1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston. The team was led by head coach Guy Lewis, played their home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record31–3 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Houston †16–0 1.00031–3  .912
No. 9 Arkansas14–2 .87526–4  .867
Texas A&M10–6 .62517–14  .548
TCU9–7 .56323–11  .676
SMU9–7 .56319–11  .633
Texas Tech7–9 .43811–20  .355
Baylor4–12 .25012–16  .429
Rice2–14 .1258–20  .286
Texas1–15 .0636–22  .214
† 1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This was the second of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars swept through the Southwest Conference schedule and were ranked #1 for the final three polls of the 1982–83 season. Riding a 26-game winning streak, they advanced to the 1983 National Championship Game, where they fell 54-52 to Jim Valvano's NC State Wolfpack. Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named Tournament MOP. To date, this remains the last time the MOP was from the losing team.

Roster
1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 32 Benny Anders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoBernice Bernice, LA
C 50 Dan Bunce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoConroe Conroe, TX
C 52 David Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrConroe Conroe, TX
G 13 Antonio Chappell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrTilden Chicago, IL
G 14 Eric Dickens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)168 lb (76 kg) SoMadison Houston, TX
F 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSterling Houston, TX
G 20 Alvin Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLa Marque La Marque, TX
G/F 44 Reid Gettys 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMemorial Houston, TX
G 10 Derek Giles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrBayside Queens, NY
F/C 40 Larry Micheaux 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrWorthing Houston, TX
C 34 Akeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoMuslim Teachers College Lagos, Nigeria
F 30 Gary Orsak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoAlvin Alvin, Texas
G 24 Dave Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNorthbrook/Dixie JC Houston, TX
G 12 Renaldo Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrRoosevelt Gary, IN
F 54 Bryan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrPalisades Inglewood, CA
F 42 Michael Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoYates Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2018-Mar-18

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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1982*
 No. 14 Arizona
Kettle Classic		 W 104–63[2]  1–0
  26 – Micheaux  16 – Micheaux  4 – Drexler  Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Nov 27, 1982*
 No. 14 Lamar
Kettle Classic		 W 106–72  2–0
  27 – Drexler  13 – Drexler  5 – Drexler  Hofheinz Pavilion (8,000)
Houston, TX
Dec 1, 1982*
 No. 11 Mississippi State W 74–65  3–0
  20 – Drexler,
Young 		   –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion (6,800)
Houston, TX
Dec 5, 1982*
 No. 11 Biscayne W 78–59  4–0
  24 – Micheaux    –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 8, 1982*
 No. 9 Auburn W 77–65  5–0
  22 – Young  12 – Olajuwon    –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 11, 1982*
 No. 9 at Syracuse L 87–92[3]  5–1
  28 – Drexler  12 – Drexler  5 – Gettys  Carrier Dome (19,430)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 16, 1982*
 No. 14 vs. No. 1 Virginia
Suntory Ball Tournament		 L 63–72[4]  5–2
    –      –      –    Aoyama Gakuin University Gym (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 17, 1982*
 No. 14 vs. Utah
Suntory Ball Tournament		 W 82–57[5]  6–2
  30 – Olajuwon  18 – Olajuwon    –    Aoyama Gakuin University Gym (5,000)
Tokyo, Japan
Dec 27, 1982*
 No. 19 at Pepperdine W 93–92  7–2
    –      –      –    Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Jan 2, 1983*
 No. 18 Pacific W 112–58  8–2
    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 5, 1983
 No. 19 Texas A&M W 84–61  9–2
(1–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 8, 1983
 No. 19 SMU W 105–71  10–2
(2–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 10, 1983
 No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette W 79–78  11–2
    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 12, 1983
 No. 16 at TCU W 54–51  12–2
(3–0)		    –      –      –    Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 15, 1983
 No. 16 at Texas W 77–52  13–2
(4–0)		    –      –      –    Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Jan 17, 1983
 No. 14 Texas Tech W 98–73  14–2
(5–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 22, 1983
 No. 14 No. 4 Arkansas W 75–60[6]  15–2
(6–0)		  26 – Micheaux  10 – Olajuwon    –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Jan 26, 1983
 No. 9 Rice W 76–40  16–2
(7–0)		    –      –      –    Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Feb 2, 1983
 No. 8 Baylor W 86–69  17–2
(8–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 5, 1983
 No. 8 at Texas A&M W 86–66  18–2
(9–0)		    –      –      –    G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, TX
Feb 9, 1983
 No. 6 at SMU W 85–68  19–2
(10–0)		    –      –      –    Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Feb 12, 1983
 No. 6 TCU W 74–63  20–2
(11–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 16, 1983
 No. 4 Texas W 106–63  21–2
(12–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 19, 1983
 No. 4 at Texas Tech W 84–75  22–2
(13–0)		    –      –      –    Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
Feb 26, 1983
 No. 2 Rice W 86–52  23–2
(14–0)		    –      –      –    Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Mar 3, 1983
 No. 1 at No. 5 Arkansas W 74–66[7]  24–2
(15–0)		  18 – Anders  12 – Micheaux    –    Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Mar 5, 1983
 NBC		 No. 1 at Baylor W 93–64  25–2
(16–0)		    –      –      –    Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, TX
SWC Tournament
Mar 12, 1983*
 (1) No. 1 (4) SMU
Semifinals		 W 75–59  26–2
    –      –      –    Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
Mar 13, 1983*
 (1) No. 1 (5) TCU
Championship		 W 62–59[8]  27–2
    –      –      –    Reunion Arena (12,857)
Dallas, TX
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1983*
 CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 (8 MW) Maryland
Round of 32		 W 60–50[9]  28–2
  16 – Young  8 – Drexler  7 – Gettys  The Summit 
Houston, TX
Mar 25, 1983*
 CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (4 MW) No. 17 Memphis State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 70–63[10]  29–2
  21 – Olajuwon  7 – Drexler,
Micheaux 		 4 – Drexler,
Gettys 		 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Mar 27, 1983*
 CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Villanova
Elite Eight – Midwest Regional Final		 W 89–71[11]  30–2
  30 – Micheaux  13 – Olajuwon  3 – 3 tied  Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
Apr 2, 1983*
 CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Louisville
Final Four – National Semifinal		 W 94–81[12][13]  31–2
  21 – Drexler,
Olajuwon 		 22 – Olajuwon  6 – Drexler  The Pit (17,327)
Albuquerque, NM
Apr 4, 1983*
 CBS		 (1 MW) No. 1 vs. (6 W) No. 16 NC State
NCAA Tournament Championship		 L 52–54  31–3
  20 – Olajuwon  18 – Olajuwon  3 – Franklin  The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[14]

Rankings
Main article: 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1411914191819161498642111
Coaches11—1014171619131298642111

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Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NBA
YearPlayerRoundPickNBA club
1983Clyde Drexler114Portland Trail Blazers
1983Larry Micheaux229Chicago Bulls
1984Akeem Olajuwon11Houston Rockets
1984Michael Young124Boston Celtics
1985Reid Gettys5103Chicago Bulls
1986Alvin Franklin480Sacramento Kings

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References
  1. 1982–83 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18
  2. "Houston slams UA for Lewis' 500th career win". The Arizona Republic via newspapers.com. November 27, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. Crane, Andrew (March 28, 2021). "Crane: Why Houston's Sweet 16 win feels like SU's 1982 Phi Slama Jama victory". The Daily Orange. Syracuse, N.Y. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. "Virginia 72, Houston 63". The New York Times. December 17, 1982. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. "Houston 82, Utah 57". The New York Times. December 18, 1982. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. "Arkansas Is Upset by Houston". The New York Times. January 23, 1983. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. "Top-Rated Houston Wins 19th in Row". The New York Times. March 4, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. "Houston Beats Texas Christian for S.W.C. Crown". The New York Times. March 13, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  10. "Houston 70, Memphis State 63". UPI Archives. March 26, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. "Olajuwon's the One, And Houston's 1 of 4". The Washington Post. March 28, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  12. "13 Slam Dunks Fall From High Altitude". The New York Times. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  13. "Final 2: Houston, N.C. State Convincing Winners; Louisville Stricken by 21--1 Streak". The Washington Post. April 3, 1983. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  14. "1982-83 Houston Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 899–900. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  16. "1983 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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