1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Third place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	27–4
Head coach	Guy Lewis (11th season);
Assistant coach	Harvey Pate
Home arena	Delmar Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

The 1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the first time. This season marked the team's eighth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by eleventh-year head coach Guy Lewis.

ConferenceIndependent

CoachesNo. 6

APNo. 7

Record27–4

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1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Boston College		–		–	21	–	3	.875
No. 7 Houston		–		–	27	–	4	.871
St. John's		–		–	23	–	5	.821
Dayton		–		–	25	–	6	.806
No. 10 Texas Western		–		–	22	–	6	.786
St. Francis (PA)		–		–	20	–	6	.769
Syracuse		–		–	20	–	6	.769
Utah State		–		–	20	–	6	.769
Rutgers		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Providence		–		–	21	–	7	.750
VPI		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Marquette		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Seattle		–		–	18	–	8	.692
DePaul		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Georgia Tech		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Memphis State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Villanova		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Holy Cross		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Army		–		–	13	–	8	.619
Oklahoma City		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Loyola Chicago		–		–	13	–	9	.591
St. Bonaventure		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Canisius		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Tulane		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Miami (FL)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
New Mexico State		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Fairfield		–		–	12	–	9	.571
Colorado State		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Fordham		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Notre Dame		–		–	14	–	14	.500
Xavier		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Loyola (LA)		–		–	11	–	11	.500
Creighton		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Niagara		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Navy		–		–	8	–	10	.444
Colgate		–		–	10	–	13	.435
Florida State		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Penn State		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Detroit		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Portland		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Butler		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Centenary		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Jacksonville		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	15	.318
Air Force		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Pittsburgh		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Boston University		–		–	4	–	18	.182
West Texas State		–		–	1	–	18	.053

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At the conclusion of the regular season, the Cougars finished with a 23–3 overall record. Additionally, they finished seventh in the AP Poll, sixth in the Coaches Poll, were invited to the NCAA tournament, and finished as a third place semifinalist. It was Houston's first ever Final Four appearance.^[1]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/1/1966	No. 7	Albuquerque	W 96–84	1–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/3/1966	No. 7	at Minnesota	W 86–75	2–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
12/5/1966	No. 5	at Michigan	L 75–86	2–1	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
12/8/1966	No. 5	Southwestern Louisiana	W 89–81	3–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/10/1966	No. 5	Hawaii	W 93–59	4–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/12/1966	No. 9	Saint Mary's	W 90–74	5–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/14/1966	No. 9	Centenary (LA) Bluebonnet Classic	W 97–66	6–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/15/1966	No. 9	Idaho State Bluebonnet Classic	W 111–65	7–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/17/1966	No. 9	San Francisco Bluebonnet Classic	W 90–75	8–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/20/1966	No. 8	Washington Bluebonnet Classic	W 87–65	9–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/28/1966	No. 6	vs. Kent State Holiday Tournament	W 85–73	10–1	Indian Field House Jonesboro, Arkansas
12/29/1966	No. 6	at Arkansas State Holiday Tournament	W 68–58	11–1	Indian Field House Jonesboro, Arkansas
1/2/1967	No. 5	Tennessee Tech	W 95–69	12–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
1/5/1967	No. 5	at Lamar Tech	W 82–62	13–1	McDonald Gym Beaumont, Texas
1/14/1967	No. 4	West Texas State	W 103–72	14–1	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
1/28/1967	No. 3	at Washington	L 78–81	14–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
1/31/1967	No. 6	at Nevada Southern	W 103–83	15–2	NSU Gym Paradise, Nevada
2/9/1967	No. 5	Hardin–Simmons	W 92–85	16–2	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/11/1967	No. 5	at Notre Dame	L 78–87	16–3	Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana
2/13/1967	No. 7	at Creighton	W 87–80	17–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
2/15/1967	No. 7	St. Mary's	W 122–58	18–3	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/18/1967	No. 7	at Miami (FL)	W 105–86	19–3	Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami Beach, Florida
2/23/1967	No. 7	at West Texas State	W 120–76	20–3	West Texas State Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas
2/25/1967	No. 7	Creighton	W 87–73	21–3	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/28/1967	No. 7	Loyola (LA)	W 106–64	22–3	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
3/4/1967	No. 7	at Air Force	W 90–80	23–3	Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, Colorado
NCAA tournament
3/11/1967	No. 7	vs. New Mexico State Regional quarterfinals – First round	W 59–58	24–3	Moby Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado
3/17/1967	No. 7	at No. 3 Kansas Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen	W 66–53	25–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
3/19/1967	No. 7	vs. SMU Regional finals – Elite Eight	W 83–75	26–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
3/24/1967	No. 7	vs. No. 1 UCLA Final Four	L 58–73	26–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
3/25/1967	No. 7	vs. No. 4 North Carolina Third-place game	W 84–62	27–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	7	5	9	8	6	5	4	3	3	6	5	7	7	7	7
Coaches	6	6	5	13	8	8	6	5	4	3	5	5	8	7	6	6