1981–82_Houston_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (26th season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick; Don Schverak;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1981–82 season. This was the first of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Rob Williams, Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler. Another future Hall of Famer, Akeem Olajuwon, played sparingly off the bench that season.

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Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1981*		West Texas A&M	W 84–73	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 4, 1981*		vs. Seton Hall	L 85–87 ^OT	1–1	Byrne Meadowlands Arena (10,648) East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 6, 1981*		Biscayne College	W 106–74	2–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 6, 1981*		Texas Lutheran	W 106–74	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 12, 1981*		Texas-San Antonio	W 105–69	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 15, 1981*		UC Santa Barbara	W 74–68	5–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 18, 1981*		Mississippi State Kettle Classic	W 96–49	6–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 19, 1981*		No. 6 Iowa Kettle Classic	W 62–52^[2]	7–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1981*	No. 18	vs. Purdue Sugar Bowl Classic	W 59–58	8–1	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1981*	No. 18	vs. LSU Sugar Bowl Classic	W 73–69	9–1	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 4, 1982	No. 18	Rice	W 63–61	10–1 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 9, 1982	No. 14	at Texas Tech	W 78–68	11–1 (2–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 12, 1982	No. 10	No. 19 Texas	L 83–95	11–2 (2–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 16, 1982	No. 10	SMU	L 66–67	11–3 (2–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1982	No. 19	at No. 15 Arkansas	L 66–67	11–4 (2–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 26, 1982		at TCU	L 82–85	11–5 (2–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 30, 1982		Baylor	W 99–78	12–5 (3–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 1, 1982		at Texas A&M	L 77–95	12–6 (3–5)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Feb 3, 1982		Texas Tech	W 83–80	13–6 (4–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 6, 1982		at SMU	W 73–71	14–6 (5–5)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Feb 8, 1982		at No. 12 Texas	W 77–63	15–6 (6–5)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 13, 1982		No. 8 Arkansas	W 55–53	16–6 (7–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 16, 1982		TCU	W 74–65	17–6 (8–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1982		at Baylor	W 78–74	18–6 (9–5)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Feb 23, 1982		at Rice	W 75–69	19–6 (10–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 27, 1982*		Texas A&M	W 96–93	20–6 (11–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 3, 1982*		vs. Texas A&M Semifinal	W 89–76	21–6	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 4, 1982*		vs. No. 14 Arkansas Championship Game	L 69–84	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1982*	(6 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Alcorn State First round	W 94–84	22–7	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 13, 1982*	(6 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 10 Tulsa Second Round	W 78–74	23–7	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 19, 1982*	(6 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Missouri Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 79–78	24–7	Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 21, 1982*	(6 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Boston College Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	W 99–92^[3]	25–7	Checkerdome St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 27, 1982*	(6 MW)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 North Carolina National semifinal – Final Four	L 63–68	25–8	Louisiana Superdome (61,612) New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	18	18	14	10	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—		—	—	17	17	16	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Year	Player	Round	Pick	NBA club
1982	Rob Williams	1	19	Denver Nuggets
1982	Lynden Rose	6	136	Los Angeles Lakers
1983	Clyde Drexler	1	14	Portland Trail Blazers
1983	Larry Micheaux	2	29	Chicago Bulls
1984	Akeem Olajuwon	1	1	Houston Rockets
1983	Michael Young	1	24	Boston Celtics
1985	Reid Gettys	5	103	Chicago Bulls

1981–82_Houston_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

NCAA tournament

Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Arkansas †	12	–	4	.750	23	–	6	.793
Houston	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Baylor	9	–	7	.563	17	–	11	.607
TCU	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	17	–	11	.607
Texas	6	–	10	.375	16	–	10	.615
Rice	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
SMU	1	–	15	.063	6	–	21	.222

† 1982 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll