1946–47 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1946–47 Houston Cougars Basketball University of Houston classic logo.png 100 Lone Star Conference LSC 15–7 11–1 Alden Pasche 2nd Ned Thompson Public School Fieldhouse Lone Star Conference champions NAIA Tournament Second Round The 1946–47 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 1946–47 season. It was their second year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 2nd year in that position. The team played its home games at Public School Fieldhouse on-campus in Houston and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Houston captured its second conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1947 NAIA basketball tournament where they were defeated by Arizona State–Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona) in the second round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XrVaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C1ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6254%2C3720575 Flagstaff Five Advances in NAIB Games Prescott Evening Courier 1947-03-18 2011-03-08https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DZ4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q2gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=980%2C4818612 29 College Clubs Added to List of Hoop Titlists Sun Journal 1947-03-03 2011-03-08 Schedule no no no |- !colspan=5|Regular season 12/07/1946 yes no 1946 men Loyola Wolf Pack Loyola (LA) Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 39–51 0–1 12/11/1946 yes yes no 1946 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Tulane Gym New Orleans, Louisiana 49–62 0–2 12/12/1946 yes yes no Loyola (LA) Unknown New Orleans, Louisiana 57–62 0–3 12/16/1946 yes no 1946 men Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Southeastern State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 63–56 1–3 12/17/1946 yes no Southeastern State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 47–44 2–3 12/20/1946 yes no 1946 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Houston Intercollegiate 61–73 2–4 12/21/1946 yes no 1946 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Houston Intercollegiate 43–54 2–5 12/28/1946 yes no 1946 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas Houston Intercollegiate 62–41 3–5 01/06/1947 yes no 1946 men Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State Unknown San Marcos, Texas 55–39 4–5 1–0 01/07/1947 no yes no 1946 men Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) Unknown San Antonio, Texas no 74–37 5–5 2–0 01/17/1947 no 1946 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 55–59 5–6 2–1 01/29/1947 yes no Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Gymnasium Huntsville, Texas 49–48 6–6 3–1 02/01/1947 no 1946 men Texas A&M–Commerce Lions East Texas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 65–61 7–6 4–1 02/08/1947 no Trinity (TX) Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 68–34 8–6 5–1 02/14/1947 no 1946 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 70–53 9–6 6–1 02/15/1947 no Southwest Texas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 98–60 10–6 7–1 02/17/1947 yes no Stephen F. Austin State Unknown Nacogdoches, Texas 67–61 11–6 8–1 02/22/1947 no Stephen F. Austin State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 60–57 12–6 9–1 02/28/1947 yes no East Texas State Unknown Commerce, Texas 60–51 13–6 10–1 03/01/1947 yes no North Texas State Unknown Denton, Texas 60–51 14–6 11–1 |- !colspan=5|NAIA Tournament 03/11/1947 yes yes no 1946 men Montana Grizzlies Montana State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri First Round 60–58 15–6 03/12/1947 yes yes no 1946 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Arizona State–Flagstaff Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Second Round 42–44 3OT 15–7 no no References Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons Houston Houston Houston