1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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.

1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC Regular Season Champions
SWC Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1983–84 record32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Head coachGuy Lewis (28th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Houston †15–1 .938  32–5  .865
No. 8 Arkansas14–2 .875  25–7  .781
SMU12–4 .750  25–8  .758
Texas Tech10–6 .625  17–12  .586
Texas A&M7–9 .438  16–14  .533
Rice6–10 .375  13–17  .433
TCU4–12 .250  11–17  .393
Texas3–13 .188  7–21  .250
Baylor1–15 .063  5–23  .179
† 1984 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster
Name[1] # Position Height Weight Year Home Town High School
Marvin Alexander 22 Guard-Forward 6–4 190 Junior Houston, TX Worthing
Benny Anders 32 Guard-Forward 6–5 188 Junior Bernice, LA Bernice
Greg Anderson 54 Forward-Center 6–9 220 Freshman Houston, TX Worthing
Stacey Belcher 50 Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Houston, TX Yates
Braxton Clark 52 Forward 6–8 230 Junior San Francisco, CA Mission/De Anza CC
Eric Dickens 14 Guard 6–1 170 Junior Houston, TX Madison
Alvin Franklin 20 Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore La Marque, TX La Marque
Reid Gettys 44 Guard-Forward 6–6 200 Junior Houston, TX Memorial
Derek Giles 10 Guard 6–3 175 Senior Queens, NY Bayside
Akeem Olajuwon 34 Center 7–0 255 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Muslim Teachers College
Gary Orsak 30 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Alvin, Texas Alvin
Renaldo Thomas 12 Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Gary, IN Roosevelt
James Weaver 24 Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Nederland, TX Nederland
Rickie Winslow 40 Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Houston, TX Yates
Michael Young 42 Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Houston, TX Yates

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 19, 1983*
 No. 3/4 vs. NC State
Hall of Fame Classic		 L 64–76[2]  0–1
  20 – Young   –     –    Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
November 26, 1983*
 No. 3/4 No. 17/19 Kansas W 91–76  1–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
November 30, 1983*
 No. 8/NR at Mississippi State W 68–62  2–1
   –     –     –    Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
December 3, 1983*
 No. 8/NR Biscayne W 69–51  3–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 6, 1983*
 No. 6/6 at No. 9/9 LSU W 100–91  4–1
   –     –     –    Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 1983*
 No. 6/6 St. Mary's (TX) W 71–55  5–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 16, 1983*
 No. 3/3 Stetson
Kettle Classic		 W 92–71  6–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 17, 1983*
 No. 3/3 Princeton
Kettle Classic		 W 65–40  7–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 19, 1983*
 No. 3/3 Texas Lutheran
Kettle Classic		 W 129–65  8–1
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
December 21, 1983*
 No. 3/3 at UC Santa Barbara W 89–79  9–1
   –     –     –      
Santa Barbara, California
December 25, 1983*
 No. 3/3 vs. No. 10/8 Louisville
Chaminade Classic		 W 76–73  10–1
   –     –     –      
Honolulu, HI
December 26, 1983*
 No. 3/3 vs. Fresno State
Chaminade Classic		 L 61–68  10–2
   –     –     –      
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 1984
 No. 7/5 at SMU W 60–59  11–2
(1–0)		   –     –     –    Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 7, 1984
 No. 7/5 TCU W 81–67  12–2
(2–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 10, 1984
 No. 7/5 Texas W 69–58  13–2
(3–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 12, 1984
 No. 7/5 at Texas Tech W 88–66  14–2
(4–0)		   –     –     –      
Lubbock, TX
January 14, 1984
 No. 7/5 at Texas A&M W 70–64  15–2
(5–0)		   –     –     –    G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
January 20, 1984
 No. 4/5 Rice W 72–42  16–2
(6–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
January 22, 1984*
 No. 4/5 at No. 3/3 Kentucky L 67–74  16–3
   –     –     –    Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 28, 1984
 No. 7/6 at Baylor W 84–58  17–3
(7–0)		   –     –     –    Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, TX
February 2, 1984
 No. 6/5 Texas A&M W 87–65  18–3
(8–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 4, 1984
 No. 6/5 SMU W 76–57  19–3
(9–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 9, 1984
 No. 6/5 at TCU W 76–57  20–3
(10–0)		   –     –     –      
Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 1984
 No. 5/4 at Texas W 74–63  21–3
(11–0)		   –     –     –      
Austin, TX
February 16, 1984
 No. 4/4 Texas Tech W 78–53  22–3
(12–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 18, 1984*
 No. 4/4 Virginia W 74–65  23–3
   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 22, 1984
 No. 3/3 at Rice W 70–54  24–3
(13–0)		   –     –     –      
Houston, TX
February 26, 1984
 No. 3/3 No. 11/11 Arkansas W 64–61  25–3
(14–0)		  19 – Olajuwon  10 – Olajuwon   –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 29, 1984
 No. 2/2 Baylor W 80–65  26–3
(15–0)		   –     –     –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
March 4, 1984
 No. 2/2 at No. 12/12 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*
 No. 5/5 vs. Rice
SWC Tournament		 W 53–50  27–4
   –     –     –    The Summit 
Houston, TX
March 11, 1984*
 No. 5/5 vs. No. 8/8 Arkansas
SWC Tournament		 W 57–56  28–4
  23 – Young  11 – Olajuwon  12 – Gettys  The Summit (14,930)
Houston, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1984*
 (2) No. 5/5 vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
NCAA Tournament		 W 77–69  29–4
  21 – Franklin  12 – Olajuwon  4 – Tied  Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, TN
March 23, 1984*
 (2 MW) No. 5/5 vs. (6 MW) No. 16/NR Memphis State
Regional Semifinal – 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. 5/5 vs. (4 MW) No. 19/NR Wake Forest
Regional Final – Elite Eight		 W 68–63[3]  31–4
  29 – Olajuwon  12 – Olajuwon  10 – Gettys  St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
March 31, 1984*
 (2 MW) No. 5/5 (7 E) Virginia
National Semifinal – Final Four		 W 49–47 OT[4] 32–4
  17 – Young  11 – Olajuwon  7 – Franklin  Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
April 2, 1984*
 CBS		 (2 MW) No. 5/5 vs. (1 W) No. 2/2 Georgetown
NCAA Tournament Championship		 L 75–84[5]  32–5
  21 – Franklin  9 – Olajuwon  9 – Franklin  Kingdome 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings
Main article: 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 3 8 6 3 3 3 7 7 4 7 6 5 4 3 2 5 5 
Coaches Not released 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 5 5

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA
YearPlayerRoundPickNBA Club
1984Akeem Olajuwon11Houston Rockets
1984Michael Young124Boston Celtics
1985Reid Gettys5103Chicago Bulls
1986Alvin Franklin480Sacramento Kings
1987Greg Anderson123San Antonio Spurs
1987Rickie Winslow228Chicago Bulls

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References
  1. 1983–84 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18
  2. "N.C. State Does It Again, Beating Houston in Tipoff Game, 76-64". Washington Post. November 20, 1983. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. "Olajuwon Concentrates, Wake Forest Dissipates". Washington Post. March 26, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. "Virginia Eliminated In Overtime, 49-47". Washington Post. April 1, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  5. "Georgetown's Pressure Cooks Up a Title". Washington Post. April 3, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  6. 2016-17 Houston Men's Basketball Media Almanac. Retrieved 2016-Dec-18.
  7. "HogStats.com :: Box Score :: 1983-84 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR (3/4/1984)". HogStats.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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