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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 1983 84 Houston Cougars men s basketballSWC tournament championsSWC regular season championsNCAA tournament Runner upConferenceSouthwest ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 5APNo 5Record32 5 15 1 SWC Head coachGuy Lewis 28th season Assistant coachesTerry Kirkpatrick Don SchverakHome arenaHofheinz PavilionSeasons 1982 831984 85 1983 84 Southwest Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 5 Houston 15 1 938 32 5 865No 8 Arkansas 14 2 875 25 7 781SMU 12 4 750 25 8 758Texas Tech 10 6 625 17 12 586Texas A amp M 7 9 438 16 14 533Rice 6 10 375 13 17 433TCU 4 12 250 11 17 393Texas 3 13 188 7 21 250Baylor 1 15 063 5 23 179 1984 SWC tournament winnerRankings from AP pollThe 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 Contents 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 Rankings 4 Awards and honors 5 Team players drafted into the NBA 6 References 7 External linksRoster edit1983 84 Houston Cougars men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownG F 22 Marvin Alexander 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Jr Worthing Houston TXG F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 188 lb 85 kg Jr Bernice Bernice LAF C 54 Greg Anderson 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg Fr Worthing Houston TXF 50 Stacey Belcher 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Fr Yates Houston TXF 52 Braxton Clark 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 104 kg Jr MissionDe Anza CC San Francisco CAG 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg Jr Madison Houston TXG 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg So La Marque La Marque TXG F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 lb 91 kg Jr Memorial Houston TXG 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Sr Bayside Queens NYC 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 255 lb 116 kg Jr Muslim Teachers College Lagos NigeriaF 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg Jr Alvin Alvin TexasG 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 200 lb 91 kg So Roosevelt Gary ING 24 James Weaver 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr Nederland Nederland TXF 40 Rickie Winslow 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg Fr Yates Houston TXF 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg So Yates Houston TX Head coachGuy Lewis Houston Assistant coach es Terry Kirkpatrick Don SchverakLegend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRoster Last update 2018 Mar 18Schedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site attendance city stateRegular seasonNovember 19 1983 No 3 4 vs NC State Hall of Fame Classic L 64 76 1 0 1 20 Young Springfield Civic Center Springfield MANovember 26 1983 No 3 4 No 17 19 Kansas W 91 76 1 1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXNovember 30 1983 No 8 NR at Mississippi State W 68 62 2 1 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville MSDecember 3 1983 No 8 NR Biscayne W 69 51 3 1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXDecember 6 1983 No 6 6 at No 9 9 LSU W 100 91 4 1 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge LADecember 10 1983 No 6 6 St Mary s TX W 71 55 5 1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXDecember 16 1983 No 3 3 Stetson Kettle Classic W 92 71 6 1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXDecember 17 1983 No 3 3 Princeton Kettle Classic W 65 40 7 1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXDecember 19 1983 No 3 3 Texas Lutheran Kettle Classic W 129 65 8 1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXDecember 21 1983 No 3 3 at UC Santa Barbara W 89 79 9 1 Santa Barbara CaliforniaDecember 25 1983 No 3 3 vs No 10 8 Louisville Chaminade Classic W 76 73 10 1 Honolulu HIDecember 26 1983 No 3 3 vs Fresno State Chaminade Classic L 61 68 10 2 Honolulu HIJanuary 5 1984 No 7 5 at SMU W 60 59 11 2 1 0 Moody Coliseum Dallas TXJanuary 7 1984 No 7 5 TCU W 81 67 12 2 2 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXJanuary 10 1984 No 7 5 Texas W 69 58 13 2 3 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXJanuary 12 1984 No 7 5 at Texas Tech W 88 66 14 2 4 0 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock TXJanuary 14 1984 No 7 5 at Texas A amp M W 70 64 15 2 5 0 G Rollie White Coliseum College Station TXJanuary 20 1984 No 4 5 Rice W 72 42 16 2 6 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXJanuary 22 1984 No 4 5 at No 3 3 Kentucky L 67 74 16 3 Rupp Arena Lexington KYJanuary 28 1984 No 7 6 at Baylor W 84 58 17 3 7 0 Heart O Texas Coliseum Waco TXFebruary 2 1984 No 6 5 Texas A amp M W 87 65 18 3 8 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXFebruary 4 1984 No 6 5 SMU W 76 57 19 3 9 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXFebruary 9 1984 No 6 5 at TCU W 76 57 20 3 10 0 Daniel Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth TXFebruary 11 1984 No 5 4 at Texas W 74 63 21 3 11 0 Frank Erwin Center Austin TXFebruary 16 1984 No 4 4 Texas Tech W 78 53 22 3 12 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXFebruary 18 1984 No 4 4 Virginia W 74 65 23 3 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXFebruary 22 1984 No 3 3 at Rice W 70 54 24 3 13 0 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston TXFebruary 26 1984 No 3 3 No 11 11 Arkansas W 64 61 25 3 14 0 19 Olajuwon 10 Olajuwon Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXFebruary 29 1984 No 2 2 Baylor W 80 65 26 3 15 0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston TXMarch 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 ARSWC TournamentMarch 10 1984 No 5 5 vs Rice SWC Tournament W 53 50 27 4 The Summit Houston TXMarch 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 TXNCAA TournamentMarch 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 TNMarch 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 MOMarch 25 1984 2 MW No 5 5 vs 4 MW No 19 NR Wake Forest Regional Final Elite Eight W 68 63 2 31 4 29 Olajuwon 12 Olajuwon 10 Gettys St Louis Arena St Louis MOMarch 31 1984 2 MW No 5 5 7 E Virginia National semifinal Final Four W 49 47 OT 3 32 4 17 Young 11 Olajuwon 7 Franklin Kingdome Seattle WAApril 2 1984 8 12 p m CBS 2 MW No 5 5 vs 1 W No 2 2 Georgetown NCAA tournament 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 Coaches Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses MW Midwest Region All times are in Central Time 5 6 Rankings editMain article 1983 84 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in rankingWeekPollPre123456789101112131415FinalAP38633377476543255CoachesNot released633355565443255 7 Awards and honors editAkeem Olajuwon Consensus First team All American SWC Player of the Year Michael Young Third team All AmericanTeam players drafted into the NBA editYear Player Round Pick NBA Club1984 Akeem Olajuwon 1 1 Houston Rockets1984 Michael Young 1 24 Boston Celtics1985 Reid Gettys 5 103 Chicago Bulls1986 Alvin Franklin 4 80 Sacramento Kings1987 Greg Anderson 1 23 San Antonio Spurs1987 Rickie Winslow 2 28 Chicago Bulls 8 References edit N C State Does It Again Beating Houston in Tipoff Game 76 64 The Washington Post November 20 1983 Retrieved July 19 2020 Olajuwon Concentrates Wake Forest Dissipates The Washington Post March 26 1984 Retrieved July 19 2020 Virginia Eliminated In Overtime 49 47 The Washington Post April 1 1984 Retrieved July 19 2020 Georgetown s Pressure Cooks Up a Title The Washington Post April 3 1984 Retrieved July 19 2020 2016 17 Houston Men s Basketball Media Almanac Archived 2016 12 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016 Dec 18 HogStats com Box Score 1983 84 Houston vs Arkansas in Fayetteville AR 3 4 1984 HogStats com Retrieved March 14 2020 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia The Complete History of the Men s Game Random House 2009 pp 910 911 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1984 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball com Archived from the original on July 6 2012 Retrieved April 24 2012 External links editJamfest for the Ages 2007 ESPN com article commemorating Phi Slama Jama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 84 Houston Cougars men 27s basketball team amp oldid 1218841402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,