Tom Penders
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Stratford, CT
- Won four league tournament titles--one in Metro Atlantic Athletic with Fordham (1983), two in Southwest Conference with Texas (1994 and 1995) and one in Conference USA with Houston (2010)
- Never served as a college assistant coach
- Major-college career playing statistics under Fred Shabel (8.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 43.9 FG%, 77.8 FT%)
- Final Top 20 Rankings (four: AP/UPI/USA)--1988 (NR/NR/12), 1990 (NR/NR/12), 1994 (20/21/24), 1995 (NR/NR/24) and 1997 (NR/20)
- All-Americans (one): Texas' B.J. Tyler (1994).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tufts | 12-8 | DNP | ||||
Tufts | 22-4 | DNP | ||||
Tufts | 20-6 | DNP | ||||
4-22 | 2-12 | T-7th | DNP | |||
8-17 | 6-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
16-10 | 8-6 | 3rd | DNP | |||
15-11 | 11-3 | T-2nd | DNP | |||
7-22 | DNP | |||||
11-17 | DNP | |||||
19-9 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
18-11 | 8-2 | 2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-11 | 7-3 | T-2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-15 | 7-7 | 4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-12 | 9-5 | 2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
13-17 | 7-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
20-10 | 12-6 | 3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
28-7 | 14-4 | 2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
25-9 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
24-9 | 12-4 | 3rd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
23-9 | 13-3 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-12 | 11-3 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
11-17 | 4-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
26-8 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
23-7 | 11-3 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
21-10 | 10-4 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
18-12 | 10-6 | T-1st | Big 12 (South) | NCAA (2-1) | ||
14-17 | 6-10 | 5th | Big 12 (South) | DNP | ||
20-9 | 13-3 | 1st | Atlantic 10 (West) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
15-15 | 9-7 | T-2nd | Atlantic 10 (West) | DNP | ||
14-18 | 6-10 | 7th | DNP | |||
18-14 | 9-7 | T-6th | NIT (0-1) | |||
21-10 | 9-5 | 4th | NIT (1-1) | |||
18-15 | 10-6 | 3rd | DNP | |||
24-10 | 11-5 | 3rd | CBI (2-1) | |||
21-12 | 10-6 | T-4th | CBI (0-1) | |||
19-16 | 7-9 | T-7th | NCAA (0-1) |
* Record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Texas Tech.
- 36-Year Coaching Record: 648-438 (.597) overall
- 54-18 (.750) in three years at Tufts (MA)
- 43-60 (.417) in four years at Columbia
- 125-114 (.523) in eight years at Fordham
- 48-17 (.738) in two years at Rhode Island
- 208-110 (.654) in 10 years at Texas
- 49-42 (.538) in three years at George Washington
- 121-77 (.611) in six years at Houston
- 27-29 (.482) in Ivy League
- 38-24 (.613) in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
- 54-30 (.643) in Atlantic 10 Conference (26-10 with URI/28-20 with GWU)
- 85-33 (.720) in Southwest Conference
- 16-16 (.500) in Big 12 Conference
- 56-38 (.596) in Conference USA
- 7-4 (.636) in MAAC Tournament
- 6-5 (.545) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
- 15-6 (.714) in SWC Tournament
- 2-2 (.500) in Big 12 Tournament
- 9-5 (.643) in C-USA Tournament
- 12-11 (.522) in NCAA Tournament
- 1-8 (.111) in NIT
- 2-2 (.500) in College Basketball Invitational