Wade Houston

Wade Houston
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1944-10-09) October 9, 1944
Playing career
? Louisville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1973 Ahrens HS (KY)
1973–1976 Louisville Male HS (KY)
1976–1989 Louisville (assistant)
1989–1994 Tennessee
Head coaching record
Overall 65–90 (college)
Tournaments 2–2 (NIT)

Wade Houston (born October 9, 1944) is an American former college basketball player and coach. He was an assistant coach under Denny Crum at the University of Louisville for 13 years until 1989 when he was named the head coach of the University of Tennessee.[1] In accepting the job at Tennessee, he became the first African-American head coach in the Southeastern Conference.

His son, Allan Houston played for him at Tennessee and later went on to the National Basketball Association for the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks.

Houston's overall record at Tennessee was 65–90, for an average record of 13–18 over five seasons. In five years, he twice tied the all-time single-season record for losses at UT (22), including the school's all-time worst record of 5–22 in 1994, his final season.[2]

Houston is now a businessman in Louisville, Kentucky, owning and operating a trucking and transportation business.[3]

Head coaching record

College

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1989–1994)
1989–90 Tennessee 16–1410–8T–4thNIT Second Round
1990–91 Tennessee 12–223–15T–9th
1991–92 Tennessee 19–158–83rd (East)NIT Second Round
1992–93 Tennessee 13–174–126th (East)
1993–94 Tennessee 5–222–146th (East)
Tennessee: 65–9027–57
Total:65–90

References

  1. ↑ SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Kentucky Star Is Tennessee-Bound - New York Times
  2. ↑ University of Tennessee Men's Basketball media guide, 2006
  3. ↑ For Fathers And Sons, Love and Basketball - washingtonpost.com
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