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1 HOUSTON MEN S BASKETBALL COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach James Dickey Associate Head Coach Alvin Brooks...47 Assistant Coach Ronnie Hamilton...48 Assistant Coach Johnny Estelle...49 Support Staff

2 HOUSTON MEN S BASKETBALL A veteran of multiple NCAA Tournaments, James Dickey begins his fourth season at the University of Houston in Dickey was introduced as the University of Houston men s basketball head coach in April 2010, becoming only the eighth coach in the history of the Houston program. As a head coach at Texas Tech (10 years) and Houston (3 years) or in an 18-year career as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Arkansas, Central Arkansas and Harding College, he mentored 26 players who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), competed in 12 NCAA Tournaments and earned six conference or district Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, Texas Tech captured four regular-season or tournament championships during his career, including a sweep of both titles in The Red Raiders also became one one of only three teams in Southwest Conference history to post a perfect 16-0 record in league play during the regular season AND win the conference tournament. The success of Dickey s student-athletes and teams is not limited to the court. During his tenure, the Cougars have enjoyed success in the classroom as well. As a team, the Cougars have improved their cumulative grade-point average for six consecutive semesters. With the completion of the spring 2013 semester, the Cougars posted their highest overall team GPA after a spring semester and posted their best spring GPA since Eight student-athletes have been named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll for posting a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Dickey s Cougars also have been active in the local community. Since arriving at Houston, Dickey s teams have served Thanksgiving lunches to Star of Hope Mission residents, assisted in the unloading of more than 22 tons of pumpkins for a local church s fundraiser, moved furniture and equipment for local residents Extreme Home Makeover and helped distribute fire alarms in the city of Houston. Before joining the Cougars, Dickey spent two seasons with his family. AT HOUSTON In , Dickey led the Cougars to a campaign and a berth in the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals. After starting the season as winners of 12 of their first 14 games, the Cougars tied for sixth in their final season in Conference USA and won 20 games for the first time since Invited to the College Basketball Invitational for the first time during his career, Dickey guided Houston to a win against Big 12 member Texas in front of a raucous crowd inside Hofheinz Pavilion. TaShawn Thomas was named to various All-Conference USA and All-District teams, while guard Danuel House was recognized as the league s Freshman of the Year. It marked the second straight season that at least one Cougar was named to the All-Freshman Team. Off the court, forward Mikhail McLean who was one of Dickey s first signees after he arrived in Houston received his bachelor s degree in health promotions in the summer of JAMES DICKEY Head Coach Fourth Season at Houston 15th Season Overall Record at Houston Career Record Central Arkansas 76 During the season, Dickey led the Cougars to a record with wins against Arkansas and NCAA Tournament participant Southern Miss. The Cougars began with a 3-0 start, including an victory against the Razorbacks in Little Rock, Ark.. Midway through the campaign, his Houston team rattled off a five-game winning streak, the longest such streak since Houston ended the season with four wins in a five-game stretch, including a victory against USM in Hofheinz Pavilion. Thomas was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. The Cougars also succeeded on the classroom in with four student-athletes being named to the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll with a 3.0 grade-point average. On the recruiting side, Dickey oversaw the signing of a newcomer class that was ranked among the nation s top-25 by several national media organizations. Dickey joined the Cougars in April 2010 and immediately went to work assembling his staff, recruiting student-athletes, building the schedule and reorganizing the program. Despite such a late start in so many areas, Dickey and his assistant coaches led the Cougars to 12 wins, including a upset of No. 19/18 UCF in Hofheinz Pavilion, in Dickey also helped lead guard Zamal Nixon, competing in his final season with the Cougars, to a spot on the C-USA All- Defensive Team and a 92.2 free throw percentage, third highest in the nation. AT TEXAS TECH Dickey served as the head coach at Texas Tech from 1991 to 2001, leading the Red Raiders to a (.571) record, two NCAA Tournament appearances and an NIT berth during his stint. Taking over a Texas Tech program that had won only 13 games combined during the two seasons before his arrival in Lubbock, Dickey guided the Red Raiders to winning seasons in each of his first six years. After leading Texas Tech to a record and fifth place standing in his first season, he was honored as the 1992 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year and the NABC District Coach of the Year. Many preseason polls picked the Red Raiders to finish last in the league after four consecutive losing seasons. During his second season, Dickey led Texas Tech to a regular-season record entering the SWC Classic. Playing as the No. 5 seed, the Red Raiders reeled off back-to-back wins against Baylor and TCU and then enjoyed an win over Houston in the title game to win the tournament championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament. Two years later, the Red Raiders competed in the NIT after finishing second at the SWC Classic, which included a semifinal victory against the Cougars. Midway through that season, Dickey guided the Red Raiders to wins in 13 of 14 games. The Red Raiders enjoyed the greatest season in school history during the campaign. After starting the year 7-1, Dickey led Texas Tech on a 23-game winning streak that did not end until a loss to Georgetown in the Sweet 16. Dickey led the Red Raiders to the Dr. Pepper Southwest Postseason Classic championship with three straight wins against Texas A&M, Rice and Texas. THE DICKEY FILE Full Name: James Allen Dickey Hometown: Valley Springs, Ark. Birthdate: April 2, 1954 EDUCATION Harding University Master s degree in education 1977 Central Arkansas Bachelor s degree in education 1976 Valley Springs High School 1972 FAMILY Wife: The former Bettye Fiscus (all-time leading scorer at University of Arkansas) Children: Daughter Lauren Brooks, son Jared Allen COACHING CAREER 2010 Houston Head Coach Oklahoma State Assistant Coach Texas Tech Head Coach Texas Tech Assistant Coach Kentucky Assistant Coach Arkansas Assistant Coach Central Arkansas Assistant Coach Harding Academy (HS) Head Coach Harding University Assistant Coach HEAD COACHING NOTES (.526) record in 13 seasons Two NCAA Tournament appearances (1996, 1993) One NIT berth (1995) One College Basketball Invitational berth (2013) TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1996 Southwest Conference Classic champions Southwest Conference champions Southwest Conference champions 1993 Southwest Conference Classic Champions COACHING HONORS 1997 NABC District 7 Coach of the Year 1996 NABC District 7 Coach of the Year 1996 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year 1995 NABC District 7 Coach of the Year 1992 NABC District 7 Coach of the Year 1992 Southwest Conference Coach of the year PLAYING EXPERIENCE University of Central Arkansas Valley Springs High School NBA PLAYERS COACHED (26) Cory Carr, Texas Tech Tony Battie, Texas Tech Darvin Ham, Texas Tech Mark Davis, Texas Tech Jason Sasser, Texas Tech Andre Emmett, Texas Tech Chris Mills, Kentucky LeRon Ellis, Kentucky Rex Chapman, Kentucky Winston Bennett, Kentucky Kenny Walker, Kentucky Andrew Lang, Arkansas Byron Irvin, Arkansas Scott Hastings, Arkansas Darrell Walker, Arkansas Alvin Robertson, Arkansas Joe Kleine, Arkansas Tony Brown, Arkansas James Anderson, Oklahoma St. Tony Allen, Oklahoma St. Joey Graham, Oklahoma St. Stephen Graham, Oklahoma St. John Lucas III, Oklahoma St. Ivan McFarlin, Oklahoma St. JamesOn Curry, Oklahoma St. Terrel Harris, Oklahoma St. 44

3 MEDIA ALMANAC From there, the team slipped past Northern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament First Round and dominated perennial power North Carolina with a win in the Second Round. In , Dickey led the Red Raiders to a 19-9 record with wins in 12 of the first 15 games. The Red Raiders capped the year with wins in four of their last five games. AT OKLAHOMA STATE Following his stint at Texas Tech, Dickey worked as a color commentator for Oklahoma State before rejoining his mentor Eddie Sutton as an assistant coach in Stillwater. In six seasons with the Cowboys, Dickey was a part of six postseason teams, including his first three teams there that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Joining the Cowboys for the season, Dickey helped lead the team to a record and the NCAA Tournament Second Round. In , Oklahoma State swept the Big 12 regular-season and Tournament championships on the way to a 31-4 overall record. During the NCAA Tournament, the Cowboys won each of their first three games by at least 12 points. With a win against Saint Joseph s, Dickey and the Cowboys advanced to the Final Four, falling to No. 4 Georgia Tech. In , Dickey helped guide the Cowboys to a 26-7 overall record and the program s third straight NCAA Tournament appearance during his tenure. Oklahoma State won 13 of its first 14 games to open the season and advanced to the Big 12 Tournament championship game before falling to Texas Tech. The Cowboys then reeled off wins against Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Illinois to advance to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. During his final three seasons, Dickey helped lead the Cowboys to three straight NIT berths, including a record in EARLY COACHING CAREER Dickey first joined the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at Harding College in Searcy, Ark., for the season. He earned his master s degree in education during that stint with the Bison program. From there, Dickey accepted his first head coaching position, taking the reins at the local high school, Harding Academy. He served as the school s head coach for two seasons, compiling a mark and leading his squad to the conference title in For his and his team s impressive efforts, he was honored as the conference s Coach of the Year following that campaign. His first step into the collegiate ranks was a return engagement to his alma mater at Central Arkansas. He was an assistant in the Bears program for two seasons ( ), helping the school to a record during that time. Following the season, Dickey accepted an offer from Sutton to join his staff at Arkansas. He worked at Arkansas for four seasons and helped lead the Razorbacks to a combined record, including four straight 20-win seasons. The Hogs made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and won the 1982 Southwest Conference regular-season and tournament titles. In his first season with the Razorbacks in , Dickey helped lead the team to the Southwest Conference regular-season championship with a 23-6 overall record and 12-4 mark in league play. In , the Hogs compiled an impressive 26-4 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to Louisville. One year later, the team assembled a 25-7 record, including a 14-2 mark in SWC play for the second straight season, before falling to Virginia in overtime during the Second Round. In his final season at Arkansas in , Dickey helped guide the Razorbacks to a record. Arkansas advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round with a win against Iowa. When Sutton accepted the head coaching job at Kentucky after the campaign, Dickey also made the move to Lexington. The duo helped lead the Wildcats to a overall record during the next four seasons with three NCAA Tournament appearances during that span. In his first season with the Wildcats in 1986, Dickey helped lead Kentucky to a 32-4 record, including a 17-1 mark in the Southeastern Conference. The Wildcats swept the SEC regular-season and tournament championships and advanced to the Elite Eight. Following that season, Kentucky finished with final rankings of No. 3 and No. 4 in the Associated Press and coaches polls, respectively. In 1988, Dickey played an important role on a Kentucky team that went 25-5 and won the SEC Tournament championship. During the NCAA postseason, the Wildcats rattled off back-toback wins against Southern and Maryland before falling to Villanova in the Sweet 16. Dickey earned his first collegiate head coaching opportunity after the campaign. He was named Texas Tech s head coach on April 10, 1991, after serving one season as an assistant coach with the Red Raiders. Dickey is married to the former Bettye Fiscus, who was a standout performer for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks and remains the program s all-time leading scorer. The two met when Dickey was coaching at Arkansas. They have a daughter, Lauren Brooks, and a son, Jared Allen. DICKEY S YEAR BY-YEAR RECORD Overall Conference Year School Record Pct. Record Pct. Postseason, Titles, Honors as a Head Coach Texas Tech NABC District 7 Coach of the Year SWC Coach of the Year Texas Tech NCAA First Round SWC Classic Champions Texas Tech Texas Tech NIT FIrst Round SWC Champions Texas Tech * NCAA Sweet 16 SWC Champions SWC Classic Champions NABC District 7 Coach of the Year Texas Tech * * NABC District 7 Coach of the Year Texas Tech NABC District 7 Coach of the Year SWC Coach of the Year Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Houston Houston Houston CBI Quarterfinals TTU Totals 10 years UH Totals 3 years Totals 13 years * seasons include games later vacated or forfeited due to NCAA sanctions... actual on-court records were 30-2 in and 19-9 in NCAA Tournament appearance also was vacated in Actual on-court won-loss record overall is for a.556 winning percentage... Actual on-court conference won-loss record is for a.470 winning percentage as an Assistant Coach Harding Central Arkansas NAIA National Central Arkansas NAIA District Arkansas NCAA Second Round SWC Champions Arkansas NCAA Sweet Arkansas NCAA Second Round Arkansas NCAA Second Round Kentucky NCAA Elite Eight SEC Tournament Champions SEC Champions Kentucky NCAA First Round Kentucky NCAA Sweet 16 SEC Tournament Champions Kentucky Texas Tech Oklahoma State NCAA Second Round Oklahoma State NCAA Final Four Big 12 Tournament Champions Big 12 Champions Oklahoma State NCAA First Round Oklahoma State NIT First Round Oklahoma State NIT First Round Oklahoma State NIT FIrst Round HU Totals 1 year UCA Totals 2 years UA Totals 4 years UK Totals 4 years TTU Totals 1 year OSU Totals 6 years Totals 18 years

4 HOUSTON MEN S BASKETBALL ( SWC) N23 North Texas L N25 Northern Illinois W N27 at New Mexico W N30 at UT Pan American W D7 at Colorado State W D11 Midwestern State W D19 New Mexico State L D27 vs. Indiana (1) L D28 vs. Kent State (1) W J5 at UTEP L J8 * SMU W J11 * at Texas L J15 * at Baylor L J18 Tulane W J22 * Rice L J25 * at Houston L J29 Houston Baptist W F1 * Texas A&M W F5 * at TCU W F8 * at SMU L F12 * Texas L F15 * Baylor W F22 * at Rice W F25 * Houston L (ot) F29 at Northern Illinois L (2ot) M4 * at Texas A&M L M7 * TCU W SWC Postseason Classic (Dallas) M13 vs. Rice W M14 vs. Texas L Hoosier Classic (Indianapolis) ( SWC) D1 Pepperdine W D4 vs. North Texas (1) W D5 at Montana (1) W (2ot) D9 UTEP L D12 Colorado State W D17 Midwestern State W D20 at New Mexico L D27 vs. Montana State (2) W D28 vs. UT Arlington (2) W J6 at North Texas W J13 at Tulane L J16 * SMU L J20 * at Rice L J23 * at Texas L J26 * Houston W J30 * TCU W F3 * at Texas A&M W F6 * Baylor L (ot) F9 * at SMU L F13 * at Houston L F15 Oral Roberts W F20 * Rice L F25 * Texas W F27 * at TCU W M3 * Texas A&M W M6 * at Baylor L (2ot) SWC Postseason Classic (Dallas) M12 vs. Baylor W M13 vs. TCU W M14 vs. Houston W NCAA Tournament East Region First Round (Winston-Salem, N.C.) M18 vs. St John s L KYLT/Coca-Cola Classic (Missoula, Mont.) 2 Cowboy Shootout (Casper, Wyo.) ( SWC) N29 Arkansas State L D3 vs. Central Michigan (1) W D4 at Missouri State (1) W D8 New Mexico L D11 Wisconsin L D17 at BYU L D21 North Texas W D29 vs. Tulsa (2) L D30 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2) W J8 at Missouri-Kansas City L J12 * at Baylor L J15 * Houston W J18 * at SMU W J21 * at Texas L J25 Missouri-Kansas City W J29 * Rice W F2 * at TCU W F5 * Texas A&M L F9 * Baylor W F12 * at Houston L F16 * SMU W F20 * Texas W (2ot) F23 at Oral Roberts W F26 * at Rice W M2 * TCU W M5 * at Texas A&M W SWC Postseason Classic (Dallas) M10 vs. Houston W M11 vs. Texas A&M L Pizza Hut Classic (Springfield, Mo.) 2 All-College Tournament (Oklahoma City) ( SWC) N29 Houston Baptist W D3 at Wisconsin L D7 East Tennessee State W D10 Prairie View A&M W D17 vs. Kentucky (1) L D20 at Temple L (2ot) D28 vs. Penn State (2) W D30 at Arizona (2) L J4 Midwestern State W J11 at Montana State L J14 * at Texas A&M L J18 * Baylor W J21 * at Houston W J25 * SMU W J25 Nicholls State W J28 * at Texas L F1 * at Rice W F4 * TCU W F7 * Texas A&M W F11 * at Baylor W F15 * Houston W F18 * at SMU W F23 * Texas W F26 * Rice W M1 Oral Roberts W M4 * at TCU L SWC Postseason Classic (Dallas) M9 vs. SMU W M10 vs. Houston W M11 vs. Texas L (ot) NIT First Round (Pullman, Wash.) M15 at Washington State L played in Cincinnati 2 Fiesta Bowl Classic (Tucson, Ariz.) * ( SWC) N26 Prairie View A&M W N29 at Oklahoma W D2 at UALR W D9 Missouri State W D14 Nicholls State W D18 Old Dominion W D22 BYU W D27 vs. Eastern Michigan (1) L D28 vs. La Salle (1) W J3 Montana State W J6 at East Tennessee State W J10 * at TCU W J13 * Texas A&M W J17 * at Baylor W J20 * Houston W J23 * at SMU W J28 * Texas W J31 at Oral Roberts W F3 * at Rice W F7 * TCU W F10 * at Texas A&M W F14 * Baylor W F17 * at Houston W F20 * SMU W F24 * at Texas W M2 * Rice W SWC Postseason Classic (Dallas) M7 vs. Texas A&M W M8 vs. Rice W M9 vs. Texas W NCAA Tournament East Region First/Second Rounds (Richmond, Va.) M15 vs. Northern Illinois W M17 vs. North Carolina W NCAA Tournament East Regional (Atlanta) M21 vs. Georgetown L Sun Classic (El Paso, Texas) * Includes games later vacated to NCAA sanctions... actual on-court record was 30-2 in NCAA Tournament appearance also was vacated. * ( Big 12) N22 Southern Miss W N25 at Nicholls State W N30 at George Washington W D2 UALR W D4 New Mexico W D14 at TCU L D17 UTSA W D21 vs. Fresno State (1) W D27 vs. New Mexico State (2) L D28 at Wyoming (2) W J4 * Baylor W J8 * at Oklahoma State W J11 * Colorado L J15 * at Oklahoma W J18 * at Kansas State W J20 * Oklahoma State W (ot) J25 * at Iowa State L J29 * Kansas L F3 * at Texas L F8 * Nebraska W F12 * at Texas A&M W F15 * at Baylor L (ot) F19 * Oklahoma L F22 * Texas W F25 * at Missouri W M2 * Texas A&M W Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) M6 vs. Kansas State W M7 vs. Iowa State L Las Vegas Shootout (Las Vegas) 2 Cowboy Shootout (Casper, Wyo) * Includes games later forfeited due to NCAA sanctions... actual on-court record was 19-9 in ( Big 12) N22 at SMU L N25 TCU L N29 at Old Dominion L D3 George Washington W D6 Southeastern Louisiana W D9 at Missouri State W D13 Prairie View A&M W D20 at #14 New Mexico L D27 at Nevada W (ot) D30 Stephen F Austin W J3 * Iowa State W J10 * at Oklahoma State L J13 * Baylor L J17 * at Texas L J21 * Kansas State W J24 * at #3 Kansas L J28 * Missouri W F1 * at Baylor W F4 * at Oklahoma W F7 * Texas A&M W F11 * at Colorado L (2ot) F14 * Texas L F18 * Oklahoma State L (ot) -83 F21 * at Texas A&M W F25 * at Nebraska L F28 * Oklahoma L Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) M5 vs. Texas L ( Big 12) N19 UTSA W N21 at North Texas W N25 New Mexico State W N28 at Louisiana-Lafayette L D3 SMU W D5 Stephen F Austin L D8 at TCU L D12 UT Arlington W D17 UTPA W D21 vs. Tulsa (1) L D22 vs. Pepperdine (1) W D23 vs. Weber State (1) L D30 Nevada W J2 * Baylor W J6 * at Oklahoma L J9 * at Kansas State L J13 * Texas A&M W J17 * Oklahoma State L J23 * at Iowa State L J27 * at Texas A&M L J30 * Oklahoma L F3 * at Missouri L F6 * Texas L F10 * at Baylor W F13 * Kansas W F17 * at Texas L F20 * Nebraska W F24 * Colorado L F27 * at Oklahoma State L Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) M4 vs. Nebraska L Pearl Harbor Shootout (Laie, Hawai i) ( Big 12) N19 Indiana L N24 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W N27 at UTEP W D1 North Texas W D4 Louisiana-Lafayette W D8 at Stephen F Austin W D17 at New Mexico State L D21 Texas State W D29 Oral Roberts W J3 Prairie View A&M W J8 * at Oklahoma State L J10 Centenary W J15 * Texas A&M L J19 * at Nebraska L J22 * Texas L J26 * at Baylor L J29 * Oklahoma L F2 * Oklahoma State L F5 * at Kansas L F9 * at Texas L F12 * Baylor W F15 * Missouri L F19 * at Texas A&M W F23 * at Oklahoma L F26 * Kansas State W M1 * Iowa State L M4 * at Colorado L Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) M9 vs. Missouri L ( Big 12) N22 Prairie View A&M W N25 at Louisiana-Lafayette W N28 UAB L D2 Stephen F Austin W D5 UTEP L D8 Ball State L D9 Western Michigan W D18 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L D21 at Oral Roberts W (ot) -98 D28 at TCU L J2 New Mexico State W J6 * Kansas L J9 * Baylor W J13 * at Oklahoma State L J16 * Oklahoma W J20 * Colorado L J27 * at Missouri L F3 * at Baylor L F7 * at Oklahoma L F10 * Texas A&M L F13 * at Texas L F18 * at Kansas State L F21 * Nebraska W F24 * at Texas A&M L F26 * Oklahoma State L F28 * at Iowa State L M3 * Texas L Big 12 Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.) M8 vs. Oklahoma State L ( C-USA) N12 Nicholls State W (ot) N14 Alcorn State W N17 at Louisiana Tech L N20 Northwestern Oklahoma St. W N23 Louisiana-Lafayette W N27 at TCU L N30 at LSU L D4 at Sam Houston State W (ot) D6 Nevada W D11 UTSA L D18 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L (ot) D21 Sam Houston State W D30 Rogers State W J5 * at Southern Miss L J8 * #19/18 UCF W J15 * at SMU W J19 * Tulsa W J22 * UTEP L J26 * at Rice L (ot) J29 * at East Carolina L F1 * Marshall L F5 * at Tulsa L (ot) F12 * Tulane W F16 * SMU L F19 * at UTEP L F22 * at Memphis L F26 * UAB L M2 * at Tulane L M5 * Rice L C-USA Championship (El Paso, Texas) M9 vs. Marshall L ( C-USA) N12 Grambling State W N14 Utah Valley W N18 vs. Arkansas W N22 Oakland L N26 TCU L N29 LSU L D3 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W D6 at Texas State L D17 vs. Oklahoma (1) L D20 UTSA W D21 Rogers State W D28 North Carolina A&T W D30 Texas State W J4 * Tulsa W (ot) J7 * at UTEP L J11 * at UCF L J14 * Memphis L J18 * at SMU L J21 * East Carolina W J28 * UTEP W (ot) F1 * at UAB L F4 * at Tulane L F8 * Rice L F11 * at Tulsa L F18 * Southern Miss W F22 * at Marshall L F25 * SMU W F29 * Tulane W M3 * at Rice W C-USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) M7 vs. UTEP L RAMADA All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) ( C-USA) N9 Florida A&M W N13 at San Jose State W N17 Grambling State W N19 Louisiana College W N25 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W N28 at Prairie View A&M L D1 Texas A&M L D4 at TCU W D8 Texas Southern W (ot) D15 Louisiana-Lafayette W D22 Chicago State W D29 Prairie View A&M W J3 UT Pan American W J9 * SMU W J12 * at Southern Miss L J16 * at East Carolina L J19 * UCF L (ot) J23 * Tulsa L J26 * UAB W J30 * at Rice L F2 * at SMU W (ot) F9 * Tulane L F13 * UTEP W F16 * at Tulsa L (ot3) F20 * at Memphis L F27 * at UTEP L M2 * Marshall W M6 * Rice W M9 * at Tulane W Conference USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) M13 vs. Rice W M14 vs. UTEP L College Basketball Invitational First Round (Hofheinz Pavilion) M20 Texas W College Basketball Invitational Quarterfinals (Fairfax, Va.) M25 at George Mason L (ot) RAMADA All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) * indicates conference game 46

5 MEDIA ALMANAC Former Houston head coach Alvin Brooks enters his fourth season as associate head coach for the University of Houston men s basketball program in In nearly 30 years, Brooks has competed in 18 postseason tournaments as a coach or player. He has guided 16 players who competed in the NBA with a dozen more players playing professionally overseas. In his current role, Brooks assists head coach James Dickey in all aspects of the program, including scheduling, recruiting, practices and opponents scouting. During his tenure, the Cougars have enjoyed success in the classroom as well. As a team, the Cougars have improved their cumulative grade-point average for six consecutive semesters. With the completion of the spring 2013 semester, the Cougars posted their highest overall team GPA after a spring semester and posted their best spring GPA since Eight student-athletes have been named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll for posting a cumulative gradepoint average of 3.0 or higher. Houston also has been active in the local community. Since arriving at Houston, Brooks and the Cougars have served Thanksgiving lunches to Star of Hope Mission residents, assisted in the unloading of more than 22 tons of pumpkins for a local church s fundraiser and moved furniture and equipment for local residents Extreme Home Makeover. RETURN TO HOUSTON In , Brooks helped lead the Cougars to a record the program s first 20-win season since 2009 and a berth in the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals following a thrilling win against Texas inside Hofheinz Pavilion. TaShawn Thomas and Joseph Young were named to various All-Conference USA and All-District teams, while forward Danuel House was recognized as the league s Freshman of the Year. During the season, Brooks guided the Cougars to wins against Arkansas and NCAA Tournament participant Southern Miss. Through his work with the Cougar backcourt, guard Jonathon Simmons was named to the RAMADA College Classic All-Tournament Team and was named the Conference USA Player of the Week in late February Guard Joseph Young was one of two Cougars named to the league s All-Freshman Team and was honored as the C-USA Freshman of the Week. Off the court, four Cougars earned places on the C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll with cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher. On the recruiting side, Brooks played a key role in the Cougars award-winning signing class which was ranked among the nation s top 25 by several national media organizations. Returning to Houston in , Brooks helped lead the Cougars to 12 wins, including a upset of No. 19/18 UCF at Hofheinz Pavilion early in the Conference USA season. Guard Zamal Nixon was named to the league s All-Defensive Team and ranked third nationally with a 92.2 free throw percentage. DISTINGUISHED COACHING CAREER However, the season was the not first time that ALVIN BROOKS Associate Head Coach Fourth Season (16th Overall) at Houston 30th Season Overall Lamar 82 Brooks worked with the Cougars. He served as the head coach at Houston from 1993 to 1998, becoming the first African-American head coach in program history and one of the nation s youngest head coaches at that time. During his head coaching tenure, he led the Cougars to a overall record and second-place finish in the Southwest Conference in The Cougars also enjoyed a pair of wins against nationally ranked teams that season against No. 3 Memphis and No. 19 Tulsa in double overtime. Following his head coaching stint at Houston, Brooks served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech ( ) where he worked on Dickey s staff North Texas ( ), UTEP ( ) and Texas A&M ( ). Before rejoining the Cougars, Brooks worked as the director of operations at Kentucky from 2007 to In 1986, he first began his career at the University of Houston as an assistant coach. In seven seasons, he helped lead the Cougars to a overall record with three NCAA Tournament appearances and three NIT berths. The Cougars also swept the 1992 Southwest Conference regular season and SWC Postseason Classic championships. Brooks began his coaching career as an assistant at Lamar in In five seasons on the sidelines with the Cardinals, he helped guide the program to a combined record, two Southland Conference championships and five postseason tournament appearances. PLAYING CAREER Before joining the coaching ranks, Brooks was an awardwinning player in college and high school. As a senior at Houston s Wheatley High School, he averaged 25.9 points and 9.0 assists per game on the way to earning All-City honors. He began his collegiate career in record-setting fashion at Sam Houston State, where he set the Bearkats single-season record with 165 assists and was named the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year. He also received All-Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention after averaging 14.2 points and 5.2 assists per game. Following his freshman season, he left SHSU and competed at Henderson County Junior College, leading the team to a 20-8 record as a sophomore. Transferring to Lamar, Brooks was the starting point guard for two NCAA Tournament teams that posted a combined 47-6 record. As a junior, he led the 10th-seeded Cardinals into the Sweet 16 with a win against No. 5 Oregon State. As a senior, he was an All-Southland Conference Second- Team selection after setting school records for single-game assists, season and career. Brooks is a 1982 graduate of Lamar with a bachelor s degree in life and earth science with a minor in physical education. Following his collegiate playing days, he was selected in the 10th round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He and his wife Richelle have five children: daughter Andree and sons Casey, Julian, Vincent and Alvin III. The family lives in Houston. His son Alvin III is an assistant coach at Kansas State. THE BROOKS FILE Hometown: Houston, Texas Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1959 EDUCATION Lamar Bachelor s degree in life and earth science with minor in physical education 1982 Wheatley High School 1977 FAMILY Wife: The former Richelle Beaudion Children: Daughter Andree, sons Casey, Julian, Vincent and Alvin III Note: Alvin III is an assistant coach at Kansas State COACHING CAREER 2010 Houston Associate Head Coach Kentucky Director of Operations Texas A&M Assistant Coach UTEP Assistant Coach North Texas Assistant Coach Texas Tech Assistant Coach Houston Head Coach Houston Assistant Coach Lamar Assistant Coach COACHING NOTES 18 postseason tournament appearances 16 NBA players coached 12 players who competed professionally overseas TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Western Athletic Conference co-champions (UTEP) 1992 Southwest Conference co-champions (Houston) 1992 Southwest Conference Classic champions (Houston) Southland Conference champions (Lamar) Southland Conference champions (Lamar) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Lamar Wheatley High School PLAYING HONORS Lamar 1997 Voted by Beaumont Enterprise readers as one of the five greatest players in LU history Two-year letterman Drafted in the 10th round of 1981 NBA Draft 1981 All-Southland Conference Second Team Starting point guard on NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team Wheatley High School All-City honoree Averaged 25.9 points and 9.0 assists per game as a senior NBA PLAYERS COACHED Greg Anderson, Houston Randy Brown, Houston Rolando Ferreira, Houston Anthony Goldwire, Houston Carl Herrera, Houston Damon Jones, Houston Sam Mack, Houston Bo Outlaw, Houston Alvaro Teheran, Houston Craig Upchurch, Houston Rickie Winslow, Houston Andre Emmett, Texas Tech Acie Law IV, Texas A&M Antoine Wright, Texas A&M Fili Rivera, UTEP Tom Sewall, Lamar 47

6 HOUSTON MEN S BASKETBALL Assistant coach Ronnie Hamilton joined the Cougars in July 2012 and enters his second season with the program in Hamilton, a native of Oxford, N.C., came to Houston after a two-year stint at Conference USA-rival Tulane. As a member of the Tulane staff, he was instrumental in the recruiting of guard Ricky Tarrant, who was named to the 2012 All-Conference USA First Team and was recognized as the league s Freshman of the Year in his inaugural collegiate season. WITH THE COUGARS In his first season with the Cougars, Hamilton helped lead Houston to a overall record and a berth in the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinals after a win against Big 12 member Texas in front of an energized crowd inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Working primarily with the Houston guards, Hamilton worked closely with guard Joseph Young, who was named to the All-Conference USA Third Team and was a member of the USBWA All-District VII squad. Forward Danuel House was recognized as the league s Freshman of the Year a first for the Cougars in Conference USA and was named Freshman of the Week three times during the regular season. PRE-HOUSTON Prior to his Tulane stint, Hamilton served for Conroy for two seasons ( ) at The Citadel. There, he played a key role in the development and recruitment of All-Southern Conference honoree and mid-major All-Americans Demetrius Nelson, John Brown, Michael Groselle and Cameron Wells, a product of Houston s Bellaire High. Those student-athletes helped lead The Citadel to 36 wins during his tenure, including a school-record-tying 20 victories during the campaign. Hamilton, who hails from the same hometown as former NBA player and coach John Lucas, worked at Tarleton State from 2005 to 2008, compiling a record during that time with wins against Baylor and TCU. In his first season with the Texans in , he helped lead the program to their second straight Elite Eight finish and a 27-7 overall record. He entered the collegiate coaching ranks as a graduate assistant coach at North Carolina-Pembroke for two seasons ( ). There, he was responsible for planning practices, leading on-floor coaching, heading the strength and conditioning program and handling film exchange. He also served as the Braves recruiting coordinator. He earned his master s degree in physical education with a concentration in sports administration from North Carolina- Pembroke in Hamilton began his coaching career as a football assistant RONNIE HAMILTON Assistant Coach Second Season at Houston Ninth Season Overall Duke 02 and track and field coach at Jack Britt High in Fayetteville, N.C., and also taught world history and geography. He received his bachelor s degree in political science and history from Duke in Before attending Duke, Hamilton was a two-sport star in football and basketball at J.F. Webb High School in Oxford, N.C. PLAYING CAREER A four-year scholarship student-athlete, Hamilton started as a true freshman and served as team captain as a senior. In 2002, he ranked fourth in the nation in punt return average and received the Iron Duke Award. He received the Co-Outstanding Special Teams Player and the Outstanding Defensive Back awards while also being named All-Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention. In 1999, he was named the Blue Devils Most Improved Defensive Back. Following his graduation in 2002, Hamilton was invited to training camp with the New York Giants. He is married to the former Christabell Mariner, and they are the parents of a daughter, Annalisa Nola Afakasi. THE HAMILTON FILE Full Name: Ronnie Lamont Hamilton Hometown: Oxford, N.C. Birthdate: Nov. 4, 1979 EDUCATION UNC Pembroke Master s degree in physical education 2005 Duke Bachelor s degree in political science and history 2002 J.F. Webb High School 1998 FAMILY Wife: The former Christabell Mariner Children: Daughter Annalisa Nola Afaksi COACHING CAREER 2012 Houston Assistant Coach Tulane Assistant Coach The Citadel Assistant Coach Tarleton State Assistant Coach UNC Pembroke Graduate Assistant Coach Jack Britt High Assistant Coach (Fayetteville, N.C., basketball, track & field) TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA South Central Regional champions (Tarleton State) Lone Star Conference South Division champions (Tarleton State) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Duke (football) J.F. High School (Oxford, N.C.) PLAYING HONORS 2002 Invited to New York Giants training camp Four-year letterman at Duke as a defensive back/return specialist 2002 All-ACC Honorable Mention Ranked fourth in the nation in punt return average Received the Iron Duke Award Team Co-Outstanding Special Team Player Team Outstanding Defensive Back award Team captain 1999 Team Most Improved Defensive Back 48

7 MEDIA ALMANAC Johnny Estelle became the newest member of the Houston Men s Basketball coaching staff with his hiring in July However, Estelle is no stranger to Houston Men s Basketball. During head coach James Dickey s three-year tenure, three former and current Bulldogs have competed for the Cougars. That group includes current senior guard Jimmie Jones, former guard Darian Thibodeaux and former forward Leon Gibson. COACHING CAREER Estelle, who is a Waco, Texas, native, became head coach at Navarro College prior to the season. During his sevenyear stint, he led the Bulldogs to a overall record with an unprecedented run of six Region XIV Tournament championship game appearances. He guided Navarro College to Region XIV Tournament titles in 2009, 2010 and 2012 and the regular-season championship in His resume also includes two NJCAA All-America First-Team honorees, 16 Region XIV All-Conference members, 12 Region XIV All-Tournament Team members and four Region XIV Texas All-Stars vs. United States All-Star Game competitors. His Navarro team posted a 30-7 overall record to tie a school single-season record for wins and advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament semifinals. Earlier in the year, the program earned a No. 2 national ranking, its highest since During his tenure, the Bulldogs averaged 25 wins per season. Estelle and his staff were successful in placing 21 of their student-athletes in NCAA Division I programs while retaining a 93.7 percent graduation rate during his tenure. In addition, 13 student-athletes achieved Dean s List honors with five being named to the Region XIV All-Academic Team In his first year as a head coach, he guided the team to a record, Region XIV Tournament championship and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament. For his team s impressive accomplishments, he was named the Region XIV Coach of the Year, the first of three Region XIV honors during his career. Following Navarro s season, he was selected to serve as a coach for the 2009 USA Basketball Men s U19 World Championship and World University Games team trials. He was one of only six coaches from across the country to receive the honor. Estelle began his affiliation with Navarro JC as an assistant coach in Working with Orr, he helped lead the program to six Region XIV tournament appearances, four Region XIV tournament semifinal berths and two Region XIV tournament finals. He entered the coaching ranks as a student assistant coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville from 1996 to 1998 and moved to a graduate assistant position in Estelle also served as an assistant coach at Northland Pioneer College during the campaign. JOHNNY ESTELLE Assistant Coach First Season at Houston First Season Overall Texas A&M-Kingsville 98 PLAYING CAREER Estelle played college basketball at Missouri Valley College ( ) and Northland Pioneer College ( ). In his lone season at Northland Pioneer for coach Richard Zalenski, he led the team to a 30-5 record, the ACCAC and NJCAA Region I championships and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament. He then transferred to Texas A&M-Kingsville, where he played from 1994 to As a senior for coach Bill Carter, he led the Javelinas to a school-record 23 wins, the Lone Star Conference Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. He earned All-Lone Star Conference Second-Team honors after averaging 16.0 points per game and swiping a schoolrecord 88 steals. Later that season, he drained a school-record nine 3-pointers in the LSC Tournament championship against Central Oklahoma and was named the tournament s Most Valuable Player. It was the second straight season he was named to the league s All-Tournament Team. A native of Waco, Texas, Estelle earned his associate s degree in general studies from Northland Pioneer College in From there, he attended Texas A&M-Kingsville, where he received bachelor s and master s degrees in kinesiology in 1998 and 1999, respectively. He and his wife Ana have four children: sons, Jevon and Jayden, and daughters, Jasmine and Jacquelyn. THE ESTELLE FILE Full Name: Johnny Darrell Estelle Hometown: Waco, Texas Birthdate: Aug. 19, 1973 EDUCATION TexasA&M-Kingsville Master s degree in kinesiology 1999 TexasA&M-Kingsville Bachelor s degree in kinesiology 1998 Northland Pioneer College Associate s degree in general studies 1994 FAMILY Wife: The former Ana Hosking Children: Sons Jevon and Jayden; daughters Jasmine and Jacquelyn COACHING CAREER 2013 Houston Assistant Coach Navaroo College Head Coach Navarro College Assistant Coach Northland Pioneer College Assistant Coach Texas A&M-Kingsville Graduate Assistant Coach Texas A&M-Kingsville Student Assistant Coach COACHING NOTES USA Basketball U19 Olympics Court Coach (2009) as head coach at Navarro College 2010 NJCAA National Tournament semifinals Region XIV Coach of the Year (2012, 2010, 2009) Three NJCAA National Tournament appearances Nine Region XIV Tournament appearances Two NJCAA All-America First-Team honorees Two Region XIV Conference Players of the Year Three Region XIV Tournament Most Valuable Players 12 Region XIV All-Conference members 17 NCAA Division I student-athletes TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Region XIV co-champions Region XIV Tournament champions Region XIV Tournament champions Region XIV Tournament champions PLAYING EXPERIENCE Texas A&M-Kingsville Northland Pioneer College Missouri Valley College PLAYING HONORS Texas A&M-Kingsville Two-year letterman Lone Star Conference Tournament MVP All-Lone Star Conference Second Team Led team to school-record 23 wins Northland Pioneer College ACCAC champions NJCAA Region I champions NJCAA National Tournament berth Led team to 30-5 overall record 49

8 HOUSTON MEN S BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF MATT READ Associate Director of Operations Third Season at Houston Lubbock Christian 11 Matt Read enters his third season with the University of Houston men s basketball program in Prior to the start of the season, he was elevated to associate of director of operations. In that role, he will coordinate all contracts and team travel and works as a liaision to visiting teams and Athletics Department staff. In addition, he assists with on campus recruiting, manages correspondence and relations with alumni, former players and program supporters, supervises the student managers and helps with game-day responsibilities. Before moving to that position, Read served for two seasons as the teams video coordinator. In addition to his administrative duties with the Cougars, Read also is working on his master s degree in leadership from Lubbock Christian. Read joined the Cougars after finishing his bachelor s degree at Lubbock Christian. There, he served as team captain on the Chaparrals men s basketball team and graduated summa cum laude with a 3.86 grade-point average while studying organizational management. He received the LCU Distinguished Achievement Award as the Top Male Student from the Organizational Management Department and was a member of the All-Sooner Athletic Conference Team and the league s All-Academic Team. On the court, he averaged 11.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game to rank among the Chaps top-two individual leaders in both categories. Read posted a career-high 26 points at Eastern New Mexico. Before studying at Lubbock Christian, Read spent the season at Utah and was a member of the 2010 Mountain West Conference All-Academic Team. In , he competed at Collin College, where he was an NJCAA All-American and earned his associate s degree in sports management. He began his collegiate career at UT Arlington, where he played his first two seasons. In 2008, he received the Scholar-Athlete Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement and was a member of the Southland Conference Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll. Read is single and lives in Houston. John Houston enters his 17th season as the associate athletics trainer at the University of Houston, serving as the primary athletics trainer for men s basketball and assisting with all teams. Houston handles the men s basketball team s day-to-day needs within the sports medicine program, including the evaluation of injuries, oversight of treatment and rehabilitation programs, coordination of physician care and scheduling of preseason physical exams. In addition, he serves as the team s travel coordinator. He returned to the state of Texas after serving three years as the assistant athletics trainer at Marshall. While there, Houston was the primary athletics trainer for the men s basketball team and assisted with other teams. A native of Fritch, Texas, he graduated from Sandford-Fritch High School in 1986 and earned his undergraduate degree at Texas Tech in Houston received his master s degree in sports administration in 1994 from the University of Kentucky, where he served as a graduate assistant athletics trainer. He went to Marshall after serving as the head athletics trainer at Georgetown College. A certified athletics trainer, Houston is a member of the National Athletics Trainer Association, the Southwest Athletics Trainer Association and the College Athletics Trainers Association. He also is a licensed trainer in the state of Texas and a Certified Exercise Specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is married to the former Amie Winn, a four-year letterwinner in gymnastics at Kentucky and the 1990 Southeast Regional All-Around Individual champion. They have a son, Trey, and the family lives in Sugar Land. BRYAN LEWIS Assistant Director of Sports Performance Second Season at Houston Florida 08 Bryan Lewis joined the University of Houston Athletics Department in June 2012 as assistant director for sports performance and works with the Men s Basketball and Men s and Women s Golf teams as well as the sprinters for the Men s and Women s Track and Field squads. In that role, he creates training programs that allow student-athletes to move more efficiently and effectively. He also will design and implement all aspects of the conditioning, mobility, agility and strength programs for those teams. Lewis came to Houston after spending the previous two seasons as assistant director of speed, strength and conditioning at Coastal Carolina. There, he worked primarily with the Chanticleers men s basketball and men s golf teams while assisting with the football program. He played a key role with the Coastal Carolina team that won the Big South Conference championship with a 28-6 overall record and 16-2 mark in league play. Lewis spent two seasons at his alma mater - the University of Florida - from 2008 to He assisted with the Men s Basketball program and assumed lead duties for the men s and women s tennis and golf programs during that time. In 2010, the Florida women s tennis team swept both the SEC regular-season and tournament titles. Lewis earned cum laude honors from Florida with a bachelor s degree in applied physiology and kinesiology in One year later, he received his master s degree from Florida in human performance. In addition to being a certified Level II TPI Golf Fitness Instructor, he also holds a Certification in Applied Funcation Science (CAFS) and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a United States Weightlifting (USAW) sports performance certified coach. He is engaged to Jessica Calloway and lives in Pearland. JOHN HOUSTON Associate Athletics Trainer 17th Season at Houston Texas Tech 91 50

9 MEDIA ALMANAC SUPPORT STAFF MARIA PEDEN Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development 17th Season at Houston Trinity College 86 In her 17th year at the University of Houston, Maria Peden is the Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development. She joined the Academic Center for Excellence/Student- Athlete Services staff in September Her responsibilities include coordinating all aspects of the Academic Center for Excellence, including new student-athlete orientations, tutoring and career/lifeskills events. She also participates in recruiting visits and works with the coaching staff to ensure that all of UH s athletics teams reach out to the community. Each year, student-athletes participate in public speaking and volunteer activities at local elementary schools, hospitals, libraries and centers for the disabled. Peden also coordinates the admissions process for all incoming student-athletes as well as housing requests and academic reports. She calculates and submits to the NCAA all Academic Progress Rates (APR) and graduation rate data. Peden s office nominates UH student-athletes for Conference USA and national awards and assists with the annual UH All-Sports Banquet and annual SAAC Holiday Dinner. She serves as the principal academic advisor for men s golf but continues to work closely with the football and men s and women s basketball teams and has served as academic counselor for baseball, volleyball, softball and swimming and diving teams in previous years. In 2007, Peden was selected to serve as the administrative liaison to the Athletics Advisory Committee and also serves on the UH Substance Abuse Prevention Committee and the UH Advisors Coordinating Team. She began work with student-athletes as a tutor at the University of North Carolina before returning to her hometown of Washington, D.C., where she was appointed the University Teaching Fellow at George Washington University and began work on her doctorate. She came to UH in 1996 and worked as the lead counselor for the football team from Peden left to travel and live in Ireland but rejoined the student-athlete services staff in December 2000 when she was appointed the academic counselor for men s basketball. Peden earned a bachelor s degree in sociology from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1986, and a master s degree in sociology from the University of North Carolina. She and her husband, Patrick, live in Houston. In her 14th year at the University of Houston, Melvina Brandley handles all administrative duties within the Men s Basketball office. She works closely with the coaching staff, assisting it with its schedules, travel and recruiting responsibilities. Brandley came to Houston after serving as an executive assistant to the director of the SHAPE Community Center. In additon to her administrative duties, Brandley has served as a pianist at her church and is a published editor of two fiction books I Laugh to Keep from Crying and Confession from the Jumpseat that were written by T. Wendy Williams. Brandley also has performed as an actress for the Literary Writers Guild. She has two children, Bryant and Marlaina, and is auntie-mom of her niece, Maxine. The family lives in Houston. E.J. AKEREDOLU Internal Operations MELVINA BRANDLEY Administrative Assistant 14th Season at Houston SUPPORT STAFF CASON BROERS Student Manager JOE FISHER Student Manager ANGEL SHAMBLIN Assistant Director of Academic Center for Excellence Third Season at Houston Houston 08 DAVID ROBERTSON Video Assistant CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Student Manager ALEX WHARTON Internal Operations Angel Shamblin enters her third season as assistant director for the Academic Center for Excellence. In that role, she works primarily with the Men s Basketball program. She assists in academic counseling and working with the student-athletes and staff on daily academic concerns, such as tutoring, mentoring and monitoring academic progress. In , four men s basketball student-athletes were named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll for posting a cumulative GPA or 3.0 or higher. Shamblin is no stranger to the Houston Athletics Department. As a four-year letterwinner in softball, she was a three-time Conference USA Pitcher of the Year honoree and finished her senior season in 2008 as an NFCA All-America Second-Team member. In 2008, the righthander led the Cougars to 54 wins, the Conference USA regular-season and tournament championships, the NCAA Houston Regional title and a berth in the NCAA Houston Super Regional championship game. The Davie, Fla, native continues to hold the school s single-season and career records in ERA, wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, shutouts and complete games. Following her collegiate playing days, she competed professionally in the National Pro Fastpitch League and overseas. She received her bachelor s degree in health promotions from Houston in 2008 and is studying for her master s degree in student affairs at UH-Victoria. She is single and lives in Houston. DONDRE WISE Internal Operations 51

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