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The 1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston. The team was led by head coach Guy Lewis, played their home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

ConferenceSouthwest Conference
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record31–3 (16–0 SWC)
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1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
L 52–54 vs. NC State
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record31–3 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
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1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Houston †16–0 1.00031–3  .912
No. 9 Arkansas14–2 .87526–4  .867
Texas A&M10–6 .62517–14  .548
TCU9–7 .56323–11  .676
SMU9–7 .56319–11  .633
Texas Tech7–9 .43811–20  .355
Baylor4–12 .25012–16  .429
Rice2–14 .1258–20  .286
Texas1–15 .0636–22  .214
† 1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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This was the second of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars swept through the Southwest Conference schedule and were ranked #1 for the final three polls of the 1982–83 season. Riding a 26-game winning streak, they advanced to the 1983 National Championship Game, where they fell 54–52 to Jim Valvano's NC State Wolfpack. Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named Tournament MOP. To date, this remains the last time the MOP was from the losing team.

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1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoBernice HS Bernice, LA
C 50 Dan Bunce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoConroe HS Conroe, TX
C 52 David Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrConroe HS Conroe, TX
G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg) SoMadison HS Houston, TX
F 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSterling HS Houston, TX
G 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLa Marque HS La Marque, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMemorial HS Houston, TX
G 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrBayside HS Queens, NY
F/C 40 Larry Micheaux 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrWorthing HS Houston, TX
C 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoMuslim Teachers College Lagos, Nigeria
F 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoAlvin HS Alvin, TX
G 24 Dave Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrDixie College Houston, TX
G 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrRoosevelt HS Gary, IN
F 54 Bryan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrPalisades HS Inglewood, CA
F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrYates HS Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: 2018-Mar-18

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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
Nov 26, 1982*
 No. 14 Arizona
Kettle Classic		 W 104–63[2]  1–0
  26 – Micheaux  16 – Micheaux  4 – Drexler  Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Nov 27, 1982*
 No. 14 Lamar
Kettle Classic		 W 106–72  2–0
  27 – Drexler  13 – Drexler  5 – Drexler  Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Dec 1, 1982*
 No. 11 Mississippi State W 74–65  3–0
  20 – Drexler,
Young 		   –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800)
Houston, TX
Dec 4, 1982*
 No. 11 at Biscayne W 78–59  4–0
  24 – Micheaux    –      –    Unknown 
Miami Gardens, FL
Dec 8, 1982*
 No. 9 Auburn W 77–65  5–0
  22 – Young  12 – Olajuwon    –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 11, 1982*
 No. 9 at Syracuse L 87–92[3]  5–1
  28 – Drexler  12 – Drexler  5 – Gettys  Carrier Dome (19,430)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 16, 1982*
 No. 14 vs. No. 1 Virginia
Suntory Ball Tournament		 L 63–72[4]  5–2
    –      –      –    Aoyama Gakuin University Gym (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 17, 1982*
 No. 14 vs. Utah
Suntory Ball Tournament		 W 82–57[5]  6–2
  30 – Olajuwon  18 – Olajuwon    –    Aoyama Gakuin University Gym (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 27, 1982*
 No. 18 at Pepperdine W 93–92  7–2
    –      –      –    Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Jan 2, 1983*
 No. 18 Pacific W 112–58  8–2
    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 5, 1983
 No. 19 Texas A&M W 84–61  9–2
(1–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 8, 1983
 No. 19 SMU W 105–71  10–2
(2–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 10, 1983
 No. 16 Southwestern Louisiana W 79–78  11–2
    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 12, 1983
 No. 16 at TCU W 54–51  12–2
(3–0)		    –      –      –    Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 15, 1983
7:30 p.m.		 No. 16 at Texas W 77–52  13–2
(4–0)		    –      –      –    Frank Erwin Center (6,396)
Austin, TX
Jan 17, 1983
 No. 14 Texas Tech W 98–73  14–2
(5–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 22, 1983
11:00 a.m.		 No. 14 No. 4 Arkansas W 75–60[6]  15–2
(6–0)		  26 – Micheaux  10 – Olajuwon    –    Hofheinz Pavilion (10,061)
Houston, TX
Jan 26, 1983
 No. 9 at Rice W 76–40  16–2
(7–0)		    –      –      –    Rice Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Feb 2, 1983
 No. 8 Baylor W 86–69  17–2
(8–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 5, 1983
 No. 8 at Texas A&M W 86–66  18–2
(9–0)		  20 – Drexler, Young  11 – Young  5 – 3 tied  G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
Feb 9, 1983
 No. 6 at SMU W 85–68  19–2
(10–0)		    –      –      –    Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
Feb 12, 1983
 No. 6 TCU W 74–66  20–2
(11–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 15, 1983
7:35 p.m.		 No. 4 Texas W 106–63  21–2
(12–0)		  21 – Drexler  13 – Olajuwon  11 – Gettys  Hofheinz Pavilion (7,500)
Houston, TX
Feb 19, 1983
 No. 4 at Texas Tech W 84–75  22–2
(13–0)		    –      –      –    Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
Feb 26, 1983
 No. 2 Rice W 86–52  23–2
(14–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Mar 3, 1983
7:30 p.m.		 No. 1 at No. 5 Arkansas W 74–66[7]  24–2
(15–0)		  18 – Anders  12 – Micheaux    –    Barnhill Arena (9,512)
Fayetteville, AR
Mar 5, 1983
NBC		 No. 1 at Baylor W 93–64  25–2
(16–0)		    –      –      –    Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, TX
SWC tournament
Mar 12, 1983*
 (1) No. 1 (4) SMU
Semifinals		 W 75–59  26–2
    –      –      –    Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 13, 1983*
 (1) No. 1 (5) TCU
Championship		 W 62–59[8]  27–2
    –      –      –    Reunion Arena (12,857)
Dallas, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 (8 MW) Maryland
Second round		 W 60–50[9]  28–2
  16 – Young  8 – Drexler  7 – Gettys  The Summit 
Houston, TX
Mar 25, 1983*
CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (4 MW) No. 17 Memphis State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 70–63[10]  29–2
  21 – Olajuwon  7 – Drexler,
Micheaux 		 4 – Drexler,
Gettys 		 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Mar 27, 1983*
CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Villanova
Elite Eight		 W 89–71[11]  30–2
  30 – Micheaux  13 – Olajuwon  3 – 3 tied  Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Apr 2, 1983*
CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Final Four		 W 94–81[12][13]  31–2
  21 – Drexler,
Olajuwon 		 22 – Olajuwon  6 – Drexler  The Pit (17,327)
Albuquerque, NM
Apr 4, 1983*
CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State
National Championship		 L 52–54  31–3
  20 – Olajuwon  18 – Olajuwon  3 – Franklin  The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region. ME=Mideast region. W=West region.
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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NBA

YearPlayerRoundPickNBA club
1983Clyde Drexler114Portland Trail Blazers
1983Larry Micheaux229Chicago Bulls
1984Akeem Olajuwon11Houston Rockets
1984Michael Young124Boston Celtics
1985Reid Gettys5103Chicago Bulls
1986Alvin Franklin480Sacramento Kings

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