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The 1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Guy Lewis. The team played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

ConferenceSouthwest Conference
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Quick facts Houston Cougars men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Runner-upSWC tournament championsSWC regular season champions ...
1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
L 75–84 vs. Georgetown
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
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1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Houston †15–1 .93832–5  .865
No. 8 Arkansas14–2 .87525–7  .781
SMU12–4 .75025–8  .758
Texas Tech10–6 .62517–12  .586
Texas A&M7–9 .43816–14  .533
Rice6–10 .37513–17  .433
TCU4–12 .25011–17  .393
Texas3–13 .1887–21  .250
Baylor1–15 .0635–23  .179
† 1984 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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The third of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, this squad was led by Michael Young, Alvin Franklin, and future Hall of Famer Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars played in the Final Four for the third consecutive season, appeared in their second straight National Championship Game, and completed a three-year run with an overall record of 88–16.

The next Cougar season to end with a national title game appearance would come 41 years later, though their next Final Four appearance would be four years before that.

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1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 22 Marvin Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWorthing HS Houston, TX
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrBernice HS Bernice, LA
F/C 54 Greg Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrWorthing HS Houston, TX
F 50 Stacey Belcher 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrYates HS Houston, TX
F 52 Braxton Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrDe Anza College San Francisco, CA
G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrMadison HS Houston, TX
G 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLa Marque HS La Marque, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMemorial HS Houston, TX
G 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrBayside HS Queens, NY
C 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrMuslim Teachers College Lagos, Nigeria
F 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrAlvin HS Alvin, TX
G 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoRoosevelt HS Gary, IN
G 24 James Weaver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNederland HS Nederland, TX
F 40 Rickie Winslow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrYates HS Houston, TX
F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrYates 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
November 19, 1983*
 No. 3 vs. NC State
Hall of Fame Classic		 L 64–76[1]  0–1
  20 – Young   –     –    Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
November 26, 1983*
 No. 3 No. 17 Kansas W 91–76  1–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
November 30, 1983*
 No. 8 at Mississippi State W 68–62  2–1
   –     –     –    Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
December 3, 1983*
 No. 8 Biscayne W 69–51  3–1
  19 – Anders  18 – Olajuwon  4 – Gettys  Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 6, 1983*
 No. 6 at No. 9 LSU W 100–91  4–1
   –     –     –    LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 1983*
 No. 6 St. Mary's W 71–55  5–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 16, 1983*
 No. 3 Stetson
Kettle Classic		 W 92–71  6–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 17, 1983*
 No. 3 Princeton
Kettle Classic		 W 65–40  7–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 19, 1983*
 No. 3 Texas Lutheran
Kettle Classic		 W 129–65  8–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 21, 1983*
 No. 3 at UC Santa Barbara W 89–79  9–1
   –     –     –    Campus Events Center 
Santa Barbara, California
December 25, 1983*
 No. 3 vs. No. 10 Louisville
Chaminade Classic		 W 76–73  10–1
   –     –     –    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 26, 1983*
 No. 3 vs. Fresno State
Chaminade Classic		 L 61–68  10–2
   –     –     –    Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 1984
 No. 7 at SMU W 60–59  11–2
(1–0)		   –     –     –    Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
January 7, 1984
 No. 7 TCU W 81–67  12–2
(2–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 10, 1984
 No. 7 Texas W 69–58  13–2
(3–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 12, 1984
 No. 7 at Texas Tech W 88–66  14–2
(4–0)		   –     –     –    Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 1984
 No. 7 at Texas A&M W 70–64  15–2
(5–0)		   –     –     –    G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
January 20, 1984
 No. 4 Rice W 72–42  16–2
(6–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 22, 1984*
 No. 4 at No. 3 Kentucky L 67–74  16–3
   –     –     –    Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 28, 1984
 No. 7 at Baylor W 84–58  17–3
(7–0)		   –     –     –    Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, TX
February 2, 1984
 No. 6 Texas A&M W 87–65  18–3
(8–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 4, 1984
 No. 6 SMU W 76–57  19–3
(9–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 9, 1984
 No. 5 at TCU W 76–60  20–3
(10–0)		   –     –     –    Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 1984
 No. 5 at Texas W 74–63  21–3
(11–0)		   –     –     –    Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
February 16, 1984
 No. 4 Texas Tech W 78–53  22–3
(12–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 18, 1984*
 No. 4 Virginia W 74–65  23–3
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 22, 1984
 No. 3 at Rice W 70–54  24–3
(13–0)		   –     –     –    Rice Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
February 26, 1984
 No. 3 No. 11 Arkansas W 64–61  25–3
(14–0)		  19 – Olajuwon  10 – Olajuwon   –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 29, 1984
 No. 2 Baylor W 80–65  26–3
(15–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
March 4, 1984
 No. 2 at No. 12 Arkansas L 68–73  26–4
(15–1)		  22 – Young  6 – Olajuwon  3 – Tied  Barnhill Arena (9,438)
Fayetteville, AR
SWC tournament
March 10, 1984*
 (1) No. 5 vs. (6) Rice
Semifinals		 W 53–50  27–4
   –     –     –    The Summit 
Houston, TX
March 11, 1984*
 (1) No. 5 vs. (2) No. 8 Arkansas
Championship		 W 57–56  28–4
  23 – Young  11 – Olajuwon  12 – Gettys  The Summit (14,930)
Houston, TX
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1984*
 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (10 MW) Louisiana Tech
Second round		 W 77–69  29–4
  21 – Franklin  12 – Olajuwon  4 – Tied  Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
March 23, 1984*
 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (6 MW) No. 16 Memphis State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 78–71  30–4
  25 – Olajuwon  13 – Olajuwon  9 – Gettys  St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 25, 1984*
 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Wake Forest
Elite Eight		 W 68–63[2]  31–4
  29 – Olajuwon  12 – Olajuwon  10 – Gettys  St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 31, 1984*
 (2 MW) No. 5 (7 E) Virginia
Final Four		 W 49–47 OT[3] 32–4
  17 – Young  11 – Olajuwon  7 – Franklin  Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
April 2, 1984*
8:12 p.m., CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown
National Championship		 L 75–84[4]  32–5
  21 – Franklin  9 – Olajuwon  9 – Franklin  Kingdome (38,471)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region. E=East region. W=West region.
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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Player Round Pick NBA club
1984Akeem Olajuwon11Houston Rockets
1984Michael Young124Boston Celtics
1985Reid Gettys5103Chicago Bulls
1986Alvin Franklin480Sacramento Kings
1987Greg Anderson123San Antonio Spurs
1987Rickie Winslow228Chicago Bulls
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