1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1945–46 none 1946–47 Houston Cougars University of Houston classic logo.png 100 Lone Star Conference LSC 10–4 8–2 Alden Pasche 1st Ned Thompson Public School Fieldhouse Lone Star Conference champions NAIA Tournament Second Round The 1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 1945–46 season. It was their inaugural year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 1st 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 first conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1946 NAIA basketball tournament where they were defeated by eventual national runner-up Indiana State in the second round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mt8oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JoUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6103%2C2917745 Houston U. Enters Playoffs 1946-03-05 Victoria Advocate 2011-02-09https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iiNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xE4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5613%2C589105 Post Season Tourneys on Sked St. Petersburg Times 1946-03-11 2011-02-09 Roster Charlie Manichia also served as Houston's first starting quarterback. Guy Lewis served as an assistant for Houston from 1953 to 1956, and as head coach from 1956 to 1986. 1945 Houston Cougars y Charlie Manichia 31 5 9 170 SO Houston, Texas Bill McPhail 31 Bobby Dwyer 32 Charlie Carpenter 33 F 5 11 SO Simon Wiederman 34 G 5 10 SR Bill Swanson 36 Guy Lewis 37 C 6 3 SO Arp, Texas y C Billy Graham 38 Willie Wells 39 F 6 3 JR Houston, Texas C Dick Pratt 40 F Louis Brown G 5 11 FR Alden Pasche (Rice) Ned Thompson (Stephen F. Austin) http://digital.lib.uh.edu/u?/p15195coll7,3497 2011-02-09 Schedule no no no |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Cougars|Regular Season 01/10/1946 no 1945 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 62–35 1–0 1–0 01/17/1946 no 1945 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 40–41 1–1 1–1 02/02/1946 no 1945 men Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 62–57 2–1 2–1 02/04/1946 yes yes no 1945 men Southwestern Pirates Southwestern Unknown Georgetown, Texas 42–40 3–1 02/08/1946 yes no Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Gymnasium Huntsville, Texas 39–40 3–2 2–2 02/09/1946 yes no 1945 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin State Shelton Gymnasium Nacogdoches, Texas 45–38 4–2 3–2 02/16/1946 no 1945 men Texas A&M–Commerce Lions East Texas State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 54–51 5–2 4–2 02/19/1946 yes no Southwestern Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 57–58 5–3 02/20/1946 y no Southwest Texas State Unknown San Marcos, Texas 62–55 6–3 5–2 02/23/1946 no Stephen F. Austin State Public School Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 65–39 7–3 6–2 03/01/1946 y no North Texas State Unknown Denton, Texas 61–56 8–3 7–2 03/02/1946 y no East Texas State Whitley Gymnasium Commerce, Texas 61–54 9–3 8–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Houston Cougars|NAIA Tournament 03/11/1946 yes yes no 1945 men High Point Panthers High Point Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri First Round 63–34 10–3 03/13/1946 yes yes no 1945 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Second Round 43–62 10–4 no no References Category:Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons Houston Houston Houston