THE NEWMAN FILE

Personal Information

Full Name: Jason Chad Newman
Born: Oct. 8, 1971, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
High School: Chattanooga Central
College: Tennessee, 1994
Wife: Stacey
Children: Katherine and Natalie

ATHLETIC TRAINING EXPERIENCE
1995-97 Tennessee Graduate Assistant
1997-present Tennessee Athletic Trainer

Chattanooga native Chad Newman is a senior associate director with the University of Tennessee’s sports medicine department. The longest-tenured member of the school’s athletic training staff, Newman provides around-the-clock, world-class care exclusively for men’s basketball student-athletes.

Newman was selected by his SEC peers as the 2019 recipient of the Chris Patrick Award, presented at the annual SEC Sports Medicine Committee meetings. In January 2010, the Tennessee Athletic Trainer's Society (TATS) named Newman the Collegiate Athletic Trainer of the Year.

“Chad’s the best,” VFL and NBA champion Jordan McRae said. “He genuinely cares about all of us and always looks out for what’s best for us. He spends a lot of time making sure minor bumps and bruises don’t turn into bigger injuries. Whenever we need him, Chad is always there.”

The 2025-26 academic year will be Newman’s 31st with the UT sports medicine staff and his 30th with the men’s basketball program. He joined the former in 1995-96 and the latter in 1996-97.

During his tenure with the basketball team, the Volunteers have advanced to postseason play 22 times, earning 18 NCAA Tournament bids and four NIT berths. Newman has been a part of nine NCAA Sweet 16 teams, three Elite Eight squads and five SEC championship teams. Sixteen Vols who have performed under Newman’s care have been selected in the NBA Draft, including six in the first round.

A longtime officer on the SEC Sports Medicine Committee, he currently serves as secretary/treasurer after previously serving as vice president.

Chad Newman, along with his wife, Stacey, and their daughters, Katherine and Natalie.

Newman has helped numerous Vols overcome adversity and challenges over the years. He oversaw the management of All-American Chris Lofton’s successful battle with testicular cancer following Lofton’s junior season. Lofton went on to become the SEC’s all-time 3-point king.

In September 2009, Newman was instrumental in reviving Tennessee sophomore Emmanuel Negedu after Negedu collapsed following a sudden cardiac arrest. Newman successfully administered the use of an AED and CPR until emergency medical services arrived on-site. For his efforts, he received a “Certificate of Heroism” from the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association and was named the 2010 Most Distinguished Award recipient by the “Hoops for Heart Health” organization, which was founded by NBA player Ryan Gomes.

When Newman first joined the Tennessee training staff in a full-time role in 1997, he was no stranger to the UT training room, having served as a volunteer student trainer and a graduate assistant before his full-time appointment. During that time, he worked with UT’s football, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s golf and men’s track & field teams, as well as both spirit squads.

Newman earned bachelor’s degree in exercise science from UT in 1994 and completed his master’s in kinesiology in May 1997. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).
Currently, Newman holds Performance Exercise Specialist (PES) and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) certifications through the NASM.

In the fall of 2009, Newman authored an article about Lofton’s successful return from cancer entitled “The Toughest Opponent,” that was published in Training & Conditioning Magazine. And in 2010, he gave sudden cardiac arrest case study presentations at the Southeastern Conference Sports Medicine Seminar and the Collegiate Athletic Trainers’ Society Spring Symposium.

Newman is married to the former Stacey Perry. The couple has two daughters, Katherine and Natalie, the former of whom graduated from Tennessee in 2025.