:Pat Foster
{{short description|American former college basketball coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Pat Foster
| image = Pat Foster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|6|22}}
| birth_place = Emerson, Arkansas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1958–1961
| player_team1 = Arkansas
| player_positions =
| coach_years1 = 1962–1972
| coach_team1 = Camden Fairview HS (AR)
| coach_years2 = 1972–1980
| coach_team2 = Arkansas (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1980–1986
| coach_team3 = Lamar
| coach_years4 = 1986–1993
| coach_team4 = Houston
| coach_years5 = 1993–1999
| coach_team5 = Nevada
| admin_years1 = 1983–1985
| admin_team1 = Lamar
| overall_record = {{winpct|366|203|record=y}} (college)
{{winpct|215|95|record=y}} (high school)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 2–5 (NCAA Division I)
4–8 (NIT)
| championships = {{Plainlist|
- 3 Southland regular season (1981, 1983, 1984)
- 2 Southland tournament (1981, 1983)
- SWC regular season (1992)
- SWC tournament (1992)
- Big West regular season (1997)
}}
| awards = {{Plainlist|
- Southland Coach of the Year (1984)
- SWC Coach of the Year (1992)
}}
| coaching_records =
}}
Pat Foster (born June 22, 1939){{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach|title = NCAA® Career Statistics}} is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Lamar University (1980–1986), University of Houston (1986–1993), and the University of Nevada, Reno (1993–1999), compiling a career record of 366–203.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6DC123CF930A15750C0A965958260 SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Houston Coach Gets Nevada Post - New York Times] Foster also served as athletic director at Lamar from 1983 to 1985.[https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/may/26/foster-back-where-college-success-began-20090526/ Foster back where college success began - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette] At Houston, he succeeded Guy Lewis. He then left Houston to coach Nevada before retiring.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/03/22/Houston-basketball-coach-Pat-Foster-takes-Nevada-job/6511732776400/ Houston basketball coach Pat Foster takes Nevada job - United Press International]
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Lamar Cardinals
| conference = Southland Conference
| startyear = 1980
| endyear = 1986
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1980–81
| name = Lamar
| overall = 25–5
| conference = 8–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1981–82
| name = Lamar
| overall = 22–7
| conference = 7–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1982–83
| name = Lamar
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 9–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1983–84
| name = Lamar
| overall = 26–5
| conference = 11–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1984–85
| name = Lamar
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1985–86
| name = Lamar
| overall = 18–12
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = NIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Lamar
| overall = {{winpct|134|49|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|49|19|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Houston Cougars
| conference = Southwest Conference
| startyear = 1986
| endyear = 1993
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–87
| name = Houston
| overall = 18–12
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1987–88
| name = Houston
| overall = 18–13
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = NIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1988–89
| name = Houston
| overall = 17–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–90
| name = Houston
| overall = 25–8
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990–91
| name = Houston
| overall = 18–11
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1991–92
| name = Houston
| overall = 25–6
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992–93
| name = Houston
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NIT first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Houston
| overall = {{winpct|142|73|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|70|38|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Nevada Wolf Pack
| conference = Big West Conference
| startyear = 1993
| endyear = 1999
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993–94
| name = Nevada
| overall = 11–17
| conference = 6–12
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–95
| name = Nevada
| overall = 18–11
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–96
| name = Nevada
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1996–97
| name = Nevada
| overall = 21–10
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = T–1st (East)
| postseason = NIT second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–98
| name = Nevada
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = Nevada
| overall = 8–18
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Nevada
| overall = {{winpct|90|81|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|54|48|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|366|203|record=y}}
}}
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