Tom Penders
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 23, 1945 Stratford, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| 1964–1967 | Connecticut |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1974 | Tufts |
| 1974–1978 | Columbia |
| 1978–1986 | Fordham |
| 1986–1988 | Rhode Island |
| 1988–1998 | Texas |
| 1998–2001 | George Washington |
| 2004–2010 | Houston |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 649-437 (.598) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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MAAC Tournament Championship (1983) SWC Regular Season Championship (1992, 1994, 1995) SWC Tournament Championship (1994, 1995) C-USA Tournament Championship (2010) |
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| Awards | |
| New York Metropolitan Area Coach of the Year (1981) A-10 Coach of the Year (1987) |
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Thomas Vincent "Tom" Penders (born May 23, 1945) is a retired college basketball head coach, who last coached from 2004 through 2010 at the University of Houston. He is from Stratford, Connecticut and has a 649-437 career record. As a college athlete, Penders played both basketball and baseball for the University of Connecticut, and is one of the few players to have competed in both the NCAA Tournament as well as the College World Series.
Prior to his last job as Houston's head coach, Penders was a sports analyst for ESPN and Westwood One Radio. He also has been the head coach for Tufts, Columbia, Fordham, Rhode Island, Texas, and George Washington.
Penders posted a 59-10 record as a high school coach at Bullard-Havens Tech and Bridgeport Central High School in Connecticut. He led Bullard-Havens to a 14-6 record in his first season as a head coach. The next year he guided Bridgeport Central to a 23-2 record and a number two ranking in the state. The following year, he was named the New York Daily News Coach of the Year after leading Bridgeport to a 20-1 mark and Number one ranking.
Penders began his collegiate coaching career at Tufts University in 1971, and compiled a 54-18 record in three seasons. On October 6, 2006, Penders and his 1972-73 Tufts team were inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.
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