1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Houston Cougars men's basketball
1982–83 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	#1
AP	#1
1982–83 record	31–3 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis
Assistant coach	Terry Kirkpatrick
Assistant coach	Don Schverak
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
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The 1982–83 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
Benny Anders	32	Guard-Forward	6–5	188	Sophomore	Bernice, LA	Bernice
Dan Bunce	50	Center	7–0	235	Sophomore	Conroe, TX	Conroe
David Bunce	52	Center	6–11	225	Senior	Conroe, TX	Conroe
Antonio Chappell	13	Guard	6–2	205	Senior	Chicago, IL	Tilden
Eric Dickens	14	Guard	6–1	168	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Madison
Clyde Drexler	22	Forward	6–6	205	Junior	Houston, TX	Sterling
Alvin Franklin	20	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	La Marque, TX	La Marque
Reid Gettys	44	Guard-Forward	6–6	190	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Memorial
Derek Giles	10	Guard	6–3	175	Junior	Queens, NY	Bayside
Larry Micheaux	40	Forward-Center	6–9	220	Senior	Houston, TX	Worthing
Hakeem Olajuwon	34	Center	7–0	235	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Muslim Teachers College
Gary Orsak	30	Forward	6–7	200	Sophomore	Alvin, Texas	Alvin
Dave Rose	24	Guard	6–3	185	Senior	Houston, TX	Northbrook/Dixie JC
Renaldo Thomas	12	Guard	6–4	215	Freshman	Gary, IN	Roosevelt
Bryan Williams	54	Forward	6–7	215	Senior	Inglewood, CA	Palisades
Michael Young	42	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Yates

Midwest
- Houston 60, Maryland 50
- Houston 70, Memphis 63
- Houston 89, Villanova 71
Final Four
- Houston 94, Louisville 81
- North Carolina State 54, Houston 52^[2]

v t e 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics