1955–56 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1955–56 Houston Cougars Basketball University of Houston classic logo.png 100 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 19–7 9–3 Alden Pasche 11th Guy Lewis Ned Thompson Public School Fieldhouse Missouri Valley Conference champions NCAA tournament Regional Semifinals The 1955–56 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1955–56 season of college basketball. It was their eleventh year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 11th year in that position. The team played its home games at Public School Fieldhouse on-campus in Houston and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Houston captured its fourth conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament where they were defeated by SMU and Kansas State. It was Houston's first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.http://thedailycougar.com/2020/06/13/history-of-uh-mens-basketball/ History of the Powerhouse: UH men's basketball program Charleston Christopher 13 June 2020 thedailycougar.com The Daily Cougar 18 May 2021 After the season, Pasche retired. He was 135–116 in eleven seasons, and was replaced by assistant coach Guy Lewis.https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/05/10/Alden-Pasche-the-first-University-of-Houston-basketball-coach/9421516081600/?spt=su Alden Pasche, the first University of Houston basketball coach Roster 1955 Houston Cougars y Arthur Helms 34 F 6 4 SO Don Boldebuck 40 C 7 0 SO Alden Pasche (Rice) Guy Lewis (Houston) Ned Thompson (Stephen F. Austin) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/houston/1956.html 2021-05-18 Schedule no |- !colspan=7|Regular season 12/1/1955 yes 1955 men Sam Houston Bearkats Sam Houston State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 77–55 1–0 12/7/1955 yes 1955 men Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&I Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 86–59 2–0 12/9/1955 yes y 1955 men Valparaiso Beacons Valparaiso Unknown Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham Classic 80–84 2–1 12/10/1955 yes y 1955 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Unknown Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham Classic 101–58 3–1 12/14/1955 yes y 1955 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas 78–44 4–1 12/16/1955 1955 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 89–76 5–1 1–0 12/17/1955 Detroit Mercy Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 86–84 6–1 2–0 12/21/1955 yes 1955 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 86–79 7–1 1/2/1956 1955 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 82–77 8–1 3–0 1/7/1956 1955 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 73–76 8–2 3–1 1/9/1956 yes Oklahoma City 16 Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 78–64 9–2 1/12/1956 y 1955 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma 69–60 10–2 4–1 1/14/1956 y 1955 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma A&M Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma 44–63 10–3 4–2 1/23/1956 Tulsa Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 71–62 OT 11–3 5–2 1/25/1956 yes y 1955 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Unknown Coral Gables, Florida 95–77 12–3 1/28/1956 yes 1955 men Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 104–62 13–3 1/30/1956 yes y Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Gymnasium Huntsville, Texas 87–59 14–3 2/4/1956 yes Texas A&M Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 105–74 15–3 2/9/1956 y 1955 men Bradley Braves Bradley Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois 82–70 16–3 6–2 2/11/1956 y Saint Louis 11 Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri 67–66 17–3 7–2 2/18/1956 18 Oklahoma A&M Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 62–60 18–3 8–2 2/20/1956 14 Bradley Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 68–53 19–3 9–2 2/25/1956 y 14 Wichita University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas 72–82 19–4 9–3 2/27/1956 yes y 18 Oklahoma City 16 Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 67–76 19–5 |- !colspan=7|NCAA tournament 3/16/1956 yes y SMU 7 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen 74–89 19–6 3/17/1956 yes y Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Regional third-place game 70–89 19–7 AP Poll Rankings 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball rankings AP 1 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18 14 18 17 NR Coaches 1 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 14 18 NR References Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons Houston Houston Houston