COUGAR BASKETBALL

COUGAR
BASKETBALL
2007-08 HOUSTON BASKETBALL
BUILDING ON TRADITION
WITH EACH PASSING YEAR, THE COUGARS ADD TO THEIR IMPRESSIVE LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
From Alden Pasche to Guy Lewis, to The Big E,
to Clyde the Glide, to Hakeem The Dream, to the
Silent Assassin, to college basketball’s Game
of the Century to Phi Slama Jama, to 27 postseason tournament berths, to Five NCAA Final
Four Teams, to a record-setting head coach who
is about to join college basketball’s greatest
coaches of all time, the University of Houston
has a storied tradition as one of college basketball’s greatest programs.
HOUSTON’S CHAMPIONSHIP LEGACY
27 Postseason Tournament Berths (NCAA & NIT)
18 NCAA Tournament Berths
Five NCAA Final Four Appearances
Two NCAA Finalist Teams
One NIT Finalist Team
Seven Conference Championships
Five Conference Tournament Championships
Houston’s success began in 1946 under Pasche
when his team captain Guy Lewis teamed with
another all-conference player Willie Wells and
led the Cougars to a pair of Lone Star Conference championships and the NAIB national
tournament in the program’s first two years of existence.
Lewis took over for Pasche as head coach in 1956, and began an historic coaching
career during the next 30 seasons. By the time he retired in 1986 with 592 career wins,
Lewis had led Houston to five NCAA Final Four Appearances, coached 14 All-American
players and two National Players of the Year. He also was named the National Coach
of the Year in 1968 and 1983, and helped revolutionize basketball in the Southwest
when he signed Houston’s first two African-American basketball players, Elvin Hayes
and Don Chaney.
Despite this success, it was his “outrageous idea” that originally put Houston’s basketball program on the national map. On Jan. 20, 1968, Hayes led the second-ranked
Cougars to a 71-69 victory over top-ranked UCLA in the Astrodome, the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
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That game changed the way fans watch college basketball today. It featured the top
two ranked teams playing in the first nationally-televised game and first game played in a
domed stadium.
Hayes and Chaney helped lead Houston to its
first two NCAA Finals Fours during their careers before they went on to play in the NBA.
In 1989, Hayes was inducted into the Naismith
Memorial Hall of Fame. This fall, he will join
Lewis and Clyde Drexler as members of the
newly created College Basketball Hall of Fame
in Kansas City.
Houston also played in the NCAA Final Four
three straight years in the early 1980s. The 1982-83 team was nicknamed “Phi Slama
Jama” and advanced to the NCAA Championship game after beating No. 2 ranked
Louisville in the semifinals. The Cougars fell to North Carolina State in the title game,
and that game helped turn the NCAA Tournament into “March Madness” . The following year, Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon and the “Silent Assassin” Michael Young led the
Cougars back to the NCAA title game against Georgetown. This year, UH will honor
Young when it retires his jersey. He will join Hayes, Otis Birdsong, Drexler and Olajuwon as the only men’s basketball players who have had their jerseys retired.
In addition, Houston’s current head coach Tom Penders looks to join some of college
basketball’s most successful coaches as he enters the season needing 16 more wins
to record the 600th victory of his career. During the past three seasons, Penders has
recorded 57 of those wins at Houston when he led the Cougars to two postseason
tournaments and their most successful seasons as a member of Conference USA.
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1981-82 NCAA Final Four Team
1982-83 NCAA FInalist - “Phi Slama Jama”
Elvin Hayes
1967-68 National Player of the Year
1966-67 Consensus All-American
1965-66 First-Team All-American
Clyde Drexler
1982-83 All-American
1992 Olympian
Don Chaney
1968 Second Team All-American
Gary Phillips
Houston’s first
All-American
Michael Young
1984 Second Team All-American
Seven First-Team All-America players
Two National Players of the Year
49 First-Team All-District Players
Two Conference Players of the Decade
Six Conference Players of the Year
Two Conference Defensive Players of the Year
Eight Conference Newcomers of the Year
30 First-Team All-Conference Players
Six Postseason All-Tournament Team Players
14 NCAA All-Regional Tournament Team Players
Seven Olympians
11 First-Round Selections in the NBA Draft
Two First Overall Picks in the NBA Draft
1983-84-NCAA Final Four Team
Hakeem Olajuwon
1984 National Player of the Year
1983 Third Team All-American
1996 Olympian
Ken Spain (right)
1968 Second Team All-American
1968 Olympian
1967-68-NCAA Final Four Team
Otis Birdsong
1977 Consensus All-American
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Postseason history
Houston has played in 27 Postseason Tournaments (18 NCAA and Nine NIT)
Houston’s tradition-rich program began its postseason tournament history in 1946
when the Cougars advanced to the NAIB National Tournament in its first two years of
existence. Since then, Houston has played in 18 NCAA Tournaments, advancing to ten
Sweet 16s and five Final Fours.
The Cougars appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 1956 and played
in their first Sweet 16 in 1961. Houston also advanced to the NCAA’s Sweet 16 in 1965
and 1966 before the Cougars played in their first two NCAA Final Fours in 1967 and
1968.
HOUSTON IN THE NIT
1962
Quarterfinals
1977
Finalist
1985
First Round
1988
First Round
1991
First Round
1993
First Round
2002
First Round
2005 Opening Round
2006
Second Round
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Houston returned to the NCAA Final
Four in 1982 and “Phi Slama Jama”
played in the NCAA Title game twice
in 1983 and 1984. Hakeem Olajuwon
was named the MVP of the 1983 Final
Four after he tallied 41 points and 40
rebounds in the two games. The following year, Olajuwon and All-American guard Michael Young led the Cougars to the 1984 Championship game.
The Cougars returned to the NCAA
Tournament in 1987, 1990 and 1992.
Houston also has played in the NIT
Postseason Tournament nine times.
The Cougars played in the tournament for
the first time in 1962 when they played a
quarterfinal game against Dayton. Houston returned to the NIT in 1977 when
All-America guard Otis Birdsong led the
Cougars to the NIT Championship game.
The Cougars returned to the NIT in 1985
and also played in the 1988, 1991, 1993,
2002, 2005 and 2006 tournaments.
The last two NIT appearances came in
head coach Tom Penders’ first three seasons as head coach. Houston advanced to
the second round for the first time since
1977 when Oliver Lafayette scored 23
points and tied a NIT record with eight
steals in Houston’s 77-67 victory over BYU
in 2006.
HOUSTON IN THE
NCAA TOURNAMENT
1956 First Round
1961
Sweet 16
1965
Sweet 16
1966
Sweet 16
1967
Final Four
1968
Final Four
1970
Sweet 16
1971
Sweet 16
1972
First Round
1973
First Round
1978
First Round
1981
First Round
1982
Final Four
1983
Final Four
1984
Final Four
1987
First Round
1990
First Round
1992
First Round
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Memorable postseason performances
1946 NAIB Tournament
Houston’s first team won the first postseason tournament
game in school history when the Cougars beat High Point
63-34 at the NAIB Tournament in Kansas City.
1961 NCAA Tournament
All-American Gary Phillips teamed with Ted Luckenbill to
lead the Cougars to a 77-61 victory over Marquette in the
First Round of the 1961 Midwest Regional at Houston.
Phillips was named to the All-Region team after leading
the Cougars with 27 points, while Luckenbill added 23
points and 16 rebounds.
1966-68 NCAA Tournaments
Consensus All-American Elvin Hayes was named the Most
Outstanding Player at the 1967 and 1968 NCAA Midwest
Regional Tournaments. He scored 30 points in six games
during those two Regionals after recording his first 30point game theyear before.
Hayes saved his best games for his senior year when
he tallied 49 points against Loyola-Chicago, 35 points
versus Louisville and 39 points against TCU while leading Houston to its second straight Final Four appearance.
Hayes ended his collegiate career with 34 points and 16
rebounds against Ohio State at the Final Four.
Dwight Davis
NCAA All-Decade Teams
1960s Elvin Hayes
1980s Hakeem Olajuwon
NCAA Final Four
All-Tournament Team
1967 Elvin Hayes
1983 Hakeem Olajuwon
1984 Hakeem Olajuwon, Alvin Franklin,
Michael Young
1971 NCAA Tournament
Dwight Davis registered 30 points to lead Houston to a
72-69 victory over New Mexico State in the First Round
of the 1971 NCAA Tournament.
1977 NIT
Otis Birdsong scored 30 points in three games to lead
Houston to the finals of the 1977 NIT. Birdsong scored 30
points to lead Houston to an 83-82 victory over Indiana
State. Then, he netted 30 points to lead the Cougars to a
91-90 overtime victory over Illinois State and tallied 38
points in the Championship game against St. Bonaventure.
1982 NCAA Tournament
Rob Williams registered three 25-point games en route
to being named the NCAA Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player. Williams led Houston with 25 points
against Alcorn State and scored 26 points versus Tulsa
in the second round. Then, he netted 25 points against
Boston College in the Midwest Regional Championship
game to lead the Cougars to their third NCAA Final Four
appearance.
Michael Young
Larry Micheaux
1983 NCAA Tournament
The 1983 NCAA Tournament was the coming out party
for Hakeem Olajuwon, who was named the NCAA Final
Four’s Most Outstanding Player. Olajuwon registered 41
points and 40 rebounds in Houston’s two games at the
Final Four after he scored 41 points in the last two games
of the Midwest Regional. Larry Micheaux scored 30 points
to lead Houston to the Midwest Regional Championship
game against Villanova.
1984 NCAA Tournament
The following year, Olajuwon, Michael Young and Alvin
Franklin were named to the All-Tournament Team at the
NCAA Final Four. Young scored 35 points in the two Final Four games after leading the Cougars with 17 points
against Virginia and 18 points in the Championship game
versus Georgetown.
2006 NIT
Oliver Lafayette tied a NIT record with eight steals and
scored 23 points to lead Houston to a 77-67 victory over
BYU.
NCAA Regional Most
Outstanding Players
1967 Midwest Elvin Hayes
1968 Midwest Elvin Hayes
1982 Midwest Rob Williams
1983 Midwest Hakeem Olajuwon
1984 Midwest Hakeem Olajuwon
NCAA Regional
All-Tournament Team
1961 MW Gary Phillips
1967 West Elvin Hayes
1968 MW Elvin Hayes, Don Chaney
1971 MW Poo Welch
1982 MW Rob Williams, Larry Micheaux
1983 MW Hakeem Olajuwon, Larry
Micheaux, Michael Young
1984 MW Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Young
1946 Cougar Team
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All-Conference USA players
Robert McKiver
The Cougars have had 83 All-Conference Selections
Gee Gervin
Ramon Dyer
ALL-CONFERENCE USA SELECTIONS
Robert McKiver
Oliver Lafayette
Lanny Smith
Ramon Dyer
Andre Owens
Louis Truscott
Gee Gervin
Galen Robinson
Kenny Younger
Alton Ford
George Williams
Lanny Smith
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2007 First Team
2006 & 2007 Second Team
2006 Third Team
2006 Second Team
2005 Second Team
2003 First Team, 2002 Third Team
1999 & 2000 First Team
1997 & 1998 Third Team
1999 Third Team
2001 All-Freshman Team
2000 All-Freshman Team
Andre Owens
Oliver Lafayette
Louis Truscott
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Other ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
1946
1947
1948
1949
Lone Star Conference
Guy Lewis, Willie Wells
Guy Lewis, Willie Wells
Louis Brown
Dick Berg, Louis Brown,Lloyd Hendrix
Gulf Coast Conference
1950 Lloyd Hendrix, David Rodriguez, Herb Richardson
Bo Outlaw
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DERRICK DANIELS
Carl Herrera
CRAIG UPCHURCH
ANTHONY GOLDWIRE
Tim Moore
Missouri Valley Conference
1951
1952
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Lloyd Hendrix
Royce Ray
Jack Mosher, Gary Shivers
Don Boldebuck, Jack Foster
Don Boldebuck, Art Helms
Dan Dotson
Russell Boone
Gary Phillips
Gary Phillips
Gary Phillips
1976
1977
1978
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Otis Birdsong, David Marrs
Otis Birdsong, Mike Schultz
Cecile Rose, Charles Thompson
Rob Williams, Larry Rogers
Rob Williams, Clyde Drexler
Rob Williams, Clyde Drexler
Clyde Drexler, Larry Micheaux, H akeem Olajuwon, Michael Young
Alvin Franklin, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Young
Alvin Franklin, Rickie Winslow
Greg Anderson, Alvin Franklin, Rick
Winslow
Greg Anderson, Rickie Winslow
Richard Hollis
Richard Hollis, Craig Upchurch
Carl Herrera, Byron Smith, C raig Upchurch
Byron Smith, Alvaro Teheran
Derrick Daniels, David Diaz, Sam Mack,
Bo Outlaw, Craig Upchurch
Anthony Goldwire, Bo Outlaw
Anthony Goldwire
Tim Moore
Kirk Ford, Tim Moore
Southwest Conference
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HOFHEINZ Pavilion- Home of the Cougars
HOUSTON Has Posted 10 wins inside Hofheinz Pavilion 24 times since 1969-70
Since its doors opened on December 1, 1969,
Hofheinz Pavilion has been an exciting basketball venue for University of Houston fans. There is
a great view from every seat in the building with
theatre-style cushioned seats surrounding Guy V.
Lewis Court. In 1998, luxury boxes were added
around the concourse, making a new seating capacity of 8,479.
Recent improvements also include a new scoreboard with a full-color replay screen that have
modernized the facility without sacrificing any
of its original charm. Three years ago, a new
wall-to-wall, state-of-the-art wooden court was
installed and the building was rewired to meet
many of the technological demands of the 21st
century.
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Hofheinz Pavilion was named in honor of Judge
Roy Hofheinz, the entrepreneur who gained
worldwide fame for conceiving the idea of and
spearheading the City of Houston’s construction
of the Astrodome. Hofheinz and his wife, Irene,
met as students at the University in 1929. They
later created the Judge Roy Hofheinz Foundation
which contributed $1.5 million towards the construction of the Pavilion.
In addition to being used for men’s and women’s
basketball games, the multi-purpose facility has
been utilized for graduation exercises, concerts,
convocations, student-sponsored activities,
seminars and other special events.
10-Win Seasons
On Guy V. Lewis Court
YearW-LYearW-L
1976-77
16-1
1992-93 12-1
1969-70
16-0
1983-84 15-0
1970-71
13-0
1984-85 12-3
1971-72
13-1
1986-87 10-3
1972-73
18-0
1988-89 11-4
1973-74
12-1
1989-90 13-1
1974-75
13-5
1990-91 11-2
1975-76
13-2
1991-92 11-2
1977-78
15-1
1995-96 10-3
1980-81
15-1
2004-05 12-2
1981-82
13-2
2005-06 13-2
1982-83
14-0
2006-07 11-3
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Houston has won at least 11 Home Games games in each of the last three seasons
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS IN HOFHEINZ PAVILION
Year
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
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W
16
13
13
18
12
13
13
16
15
8
9
15
15
14
15
12
9
10
9
11
L
0
0
1
0
1
5
2
1
1
5
4
1
2
0
0
3
5
3
3
4
Year
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
Totals
W
13
12
11
12
6
6
10
9
6
6
3
6
9
6
8
12
13
11
425
L
1
1
2
1
7
7
3
5
7
6
9
7
4
7
9
2
2
3
124
Hohfeinz Pavilion has proven to be quite a home court advantage
for University of Houston teams since since playing their first home
game there in 1969-70. During the past 38 seasons, the Cougars
have compiled a 425-124 record in Hofheinz Pavilion.
Houston’s best season came in 1972-73 when UH posted an
18-0 record. UH had four other undefeated seasons in Hofheinz Pavilion. The Cougars were 16-0 in 1969-70, 13-0 in
1970-71, 14-0 in 1982-83 and won all 15 home games in 1983-84.
During the past three seasons, the Cougars have compiled a 36-7
record under head coach Tom Penders. In addition, Houston has
won two home games against nationally-ranked teams and posted
at least 11 wins each year.
The Cougars will play 18 home games in 2007-08 , marking the
most home games since the 1972-73 season.
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nba legends
H akeem O lajuwon
ESPN Named Houston One of the Top Four Schools Which Produce NBA Players
Elvin Hayes
The University of Houston has a long standing tradition of
producing some of the greatest players ever to play in the
NBA. When the NBA named its 50 Greatest Players of AllTime, Houston joined North Carolina and LSU as the only
three schools to have three of its former players listed.
Houston is also one of only 11 NCAA institutions to produced two No. 1 overall selections in the NBA Draft. Elvin
Hayes was the top selection in the 1968 NBA Draft and
Hakeem Olajuwon was the first player taken in the 1984
NBA Draft.
Clyde Drexler
HOUSTON’S NBA TRADITION
42 NBA Draft Selections
11 NBA Draft First Round Selections
Seven NBA Champions
Three of the NBA’s Greatest Players
Two NBA Defensive Players of the Year
Two NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
One NBA Most Valuable Player
Hayes went on to record 27,313 points and 16,279 rebounds in his 15-year career. In addition, he was a starting power forward for Washington’s 1979 NBA Championship team and played in 12 NBA
All-Star Games during his career.
Olajuwon was a 12-time NBA All-Star and ended his 18-year career with 26,946 points and
13,747 rebounds. A two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Olajuwon holds the NBA career
record for most blocked shots with 3,830 and also registered 2,162 steals in his career. He was
named the NBA Finals MVP in 1994 and 1995 after he led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA
Championships.
In the second championship season, he teamed with a former collegiate teammate, Clyde
Drexler, who joined the team in February and helped the Rockets sweep the Orlando Magic for
the title. Drexler was a first-round selection of the Portland Trailblazers in the 1983 NBA Draft.
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Otis Birdsong
He was in his 12th season with the Trailblazers when
he joined the Rockets. A 10-time NBA All-Star, Drexler
ended his 15-year NBA career in 1998 after recording
22,195 points, 6,125 assists, 6,677 rebounds and 2,207
steals. He ended his career as the third player in league
history to accumulate 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and
3,000 assists.
Houston’s other First-Round selections in the NBA Draft
include Greg Anderson, Otis Birdsong, Don Chaney,
Dwight Davis, Dwight Jones, Gary Phillips, Rob Williams
and Michael Young. Birdsong was the second overall
player chosen in the 1977 NBA Draft, while Dwight Davis
was the third-overall selection in the 1972 Draft.
Birdsong ended his career with 12,544 points in his 11 seasons with the Kansas City Kings,
New Jersey Nets and the Boston Celtics. Davis played three seasons before a severe knee injury
ended his career.
Don Chaney was the eighth selection in the 1968 NBA Draft and played on two NBA Championship teams with the Boston Celtics in 1969 and 1974. He also played one season in the ABA
and returned to the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers. Later, Chaney was an 11-year NBA head
coach with the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks.
Houston has three active players listed on NBA rosters this season. They are Damon Jones, Bo
Outlaw and Andre Owens.
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COUGARS IN THE NBA
HOUSTON’S NBA DRAFT PICKS
2001
1994
1991
1990
1988
1987
1984
1983
1982
1980
1978
1977
1975
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1965
1963
1961
1956
1955
1954
1952
1947
Damon Jones
Cleveland Cavaliers
Alton Ford
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Alton Ford Phoenix
Anthony Goldwire
Phoenix
Alvaro Teheran
Philadelphia
Carl Herrera
Miami
Rolando Ferreira
Portland
Greg Anderson
San Antonio
Rickie Winslow
Chicago
Hakeem Olajuwon
Houston
Michael Young
Boston
Carl Lewis
Chicago
Clyde Drexler
Portland
Larry Micheaux
Chicago
Rob Williams
Denver
Lynden Rose Los Angeles Lakers
Kenneth Williams
Dallas
Cecile Rose
New Jersey
Charles Thompson
Phoenix
Otis Birdsong
Kansas City
Louis Dunbar
Philadelphia
Maurice Presley
Portland
Dwight Jones
Atlanta
Steve Newsome
Chicago
Dwight Davis
Cleveland
Poo Welch
Atlanta
Melvin Bell
Baltimore
Ollie Taylor
Cleveland
Ken Spain
Chicago
George Reynolds
Detroit
Elvin Hayes San Diego
Don Chaney
Boston
Don Kruse
Los Angeles
Jack Margenthaler Philadelphia
Lyle Harger
Los Angeles
Gary Phillips
Boston
Ted Luckenbill
Philadelphia
Don Boldebuck
Boston
Arthur Helms
St. Louis
Jack Margenthaler Philadelphia
Don Boldebuck
Minneapolis
Gary Shivers
Baltimore
Royce Ray
Rochester
Charles Reyner
Baltimore
Andre Owens
Indiana Pacers
Bo Outlaw
Orlando Magic
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TOP Competition
T om P enders
head coach Tom Penders’ TEAMS ALWAYS PLAY TOUGH SCHEDULES and that Trend continueS at Houston
Andre Owens
Throughout his head coaching career, Tom Penders has been known
for playing some of the nation’s
toughest non-conference schedules
and that has not changed since he
was named Houston’s head coach in
2004. From 2004-07, Houston had
Lanny Smith
Conference USA Non-Conference strength
of schedule National rankings
YearNon-ConferenceOverall
2004-05
58 89
2005-06
40 87
2006-07
48 61
Oliver Lafayette
In addition, Houston has played
in such tournaments as the 2004
Guardians Classic, in which
it
met teams from the Big 10 and
Big 12. The Cougars also played
at the 2005 GMAC Bowl Classic,
and in the 2006 Rainbow Classic in
the second-highest average RPI ranking among Conference USA teams and
Honolulu against schools from the Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley and Big 12
its non-conference strength of schedule ranked among the top 50 schools
Conferences.
nationally during each of the last two years.
This season, the Cougars travel to inaugural O’Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip
In their first three seasons under Penders, the Cougars have won games
Off . The tournament features teams from the the Big East, ACC, Atlantic 10,
against nationally-ranked Louisville, Arizona and LSU. Houston also played
SEC, Colonial, Southern and MAAC conferences.
against UNLV, BYU and Washington. Last season, the Cougars played road
games at Kentucky and Arizona, and will play both schools at home this
year.
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On
Game day
Houston has a 36-8 record in home games during the last three seasons
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