Herbert Alden Pasche (July 19, 1910 – May 9, 1986) was the first head coach of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team from 1945 to 1956. Pasche also served off as an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars football program as a line coach from 1946 to 1947. While at the university, Pasche served as an associate professor of health and physical education.[1] Pasche was a 1932 graduate of Rice University, where he played football as an end for the Rice Owls.[2]
 Pasche, ca. 1947 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 19, 1910 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 1986 (aged 75) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1931 | Rice |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1945–1956 | Houston |
| Football | |
| 1946–1947 | Houston (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 135–116 (.538) (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA) 2–2 (NAIA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 LSC (1946, 1947) GCC (1950) MVC (1956) | |
| Awards | |
| MVC Coach of the Year (1956) | |
During Pasche's tenure, he posted a 135–116 record.[3] Under his leadership in 1949, the Cougars won the Gulf Coast Conference championship. Hall of Fame coach Guy Lewis played for Pasche, eventually becoming an assistant coach before being handed the job upon Pasche's retirement.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cougars (Lone Star Conference) (1945–1949) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Houston | 10–4 | 8–2 | 1st | NAIA Second Round | ||||
| 1946–47 | Houston | 15–7 | 11–1 | 1st | NAIA Second Round | ||||
| 1947–48 | Houston | 11–11 | 6–6 | ||||||
| 1948–49 | Houston | 11–11 | 7–5 | ||||||
| Houston Cougars (Gulf Coast Conference) (1949–1950) | |||||||||
| 1949–50 | Houston | 16–7 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Houston Cougars (Missouri Valley Conference) (1950–1956) | |||||||||
| 1950–51 | Houston | 11–17 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Houston | 7–14 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Houston | 9–13 | 5–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1953–54 | Houston | 11–15 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1954–55 | Houston | 15–10 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1955–56 | Houston | 19–7 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| Houston: | 135–116 (.538) | 63–55 (.534) | |||||||
| Total: | 135–116 (.538) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Peggy Kimbro Celebrates 25 Years of Library Service". The South Texas College of Law Library. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ "Official 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 24, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "First UH basketball Coach Pasche dead". Houston Chronicle. May 10, 1986. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- ^ "First UH hoop coach dies". Odessa American. May 11, 1986. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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