Guy Lewis
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Arp, TX
- Named national coach of the year by AP, UPI and the USBWA in 1968, and again by AP in 1983
- Reached NCAA Final Four five times--1967 (3rd), 1968 (4th), 1982 (tied for 3rd), 1983 (2nd) and 1984 (2nd)
- Coach of four Southwest Conference Tournament champions--1978, 1981, 1983 and 1984
- Guided Houston to the nation's best record among almost 50 independent schools in 1968
- Houston's all-time winningest coach
- Assistant coach under Alden Pasche at Houston for three seasons from 1953-54 through 1955-56
- Averaged 20.3 ppg under Pasche
- Final Top 20 Rankings (nine: AP/UPI/USA)--1966 (NR/14), 1967 (7/6), 1968 (1/1), 1970 (12/11), 1971 (14/18), 1973 (13/18), 1978 (NR/16), 1983 (1/1/2) and 1984 (5/5/2)
- All-Americans (nine): Otis Birdsong (1977), Dwight Davis (1972), Clyde Drexler (1983), Louis Dunbar (1974), Elvin Hayes (1966 through 1968), Hakeem Olajuwon (1983 and 1984), Gary Phillips (1961), Ken Spain (1968) and Michael Young (1984).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-16 | 5-9 | 5th | DNP | |||
9-16 | 4-10 | 6th | DNP | |||
12-14 | 6-8 | 5th | DNP | |||
13-12 | 6-8 | 4th | DNP | |||
17-11 | NCAA (1-2) | |||||
21-6 | NIT (0-1) | |||||
15-11 | DNP | |||||
16-10 | DNP | |||||
19-10 | NCAA (1-2) | |||||
23-6 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
27-4 | NCAA (4-1) | |||||
31-2 | NCAA (3-2) | |||||
16-10 | DNP | |||||
25-5 | NCAA (1-2) | |||||
22-7 | NCAA (2-1) | |||||
20-7 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
23-4 | NCAA (0-1) | |||||
17-9 | DNP | |||||
16-10 | DNP | |||||
17-11 | 7-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
29-8 | 13-3 | 2nd | NIT (3-1) | |||
25-8 | 11-5 | 3rd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
16-15 | 6-10 | T-6th | DNP | |||
14-14 | 8-8 | T-4th | DNP | |||
21-9 | 10-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
25-8 | 11-5 | 2nd | NCAA (4-1) | |||
31-3 | 16-0 | 1st | NCAA (4-1) | |||
32-5 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA (4-1) | |||
16-14 | 8-8 | T-5th | NIT (0-1) | |||
14-14 | 8-8 | 6th | DNP |
- 30-Year Coaching Record: 592-279 (.680) at Houston
- 21-35 (.375) in Missouri Valley Conference
- 113-63 (.642) in Southwest Conference
- 18-7 (.720) in SWC Tournament
- 26-18 (.591) in NCAA Tournament
- 3-3 (.500) in NIT