About Harvey Pate
Lived 1918 – 2010 (aged 91). Harvey Pate was a basketball coach and basketball player.
Harvey Ray Pate (November 15, 1918 — October 2, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. He was the main assistant to Guy Lewis at the University of Houston from 1956 to 1980 and was instrumental in helping build the program into a national power, as well as helping recruit the program's first African-American players in Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney.
Born in Byars, Oklahoma, Pate played for Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) from 1938 to 1941 before becoming the head coach and athletic director at Cameron College, where he compiled a 165–56 record from 1947 to 1956.
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Who was Harvey Pate?
American basketball player and coach
When was Harvey Pate born?
Harvey Pate was born on 15 November 1918.
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Harvey Pate died on 2 October 2010.
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Harvey Pate was a basketball coach and basketball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harvey Pate. https://biography.guide/harvey-pate/
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