Alden Pasche

Herbert Alden Pasche (July 19, 1910 – May 9, 1986) was the first head coach of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team from 1946 to 1956. Pasche also served of as an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars football program as a line coach from 1946 to 1947. While at the university, Pasche served as an associate professor of health and physical education.[1] Pasche was a 1932 graduate of Rice University, where he played football as an end for the Rice Owls.[2]

Alden Pasche
Pasche, ca. 1947
Biographical details
Born(1910-07-19)July 19, 1910
Houston, Texas
DiedMay 9, 1986(1986-05-09) (aged 75)
Houston, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1956Houston
Head coaching record
Overall135-116 (.537)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× LSC regular season championship (1946, 1947)
GCC regular season championship (1950)
MVC regular season championship (1956)

During Pasche's tenure, he posted a 135-116 record.[3] Under his leadership in 1949, the Cougars won the Gulf Coast Conference championship. College Basketball Hall of famer coach Guy V. Lewis played for Pasche, and eventually became an assistant coach before being handed the job upon Alden Pasche's retirement.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Houston Cougars (Lone Star Conference) (1946–1949)
1945–46 Houston 10–48–21stNAIA Second Round
1946–47 Houston 15–711–11stNAIA Second Round
1947–48 Houston 11–116–6
1948–49 Houston 11–117–5
Houston Cougars (Gulf Coast Conference) (1949–1950)
1949–50 Houston 16–76–01st
Houston Cougars (Missouri Valley Conference) (1951–1956)
1950–51 Houston 11–172–12
1951–52 Houston 7–143–7
1952–53 Houston 9–135–5
1953–54 Houston 11–153–7
1954–55 Houston 15–103–7
1955–56 Houston 19–79–31stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
Houston: 135–116 (.537)63–55 (.534)
Total:135–116 (.537)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Peggy Kimbro Celebrates 25 Years of Library Service". The South Texas College of Law Library. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  2. "Official 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  3. "First UH basketball Coach Pasche dead". Houston Chronicle. 1985-05-10. Retrieved 2008-07-16.


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