UH hires baskeball coach Tom Penders

[OldTimer]

It's interesting that A&M is expected to offer the UTEP BB coach their BB job....and SMU is just now beginning to narrow their search down with at least two asst coaches already turned them down.

Penders accepts UH basketball job

09:46 AM CST on Tuesday, March 23, 2004

By STEVE RICHARDSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

Former Texas basketball coach Tom Penders said today he has accepted the University of Houston head coaching job. A news conference will be held today at 5 p.m.

Penders, 58, led the Longhorns from 1988-98.

Penders is expected to retain UH assistant coach Melvin Haralson, who was on his staff at Texas.

Penders has taken three teams to the NCAA Tournament (Rhode Island, Texas and George Washington). This is his sixth Division I head coaching position. His college coaching career started at Tufts, and he held Division I jobs at Columbia and Fordham before coaching at Rhode Island.

[CMJ]

Not a bad hire. Penders will definitely beef up their schedule. He never shied from playing anyone nonconference - that's for sure.

[NT80]

Penders is expected to retain UH assistant coach Melvin Haralson, who was on his staff at Texas.

Wasn't Melvin Haralson an assistant once at NT or am I thinking of someone else?

[ADLER]

Melvin Haralson was an assistant on Vic Trilli's staff.

[NT80]

Melvin Haralson was an assistant on Vic Trilli's staff.

Yes, I thought so but couldn't remember when he was at NT. Thanks.