1955–56 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1955–56 Houston Cougars men's basketball
University of Houston classic logo.png
Missouri Valley Conference champions
NCAA tournament, Regional Fourth place
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record19–7 (9–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Public School Fieldhouse
Seasons
 1954–55
1956–57 
1955–56 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Houston 93 .750197  .731
Saint Louis 84 .667187  .720
No. 19 Oklahoma A&M 84 .667189  .667
Wichita 75 .5831412  .538
Tulsa 48 .3331610  .615
Detroit 39 .2501312  .520
Bradley 39 .2501313  .500
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1955–56 season of college basketball. It was their eleventh year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 11th year in that position. The team played its home games at Public School Fieldhouse on-campus in Houston and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Houston captured its fourth conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament where they were defeated by SMU and Kansas State. It was Houston's first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. [1]

Contents

After the season, Pasche retired. He was 135–116 in eleven seasons, and was replaced by assistant coach Guy Lewis. [2]

Roster

1955–56 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 34Arthur Helms6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
So
C 40Don Boldebuck7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2021-05-18

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1955*
Sam Houston State W 77–55 1–0
Public School Fieldhouse  
Houston, Texas
12/7/1955*
Texas A&I W 86–59 2–0
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/9/1955*
vs.  Valparaiso
Birmingham Classic
L 80–84 2–1
Unknown 
Birmingham, Alabama
12/10/1955*
vs.  TCU
Birmingham Classic
W 101–58 3–1
Unknown 
Birmingham, Alabama
12/14/1955*
at  Texas A&M W 78–44 4–1
G. Rollie White Coliseum  
College Station, Texas
12/16/1955
Detroit Mercy W 89–76 5–1
(1–0)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/17/1955
Detroit MercyW 86–84 6–1
(2–0)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/21/1955*
Kansas State W 86–79 7–1
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/2/1956
Wichita W 82–77 8–1
(3–0)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/7/1956
Saint Louis L 73–76 8–2
(3–1)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/9/1956*
No. 16  Oklahoma City W 78–64 9–2
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/12/1956
at  Tulsa W 69–60 10–2
(4–1)
Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion  
Tulsa, Oklahoma
1/14/1956
at  Oklahoma A&M L 44–63 10–3
(4–2)
Gallagher Hall  
Stillwater, Oklahoma
1/23/1956
TulsaW 71–62 OT11–3
(5–2)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/25/1956*
at  Miami (FL) W 95–77 12–3
Unknown 
Coral Gables, Florida
1/28/1956*
Trinity (TX) W 104–62 13–3
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/30/1956*
at Sam Houston StateW 87–59 14–3
Unknown 
Huntsville, Texas
2/4/1956*
Texas A&MW 105–74 15–3
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/9/1956
at  Bradley W 82–70 16–3
(6–2)
Robertson Memorial Field House  
Peoria, Illinois
2/11/1956
at No. 11 Saint LouisW 67–66 17–3
(7–2)
Kiel Auditorium  
St. Louis, Missouri
2/18/1956
No. 18 Oklahoma A&MW 62–60 18–3
(8–2)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/20/1956
No. 14 BradleyW 68–53 19–3
(9–2)
Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/25/1956
No. 14 at WichitaL 72–82 19–4
(9–3)
University of Wichita Field House  
Wichita, Kansas
2/27/1956*
No. 18 at No. 16 Oklahoma CityL 67–76 19–5
Municipal Auditorium  
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
3/16/1956*
vs. No. 7  SMU
Regional semifinals
L 74–89 19–6
Allen Fieldhouse  
Lawrence, Kansas
3/17/1956*
vs. Kansas State
Regional 3rd-place game
L 70–89 19–7
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Coaches 191418

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