1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball | |
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SWC tournament champions SWC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Runner-up | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 1 |
Record | 31–3 (16–0 SWC) |
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Home arena | Hofheinz Pavilion |
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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.
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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. |
Sources[14]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Coaches | 11 | — | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Clyde Drexler, Consensus Second-Team All-American
- Akeem Olajuwon, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player, Honorable Mention AP All-American
- Larry Micheaux, Honorable Mention AP All-American
- Michael Young, Honorable Mention AP All-American
- Guy Lewis, AP Coach of the Year
Players drafted into the NBA
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 |
References
- ↑ 1982–83 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18
- ↑ "Houston slams UA for Lewis' 500th career win". The Arizona Republic via newspapers.com. November 27, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Virginia 72, Houston 63". The New York Times. December 17, 1982. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Houston 82, Utah 57". The New York Times. December 18, 1982. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Arkansas Is Upset by Houston". The New York Times. January 23, 1983. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Top-Rated Houston Wins 19th in Row". The New York Times. March 4, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Houston Beats Texas Christian for S.W.C. Crown". The New York Times. March 13, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Houston 70, Memphis State 63". UPI Archives. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Olajuwon's the One, And Houston's 1 of 4". The Washington Post. March 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "13 Slam Dunks Fall From High Altitude". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "Final 2: Houston, N.C. State Convincing Winners; Louisville Stricken by 21--1 Streak". The Washington Post. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "1982-83 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ↑
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ↑ "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.