Wade Houston

Wade Houston is a former college basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player at the University of Louisville. He was an assistant coach under Denny Crum at Louisville for 13 years until 1989 when he was named the head coach of the University of Tennessee. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDE123BF932A25756C0A96F948260 SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Kentucky Star Is Tennessee-Bound - New York Times ] ]

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. [University of Tennessee Men's Basketball media guide, 2006]

Houston is now a businessman in Louisville, Kentucky, owning and operating a trucking/transportation business. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080701331.html For Fathers And Sons, Love and Basketball - washingtonpost.com ] ]

Wade Houston's career record

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