John Shumate on ESPN.com

[CA Mustang]

I thought he broke Penders' hand.

He very well might have as hard as he hit it.

After the game, Penders said he was okay and that he could still bowl with that hand.

1989 seems early. Maybe the '92 game? http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sch ... edule.html

I don't believe he ever lived in Dallas. Went back to Phoenix every opportunity. Not at all engaged with the SMU community. That said, he really did coach up his players and played the talent to the few strengths we had at any time.

Interesting. One of my cousins (who lives in Phoenix) was married to one of his relatives.

[AustinPerson]

I must have been in 8th grade back during that NCAA tourney year with Shumate - but those were fun games. Amazing to see how full Moody got against UH and Rice - those were amazing games. Only other time it felt like that was during my junior year in college against Tulsa with all of those Tulsa fans.

[Digetydog]

I seem to recall some criticism that he went home every summer and wouldn't do any camps either./quote]

I don't believe he ever lived in Dallas. Went back to Phoenix every opportunity. Not at all engaged with the SMU community. That said, he really did coach up his players and played the talent to the few strengths we had at any time.

Geez. History repeats itself (see football board).

To be fair, I think Shumate did get hosed in recruiting. I vaguely remember that one of his recruits was rejected for admission by Pye's minions. The recruit ended up going to Notre Dame.

[Terry Webster]

That Rice game to win the conference was a great time. Remember it well.