1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1983–84 Houston Cougars Basketball University of Houston classic logo.png 100px Southwest Conference SWC 5 5 32–5 15–1 Guy Lewis 28th Terry Kirkpatrick Don Schverak Hofheinz Pavilion NCAA tournament, Runner-upSWC tournament championsSWC regular season champions National Championship Game L Lost 75–84 vs. Georgetown 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. 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. Roster 1983 Houston Cougars y yes Marvin Alexander 22 GF 6 4 190 Jr Houston, TX Worthing HS Benny Anders y 32 GF 6 5 188 Jr Bernice, LA Bernice HS Greg Anderson Cadillac Anderson y 54 FC 6 9 220 Fr Houston, TX Worthing HS Stacey Belcher 50 F 6 6 210 Fr Houston, TX Yates HS Braxton Clark 52 F 6 8 230 Jr San Francisco, CA De Anza College Eric Dickens 14 G 6 1 170 Jr Houston, TX Madison HS Alvin Franklin y 20 G 6 2 185 So La Marque, TX La Marque HS Reid Gettys y 44 GF 6 6 200 Jr Houston, TX Memorial HS Derek Giles 10 G 6 3 175 Sr Queens, NY Bayside HS Akeem Olajuwon y 34 C 7 0 255 Jr Lagos, Nigeria Muslim Teachers College Gary Orsak 30 F 6 7 220 Jr Alvin, TX Alvin HS Renaldo Thomas 12 G 6 4 200 So Gary, IN Roosevelt HS James Weaver 24 G 6 4 190 Fr Nederland, TX Nederland HS Rickie Winslow y 40 F 6 8 215 Fr Houston, TX Yates HS Michael Young basketball, born 1961 y 42 F 6 6 210 Sr Houston, TX Yates HS https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/houston/1984.html 2018-Mar-18 Guy Lewis (Houston) Terry Kirkpatrick Don Schverak Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Cougars| Regular season November 19, 1983 yes 3 yes NC State Hall of Fame Classic 64–76N.C. State Does It Again, Beating Houston in Tipoff Game, 76-64 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/11/20/nc-state-does-it-again-beating-houston-in-tipoff-game-76-64/61498334-ae8f-4a7e-8ef4-1cc5546cefdc/ The Washington Post November 20, 1983 July 19, 2020 0–1 Young 20 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA November 26, 1983 yes 3 17 Kansas 91–76 1–1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX November 30, 1983 yes 8 yes 1983 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 68–62 2–1 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS December 3, 1983 yes 8 1983 men St. Thomas Bobcats Biscayne 69–51 3–1 Anders 19 Olajuwon 18 Gettys 4 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX December 6, 1983 yes 6 yes 9 LSU 100–91 4–1 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA December 10, 1983 yes 6 1983 men St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's 71–55 5–1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX December 16, 1983 yes 3 1983 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Kettle Classic 92–71 6–1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX December 17, 1983 yes 3 Princeton Kettle Classic 65–40 7–1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX December 19, 1983 yes 3 1983 men Texas Lutheran Bulldogs Texas Lutheran Kettle Classic 129–65 8–1 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX December 21, 1983 yes 3 yes 1983 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 89–79 9–1 Campus Events Center Santa Barbara, California December 25, 1983 yes 3 yes 10 Louisville Chaminade Classic 76–73 10–1 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI December 26, 1983 yes 3 yes Fresno State Chaminade Classic 61–68 10–2 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI January 5, 1984 7 yes SMU 60–59 11–2 1–0 Moody Coliseum University Park, TX January 7, 1984 7 1983 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU 81–67 12–2 2–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX January 10, 1984 7 1983 men Texas Longhorns Texas 69–58 13–2 3–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX January 12, 1984 7 yes Texas Tech 88–66 14–2 4–0 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX January 14, 1984 7 yes 1983 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 70–64 15–2 5–0 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX January 20, 1984 4 1983 men Rice Owls Rice 72–42 16–2 6–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX January 22, 1984 yes 4 yes 3 Kentucky 67–74 16–3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 28, 1984 7 yes 1983 men Baylor Bears Baylor 84–58 17–3 7–0 Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, TX February 2, 1984 6 Texas A&M 87–65 18–3 8–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX February 4, 1984 6 SMU 76–57 19–3 9–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX February 9, 1984 5 yes TCU 76–60 20–3 10–0 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX February 11, 1984 5 yes Texas 74–63 21–3 11–0 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX February 16, 1984 4 Texas Tech 78–53 22–3 12–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX February 18, 1984 yes 4 Virginia 74–65 23–3 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX February 22, 1984 3 yes Rice 70–54 24–3 13–0 Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX February 26, 1984 3 11 Arkansas 64–61 25–3 14–0 Olajuwon 19 Olajuwon 10 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX February 29, 1984 2 Baylor 80–65 26–3 15–0 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX March 4, 1984 2 yes 12 Arkansas 68–73 26–4 15–1 Young 22 Olajuwon 6 Tied 3 Barnhill Arena 9,438 Fayetteville, AR |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Cougars| SWC tournament March 10, 1984 yes 1 5 yes 6 Rice Semifinals 53–50 27–4 The Summit Houston, TX March 11, 1984 yes 1 5 yes 2 8 Arkansas Championship 57–56 28–4 Young 23 Olajuwon 11 Gettys 12 The Summit 14,930 Houston, TX |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Cougars| NCAA tournament March 17, 1984 yes 2 MW 5 yes 10 MW Louisiana Tech Second round 77–69 29–4 Franklin 21 Olajuwon 12 Tied 4 Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN March 23, 1984 yes 2 MW 5 yes 6 MW 16 Memphis State Sweet Sixteen 78–71 30–4 Olajuwon 25 Olajuwon 13 Gettys 9 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO March 25, 1984 yes 2 MW 5 yes 4 MW 19 Wake Forest Elite Eight 68–63Olajuwon Concentrates, Wake Forest Dissipates https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/03/26/olajuwon-concentrates-wake-forest-dissipates/6a3eece4-053b-4a6a-91a0-fe5247d8b3d3/ The Washington Post March 26, 1984 July 19, 2020 31–4 Olajuwon 29 Olajuwon 12 Gettys 10 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO March 31, 1984 yes 2 MW 5 7 E Virginia Final Four 49–47 OTVirginia Eliminated In Overtime, 49-47 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1984/04/01/virginia-eliminated-in-overtime-49-47/265bdd42-b647-49d1-adae-754d097019cd/ The Washington Post April 1, 1984 July 19, 2020 32–4 Young 17 Olajuwon 11 Franklin 7 Kingdome Seattle, WA April 2, 1984 yes 8:12p.m. CBS 2 MW 5 yes 1 W 2 Georgetown National Championship 75–84Georgetown's Pressure Cooks Up a Title https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/final4/articles/gtown84.htm The Washington Post April 3, 1984 July 19, 2020 32–5 Franklin 21 Olajuwon 9 Franklin 9 Kingdome 38,471 Seattle, WA AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest region E East region W West region 2016-17 Houston Men's Basketball Media Almanac https://web.archive.org/web/20161220190518/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mbkb_1617Almanac_61_110.pdf 2016-12-20 . Retrieved 2016-Dec-18. HogStats.com :: Box Score :: 1983-84 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR (3/4/1984) http://www.hogstats.com/boxscore.php?date=1984-03-04 HogStats.com 14 March 2020 Rankings 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 3 8 6 3 3 3 7 7 4 7 6 5 4 3 2 5 5 Coaches 2 16 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 5 5 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 910–911 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Awards and honors Akeem Olajuwon – Consensus First-team All-American, SWC Player of the Year Michael Young – Third-team All-American Team players drafted into the NBA Houston Cougars Year Player Round Pick NBA club 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 1987 Greg Anderson 1 23 San Antonio Spurs 1987 Rickie Winslow 2 28 Chicago Bullshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1984 1984 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2012-04-24 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120706021620/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1984&lg=N 2012-07-06 References External links Jamfest for the Ages—2007 ESPN.com article commemorating Phi Slama Jama Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Houston Houston Houston Houston