If anyone brings up Arkansas and Texas basketball, most graybeards immediately think of Strollin’ Nolan Richardson and Tom Penders. That’s back when Hogs and Horns meant something in the ...

Houston? Tom Penders was hired Tuesday to coach at Houston, the once-powerful program that hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game in 20 years. Penders agreed to a five-year contract, but terms weren ...

The connection between the Penders family and UConn athletics runs deep. Penders' father, Jim, and uncle, Tom, both graduated from UConn and played on the Huskies' 1965 College World Series team.