Ex-Vandal Named Arizona St. Coach

Former Sacramento State coach Don Newman, hired in May to help Bill Frieder recruit players for Arizona State, replaced his former boss as basketball coach Monday.

Athletic director Kevin White gave Newman the interim job after falling short in attempts to hire a big-name coach after Frieder resigned Sept. 10 following point-shaving allegations involving 1994 road games.

Newman, 39, inherits a team that went 10-20 last season. The FBI has said neither the school nor its officials are implicated, but a federal grand jury reportedly is investigating the matter.

Newman coached Sacramento State to a 20-114 record in five years when the program moved up from NCAA Division II to Division I. Before that, he was an assistant to Kelvin Sampson at WSU for five years, finishing as recruiting coordinator.

He played football and basketball in college. He began at Louisiana State and transferred to Idaho, where he earned All-Big Sky Conference basketball recognition and was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the third round in 1980.