Houston

Official Name: 
University of Houston
Nickname: 
Cougars
Mailing Address: 

Suite 2008
3100 Cullen Boulevard
Houston, TX 77204-6742

Website: 
www.uhcougars.com
Telephone: 
(713) 743-9404
Fax: 
(713) 743-9411
Enrollment: 
32,295
Arena: 

Hofheinz Pavilion
Capacity: 8,479
Year Opened: 1969

School Colors: 
Scarlet and White
Conference: 

Conference USA (since 1997)
Former Member of Missouri Valley (1951-60) and SWC (1976-96)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(4) 1967, 1968, 1983, and 1984

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(19) 1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, and 2010
26-24 record (.520)
Reached Final Four in 1967 (3rd), 1968 (4th), 1982 (T3rd), 1983 (2nd) and 1984 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(9) 1962, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2005, and 2006
5-9 record (.357)
Finished 2nd in 1977

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1946 and 1947
2-2 record (.500)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Guy Lewis (30 years from 1957-86, 592-279 record, .680)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Elvin Hayes (2,884 points from 1966-68)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Elvin Hayes (1,602 from 1966-68)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Elvin Hayes (62 points as senior vs. Valparaiso on 2/24/68)

All-American Selections: 

(12) G Otis Birdsong (1977), F Dwight Davis (1972), F-G Clyde Drexler (1983), F-G Louis Dunbar (1974), F-C Elvin Hayes (1966, 1967 and 1968), C Hakeem Olajuwon (1983 and 1984), G Gary Phillips (1961), C Ken Spain (1968), F Michael Young (1984)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(4) Elvin Hayes (1967 and 1968), Otis Birdsong (1977), Hakeem Olajuwon (1984)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Clyde Drexler (1983)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Elvin Hayes (62 vs. Valparaiso)
February 24, 1968 (senior/36.8 ppg)

1

2

Total

Houston

74

84

158

Valparaiso

43

38

81

Houston

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hayes

28-36

6-10

62

Spain

6-11

1-3

13

Lee

10-17

2-4

22

Chaney

10-17

0-0

20

Reynolds

9-12

1-2

19

Gribben

3-5

0-0

6

Hamood

1-4

0-0

2

Lewis

3-5

0-0

6

Bell

3-3

0-0

6

Cooper

0-0

0-0

0

Taylor

1-2

0-0

2

Totals

74-112

10-19

158

Percentages

.661

.526

Valparaiso

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Jones

1-6

3-4

5

Williams

5-9

0-0

10

Schwandt

1-6

1-2

3

Lindner

6-10

5-8

17

Goede

2-8

1-3

5

Ferguson

4-8

0-0

8

Logan

5-12

4-5

14

Rainwaters

4-8

0-0

8

Thies

1-3

6-6

8

Brairs

1-4

1-2

3

Patterson

0-1

0-1

0

Totals

30-75

21-31

81

Percentages

.400

.677
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Alden Pasche

11

1946-56

135-116

.538

1956

19-7

Guy Lewis

30

1957-86

592-279

.680

1968

31-2

Pat Foster

7

1987-93

142-73

.660

1992

25-6

Alvin Brooks

5

1994-98

54-84

.391

1996

17-10

Clyde Drexler

2

1999-00

19-39

.328

1999

10-17

Ray McCallum

4

2001-04

44-63

.411

2002

18-15

Tom Penders

6

2005-10

121-77

.611

2008

24-10

James Dickey

1

2011

12-18

.400

2011

12-18
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,117-758 (.596) from 1946 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Houston moved up to major-college status in 1951.