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Reports: Surprise Candidate James Dickey to Be Named Houston Coach

HOUSTON -- After a week of interesting names being thrown out to take over the University of Houston men's basketball coaching job, former Texas Tech coach James Dickey appears to be the choice of athletic director Mack Rhoades to lead the Cougars, according to media reports. The Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday night...

Houston, Penders Officially Part Ways

HOUSTON – Even before the college basketball season began there was speculation Tom Penders would not be back at University of Houston for a seventh season.A Conference USA championship and the school's first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years did little to sway opinion.Penders and first-year athletic director Mack...

Tom Penders Out as Houston Coach

Houston will not bring Tom Penders back as the men's basketball coach next season, FanHouse learned Sunday. An official announcement is expected to come Monday. Penders met with the school's athletic director Mack Rhoades on Saturday and then again Sunday afternoon. It is not yet know whether it will be a buyout of the...

Problems Still Plague Cinderella Houston

HOUSTON -- Tom Penders was so impressed with the initial pitch to come to the University of Houston in 2004 that he got up and walked out on then-athletic director Dave Maggard. While Maggard was supposed to sell Penders on the merits of taking the job at a program with a storied history, Maggard instead spent most of...

Aubrey Coleman Steps in Right Direction

HOUSTON – Even the biggest cynic has to appreciate the extremes of Aubrey Coleman's two-year career at the University of Houston. A year-ago, the junior college transfer was vilified for appearing to step on the face of Arizona's Chase Budinger as he lay on the floor. Coleman, a senior, is celebrated today as the...