Tom Penders: From Stratford to College Basketball Hall of Fame ‘I always loved the game’
Jim Penders, Stratford baseball coach from 1931 to 1968, would bring his son Tom to basketball practices in the mid-1950s. ... The road from Stratford took Tom Penders to UConn and Bridgeport, where he coached ...
Former UConn men's basketball coach Fred Shabel, who led Huskies in the 1960s, dies at age 90
Those UConn teams under Shabel featured Toby Kimball, Wes Bialosuknia, Bill Corley, Tom Penders, and future UConn coach Dom Perno.
Middletown: Buttonwood Tree art show features Tom Pender’s paintings
Tom PenderJodene Paintings by Tom Pender including "Jodene" are on display at the Buttonwood Tree through the month of October. Tom Pender Donald "Donald" by Tom Pender. Tom Pender Landscape Tom Pender, "Landscape."
Staak to be inducted into Hall tonight
Previous inductees into the UConn Wing of the Hall of Fame, sponsored by People's United Bank, are Moira and Tara Buckley (Trumbull, women's soccer), Chris Smith (Bridgeport, basketball), Brian Usher (Stamford, ...
Houston names Tom Penders as new basketball coach
MARK BABINECK Associated Press Writer Tom Penders was hired Tuesday to coach at Houston, the once-powerful program that hasn't won an NCAA tournament game in 20 years. ... "We feel very fortunate to have someone ...
Houston names Tom Penders as new basketball coach
MARK BABINECK Associated Press Writer Tom Penders was hired Tuesday to coach at Houston, the once-powerful program that hasn't won an NCAA tournament game in 20 years. ... "We feel very fortunate to have someone ...
Texas basketball coach, McCullough grad Chris Beard suspended after assault charge
A Texas graduate and former student manager and assistant under Tom Penders, Beard’s on-court success had been overshadowed by another disturbing incident this summer involving freshman guard Arterio Morris ...
Hillhouse’s Moore, Eastern CT’s Michon named CSMA Athletes of Year
The four previously-announced Gold Key recipients for 2022 are UConn women’s basketball associate head coach Chris Dailey, former major league reliever Rob Dibble of Southington; College Basketball Hall of ...
Why UConn’s Jim Penders shared emotional moment with father on Maryland field: ‘Sweet redemption’
His younger brother, Tom, had committed to play basketball at Duquesne. But Tom’s mother told him that he instead had to enroll at UConn to help take care of his brother. ... That season, Jim and Tom Penders ...
Boys and Girls Club of Bridgeport to hold Anniversary Gala
Tom Penders and Jack Kvancz will be honored at the event, which begins at 6 p.m.
Texas' new Hall of Honor class features 14 former Longhorns
There were also three “vintage” selections: Glenn Blackwood (Football, 1976-78), Rick Bradley (Baseball, 1973-75) and Tom Penders (Basketball head coach, 1988-98).
With Shaka Smart gone, who's next for Texas basketball?
The $7.1 million owed to Smart over the next two years made buying him out - especially when Texas just did the same for fired football coach Tom Herman - tough to swallow. ... There's little doubt Texas' first ...
Texas' new Hall of Honor class features 14 former Longhorns
There were also three “vintage” selections: Glenn Blackwood (Football, 1976-78), Rick Bradley (Baseball, 1973-75) and Tom Penders (Basketball head coach, 1988-98).
Chris Beard leaving Texas Tech to take Texas job
The 48-year-old Beard went to McCullough High School, now known as The Woodlands, and was a student assistant with the Texas basketball team in the 1990s when Tom Penders was in charge.
Baylor beats Texas for 21st straight Big 12 victory
His predecessors at Texas, Tom Penders and then Rick Barnes, combined to miss the tournament three times in 27 seasons. ...
Men’s basketball preview: UH at South Carolina
Sampson needs one win to move into a tie with Tom Pender for fourth all-time at UH with 121 wins. ...
Len Bias among six chosen for college basketball’s Hall of Fame
The two coaches selected for the Hall of Fame were Rick Byrd, who won 805 games at Maryville, Lincoln Memorial and Belmont, and Tom Penders, who took four schools to the NCAA Tournament.
Fordham Hall of Fame to induct Penders
Stratford native Tom Penders will be inducted into the Fordham University Hall of Fame on Jan. 26. ... Penders served was the head men's basketball coach from 1978-86, accumulating a 125-114 record in eight ...
The 2010s: UH basketball's best and worst moments
The Cougars, under coach Tom Penders, blitzed through the 2010 Conference USA tournament (which included a 66-65 quarterfinal win over Memphis) to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992.
Famed New York saloon owner Joe Healey dead at 77
Former Mets outfielder Rusty Staub, broadcaster Bob Costas, singer Terry Cashman, basketball coaches Tom Penders and Bill Raftery, and CBS Sports executive producer Kevin O’Malley were among Healey’s regulars.