1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1966–67 Houston Cougars Basketball University of Houston classic logo.png 100px Independent 6 7 27–4 Guy Lewis 11th Harvey Pate Delmar Fieldhouse NCAA tournament Third place The 1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the first time. This season marked the team's eighth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by eleventh-year head coach Guy Lewis. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Cougars finished with a 23–3 overall record. Additionally, they finished seventh in the AP Poll, sixth in the Coaches Poll, were invited to the NCAA tournament, and finished as a third place semifinalist. It was Houston's first ever Final Four appearance.https://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-legend-Elvin-Hayes-tough-road-Final-Four-13708644.php UH legend Elvin Hayes: It's a tough road to the Final Four Duarte Joseph 22 Mar 2019 chron.com Houston Chronicle 16 May 2021 Roster 1966 Houston Cougars y Vernon Lewis 10 G 5 11 170 JR Houston, Texas Gary Grider 12 G 6 1 175 SR Washington, Indiana Ken Spain 14 C 6 9 230 SO Houston, Texas y David Starks 20 G 5 10 170 JR Buffalo, Kentucky Don Kruse 22 F 6 8 235 SR Simms, Texas Don Chaney 24 G 6 5 210 JR Baton Rouge, Louisiana y Leary Lentz 30 F 6 6 200 SR Clarkton, Missouri y Elliott McVey 32 G 5 10 170 JR Yellville, Arkansas Niemer Hamood 34 G 6 0 170 SO Dearborn, Michigan Theodis Lee 40 F 6 7 210 SO Monroe, Louisiana Andrew Benson 42 F 6 7 220 SR Houston, Texas Elvin Hayes 44 F 6 8 235 JR Rayville, Louisiana y Melvin Bell 54 F 6 7 230 SO Clinton, Oklahoma Guy Lewis (Houston) Harvey Pate (Oklahoma State) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/houston/1967.html 2021-05-16 Schedule no |- !colspan=7|Regular season 12/1/1966 y 7 1966 men University_of_Albuquerque Albuquerque Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 96–84 1–0 12/3/1966 y y 7 1966 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 86–75 2–0 12/5/1966 y y 5 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 75–86 2–1 12/8/1966 y 5 1966 men Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 89–81 3–1 12/10/1966 y 5 1966 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 93–59 4–1 12/12/1966 y 9 1966 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 90–74 5–1 12/14/1966 y 9 1966 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary (LA) Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Bluebonnet Classic 97–66 6–1 12/15/1966 y 9 1966 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Bluebonnet Classic 111–65 7–1 12/17/1966 y 9 1966 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Bluebonnet Classic 90–75 8–1 12/20/1966 y 8 Washington Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Bluebonnet Classic 87–65 9–1 12/28/1966 y y 6 1966 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Indian Field House Jonesboro, Arkansas Holiday Tournament 85–73 10–1 12/29/1966 y y 6 1966 men Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State Indian Field House Jonesboro, Arkansas Holiday Tournament 68–58 11–1 1/2/1967 y 5 1966 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 95–69 12–1 1/5/1967 y y 5 1966 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar Tech McDonald Gym Beaumont, Texas 82–62 13–1 1/14/1967 y 4 1966 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 103–72 14–1 1/28/1967 y y 3 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 78–81 14–2 1/31/1967 y y 6 1966 men UNLV Rebels Nevada Southern NSU Gym Paradise, Nevada 103–83 15–2 2/9/1967 y 5 1966 men Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 92–85 16–2 2/11/1967 y y 5 1966 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana 78–87 16–3 2/13/1967 y y 7 1966 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 87–80 17–3 2/15/1967 y 7 1966 men St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 122–58 18–3 2/18/1967 y y 7 1966 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami Beach, Florida 105–86 19–3 2/23/1967 y y 7 West Texas State West Texas State Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas 120–76 20–3 2/25/1967 y 7 Creighton Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 87–73 21–3 2/28/1967 y 7 1966 men Loyola Wolf Pack Loyola (LA) Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 106–64 22–3 3/4/1967 y y 7 1966 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, Colorado 90–80 23–3 |- !colspan=7|NCAA tournament 3/11/1967 y y 7 1966 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Moby Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado Regional quarterfinals – First round 59–58 24–3 3/17/1967 y y 7 Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen 66–53 25–3 3/19/1967 y y 7 1966 men SMU Mustangs SMU Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Regional finals – Elite Eight 83–75 26–3 3/24/1967 y y 7 UCLA 1 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Final Four 58–73 26–4 3/25/1967 y y 7 North Carolina 4 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Third-place game 84–62 27–4 AP Poll Rankings 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 846–847 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 AP 0 15 7 7 5 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 6 5 7 7 7 7 Coaches 0 15 6 6 5 13 8 8 6 5 4 3 5 5 8 7 6 6 References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons Houston Houston Houston Houston