1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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.

1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1981–82 record25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
1981–82 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Arkansas124 .750  236  .793
Houston115 .688  258  .758
Texas A&M106 .625  2011  .645
Baylor97 .563  1711  .607
TCU97 .563  1613  .552
Texas Tech88 .500  1711  .607
Texas610 .375  1610  .615
Rice610 .375  1515  .500
SMU115 .063  621  .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

1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrBernice Bernice, LA
C 50 Dan Bunce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoConroe Conroe, TX
C 52 David Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrConroe Conroe, TX
G 12 Eric Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSenn Chicago, IL
G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg) FrMadison Houston, TX
F 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSterling Houston, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMemorial Houston, TX
F/C 40 Larry Micheaux 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWorthing Houston, TX
C 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrMuslim Teachers College Lagos, Nigeria
F 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrAlvin Alvin, Texas
G 10 Rodney Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrDavis Houston, TX
G 24 Dave Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNorthbrook/Dixie JC Houston, TX
G 00 Lynden Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrJackson Nassau, Bahamas
F 54 Bryan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPalisades Inglewood, CA
G 20 Rob Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrMilby Houston, TX
F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrYates Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
 
 
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
 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1981*
No. 18 vs. Louisiana State
Sugar Bowl Classic
W 73–69  9–1
 
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 Southern Methodist 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 Southern Methodist 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

  • 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR 18 18 14 10 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches NR NR NR 17 17 16 12 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

YearPlayerRoundPickNBA club
1982Rob Williams119Denver Nuggets
1982Lynden Rose6136Los Angeles Lakers
1983Clyde Drexler114Portland Trail Blazers
1983Larry Micheaux229Chicago Bulls
1984Akeem Olajuwon11Houston Rockets
1983Michael Young124Boston Celtics
1985Reid Gettys5103Chicago Bulls

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References

  1. 1981–82 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 24
  2. "Houston 62, Iowa 52". The New York Times. December 20, 1981. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. "NORTH CAROLINA, HOUSTON REACH NCAA SEMIFINALS". The New York Times. March 22, 1982. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1982
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 888–889. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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