🏀 C.M. Newton Named Alabama's 2015 SEC Basketball Legend

[Alabama Men's Basketball]

Former Alabama head coach and Hall of Famer Charles Martin "C.M." Newton is one of 14 men who have been selected for the 2015 Allstate® Southeastern Conference Basketball Legends. Newton, along with the entire class, will be honored at the 2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 11-15, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

"The Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends Program allows us to honor our past and show everyone why the SEC is one of the nation's premier basketball conferences," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.

A former two-time SEC Coach of the Year, Newton coached at Alabama for 12 seasons (1968-80). During his time at the Capstone, he compiled a record of 211-123, the fourth-most wins in program history. While he was with the Tide, Newton led Alabama to three straight SEC Titles (1974-76) and seven postseason appearances, which included two NCAA Tournament berths, a sweet-16 appearance in 1976, and five NIT berths.

Four of Newton's teams (1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 and 1976-77) finished 14th or higher in the final national rankings. In addition to his coaching accomplishments, Newton's Alabama legacy is cemented by integrating the Alabama Basketball program, by signing the program's first African-American student-athlete, Wendell Hudson, in 1968.

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"Newton led Alabama to three straight SEC Titles (1974-76) ..."

Imagine Kentucky with three straight SEC Titles in football, and you get the picture. Kentucky will do well to EVER have three TOTAL SEC titles in football. They will NEVER have three straight! And would not have the first one were it not for Coach Bryant.