Pat Foster
American former college basketball coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pat Foster (born June 22, 1939)[1] is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Lamar University (1980–1986), University of Houston (1986–1993), and the University of Nevada, Reno (1993–1999), compiling a career record of 366–203.[2] At Houston, he succeeded Guy Lewis. Foster also served as athletic director at Lamar from 1983 to 1985.
This article is about the basketball coach. For the Michigan accountant and politician, see United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2010.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-06-22) June 22, 1939 (age 84) Emerson, Arkansas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1958–1961 | Arkansas |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1972–1980 | Arkansas (assistant) |
1980–1986 | Lamar |
1986–1993 | Houston |
1993–1999 | Nevada |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1983–1985 | Lamar |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 366–203 (.643) |
Tournaments | 2–5 (NCAA Division I) 4–8 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
3 Southland regular season (1981, 1983, 1984) 2 Southland tournament (1981, 1983) SWC regular season (1992) SWC tournament (1992) Big West regular season (1997) | |
Awards | |
Southland Coach of the Year (1984) SWC Coach of the Year (1992) | |
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