Born and raised in New Orleans , Louisiana , Newman was a multi-sport athlete at its Brother Martin High School and graduated in 1975 . In his junior year , he was a teammate of Rick Robey on the Crusaders ' state championship Newman attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge as a freshman in the 1975 – 76 season and played on the LSU Tigers basketball team . After the year , he transferred to Lake City Community College and Grambling State University and then in fall 1977 to the University of Idaho in Moscow . Newman did not play at Grambling and played only one game with After sitting out a year due to transfer rules , Newman played for the Idaho Vandals from 1978 to 1980 under new head coach Following five consecutive years in the Big Sky cellar , Idaho rose to second place in the conference standings in Newman 's senior season and qualified for the four-team conference tournament for the first he was a unanimous first team all-conference Prior to his senior year , Newman was selected in fourth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers ; then was taken in the third round in 1980 by the Boston Celtics . Veteran guard Nate Archibald was a holdout during training camp , but after he agreed to terms in October , Boston head coach Bill Fitch cut Newman two days before their first regular the Celtics went on to win the NBA title that season
conference tournament
1980 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Don Newman (basketball)