Pat Foster
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.
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | June 22, 1939 |
| 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 |
| 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) | |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Cardinals (Southland Conference) (1980–1986) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Lamar | 25–5 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1981–82 | Lamar | 22–7 | 7–3 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1982–83 | Lamar | 23–8 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1983–84 | Lamar | 26–5 | 11–1 | 1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1984–85 | Lamar | 20–12 | 8–4 | 3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1985–86 | Lamar | 18–12 | 6–6 | T–4th | NIT First Round | ||||
| Lamar: | 134–49 | 49–19 | |||||||
| Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) (1986–1993) | |||||||||
| 1986–87 | Houston | 18–12 | 9–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1987–88 | Houston | 18–13 | 10–6 | T–4th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1988–89 | Houston | 17–14 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Houston | 25–8 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Houston | 18–11 | 10–6 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Houston | 25–6 | 11–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1992–93 | Houston | 21–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
| Houston: | 142–73 | 70–38 | |||||||
| Nevada Wolf Pack (Big West Conference) (1993–1999) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Nevada | 11–17 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Nevada | 18–11 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Nevada | 16–13 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Nevada | 21–10 | 12–4 | T–1st (East) | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Nevada | 16–12 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998–99 | Nevada | 8–18 | 4–12 | 5th | |||||
| Nevada: | 90–81 | 54–48 | |||||||
| Total: | 366–203 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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