The Apprentice School

Christian Newborn is in his fourth season with the Builders as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He helped the program win the 2025-26 NSAC Conference Championship and the 2024-25 USCAA National Championship.

A native of Hampton, Virginia, Newborn's coaching career began in 2018-19 as an assistant for the Eastern Mennonite High School boys varsity team, which finished as VISAA Division 3 state runner-up. He later worked as a manager for Eastern Mennonite University men's basketball (2019-20) and as a skills development coach for Team Resilience United in AAU (2021-23).

Christian played one season at Virginia Peninsula Community College (2016-17) and one with the Eastern Mennonite University developmental team (2018-19). He earned an associate's degree in business administration from VPCC and a bachelor's degree in recreation and sports management from EMU.

Newborn is a 2025 graduate of the Apprentice School and works full-time as an X32 sheet metal worker. He graduated from Bethel High School in 2014.