Pete Newell dies at 93; Hall of Fame basketball coach guided Cal to 1959 NCAA title

Newell, who retired from coaching at 44, brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers in 1975 as the team's general manager. > Pete Newell, who coached UC Berkeley to the 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Assn. basketball title and was one of only three men to guide teams to National Invitation Tournament, NCAA and Olympic championships, has died. He was 93. (link)