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1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Third place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record27–4
Head coach
Assistant coachHarvey Pate
Home arenaDelmar Fieldhouse
Seasons
1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Boston College   21 3   .875
No. 7 Houston   27 4   .871
St. John's   23 5   .821
Dayton   25 6   .806
No. 10 Texas Western   22 6   .786
St. Francis (PA)   20 6   .769
Syracuse   20 6   .769
Utah State   20 6   .769
Rutgers   22 7   .759
Providence   21 7   .750
VPI   20 7   .741
Marquette   21 9   .700
Seattle   18 8   .692
DePaul   17 8   .680
Georgia Tech   17 9   .654
Hardin–Simmons   17 9   .654
Memphis State   17 9   .654
Villanova   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   16 9   .640
Army   13 8   .619
Oklahoma City   16 10   .615
Loyola Chicago   13 9   .591
St. Bonaventure   13 9   .591
Canisius   14 10   .583
Tulane   14 10   .583
Miami (FL)   15 11   .577
New Mexico State   15 11   .577
Fairfield   12 9   .571
Colorado State   13 10   .565
Fordham   14 11   .560
Georgetown   12 11   .522
Notre Dame   14 14   .500
Xavier   13 13   .500
Loyola (LA)   11 11   .500
Creighton   12 13   .480
Niagara   12 13   .480
Navy   8 10   .444
Colgate   10 13   .435
Florida State   11 15   .423
Penn State   10 14   .417
Detroit   10 15   .400
Portland   10 16   .385
Butler   9 17   .346
Centenary   9 17   .346
Jacksonville   8 17   .320
Duquesne   7 15   .318
Air Force   6 18   .250
Pittsburgh   6 19   .240
Boston University   4 18   .182
West Texas State   1 18   .053
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the first time. This season marked the team's eighth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by eleventh-year head coach Guy Lewis.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the Cougars finished with a 23–3 overall record. Additionally, they finished seventh in the AP Poll, sixth in the Coaches Poll, were invited to the NCAA tournament, and finished as a third place semifinalist. It was Houston's first ever Final Four appearance.[1]

Roster

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1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Vernon Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
C 14 Ken Spain 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 22 Niemer Hamood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Dearborn, Michigan
G 24 Don Chaney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 40 Theodis Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Monroe, Louisiana
F 44 Elvin Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Rayville, Louisiana
F 54 Melvin Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Clinton, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2021-05-16

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1966
No. 7 No. 6 New Mexico W 96–84  1–0
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/3/1966
No. 7 at Minnesota W 86–75  2–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
12/5/1966
No. 5 at Michigan L 75–86  2–1
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
12/8/1966
No. 5 Louisiana–Lafayette W 89–81  3–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/10/1966
No. 5 Hawai'i W 93–59  4–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/12/1966
No. 9 Saint Mary's (CA) W 90–74  5–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/14/1966
No. 9 Centenary (LA)
Bluebonnet Classic
W 97–66  6–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/15/1966
No. 9 Idaho State
Bluebonnet Classic
W 111–65  7–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/17/1966
No. 9 San Francisco
Bluebonnet Classic
W 90–75  8–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/20/1966
No. 8 Washington
Bluebonnet Classic
W 87–65  9–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/28/1966
No. 6 vs. Kent State
Holiday Tournament
W 85–73  10–1
Indian Field House 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
12/29/1966
No. 6 at Arkansas State
Holiday Tournament
W 68–58  11–1
Indian Field House 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
1/2/1967
No. 5 Tennessee Tech W 95–69  12–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/5/1967
No. 5 at Lamar W 82–62  13–1
McDonald Gym 
Beaumont, Texas
1/14/1967
No. 4 West Texas A&M W 103–72  14–1
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/28/1967
No. 3 at Washington L 78–81  14–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
1/31/1967
No. 6 at Nevada Southern W 103–83  15–2
NSU Gym 
Paradise, Nevada
2/9/1967
No. 5 Hardin–Simmons W 92–85  16–2
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/11/1967
No. 5 at Notre Dame L 78–87  16–3
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, Indiana
2/13/1967
No. 7 at Creighton W 87–80  17–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
2/15/1967
No. 7 Saint Mary's (TX) W 122–58  18–3
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/18/1967
No. 7 at Miami (FL) W 105–86  19–3
Miami Beach Convention Center 
Miami Beach, Florida
2/23/1967
No. 7 at West Texas A&M W 120–76  20–3
WTAMU Fieldhouse 
Canyon, Texas
2/25/1967
No. 7 Creighton W 87–73  21–3
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/28/1967
No. 7 Loyola (LA) W 106–64  22–3
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
3/4/1967
No. 7 at Air Force W 90–80  23–3
Cadet Gymnasium 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
NCAA tournament
3/11/1967
No. 7 vs. New Mexico State
First round
W 59–58  24–3
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
3/17/1967
No. 7 at No. 3 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen
W 66–53  25–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
3/19/1967
No. 7 vs. SMU
Elite Eight
W 83–75  26–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
3/24/1967
No. 7 vs. No. 1 UCLA
Final Four
L 58–73  26–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
3/25/1967
No. 7 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
Third place game
W 84–62  27–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP759865433657777
Coaches6513886543558766

References

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  1. ^ Duarte, Joseph (March 22, 2019). "UH legend Elvin Hayes: It's a tough road to the Final Four". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 16, 2021.