Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball

Houston Christian Huskies
Houston Christian Huskies
	2022–23 Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team
University	Houston Christian University
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (30th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Houston, Texas
Arena	Sharp Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Huskies
Colors	Royal blue and orange[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984
Conference tournament champions
	TAAC/A-Sun: 1984
Conference regular season champions
	TAAC/A-Sun: 1981, 1984

The Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball team, known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until 2022, represents Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The team is coached by Ron Cottrell.

A jump ball begins a game at Sharp Gymnasium on February 18, 2008 between the Houston Baptist Huskies and Dallas Christian Crusaders.

The Huskies competed as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference from 1978 to 1989. After their departure from the TAAC, the Huskies went on a two-year hiatus before returning to the NAIA. HBU competed in the NAIA from 1991–2008. They returned to NCAA Division I for the 2008–2009 season, where they were initially an independent, followed by membership in the Great West Conference from 2009 through 2013. They moved to the Southland Conference in the 2013–14 season.

History

First year of play: 1963 • All-time record entering 2009–10 season: 673–581 (.537)
Season	Overall record	Head coach	Notes
1963–64	1–7	Peck Vass	Competed as Houston Baptist College
1964–65	8–17	Peck Vass	Competed as Houston Baptist College
1965–66	9–12	Peck Vass	Competed as Houston Baptist College
1966–67	4–20	Peck Vass	Competed as Houston Baptist College
1967–68	6–20	Gerald Myers
1968–69	16–12	Gerald Myers
1969–70	10–11	Gerald Myers
1970–71	15–11	Lonnie Richards
1971–72	11–14	Lonnie Richards
1972–73	10–13	Lonnie Richards
1973–74	6–19	Lonnie Richards
1974–75	9–17	Lonnie Richards
1975–76	5–21	Bob McKinley
1976–77	6–23	Bob McKinley
1977–78	7–19	Gene Iba
1978–79	11–16	Gene Iba
1979–80	14–13	Gene Iba
1980–81	18–10	Gene Iba
1981–82	13–14	Gene Iba
1982–83	20–9	Gene Iba
1983–84	24–7	Gene Iba	1984 NCAA tournament (Opening Round)
1984–85	21–8	Gene Iba
1985–86	14–14	Tommy Jones
1986–87	18–11	Tommy Jones
1987–88	9–18	Tommy Jones
1988–89	9–20	Tommy Jones
1989–90			Did not compete
1990–91			Did not compete
1991–92	7–23	Ron Cottrell
1992–93	14–19	Ron Cottrell
1993–94	17–16	Ron Cottrell
1994–95	21–13	Ron Cottrell
1995–96	16–14	Ron Cottrell
1996–97	17–15	Ron Cottrell
1997–98	26–6	Ron Cottrell	1998 NAIA tournament (first round)
1998–99	25–10	Ron Cottrell	1999 NAIA tournament (first round)
1999-00	28–6	Ron Cottrell	2000 NAIA tournament (second round)
2000–01	31–5	Ron Cottrell	2001 NAIA tournament (first round)
2001–02	26–9	Ron Cottrell	2002 NAIA tournament (first round)
2002–03	31–3	Ron Cottrell	2003 NAIA tournament (first round)
2003–04	27–6	Ron Cottrell	2004 NAIA tournament (first round)
2004–05	23–10	Ron Cottrell	2005 NAIA tournament (first round)
2005–06	27–6	Ron Cottrell	2006 NAIA tournament (second round)
2006–07	22–7	Ron Cottrell	2007 NAIA tournament (second round)
2007–08	13–15	Ron Cottrell
2008–09	5–25	Ron Cottrell
2009–10	12–21	Ron Cottrell
2010–11	5–26	Ron Cottrell
2011–12	10–20	Ron Cottrell	Great West Conference tournament (quarterfinals)
2012–13	14–17	Ron Cottrell	Great West Conference tournament (runner-up)
2013–14	6–25 (2–16)	Ron Cottrell	First year in the Southland Conference
2014–15	12–16 (7–11)	Ron Cottrell
2015–16	17–17 (10–8)	Ron Cottrell	Southland Conference tournament (semifinals) CBI tournament (1st Round)
2016–17	17–14 (12–6)	Ron Cottrell	Southland Conference tournament (second round) CIT tournament (1st Round)
2017–18	6–25 (2–16)	Ron Cottrell
2018–19	12–18 (8–10)	Ron Cottrell	Southland Conference tournament (1st Round)
2019–20	4–25 (4–16)	Ron Cottrell
2020–21	6–19 (2–13)	Ron Cottrell	Southland Conference tournament (2nd Round)
2021–22	11–18 (6–8)	Ron Cottrell	Southland Conference tournament (2nd Round)
2022-23	10–22 (7–11)	Ron Cottrell	Southland Conference tournament (1st Round)

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

Houston Christian has been to the NCAA tournament once. Its record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#12	Preliminary Round	#12 Alcorn State	L 60–79

CBI results

Houston Christian has appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Its record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	UNC Greensboro	L 65–69

CIT results

Houston Christian has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Its record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	Campbell	L 79–98

NAIA results

Houston Christian has appeared in the NAIA Division I tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 3–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	First Round	Montana State–Northern	L 67–83
1999	First Round	Oklahoma City	L 61–85
2000	First Round Second Round	Barber–Scotia The Master's	W 68–50 L 61–81
2001	First Round	Martin Methodist	L 66–67
2002	First Round	Oklahoma City	L 82–88
2003	First Round	Dillard	L 76–79
2004	First Round	John Brown	L 64–72
2005	First Round	Azusa Pacific	L 72–88
2006	First Round Second Round	Westminster (UT) Oklahoma City	W 73–64 L 77–99
2007	First Round Second Round	Campbellsville Concordia (CA)	W 80–55 L 72–83

Notable players

E.C. Coleman (1969–73)
Anicet Lavodrama (1981–85)

External links

Official website

Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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[1] Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Sharp Gymnasium (1964–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Houston Christian University
Facilities	Husky Field (baseball) Husky Field (softball) Husky Stadium Sharp Gymnasium
Athletics	Baseball Basketball Men's Women's Football Softball
Media	The City The Collegian

Southland Conference men's basketball
Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lions Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
Championships & awards	Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24