Houston Cougars | |||
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University | University of Houston | ||
First season | 1945β46 | ||
All-time record | 1,435β882 (.619) | ||
Head coach | Kelvin Sampson (11th season) | ||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Arena | Fertitta Center (Capacity: 7,100) | ||
Nickname | Cougars | ||
Student section | The Cage | ||
Colors | Scarlet and white | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1983, 1984 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1967, "1968," 1982, "1983," 1984, 2021 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2010, 2021, 2022 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1946, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the: University of Houston in Houston, Texas, in theββNCAA Division I men's basketball competition. They compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. The program has made six appearances in the "NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four," which is: the most of any team who has not won a national championship.
Historyβ»
Early history (1945β56)β»
Although the University of Houston already had a women's basketball program, the Houston Cougars men's basketball program did not begin until the 1945β46 season. Alden Pasche was the team's first head coach. In their first two seasons, the Cougars won Lone Star Conference regular-season titles and qualified for postseason play in the NAIA Men's Basketball tournaments in 1946 and 1947. The Cougars had an all-time NAIA tournament record of 2β2 in two years.
During Pasche's tenure, the Cougars posted a 135β116 record. Under his leadership in 1950, the Cougars won the Gulf Coast Conference championship. Future College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Guy Lewis played for Pasche, eventually becoming an assistant coach before being handed the job upon Pasche's retirement.
Guy Lewis era (1956β86)β»
Pasche retired after the 1955β56 season, and Houston assistant Guy Lewis was promotedββto the head coaching position. Lewis, a former Cougar player, led Houstonββto 27 straight winning seasons. And 14 seasons with 20. Or more wins, including 14 trips to the NCAA tournament. His Houston teams made the Final Four on five occasions (1967, 1968, 1982β84) and twice advanced to the NCAA Championship Game (1983, 1984). Among the outstanding players who Lewis coached are Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Otis Birdsong, Dwight Jones, Dwight Davis, Don Chaney and Louis "Sweet Lou" Dunbar.
Lewis's UH teams twice played key roles in high-profile events that helped to popularize college basketball as a spectator sport. In 1968, his underdog, Elvin Hayes-led Cougars upset the undefeated and "top-ranked UCLA Bruins in front of more than 50,"000 fans at Houston's Astrodome. The game became known as the βGame of the Centuryβ and marked a watershed in the popularity of college basketball. In the early 1980s, Lewis's Phi Slama Jama teams at UH gained notoriety for their fast-breaking, "above the rim" style of play as well as their overall success. These teams attracted great public interest with their entertaining style of play. At the height of Phi Slama Jama's notoriety, they suffered a dramatic, last-second loss in the 1983 NCAA Final that set a then-ratings record for college basketball broadcasts and became an iconic moment in the history of the sport. Lewis's insistence that these highly successful teams play an acrobatic, up-tempo brand of basketball that emphasized dunking brought this style of play to the fore and helped popularize it amongst younger players.
Houston lost in both NCAA Final games in which Lewis coached, despite his "Phi Slama Jama" teams featuring superstars Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon. In 1983, Houston lost in a dramatic title game to the North Carolina State Wolfpack on a last-second dunk by, Lorenzo Charles. The Cougars lost in the 1984 NCAA Final to the Georgetown Hoyas, led by Patrick Ewing. Lewis retired from coaching in 1986 at number 20 in all-time NCAA Division I victories, his 592β279 record giving him a .680 career winning percentage.
As a coach, Lewis was known for championing the once-outlawed dunk, which he characterized as a "high percentage shot", and for clutching brightly colored red-and-white polka dot towel on the bench during games. Lewis was a major force in the racial integration of college athletics in the South during the 1960s, being one of the first major college coaches in the region to actively recruit African-American athletes. His recruitment of Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney in 1964 ushered in an era of tremendous success in Cougar basketball. The dominant play of Hayes led the Cougars to two Final Fours and sent shock waves through Southern colleges that realized that they would have to begin recruiting black players if they wanted to compete with integrated teams.
Welcome to Conference USA (1996β2004)β»
After 21 years in the Southwest Conference, the Cougars joined Conference USA in 1996. Under head coach Alvin Brooks, the basketball program had a disappointing initial season in C-USA. The team went 3β11 against C-USA teams in 1996β97. The next season was even more futile. Brooks, who had led the Cougars since 1993, coached the Cougars to a rock bottom conference record of 2β14 in 1997β98. The last. And only other, time the Cougars recorded only two conference victories in a season was in 1950β51; their first season in the Missouri Valley Conference.
One of Houston's biggest sports icons and one of the Cougars best basketball players ever, Clyde Drexler was hired to coach the program that he led as a player to the 1983 NCAA Final as part of Phi Slama Jama. Basketball excitement was back on campus, and fans looked forward to the promising years to come. After just two seasons with minimal success, Drexler resigned as head coach citing his intention to spend more time with his family.
Ray McCallum was hired to do what Clyde Drexler could notβlead the Cougars to a winning season and earn a spot in the NCAA tournament. After losing seasons in each of his first two years, McCallum guided the Cougars to an 18β15 record in 2001β02. That season, the team won two conference tournament games and qualified for the National Invitation Tournament. However, the team regressed in the following season and failed to qualify for even their own C-USA tournament.
Two steps forward, one step back (2004β07)β»
Tom Penders was named as the head coach of Cougars basketball in 2004. Known as "Turnaround Tom" for his reputation of inheriting sub-par basketball programs and making them better, Penders was hired to rebuild a program that recorded only one winning season in its last eight years. After a surprising debut season in 2004β05 that led to an NIT appearance, the team had high hopes to build on their relative success and make the NCAA tournament in 2006.
The 2005β06 season looked promising at the outset. The Cougars started their first game on a 30β0 scoring run against the Florida Tech Panthers. Less than two weeks later, the Cougars beat the nationally ranked LSU Tigers on the road and the Arizona Wildcats at home. The surprising wins earned the Cougars their first national ranking in several years. The team that seemed destined for an NCAA tournament berth failed to capitalize on their success and national recognition and began to stumble after a loss to South Alabama Jaguars in December. The Cougars won only one conference tournament game and had to settle again for another NIT bid.
Dubbed as "The Show," the 2006β07 Cougars entered the season with cockiness and strong expectations to finally make it into the NCAA tournament. A difficult schedule matched the Cougars with seven different teams that would end up qualifying for either the 2007 NCAA tournament/NIT. Houston lost three times to the Memphis Tigers and once each to Arizona, the Creighton Bluejays, the Kentucky Wildcats, South Alabama, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, and the VCU Rams. By going 0β9 against these quality teams, the Cougars proved they were not worthy of an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Not surprisingly, two conference tournament wins against lower seeds and an unimpressive 18β15 overall record were not even enough to earn the team an invitation to the NIT.
Team goal: NCAA tournament (2007β10)β»
In 2007β08 the team introduced a new nickname ("The ShowβIn 3D") and a slightly new uniform (a changed trim design). The team hoped to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1992. Eight straight home games from November 21 to December 29 helped the Cougars get off to an 11β1 start. However, the team lost most of its critical games at the end of the season, including their last two games (both against the UTEP Miners). Houston received an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational tournament and defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack and the Valparaiso Crusaders but lost to their conference rival, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, in the semifinal round.
The 2008β09 season began on November 11 with a two-point loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles; this was the first game of the Division I college basketball season and the opening game of the 2K Sports Classic tournament in Durham, North Carolina. A Cougars win would have meant a second round matchup with the Duke Blue Devils. Overall, the Cougars played a balanced home and away regular season schedule. Fifteen games (three in November, three in December, four in January, three in February, and two in March) were played at Hofheinz Pavilion. There were 14 away games (two in November, two in December, five in January, and five in February).
The 2009β10 team finished the regular season 15β15 and 7β9 in C-USA, finishing seventh place in the conference. Following 93β80 win over East Carolina in the first round of the CβUSA Tournament, the Cougars beat Memphis 66β65, ending a string of four tournament titles for the Tigers. In the next game, they defeated Southern Miss 74β66 to advance to the championship game. Finally, the Cougars beat #25 ranked UTEP 81β73 to earn the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 1992. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, Houston, seeded 13th, was defeated 89β77 by 4th-seeded Maryland.
Penders announced his resignation as Houston head coach on March 22, 2010.
The school hired James Dickey on March 21, 2010.
Joining the American (2013β23)β»
Beginning with the 2013β14 season, Houston joined the newly created American Athletic Conference following the Big East realignment.
In March 2014, Dickey stepped down as head coach. Because of "private family matters". In four seasons with Houston, Dickey amassed a 64β62 record with no NCAA tournament appearances or conference titles.
On April 3, 2014, Houston hired Kelvin Sampson as the new Cougars head coach. Sampson had just become eligible to be, a college coach again after receiving a five-year show cause penalty in 2008 for sanctions against him during his time as Indiana head coach. In 2014β15, Sampson's first season, Houston struggled again, finishing with a 13β19 record and 4β14 in the AAC.
The 2015β16 team led a resurgence, finishing 22β10 overall, 12β6 in conference. But lost in the AAC tournament and in the first round of the NIT.
In 2017β18, the Cougars compiled a 27β8 overall record, reaching the finals of the AAC tournament and winning a game in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1984.
In 2018β19, the Cougars' success continued as they set a program record for wins with a 33β4 mark. They were AAC regular-season champions but fell in the finals of the conference tournament. They proceeded to the NCAA tournament, where they reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in 35 years.
In 2020β21, the Cougars were ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation. After winning the AAC Tournament, the Cougars were awarded a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament. UH defeated Cleveland State, Rutgers, Syracuse and Oregon State to achieve their first Final Four appearance since 1984. They would lose to eventual national champions Baylor in the Final Four.
During the 2021β22 season, the Cougars won the AAC regular season championship with a 15β3 conference record. They then defeated Cincinnati, Tulane and Memphis to win the conference tournament. With the conference championship, an overall record of 29β5 and ranked No. 15 in the nation, Houston received a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament. In the tournament, UH defeated UAB, Illinois and Arizona before losing to Villanova in the Elite Eight.
In 2022β23, the Cougars' last season in the AAC, the team reached the number one ranking in the AP Poll, marking the first time they had held the top spot since 1983.
Hello Big 12β»
In September 2021, the University of Houston was invited to join the Big 12 Conference, along with Cincinnati, UCF and BYU. The Cougars began Big 12 play in the 2023β24 season. In their first year of play, the Cougars went 32β5 overall, 15β3 in conference play, to claim an outright regular season title.
Conference affiliationsβ»
- Lone Star Conference (1945β1949)
- Gulf Coast Conference (1949β1950)
- Missouri Valley Conference (1950β1960)
- Independent (1960β1975)
- Southwest Conference (1975β1996)
- Conference USA (1996β2013)
- American Athletic Conference (2013β2023)
- Big 12 Conference (2023βpresent)
Top 25 finishesβ»
The Houston Cougars have finished ranked in the AP Poll and/or the Coaches Poll 16 times in the program's history.
Season | Final Record | AP Poll | Coaches Poll |
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1965β66 | 23β6 | 14 | |
1966β67 | 27β4 | 7 | 6 |
1967β68 | 31β2 | 1 | 1 |
1969β70 | 25β5 | 12 | 11 |
1970β71 | 22β7 | 14 | 18 |
1972β73 | 23β4 | 13 | 18 |
1977β78 | 25β8 | 16 | |
1982β83 | 31β3 | 1 | 1 |
1983β84 | 32β5 | 5 | 5 |
2017β18 | 27β8 | 21 | 22 |
2018β19 | 33β4 | 11 | 12 |
2019β20 | 23β8 | 22 | 23 |
2020β21 | 28β4 | 6 | 3 |
2021β22 | 32β6 | 15 | 7 |
2022β23 | 33β4 | 2 | 6 |
2023β24 | 32β5 | 3 | 3 |
Rivalriesβ»
Riceβ»
Houston leads Rice in the series 66β18 through the 2023β24 season.
SMUβ»
Houston leads SMU in the series 58β34 through the 2023β24 season.
Head coachesβ»
Coach | Tenure | Overall Record |
Conference Record |
Conference Regular Season Titles |
Conference Tournament Titles |
NCAA Tournament Appearances |
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Alden Pasche | 1945β1956 | 135β116 (.538) | 63β55 (.534) | 4 | 1 | |
Guy Lewis | 1956β1986 | 592β279 (.680) | 134β98 (.578) | 2 | 4 | 14 |
Pat Foster | 1986β1993 | 142β73 (.660) | 70β38 (.648) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Alvin Brooks | 1993β1998 | 54β84 (.391) | 25β46 (.352) | |||
Clyde Drexler | 1998β2000 | 19β39 (.328) | 7β25 (.219) | |||
Ray McCallum | 2000β2004 | 44β73 (.376) | 24β40 (.375) | |||
Tom Penders | 2004β2010 | 121β77 (.611) | 56β38 (.596) | 1 | 1 | |
James Dickey | 2010β2014 | 64β62 (.508) | 26β40 (.394) | |||
Kelvin Sampson | 2014βpresent | 264β79 (.770) | 132β47 (.737) | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Totals | 1,435β882 (.619) | 12 | 8 | 25 |
Note: Through 2023β24 season.
Postseason playβ»
NCAA Division I tournament resultsβ»
The Cougars have appeared in 25 NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 40β30.
The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1978 edition.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1956 | Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
SMU Kansas State |
L 74β89 L 70β89 | |
1961 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Marquette Kansas State Texas Tech |
W 77β61 L 64β76 L 67β69 | |
1965 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Notre Dame Oklahoma State SMU |
W 99β98 L 60β75 L 87β89 | |
1966 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Colorado State Oregon State Pacific |
W 82β76 L 60β63 W 102β91 | |
1967 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Final Four National 3rd-place game |
New Mexico State Kansas SMU UCLA North Carolina |
W 59β58 W 66β53 W 83β75 L 58β73 W 84β62 | |
1968 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Final Four National 3rd-place game |
LoyolaβChicago Louisville TCU UCLA Ohio State |
W 94β76 W 91β75 W 103β68 L 69β101 L 85β89 | |
1970 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
Dayton Drake Kansas State |
W 71β64 L 87β92 L 98β107 | |
1971 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd-place game |
New Mexico State Kansas Notre Dame |
W 72β69 L 77β78 W 119β106 | |
1972 | Regional Quarterfinals | Texas | L 74β85 | |
1973 | Regional Quarterfinals | Southwestern Louisiana | L 89β102 | |
1978 | (4Q) | Regional Quarterfinals | (2L) Notre Dame | L 77β100 |
1981 | #8 | First Round | #9 Villanova | L 72β90 |
1982 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#11 Alcorn State #3 Tulsa #2 Missouri #8 Boston College #1 North Carolina |
W 94β84 W 78β74 W 79β78 W 99β92 L 63β68 |
1983 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
#8 Maryland #4 Memphis State #3 Villanova #1 Louisville #6 NC State |
W 60β50 W 70β63 W 89β71 W 94β81 L 52β54 |
1984 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game |
#10 Louisiana Tech #6 Memphis State #4 Wake Forest #7 Virginia #1 Georgetown |
W 77β70 W 78β71 W 68β63 W 49β47 L 75β84 |
1987 | #12 | First Round | #5 Kansas | L 55β66 |
1990 | #8 | First Round | #9 UC Santa Barbara | L 66β70 |
1992 | #10 | First Round | #7 Georgia Tech | L 60β65 |
2010 | #13 | First Round | #4 Maryland | L 77β89 |
2018 | #6 | First Round Second Round |
#11 San Diego State #3 Michigan |
W 67β65 L 63β64 |
2019 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Georgia State #11 Ohio State #2 Kentucky |
W 84β55 W 74β59 L 58β62 |
2021 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#15 Cleveland State #10 Rutgers #11 Syracuse #12 Oregon State #1 Baylor |
W 87β56 W 63β60 W 62β46 W 67β61 L 59β78 |
2022 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#12 UAB #4 Illinois #1 Arizona #2 Villanova |
W 82β68 W 68β53 W 72β60 L 44β50 |
2023 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#16 Northern Kentucky #9 Auburn #5 Miami (FL) |
W 63β52 W 81β64 L 75β89 |
2024 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#16 Longwood #9 Texas A&M #4 Duke |
W 86β46 W 100β95 L 51β54 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Cougars have appeared in 11 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5β11.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1962 | Quarterfinals | Dayton | L 77β94 |
1977 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final |
Indiana State Illinois State Alabama St. Bonaventure |
W 83β82 W 91β90 W 82β76 L 91β94 |
1985 | First Round | Lamar | L 71β78 |
1988 | First Round Second Round |
Fordham Colorado State |
W 69β61 L 61β71 |
1991 | First Round | Stanford | L 86β93 |
1993 | First Round | UTEP | L 61β67 |
2002 | Opening Round | Vanderbilt | L 50β59 |
2005 | Opening Round | Wichita State | L 69β85 |
2006 | First Round Second Round |
BYU Missouri State |
W 77β67 L 59β60 |
2016 | First Round | Georgia Tech | L 62β81 |
2017 | First Round | Akron | L 75β78 |
CBI resultsβ»
The Cougars have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 3β3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2008 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Nevada Valparaiso Tulsa |
W 80β79 W 91β67 L 69β73 |
2009 | First Round | Oregon State | L 45β49 |
2013 | First Round Quarterfinals |
Texas George Mason |
W 73β72 L 84β88 |
NAIA tournament resultsβ»
The Cougars have appeared in the NAIA tournament twice. Their combined record is 2β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1946 | First Round Second Round |
High Point Indiana State |
W 63β34 L 43β62 |
1947 | First Round Second Round |
Montana State Northern Arizona |
W 60β58 L 42β44 |
Houston Cougars in the NBA draftβ»
Houston has had 49 players selected in the NBA draft.
Individual awardsβ»
National Coach of the Year award winnersβ»
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
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Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award
UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year
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National Player of the Year award winnersβ»
All-Americansβ»
Houston players have been named to an All-American team 20 times.
Keyβ»
Consensus First-Team selection | |||||
Consensus Second-Team selection |
Year | Player | Position | Selector(s) |
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1960 | Gary Phillips | G | HAF (2nd) |
1961 | Gary Phillips | G | USBWA (1st), CV (1st), HAF (2nd) |
1963 | Lyle Harger | F | HAF |
1966 | Elvin Hayes | PF/C | SN (2nd), CV (2nd), HAF |
1967 | Elvin Hayesβ | PF/C | AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), UPI (1st) |
1968 | Elvin Hayesβ | PF/C | AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), UPI (1st) |
Ken Spain | C | CV (2nd) | |
1970 | Ollie Taylor | G | HAF |
1972 | Dwight Davis | PF | AP (2nd), CV (2nd), HAF |
1974 | Louis Dunbar | F | NABC (5th) |
1977 | Otis Birdsongβ | SG/PG | AP (2nd), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), UPI (1st) |
1981 | Rob Williams | PG | AP (3rd) |
1982 | Rob Williams | PG | SN (2nd), HAF |
1983 | Clyde Drexlerβ‘ | SG/SF | AP (2nd), USBWA (1st), UPI (3rd) |
Akeem Olajuwon | C | CV (2nd), BT (3rd), HAF | |
1984 | Akeem Olajuwonβ | C | AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), UPI (2nd) |
Michael Young | SF | AP (3rd), NABC (3rd), UPI (3rd), SN (2nd) | |
2021 | Quentin Grimes | SG | AP (3rd), USBWA (3rd), NABC (3rd), SN (3rd) |
2023 | Marcus Sasserβ | SG/PG | AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), SN (2nd) |
2024 | Jamal Sheadβ | PG | AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (1st), SN (1st) |
Note: Honorable Mention selections are not included.
Conference Player of the Yearβ»
The following Houston players have been named Conference Player of the Year while at UH.
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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1976β77 | Otis Birdsong | SG/PG | Southwest |
1980β81 | Rob Williams | PG | |
1982β83β | Clyde Drexler | SG/SF | |
1983β84 | Akeem Olajuwon | C | |
2020β21β | Quentin Grimes | SG | The American |
2022β23 | Marcus Sasser | SG/PG | |
2023β24 | Jamal Shead | PG | Big 12 |
β co-Player of the Year
Conference Coach of the Yearβ»
The following Houston coaches have been named Conference Coach of the Year while at UH.
Season | Coach | Conference |
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1955β56 | Alden Pasche | Missouri Valley |
1982β83 | Guy Lewis | Southwest |
1983β84 | ||
1991β92 | Pat Foster | |
2017β18 | Kelvin Sampson | The American |
2018β19 | ||
2021β22 | ||
2022β23 | ||
2023β24 | Big 12 |
Individual honorsβ»
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inducteesβ»
The following Houston players and coaches have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Year Inducted | Name | Position | Years at Houston | Ref. |
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1990 | Elvin Hayes | PF/C | 1964β1968 | |
2004 | Clyde Drexler | SG/SF | 1980β1983 | |
2008 | Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 1981β1984 | |
2013 | Guy Lewis | Coach | 1953β1986 |
Retired numbersβ»
The Cougars have retired the numbers of five men's basketball players:
Birdsong
1973β77
Drexler
1980β83
Olajuwon
1981β84
Young
1980β84
Hayes
1964β68
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