Alden Pasche

Teams coached: Houston Cougars
Houston record^: 135-116 (.537)
Overall record^: 135-116 (.537)

1946-1956

Herbert Alden Pasche
Born July 19, 1910
Died May 9, 1986
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Alma Mater: Rice University (BA, 1932) / Columbia University (M.Ed, 1939)
The Houston-native played football for head coach Jack Meagher and the Rice Owls
After getting his master’s at Columbia, Pasche returned to Houston and spent several years coaching at local high schools
Became the first-ever head basketball coach at Houston in 1945, leading the Cougars for their first eleven seasons
- Competed in the NAIA for four years and College Division for one before moving up to what is now Division I
- Compiled an overall record of 135-116, going to the postseason three times, including a Sweet Sixteen berth in 1956
- Won four conference titles: two in the NAIA Lone Star, one in the D-II Gulf Coast and one in the D-I Missouri Valley
- Retired from coaching in 1956, turning the program over to former player and assistant Guy Lewis
While at Houston, Pasche was also an associate professor of health and physical education
- Served as an assistant coach (line coach) with the Cougars’ football program in 1946 and 1947
Passed away in 1986 at the age of 75 following a lengthy battle with illness; survived by his wife, Marguerite, and their two children

^ overall and Houston records include seasons at the NCAA Division I, Division II and NAIA levels