Pat Foster
Pat Foster (born June 22, 1939)
Teams coached: Lamar Cardinals, Houston Cougars, Nevada Wolfpack
Lamar record: 134-49 (.732)
Houston record: 142-73 (.660)
Nevada record: 90-81 (.526)
Overall record: 366-203 (.643)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1981, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1992)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 8 (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1997)
- Big West Regular Season Champion: 1 (1997)
- Southwest Regular Season Champion: 1 (1992)
- Southland Regular Season Champion: 3 (1981, 1983, 1984)
- Southwest Tournament Champion: 1 (1992)
- Southland Tournament Champion: 2 (1981, 1983)
Awards:
- Southwest Coach of the Year: 1 (1992)
- Southland Coach of the Year: 1 (1984)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1993-1999 | Nevada |
| 1986-1993 | Houston |
| 1980-1986 | Lamar |
| 1974-1980 | Arkansas (asst) |
Pat Foster Facts
- Pat Foster
- Born June 22, 1939
- Hometown: Emerson, Arkansas
- Alma Mater: University of Arkansas (BA, 1961)
- Played at Arkansas under head coach Glen Rose, earning All-Southwest Conference honors
- Started his coaching career by spending six seasons as an assistant under Eddie Sutton at alma mater Arkansas
- First head coaching job came in 1980 when Foster was hired at Lamar in Beaumont, TX
- Led Cardinals to postseason in each of his six years (two NCAA, four NIT), winning three Southland titles and two Southland Tournaments
- Also served as athletic director at Lamar from 1983 to 1985
- Left for Houston in 1986, leading the Cougars to 142 victories over the next seven seasons
- Reached the postseason six times (three NCAA, three NIT) and twice won 25 games in a season; named Southwest COY in 1992
- Final head coaching position role was a six-year stint at Nevada, winning the Big West title in 1997 and earning a trip to the NIT
- Inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor
Pat Foster Coaching Tree
- Alvin Brooks (Lamar, Houston)
- Tim Carter (South Carolina State, UTSA, Nebraska-Omaha)
- Doc Sadler (Southern Miss, Nebraska, UTEP, Arkansas-Fort Smith)
- Byron Smith (Prairie View A&M)
- Chris Tifft (Cal Poly Humboldt)
