WADE HOUSTON - First Black Head Coach in SEC

Wade Houston made history as the first African American to sign a basketball scholarship at the University of Louisville and later became the first African American head coach in the Southeastern Conference when he took over the University of Tennessee men's basketball program in 1989.

After coaching stints at the high school and collegiate levels, he transitioned into business, becoming President of Dry Ice Blasting Technologies, while remaining deeply active in community leadership, philanthropy, and scholarship programs.

LEGACY

First African American to sign a basketball scholarship at the University of Louisville, where he earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees