1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arena
Hofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Houston 15 1   .938 32 5   .865
No. 8 Arkansas 14 2   .875 25 7   .781
SMU 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
Texas Tech
10 6   .625 17 12   .586
Texas A&M 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Rice 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
TCU 4 12   .250 11 17   .393
Texas 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
Baylor 1 15   .063 5 23   .179
1984 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the

Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference
.

The third of Houston's famous

Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars played in the Final Four for the third consecutive season, appeared in their second straight National Championship Game
, and completed a three-year run with an overall record of 88-16.

Roster

1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 22 Marvin Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr
Worthing
Houston, TX
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr
Bernice
Bernice, LA
F/C 54 Greg Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr
Worthing
Houston, TX
F
50 Stacey Belcher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Yates Houston, TX
F
52 Braxton Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mission
De Anza CC
San Francisco, CA
G
14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr
Madison
Houston, TX
G
20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So La Marque La Marque, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Memorial Houston, TX
G
10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr
Bayside
Queens, NY
C 34
Akeem Olajuwon
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Muslim Teachers College
Lagos, Nigeria
F
30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Alvin Alvin, Texas
G
12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So
Roosevelt
Gary, IN
G
24 James Weaver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Nederland Nederland, TX
F
40 Rickie Winslow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Yates Houston, TX
F
42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Yates Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2018-Mar-18

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 19, 1983*
No. 3/4 vs. NC State
Hall of Fame Classic
L 64–76[1]  0–1
 20  Young             
Springfield, MA
November 26, 1983*
No. 3/4 No. 17/19 Kansas W 91–76  1–1
                 
Houston, TX
November 30, 1983*
No. 8/NR at Mississippi State W 68–62  2–1
                 
Starkville, MS
December 3, 1983*
No. 8/NR Biscayne W 69–51  3–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 6, 1983*
No. 6/6 at No. 9/9 LSU W 100–91  4–1
                 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 1983*
No. 6/6 St. Mary's (TX) W 71–55  5–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 16, 1983*
No. 3/3 Stetson
Kettle Classic
W 92–71  6–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 17, 1983*
No. 3/3 Princeton
Kettle Classic
W 65–40  7–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 19, 1983*
No. 3/3 Texas Lutheran
Kettle Classic
W 129–65  8–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 21, 1983*
No. 3/3 at UC Santa Barbara W 89–79  9–1
                    
Santa Barbara, California
December 25, 1983*
No. 3/3 vs. No. 10/8 Louisville
Chaminade Classic
W 76–73  10–1
                    
Honolulu, HI
December 26, 1983*
No. 3/3 vs. Fresno State
Chaminade Classic
L 61–68  10–2
                    
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 1984
No. 7/5 at SMU W 60–59  11–2
(1–0)
                 
Dallas, TX
January 7, 1984
No. 7/5 TCU W 81–67  12–2
(2–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 10, 1984
No. 7/5 Texas W 69–58  13–2
(3–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 12, 1984
No. 7/5 at 
Texas Tech
W 88–66  14–2
(4–0)
                 
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 1984
No. 7/5 at Texas A&M W 70–64  15–2
(5–0)
                 
College Station, TX
January 20, 1984
No. 4/5 Rice W 72–42  16–2
(6–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 22, 1984*
No. 4/5 at No. 3/3 Kentucky L 67–74  16–3
                 
Lexington, KY
January 28, 1984
No. 7/6 at Baylor W 84–58  17–3
(7–0)
                 
Waco, TX
February 2, 1984
No. 6/5 Texas A&M W 87–65  18–3
(8–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 4, 1984
No. 6/5 SMU W 76–57  19–3
(9–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 9, 1984
No. 6/5 at TCU W 76–57  20–3
(10–0)
                 
Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 1984
No. 5/4 at Texas W 74–63  21–3
(11–0)
                 
Austin, TX
February 16, 1984
No. 4/4 Texas Tech W 78–53  22–3
(12–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 18, 1984*
No. 4/4 Virginia W 74–65  23–3
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 22, 1984
No. 3/3 at Rice W 70–54  24–3
(13–0)
                  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 26, 1984
No. 3/3 No. 11/11 Arkansas W 64–61  25–3
(14–0)
 19  Olajuwon   10  Olajuwon        Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 29, 1984
No. 2/2 Baylor W 80–65  26–3
(15–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
March 4, 1984
No. 2/2 at No. 12/12 Arkansas L 68–73  26–4
(15–1)
 22  Young   6  Olajuwon   3  Tied 
Fayetteville, AR
SWC Tournament
March 10, 1984*
No. 5/5 vs. Rice
SWC Tournament
W 53–50  27–4
                 
The Summit
 
Houston, TX
March 11, 1984*
No. 5/5 vs. No. 8/8 Arkansas
SWC Tournament
W 57–56  28–4
 23  Young   11  Olajuwon   12  Gettys  The Summit (14,930)
Houston, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1984*
(2) No. 5/5 vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
NCAA Tournament
W 77–69  29–4
 21  Franklin   12  Olajuwon   4  Tied 
Memphis, TN
March 23, 1984*
(2 MW) No. 5/5 vs. (6 MW) No. 16/NR Memphis State
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 78–71  30–4
 25  Olajuwon   13  Olajuwon   9  Gettys 
St. Louis, MO
March 25, 1984*
(2 MW) No. 5/5 vs. (4 MW) No. 19/NR Wake Forest
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 68–63[2]  31–4
 29  Olajuwon   12  Olajuwon   10  Gettys  St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 31, 1984*
(2 MW) No. 5/5 (7 E) Virginia
National semifinal – Final Four
W 49–47 OT[3] 32–4
 17  Young   11  Olajuwon   7  Franklin 
Seattle, WA
April 2, 1984*
8:12 p.m., CBS
(2 MW) No. 5/5 vs. (1 W) No. 2/2 Georgetown
NCAA tournament championship
L 75–84[4]  32–5
 21  Franklin   9  Olajuwon   9  Franklin  Kingdome (38,471)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll/Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Central Time
.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Player Round Pick NBA Club
1984
Akeem Olajuwon 1 1 Houston Rockets
1984 Michael Young 1 24 Boston Celtics
1985
Reid Gettys 5 103 Chicago Bulls
1986
Alvin Franklin 4 80 Sacramento Kings
1987
Greg Anderson 1 23 San Antonio Spurs
1987 Rickie Winslow 2 28 Chicago Bulls

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References

  1. ^ "N.C. State Does It Again, Beating Houston in Tipoff Game, 76-64". The Washington Post. November 20, 1983. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Olajuwon Concentrates, Wake Forest Dissipates". The Washington Post. March 26, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Virginia Eliminated In Overtime, 49-47". The Washington Post. April 1, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Georgetown's Pressure Cooks Up a Title". The Washington Post. April 3, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  5. ^ 2016-17 Houston Men's Basketball Media Almanac Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-Dec-18.
  6. ^ "HogStats.com :: Box Score :: 1983-84 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR (3/4/1984)". HogStats.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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  8. ^ "1984 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

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