Josh Newman on first-year growing pains at UT-Permian Basin

UT Permian Basin men’s basketball has enjoyed tremendous success over the past two seasons. The Falcons went 26-6 overall and won their first Lone Star Conference Championship in program history which led to their first ever appearance in the NCAA DII tournament in 2017. UTPB followed that season with another first in program history advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA DII tournament and finished 26-7 overall in 2018.

When the winningest head coach in program history, Andy Newman, left in the offseason to return to his home state of California and become the head coach of NCAA DI Cal State San Bernardino, the Falcons turned to another coach known for building a successful NCAA DII program.