Pete Shands
Pete Shands
Teams coached: Texas State Bobcats, North Texas State Mean Green
Texas State record^: 91-100 (.476)
North Texas State record^: 224-257 (.466)
Overall record^: 315-357 (.469)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Gulf Coast (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 4 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
- Lone Star (NAIA) Regular Season Champion: 4 (1938, 1942, 1943, 1948)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1938, 1943)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1935-1959 | North Texas State |
| 1924-1935 | Texas State |
Pete Shands Facts
- Henry G. Shands
- Alma Mater: Southwest Texas State College (1924) / North Texas State College (1940)
- Went 91-100 in eleven seasons as head coach at Texas State and 224-257 in 24 seasons at North Texas State
- Won 8 total conference championships (4x Lone Star and 4x Gulf Coast) and reached the NAIA National Tournament twice
- Also coached baseball at Texas State from 1925-29, going 23-16 overall
- Retired in 1959 as the winningest coach in North Texas program history
- Inducted into the North Texas Athletics HOF (c/o 1983) and the Texas State Hall of Honor (c/o 1977)
Pete Shands Coaching Tree
- Howie Shannon (Virginia Tech)
^ records are from seasons at the NAIA level only; Texas State and North Texas did not move to the NCAA until after Shands’ tenures ended