1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball

SWC Regular Season Champions SWC Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1983–84 record	32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis
Assistant coach	Terry Kirkpatrick
Assistant coach	Don Schverak
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

The 1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston. The Head Coach was Guy Lewis. The team played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

Roster

Name^[1]	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town	High School
Marvin Alexander	22	Guard-Forward	6–4	190	Junior	Houston, TX	Worthing
Benny Anders	32	Guard-Forward	6–5	188	Junior	Bernice, LA	Bernice
Greg Anderson	54	Forward-Center	6–9	220	Freshman	Houston, TX	Worthing
Stacey Belcher	50	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Houston, TX	Yates
Braxton Clark	52	Forward	6–8	230	Junior	San Francisco, CA	Mission/De Anza CC
Eric Dickens	14	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Houston, TX	Madison
Alvin Franklin	20	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	La Marque, TX	La Marque
Reid Gettys	44	Guard-Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Houston, TX	Memorial
Derek Giles	10	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Queens, NY	Bayside
Akeem Olajuwon	34	Center	7–0	255	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Muslim Teachers College
Gary Orsak	30	Forward	6–7	220	Junior	Alvin, Texas	Alvin
Renaldo Thomas	12	Guard	6–4	200	Sophomore	Gary, IN	Roosevelt
James Weaver	24	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Nederland, TX	Nederland
Rickie Winslow	40	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	Houston, TX	Yates
Michael Young	42	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Yates

Midwest
- Houston 77, LSU 69
- Houston 78, Memphis State 71
- Houston 68, Wake Forest 63
Final Four
- Houston 49, Virginia 47
- Georgetown 84, Houston 75

Houston Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–present)

Rivalries	Rice

Culture & lore	History Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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