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1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
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 arenaHofheinz 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 University of Houston during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Guy Lewis. The team played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

The third of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, this squad was led by Michael Young, Alvin Franklin, and future Hall of Famer 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

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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 HS Houston, TX
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Bernice HS Bernice, LA
F/C 54 Greg Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Worthing HS Houston, TX
F 50 Stacey Belcher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Yates HS Houston, TX
F 52 Braxton Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr De Anza College San Francisco, CA
G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Madison HS Houston, TX
G 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So La Marque HS La Marque, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Memorial HS Houston, TX
G 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bayside HS 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 HS Alvin, Texas
G 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Roosevelt HS Gary, IN
G 24 James Weaver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Nederland HS Nederland, TX
F 40 Rickie Winslow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Yates HS Houston, TX
F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr 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

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
November 19, 1983*
No. 3 vs. NC State
Hall of Fame Classic
L 64–76[1]  0–1
 20  Young              Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
November 26, 1983*
No. 3 No. 17 Kansas W 91–76  1–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
November 30, 1983*
No. 8 at Mississippi State W 68–62  2–1
                  Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
December 3, 1983*
No. 8 Biscayne W 69–51  3–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 6, 1983*
No. 6 at No. 9 LSU W 100–91  4–1
                  LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 1983*
No. 6 St. Mary's (TX) W 71–55  5–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 16, 1983*
No. 3 Stetson
Kettle Classic
W 92–71  6–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 17, 1983*
No. 3 Princeton
Kettle Classic
W 65–40  7–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 19, 1983*
No. 3 Texas Lutheran
Kettle Classic
W 129–65  8–1
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 21, 1983*
No. 3 at UC Santa Barbara W 89–79  9–1
                    
Santa Barbara, California
December 25, 1983*
No. 3 vs. No. 10 Louisville
Chaminade Classic
W 76–73  10–1
                    
Honolulu, HI
December 26, 1983*
No. 3 vs. Fresno State
Chaminade Classic
L 61–68  10–2
                    
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 1984
No. 7 at SMU W 60–59  11–2
(1–0)
                  Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 7, 1984
No. 7 TCU W 81–67  12–2
(2–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 10, 1984
No. 7 Texas W 69–58  13–2
(3–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 12, 1984
No. 7 at Texas Tech W 88–66  14–2
(4–0)
                  Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 1984
No. 7 at Texas A&M W 70–64  15–2
(5–0)
                  G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
January 20, 1984
No. 4 Rice W 72–42  16–2
(6–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 22, 1984*
No. 4 at No. 3 Kentucky L 67–74  16–3
                  Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 28, 1984
No. 7 at Baylor W 84–58  17–3
(7–0)
                  Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, TX
February 2, 1984
No. 6 Texas A&M W 87–65  18–3
(8–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 4, 1984
No. 6 SMU W 76–57  19–3
(9–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 9, 1984
No. 6 at TCU W 76–57  20–3
(10–0)
                  Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 1984
No. 5 at Texas W 74–63  21–3
(11–0)
                  Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 16, 1984
No. 4 Texas Tech W 78–53  22–3
(12–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 18, 1984*
No. 4 Virginia W 74–65  23–3
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 22, 1984
No. 3 at Rice W 70–54  24–3
(13–0)
                  Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 26, 1984
No. 3 No. 11 Arkansas W 64–61  25–3
(14–0)
 19  Olajuwon   10  Olajuwon        Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 29, 1984
No. 2 Baylor W 80–65  26–3
(15–0)
                  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
March 4, 1984
No. 2 at No. 12 Arkansas L 68–73  26–4
(15–1)
 22  Young   6  Olajuwon   3  Tied  Barnhill Arena (9,438)
Fayetteville, AR
SWC Tournament
March 10, 1984*
No. 5 vs. Rice
SWC Tournament
W 53–50  27–4
                  The Summit 
Houston, TX
March 11, 1984*
No. 5 vs. No. 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 MW) No. 5 vs. (10 MW) Louisiana Tech
NCAA Tournament
W 77–69  29–4
 21  Franklin   12  Olajuwon   4  Tied  Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
March 23, 1984*
(2 MW) No. 5 vs. (6 MW) No. 16 Memphis State
Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 78–71  30–4
 25  Olajuwon   13  Olajuwon   9  Gettys  St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 25, 1984*
(2 MW) No. 5 vs. (4 MW) No. 19 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 (7 E) Virginia
National semifinal – Final Four
W 49–47 OT[3] 32–4
 17  Young   11  Olajuwon   7  Franklin  Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
April 2, 1984*
8:12 p.m., CBS
(2 MW) No. 5 vs. (1 W) No. 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. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP38633377476543255
CoachesNot released633355565443255

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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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

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  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.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  8. ^ "1984 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
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