1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball
University of Houston classic logo.png
SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Hofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
  1976–77
1978–79  
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arkansas 142 .875324  .889
No. 17 Texas 142 .875265  .839
Houston115 .688258  .758
Texas Tech 106 .6251910  .655
Baylor 88 .5001413  .519
SMU 610 .3751018  .357
Texas A&M 511 .3131215  .444
Rice 214 .125422  .154
TCU 214 .125422  .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.

Contents

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.

Roster

1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 00Cecile Rose6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)
Sr  
G 14Ken Ciolli6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Jr  
C 30Mike Schultz6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)
Sr  
F 40Cedric Fears6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)
Jr  
F 44Charles Thompson6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)
Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
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 TexasL 72–73 15–6
(5–4)
Special Events Center  
Austin, Texas
Feb 1, 1978
TCUW 93–55 16–6
(6–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 4, 1978
Texas A&MW 94–89 17–6
(7–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 1978
at BaylorL 69–70 17–7
(7–5)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum  
Waco, Texas
Feb 11, 1978
at RiceW 87–62 18–7
(8–5)
Rice Gymnasium  
Houston, Texas
Feb 13, 1978
SMUW 95–55 19–7
(9–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 15, 1978
at Texas TechW 81–77 20–7
(10–5)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  
Lubbock, Texas
Feb 18, 1978
No. 1 ArkansasW 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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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Coaches 16

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References

  1. "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics . Retrieved October 1, 2023.