1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball | |
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SWC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
Record | 25–8 (11–5 SWC) |
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Home arena | Hofheinz Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Arkansas | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Texas | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1978 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1977–78 season.
Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.
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Nov 28, 1977* | Pan American | W 85–81 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 1, 1977* | at Auburn | W 88–87 | 2–0 | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 3, 1977* | Southwestern Louisiana | W 96–72 | 3–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 7, 1977* | Texas Lutheran | W 118–69 | 4–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 9, 1977* | at Arizona | L 80–81 | 4–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 10, 1977* | at Arizona State | L 78–79 | 4–2 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 12, 1977* | Southwestern | W 133–98 | 5–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 16, 1977* | Xavier Bluebonnet Classic | W 100–75 | 6–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 17, 1977* | North Texas State Bluebonnet Classic | W 137–94 | 7–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 21, 1977* | at Hawaii | W 104–68 | 8–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 23, 1977* | at Hawaii–Hilo | W 110–83 | 9–2 | Hilo Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 5, 1978* | Houston Baptist | W 103–51 | 10–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 8, 1978 | at No. 3 Arkansas | L 65–84 | 10–3 (0–1) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Jan 10, 1978 | Texas | L 89–100 | 10–4 (0–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 12, 1978 | at Texas A&M | W 80–73 | 11–4 (1–2) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas | |||||||
Jan 14, 1978 | at TCU | W 79–63 | 12–4 (2–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||
Jan 17, 1978 | Baylor | W 100–89 | 13–4 (3–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 21, 1978 | Rice | W 96–74 | 14–4 (4–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 23, 1978 | at SMU | L 75–76 | 14–5 (4–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas | |||||||
Jan 25, 1978 | Texas Tech | W 84–71 | 15–5 (5–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 30, 1978 | at No. 15 Texas | L 72–73 | 15–6 (5–4) | Special Events Center Austin, Texas | |||||||
Feb 1, 1978 | TCU | W 93–55 | 16–6 (6–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 4, 1978 | Texas A&M | W 94–89 | 17–6 (7–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 7, 1978 | at Baylor | L 69–70 | 17–7 (7–5) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 11, 1978 | at Rice | W 87–62 | 18–7 (8–5) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 13, 1978 | SMU | W 95–55 | 19–7 (9–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 15, 1978 | at Texas Tech | W 81–77 | 20–7 (10–5) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Feb 18, 1978 | No. 1 Arkansas | W 84–75 | 21–7 (11–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | |||||||
SWC Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 25, 1978* | (3) | (8) Rice First round | W 108–67 | 22–7 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas | ||||||
Mar 2, 1978* | (3) | vs. (4) Texas Tech Quarterfinals | W 93–82 | 23–7 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
Mar 3, 1978* | (3) | vs. (2) No. 4 Arkansas Semifinals | W 70–69 | 24–7 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
Mar 4, 1978* | (3) | vs. (1) No. 12 Texas Championship | W 92–90 | 25–7 | The Summit Houston, Texas | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1978* | vs. No. 6 Notre Dame First round | L 77–100 | 25–8 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
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