1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Fourth place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1967–68 record	31–2
Head coach	Guy Lewis
Assistant coach	Harvey Pate
Home arena	Delmar Fieldhouse

The 1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the second consecutive season. This season marked the team's ninth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by twelfth-year head coach Guy Lewis.

During the regular season, the Elvin Hayes-fronted Cougars team would beat the Lew Alcindor-led UCLA Bruins on January 20, 1968, in what was known as the Game of the Century. Houston obtained a perfect 28–0 record for regular season play, and eventually finished with a 31–2 overall record. It was the first time in the program's history that at least 30 wins were achieved. The team finished as number one in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The team was invited to the 1968 NCAA Men's University Division Basketball Tournament, and finished as a semifinalist. It was the second Final Four appearance in Houston's history.

Following the season, Elvin Hayes was drafted into the National Basketball Association by the San Diego Rockets as the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NBA Draft. Don Chaney was also taken as the twelfth overall draft pick by the Boston Celtics.

Schedule

Houston's Elvin Hayes is carried in celebration after the victory over UCLA in the 1968 Game of the Century

Houston's regular season included the notable Game of Century against #1 UCLA. With an attendance of 52,693, the game had the highest attendance of any basketball game at any level at the time. It was also the first national broadcast of an NCAA basketball game in prime-time.

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
12/02/1967 no	#2	Sacramento State	W 110–79	1–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/04/1967 no	#2	Abilene Christian	W 90–75	2–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/07/1967 no	#2	North Dakota State	W 121–88	3–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/09/1967 no	#2	at Illinois	W 54–46	4–0	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Bluebonnet Classic
12/13/1967 no	#2	George Washington	W 86–61	5–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/14/1967 no	#2	Montana State	W 113–67	6–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Regular season
12/16/1967 no	#2	BYU	W 102–69	7–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/18/1967 no	#2	Minnesota	W 103–65	8–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/22/1967 no	#2	at Arizona	W 81–76	9–0	Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona
12/23/1968 no	#2	at UNLV Las Vegas, Nevada	W 94–85	10–0	Las Vegas Convention Center
Rainbow Classic
12/28/1967 no	#2	vs. Bradley	W 69–52	11–0	Honolulu International Center Arena Honolulu, Hawaii
12/29/1967 no	#2	vs. Marquette	W 77–65	12–0	Honolulu International Center Arena Honolulu, Hawaii
12/30/1967 no	#2	vs. North Texas	W 69–52	13–0	Honolulu International Center Arena Honolulu, Hawaii
Regular season
01/02/1968 no	#2	Michigan	W 91–65	14–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
01/06/1968 no	#2	Centenary	W 118–81	15–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
01/13/1968 no	#2	West Texas A&M	W 98–53	16–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
01/20/1968 no, TVS	#2	vs. #1 UCLA Game of the Century	W 71–69	17–0	Astrodome Houston, Texas
01/27/1968 no	#1	Lamar	W 112–79	18–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
01/29/1968 no	#1	Fairfield	W 108–76	19–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
02/01/1968 no	#1	vs. Marshall	W 102–93	20–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
02/10/1968 no	#1	at Centenary	W 107–56	21–0	? Shreveport, Louisiana
02/15/1968 no	#1	Miami	W 106–64	22–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
02/17/1968 no	#1	Air Force	W 106–82	23–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
02/22/1968 no	#1	Texas–Arlington Houston, Texas	W 130–75	24–0	Delmar Fieldhouse
02/24/1968 no	#1	Valparaiso	W 158–81	25–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
02/26/1968 no	#1	at Hardin–Simmons	W 105–82	26–0	? Abilene, Texas
03/02/1968 no	#1	Virginia Tech	W 120–79	27–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
03/04/1968 no	#1	at West Texas A&M	W 107–76	28–0	WT Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas
NCAA Division I Tournament
03/09/1968 no	#1	vs. Loyola First round	W 94–76	29–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah
03/15/1968 no	#1	vs. #9 Louisville Sweet Sixteen	W 91–75	30–0	WSU Fieldhouse Wichita, Kansas
03/16/1968 no	#1	vs. TCU Elite Eight	W 103–68	31–0	WSU Fieldhouse Wichita, Kansas
03/22/1968 no, SNI	#1	vs. #2 UCLA Final Four	L 69-101	31–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
03/23/1968 no	#1	vs. Ohio State Third place game	L 85–89	31–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Roster

1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	10	Lewis, VernonVernon Lewis	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	12	Anderson, LarryLarry Anderson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Drumright, Oklahoma
5.0 !C	14	Spain, KenKen Spain	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	20	Gribben, TomTom Gribben	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Berwyn, Illinois
1.5 !G	22	Hamood, NiemerNiemer Hamood	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dearborn, Michigan
1.5 !G	24	Chaney, DonDon Chaney	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	30	Cooper, LarryLarry Cooper	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	32	Bane, BillyBilly Bane	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
5.0 !C	34	Evans, MarsMars Evans	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	New York, New York
3.5 !F	40	Lee, TheodisTheodis Lee	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Monroe, Louisiana
1.5 !G	42	Reynolds, GeorgeGeorge Reynolds	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newark, New Jersey
3.5 !F	44	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rayville, Louisiana
1.5 !G	50	Taylor, KentKent Taylor	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	52	Van Landingham, BobbyBobby Van Landingham	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	La Marque, Texas
3.5 !F	54	Bell, CarlosCarlos Bell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clinton, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	54	Bell, MelvinMelvin Bell	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clinton, Oklahoma

Head coach

Guy Lewis (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Harvey Pate (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-29

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
Elvin Hayes	1	1	San Diego Rockets
Don Chaney	1	12	Boston Celtics

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References

↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1968

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

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