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1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record31–3 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Houston 16 0   1.000 31 3   .912
No. 9 Arkansas 14 2   .875 26 4   .867
Texas A&M 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
TCU 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
SMU 9 7   .563 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Baylor 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Rice 2 14   .125 8 20   .286
Texas 1 15   .063 6 22   .214
1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston. The team was led by head coach Guy Lewis, played their home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

This was the second of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars swept through the Southwest Conference schedule and were ranked #1 for the final three polls of the 1982–83 season. Riding a 26-game winning streak, they advanced to the 1983 National Championship Game, where they fell 54-52 to Jim Valvano's NC State Wolfpack. Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named Tournament MOP. To date, this remains the last time the MOP was from the losing team.

Roster

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1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Bernice HS Bernice, LA
C 50 Dan Bunce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Conroe HS Conroe, TX
C 52 David Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Conroe HS Conroe, TX
G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Madison HS Houston, TX
F 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sterling HS Houston, TX
G 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr La Marque HS La Marque, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Memorial HS Houston, TX
G 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bayside HS Queens, NY
F/C 40 Larry Micheaux 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Worthing HS Houston, TX
C 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Muslim Teachers College Lagos, Nigeria
F 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Alvin HS Alvin, Texas
G 24 Dave Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dixie College Houston, TX
G 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Roosevelt HS Gary, IN
F 54 Bryan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Palisades HS Inglewood, CA
F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Yates HS 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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1982*
No. 14 Arizona
Kettle Classic
W 104–63[2]  1–0
 26  Micheaux   16  Micheaux   4  Drexler  Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Nov 27, 1982*
No. 14 Lamar
Kettle Classic
W 106–72  2–0
 27  Drexler   13  Drexler   5  Drexler  Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Dec 1, 1982*
No. 11 Mississippi State W 74–65  3–0
 20  Drexler,
Young
 
              Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800)
Houston, TX
Dec 5, 1982*
No. 11 Biscayne W 78–59  4–0
 24  Micheaux                Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 8, 1982*
No. 9 Auburn W 77–65  5–0
 22  Young   12  Olajuwon         Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 11, 1982*
No. 9 at Syracuse L 87–92[3]  5–1
 28  Drexler   12  Drexler   5  Gettys  Carrier Dome (19,430)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 16, 1982*
No. 14 vs. No. 1 Virginia
Suntory Ball Tournament
L 63–72[4]  5–2
                     Aoyama Gakuin University Gym (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 17, 1982*
No. 14 vs. Utah
Suntory Ball Tournament
W 82–57[5]  6–2
 30  Olajuwon   18  Olajuwon         Aoyama Gakuin University Gym (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 27, 1982*
No. 19 at Pepperdine W 93–92  7–2
                     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Jan 2, 1983*
No. 18 Pacific W 112–58  8–2
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 5, 1983
No. 19 Texas A&M W 84–61  9–2
(1–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 8, 1983
No. 19 SMU W 105–71  10–2
(2–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 10, 1983
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette W 79–78  11–2
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 12, 1983
No. 16 at TCU W 54–51  12–2
(3–0)
                     Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 15, 1983
No. 16 at Texas W 77–52  13–2
(4–0)
                     Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Jan 17, 1983
No. 14 Texas Tech W 98–73  14–2
(5–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 22, 1983
No. 14 No. 4 Arkansas W 75–60[6]  15–2
(6–0)
 26  Micheaux   10  Olajuwon         Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 26, 1983
No. 9 Rice W 76–40  16–2
(7–0)
                     Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Feb 2, 1983
No. 8 Baylor W 86–69  17–2
(8–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 5, 1983
No. 8 at Texas A&M W 86–66  18–2
(9–0)
                     G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
Feb 9, 1983
No. 6 at SMU W 85–68  19–2
(10–0)
                     Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Feb 12, 1983
No. 6 TCU W 74–63  20–2
(11–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 16, 1983
No. 4 Texas W 106–63  21–2
(12–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 19, 1983
No. 4 at Texas Tech W 84–75  22–2
(13–0)
                     Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
Feb 26, 1983
No. 2 Rice W 86–52  23–2
(14–0)
                     Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Mar 3, 1983
No. 1 at No. 5 Arkansas W 74–66[7]  24–2
(15–0)
 18  Anders   12  Micheaux         Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Mar 5, 1983
 NBC
No. 1 at Baylor W 93–64  25–2
(16–0)
                     Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, TX
SWC Tournament
Mar 12, 1983*
(1) No. 1 (4) SMU
Semifinals
W 75–59  26–2
                     Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 13, 1983*
(1) No. 1 (5) TCU
Championship
W 62–59[8]  27–2
                     Reunion Arena (12,857)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
 CBS
(1 MW) No. 1 (8 MW) Maryland
Round of 32
W 60–50[9]  28–2
 16  Young   8  Drexler   7  Gettys  The Summit 
Houston, TX
Mar 25, 1983*
 CBS
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (4 MW) No. 17 Memphis State
Sweet Sixteen
W 70–63[10]  29–2
 21  Olajuwon   7  Drexler,
Micheaux
 
 4  Drexler,
Gettys
 
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Mar 27, 1983*
 CBS
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Villanova
Elite Eight – Midwest Regional Final
W 89–71[11]  30–2
 30  Micheaux   13  Olajuwon   3  3 tied  Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Apr 2, 1983*
 CBS
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Final Four – National Semifinal
W 94–81[12][13]  31–2
 21  Drexler,
Olajuwon
 
 22  Olajuwon   6  Drexler  The Pit (17,327)
Albuquerque, NM
Apr 4, 1983*
 CBS
(1 MW) No. 1 vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State
NCAA Tournament Championship
L 52–54  31–3
 20  Olajuwon   18  Olajuwon   3  Franklin  The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1411914191819161498642111
Coaches111014171619131298642111

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Awards and honors

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Players drafted into the NBA

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Year Player Round Pick NBA club
1983 Clyde Drexler 1 14 Portland Trail Blazers
1983 Larry Micheaux 2 29 Chicago Bulls
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

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References

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  1. ^ 1982–83 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18
  2. ^ "Houston slams UA for Lewis' 500th career win". The Arizona Republic via newspapers.com. November 27, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Virginia 72, Houston 63". The New York Times. December 17, 1982. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Houston 82, Utah 57". The New York Times. December 18, 1982. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Arkansas Is Upset by Houston". The New York Times. January 23, 1983. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Top-Rated Houston Wins 19th in Row". The New York Times. March 4, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Houston Beats Texas Christian for S.W.C. Crown". The New York Times. March 13, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Houston 70, Memphis State 63". UPI Archives. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Olajuwon's the One, And Houston's 1 of 4". The Washington Post. March 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "13 Slam Dunks Fall From High Altitude". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Final 2: Houston, N.C. State Convincing Winners; Louisville Stricken by 21--1 Streak". The Washington Post. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "1982-83 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  15. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  16. ^ "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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