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Texas Tech basketball: Ex UT coach calls out referee from Tech’s loss to OK State

MEMPHIS, TN - MARCH 13: Tom Penders, head coach of the Houston Cougars during the Semifinals of the Conference USA Basketball Tournament at FedExForum on March 13, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis beat Houston 74-49. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)

Former Texas head coach Tom Penders called out referee Doug Sirmons following the Texas Tech basketball team’s loss to Oklahoma State on Monday night.

Tom Penders has seen just about all there is to see in the game of college basketball. After all, the now-retired former head coach and member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame won 648 games over the course of a 36-season coaching career.