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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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 |
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.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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. |
NCAA tournament
edit- 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
editWeek | ||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- 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
editYear | 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
edit- ^ 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".
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 888–889. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1982 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
External links
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