1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Appearance
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NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 25–8 (11–5 SWC) |
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Home arena | Hofheinz Pavilion |
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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 |
The 1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the
Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler. Another future Hall of Famer, Akeem Olajuwon
, played sparingly off the bench that season.
Houston, coached by
Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 30, 1981* |
West Texas A&M
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W 84–73 | 1–0 |
Houston, Texas
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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
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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 |
New Orleans, Louisiana
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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
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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) |
Dallas, Texas
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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) |
Houston, Texas
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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 |
St. Louis, Missouri
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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. |
NCAA tournament
- Midwest
- Houston 94, Alcorn State 84
- Houston 78, Tulsa 74
- Houston 79, Missouri 78
- Houston 99, Boston College 92
- Final Four
- North Carolina 68, Houston 63[4]
Rankings
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
- Rob Williams, 1st Team All-Southwest Conference
- Rob Williams, Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player
- Rob Williams, All-SWC Tournament team
- Clyde Drexler, 2nd Team All-Southwest Conference
- Larry Micheaux, All Midwest Regional
Team players drafted into the NBA
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 |
References
- ^ 1981–82 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 24
- ^ "Houston 62, Iowa 52". The New York Times. December 20, 1981. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "NORTH CAROLINA, HOUSTON REACH NCAA SEMIFINALS". The New York Times. March 22, 1982. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1982 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.