1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC Regular Season Champions
SWC Tournament Champions
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches #5
AP #5
1983–84 record 32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach Guy Lewis
Assistant coach Terry Kirkpatrick
Assistant coach Don Schverak
Home arena Hofheinz Pavilion

The 1983–84 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
Marvin Alexander 22 Guard-Forward 6–4 190 Junior Houston, TX Worthing
Benny Anders 32 Guard-Forward 6–5 188 Junior Bernice, LA Bernice
Greg Anderson 54 Forward-Center 6–9 220 Freshman Houston, TX Worthing
Stacey Belcher 50 Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Houston, TX Yates
Braxton Clark 52 Forward 6–8 230 Junior San Francisco, CA Mission/De Anza CC
Eric Dickens 14 Guard 6–1 170 Junior Houston, TX Madison
Alvin Franklin 20 Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore La Marque, TX La Marque
Reid Gettys 44 Guard-Forward 6–6 200 Junior Houston, TX Memorial
Derek Giles 10 Guard 6–3 175 Senior Queens, NY Bayside
Hakeem Olajuwon 34 Center 7–0 255 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Muslim Teachers College
Gary Orsak 30 Forward 6–7 220 Junior Alvin, Texas Alvin
Renaldo Thomas 12 Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Gary, IN Roosevelt
James Weaver 24 Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Nederland, TX Nederland
Rickie Winslow 40 Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Houston, TX Yates
Michael Young 42 Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Houston, TX Yates

NCAA tournament

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Player Round Pick NBA Club
1984 Akeem Olajuwon 1 1 Houston Rockets
1984 Michael Young 1 24 Boston Celtics
1985 Reid Gettys 5 103 Chicago Bulls
1986 Alvin Franklin 4 80 Sacramento Kings
1987 Greg Anderson 1 23 San Antonio Spurs
1987 Rickie Winslow 2 28 Chicago Bulls

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References

  1. 1983–84 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18
  2. http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1984

External links

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