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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 1982 83 Houston Cougars men s basketballSWC tournament championsSWC regular season championsNCAA tournament Runner upConferenceSouthwest ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 1APNo 1Record31 3 16 0 SWC Head coachGuy Lewis 27th season Assistant coachesTerry Kirkpatrick Don SchverakHome arenaHofheinz PavilionSeasons 1981 821983 84 1982 83 Southwest Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No 1 Houston 16 0 1 000 31 3 912 No 9 Arkansas 14 2 875 26 4 867 Texas A amp M 10 6 625 17 14 548 TCU 9 7 563 23 11 676 SMU 9 7 563 19 11 633 Texas Tech 7 9 438 11 20 355 Baylor 4 12 250 12 16 429 Rice 2 14 125 8 20 286 Texas 1 15 063 6 22 214 1983 SWC tournament winnerRankings from AP poll 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 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 Rankings 4 Awards and honors 5 Players drafted into the NBA 6 References 7 External linksRoster edit1982 83 Houston Cougars men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 188 lb 85 kg So Bernice Bernice LA C 50 Dan Bunce 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 235 lb 107 kg So Conroe Conroe TX C 52 David Bunce 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 225 lb 102 kg Sr Conroe Conroe TX G 13 Antonio Chappell 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 205 lb 93 kg Sr Tilden Chicago IL G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 168 lb 76 kg So Madison Houston TX F 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Sterling Houston TX G 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr La Marque La Marque TX G F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg So Memorial Houston TX G 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Jr Bayside Queens NY F C 40 Larry Micheaux 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg Sr Worthing Houston TX C 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 235 lb 107 kg So Muslim Teachers College Lagos Nigeria F 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 200 lb 91 kg So Alvin Alvin Texas G 24 Dave Rose 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg Sr Northbrook Dixie JC Houston TX G 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 215 lb 98 kg Fr Roosevelt Gary IN F 54 Bryan Williams 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg Sr Palisades Inglewood CA F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg So Yates Houston TX Head coach Guy Lewis Houston Assistant coach es Terry Kirkpatrick Don Schverak Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt Roster Last update 2018 Mar 18 1 Schedule and results editDatetime 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 5 1982 No 11 Biscayne W 78 59 4 0 24 Micheaux Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TX 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 19 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 amp 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 19 Louisiana Lafayette 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 No 16 at Texas W 77 52 13 2 4 0 Frank Erwin Center Austin TX Jan 17 1983 No 14 Texas Tech W 98 73 14 2 5 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TX Jan 22 1983 No 14 No 4 Arkansas W 75 60 6 15 2 6 0 26 Micheaux 10 Olajuwon Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TX Jan 26 1983 No 9 Rice W 76 40 16 2 7 0 Tudor Fieldhouse 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 amp M W 86 66 18 2 9 0 G Rollie White Coliseum College Station TX Feb 9 1983 No 6 at SMU W 85 68 19 2 10 0 Moody Coliseum Dallas TX Feb 12 1983 No 6 TCU W 74 63 20 2 11 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TX Feb 16 1983 No 4 Texas W 106 63 21 2 12 0 Hofheinz Pavilion 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 No 1 at No 5 Arkansas W 74 66 7 24 2 15 0 18 Anders 12 Micheaux Barnhill Arena 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 Round of 32 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 Midwest Regional Final 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 National Semifinal 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 NCAA Tournament 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 Sources 14 Rankings editMain article 1982 83 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not rankedWeekPollPre123456789101112131415FinalAP1411914191819161498642111Coaches11 1014171619131298642111 15 Awards and honors editClyde Drexler Consensus Second Team All American Akeem Olajuwon NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Honorable Mention AP All American Larry Micheaux Honorable Mention AP All American Michael Young Honorable Mention AP All American Guy Lewis AP Coach of the YearPlayers drafted into the NBA editYear Player Round Pick NBA club 1983 Clyde Drexler 1 14 Portland Trail Blazers 1983 Larry Micheaux 2 29 Chicago Bulls 1984 Akeem Olajuwon 1 1 Houston Rockets 1984 Michael Young 1 24 Boston Celtics 1985 Reid Gettys 5 103 Chicago Bulls 1986 Alvin Franklin 4 80 Sacramento Kings 16 References edit 1982 83 SWC men s basketball media guide p 18 Houston slams UA for Lewis 500th career win The Arizona Republic via newspapers com November 27 1982 p 19 Retrieved March 24 2018 Crane Andrew March 28 2021 Crane Why Houston s Sweet 16 win feels like SU s 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory The Daily Orange Syracuse N Y Retrieved March 29 2021 Virginia 72 Houston 63 The New York Times December 17 1982 Retrieved March 18 2018 Houston 82 Utah 57 The New York Times December 18 1982 Retrieved March 18 2018 Arkansas Is Upset by Houston The New York Times January 23 1983 Retrieved April 25 2022 Top Rated Houston Wins 19th in Row The New York Times March 4 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 Houston Beats Texas Christian for S W C Crown The New York Times March 13 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 Maryland Winner On Last Shot 52 51 The New York Times March 18 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 Houston 70 Memphis State 63 UPI Archives March 26 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 Olajuwon s the One And Houston s 1 of 4 The Washington Post March 28 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 13 Slam Dunks Fall From High Altitude The New York Times April 3 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 Final 2 Houston N C State Convincing Winners Louisville Stricken by 21 1 Streak The Washington Post April 3 1983 Retrieved March 27 2022 1982 83 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results Sports Reference Retrieved March 18 2018 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia The Complete History of the Men s Game Random House 2009 pp 899 900 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com databasebasketball com Archived from the original on June 30 2014 Retrieved April 6 2014 External links editJamfest for the Ages 2007 ESPN com article commemorating Phi Slama Jama Phi Slama Jama The greatest team to never win it all Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1982 83 Houston Cougars men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1218841337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,