1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick; Don Schverak;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Arkansas	14	–	2	.875	32	–	4	.889
No. 17 Texas	14	–	2	.875	26	–	5	.839
Houston †	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	19	–	10	.655
Baylor	8	–	8	.500	14	–	13	.519
SMU	6	–	10	.375	10	–	18	.357
Texas A&M	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Rice	2	–	14	.125	4	–	22	.154
TCU	2	–	14	.125	4	–	22	.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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	00	Cecile Rose	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	14	Ken Ciolli	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Jan 8, 1978	at No. 3 Arkansas	L 65–84	7–3 (0–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 10, 1978	Texas	L 89–100	7–4 (0–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1978	at Texas A&M	W 80–73	8–4 (1–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 14, 1978	at TCU	W 79–63	9–4 (2–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 17, 1978	Baylor	W 100–89	10–4 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 1978	Rice	W 96–74	11–4 (4–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1978	at SMU	L 75–76	11–5 (4–3)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Jan 25, 1978	Texas Tech	W 84–71	12–5 (5–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 1978	No. 1 Arkansas	W 84–75	21–7 (10–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 25, 1978	Rice	W 108–67	22–7 (11–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 2, 1978*	Texas Tech Quarterfinals	W 93–82	23–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1978*	No. 4 Arkansas Semifinals	W 70–69	24–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1978*	No. 12 Texas Championship game	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.

^ "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics