | Western Kentucky |
| Current Conference: | C-USA |
| Alma Mater: | Arizona State |
| Coach Years1: | 1997–1998 |
| Coach Team1: | Arkansas–Fort Smith (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1998–2000 |
| Coach Team2: | McLennan CC (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team3: | South Plains (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2002–2005 |
| Coach Team4: | Nevada (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2005–2018 |
| Coach Team5: | Arkansas–Fort Smith |
| Coach Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Coach Years7: | 2021–2024 |
| Coach Team7: | Pacific (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2024 |
| Coach Team8: | Pacific (interim HC) |
| Coach Years9: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team9: | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| Tournament Record: | 0–4 (0–4 NCAA Division II) |
| Championships: | 4x Heartland Conference tournament (2014, 2016–2018) |
Josh Newman is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Western Kentucky University men's basketball team. Newman served as the interim head coach of the Pacific Tigers men's basketball team during the 2024 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament.
After various stints as an assistant coach, Newman served as the head coach for the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith for twelve years, accumulating a record of 238–121 and leading the Lions to four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.[1] Newman then served as the head coach at the University of Texas Permian Basin for three seasons, finishing with a 39–42 overall record before resigning.[2] [3]
On March 4, 2024, Newman was named the interim head coach for the Tigers, following the firing of Leonard Perry.[4]
On May 6, 2024, Newman was hired as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky University under Hank Plona.[5]