Men Why Jim Penders' family history has made his UConn experience so personal: 'It’s always been home' (Mike Anthony)

[huskymedic]

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[huskymedic]

 

[Woof 101]

Knowing one branch of the Penders family personally I can say nothing but a class act. This from parents down to the children and on to the grand kids. It is truly a family with a very educated and caring base passed on to the next generation.

 

[dvegas]

I seem to recall there were a lot of UConn fans and donors who were upset in 1986 when Tom Penders didn't get the vacant head basketball coaching job. Funny how things work out sometimes

 

[dbmill]

I seem to recall there were a lot of UConn fans and donors who were upset in 1986 when Tom Penders didn't get the vacant head basketball coaching job. Funny how things work out sometimes

Yes it does. I recall back in 1986 I favored Tom Penders for the job when it was open. However, it seems Jim Calhoun worked out okay.

 

[king conn]

I seem to recall he wasn't even a finalist

The former Fairfield coach and Nick Macarchek I believe were the others

 

[FfldCntyFan]

There was a good amount of talk ~1984 about Tom Penders as the best candidate to replace Perno (who for whatever reasons we kept as head coach) but I don't think it was any more than that.