This is Coach Filan's second year as the Varsity Basketball coach. The previous 15 seasons he has served as either the JV or Freshman coach.  He is also the Varsity Softball coach at Newton.  Coach Filan is a 1998 graduate of Green Hills Elementary School and 2002 graduate of Newton High School. He received a bachelor's degree in History/Secondary Education from Springfield College in Massachusetts in 2006. Coach Filan has now been teaching at Newton High School for the past 16 years where he teaches World History and Criminal Justice.

Coach Filan played basketball at Newton from 1998-2002. He was captain of the 2002 team and was named team MVP his Senior year.  His team won the SCIL Festival and he was named MVP for the entire tournament as well as being named 1st Team All-Area by the New Jersey Herald, Star-Ledger, and Daily Record. 

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Coach Wheeler is in his fifth year of coaching at NHS.  He has coached both JV and Freshman the past two seasons.  He played at Newton High School as a starter from 2013-16. Samir was captain his senior year and led his team to a league championship.  He was First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area during his Junior and Senior years. 

Coach Pete is a 2002 graduate of Newton High School. This is his first year coaching basketball at Newton High School and his 2nd year teaching PE at Halsted Middle School. Coach Pete is also an assistant softball coach at Newton High School.

Coach Teets is a volunteer assistant coach.  He works behind the scenes with fundraising, video coordination, and team morale.  He is a police officer in Newton and works with the team during his off hours.  Ken has been working with the Newton High School students for the last decade.  He is a valuable asset to the team.  Ken is in the Newton High School Hall of Fame.