1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1983–84 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	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	32–5 (15–1 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (28th season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick; Don Schverak;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Houston †	15	–	1	.938	32	–	5	.865
No. 8 Arkansas	14	–	2	.875	25	–	7	.781
SMU	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
Texas Tech	10	–	6	.625	17	–	12	.586
Texas A&M	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Rice	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
TCU	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Texas	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Baylor	1	–	15	.063	5	–	23	.179

† 1984 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1983–84 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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.

The third of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, this squad was led by Michael Young, Alvin Franklin, and future Hall of Famer Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars played in the Final Four for the third consecutive season, appeared in their second straight National Championship Game, and completed a three-year run with an overall record of 88-16.

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
Akeem 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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 19, 1983*	No. 3/4	vs. NC State Hall of Fame Classic	L 64–76		–	–	–	Springfield, MA
November 26, 1983*	No. 3/4	No. 17/19 Kansas	W 91–76		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
November 30, 1983*	No. 8/NR	at Mississippi State	W 68–62		–	–	–	Starkville, MS
December 3, 1983*	No. 8/NR	Biscayne	W 69–51		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
December 6, 1983*	No. 6/6	at No. 9/9 LSU	W 100–91		–	–	–	Baton Rouge, LA
December 10, 1983*	No. 6/6	St. Mary's (TX)	W 71–55		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
December 16, 1983*	No. 3/3	Stetson Kettle Classic	W 92–71		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
December 17, 1983*	No. 3/3	Princeton Kettle Classic	W 65–40		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
December 19, 1983*	No. 3/3	Texas Lutheran Kettle Classic	W 129–65		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
December 21, 1983*	No. 3/3	at UC Santa Barbara	W 89–79		–	–	–
December 25, 1983*	No. 3/3	vs. No. 10/8 Louisville Chaminade Classic	W 76–73		–	–	–	Honolulu, HI
December 26, 1983*	No. 3/3	vs. Fresno State Chaminade Classic	L 61–68		–	–	–	Honolulu, HI
January 5, 1984	No. 7/5	at SMU	W 60–59		–	–	–	Dallas, TX
January 7, 1984	No. 7/5	TCU	W 81–67		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 10, 1984	No. 7/5	Texas	W 69–58		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 12, 1984	No. 7/5	at Texas Tech	W 88–66		–	–	–	Lubbock, TX
January 14, 1984	No. 7/5	at Texas A&M	W 70–64		–	–	–	College Station, TX
January 20, 1984	No. 4/5	Rice	W 72–42		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
January 22, 1984*	No. 4/5	at No. 3/3 Kentucky	L 67–74		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 28, 1984	No. 7/6	at Baylor	W 84–58		–	–	–	Waco, TX
February 2, 1984	No. 6/5	Texas A&M	W 87–65		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
February 4, 1984	No. 6/5	SMU	W 76–57		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
February 9, 1984	No. 6/5	at TCU	W 76–57		–	–	–	Fort Worth, TX
February 11, 1984	No. 5/4	at Texas	W 74–63		–	–	–	Austin, TX
February 16, 1984	No. 4/4	Texas Tech	W 78–53		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
February 18, 1984*	No. 4/4	Virginia	W 74–65		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
February 22, 1984	No. 3/3	at Rice	W 70–54		–	–	–	Houston, TX
February 26, 1984	No. 3/3	No. 11/11 Arkansas	W 64–61		–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
February 29, 1984	No. 2/2	Baylor	W 80–65	26–3 (15–0)	–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
March 4, 1984	No. 2/2	at No. 12/12 Arkansas	L 68–73	26–4 (15–1)	–	–	–	Barnhill Arena (9,438) Fayetteville, AR
SWC Tournament
March 10, 1984*	No. 5/5	vs. Rice SWC Tournament	W 53–50	27–4	–	–	–	The Summit Houston, TX
March 11, 1984*	No. 5/5	vs. No. 8/8 Arkansas SWC Tournament	W 57–56	28–4	–	–	–	The Summit Houston, TX
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1984*	(2) No. 5/5	vs. (10) Louisiana Tech NCAA Tournament	W 77–69	29–4	–	–	–	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
March 23, 1984*	(2) No. 5/5	vs. (6) No. 16/NR Memphis Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 78–71	30–4	–	–	–	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO
March 25, 1984*	(2) No. 5/5	vs. (4) No. 19/NR Wake Forest Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 68–63	31–4	–	–	–	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO
March 31, 1984*	(MW2) No. 5/5	(E7) Virginia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 49–47 ^OT	32–4	–	–	–	Kingdome Seattle, WA
April 2, 1984* CBS	(MW2) No. 5/5	vs. (W1) No. 2/2 Georgetown NCAA Tournament Championship	L 75–84	32–5	21 – Franklin	9 – Olajuwon	9 – Franklin	Kingdome Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	3	8	6	3	3	3	7	7	4	7	6	5	4	3	2	5	5
Coaches	Not released		6	3	3	3	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	3	2	5	5

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Awards and honors

Akeem Olajuwon – Consensus First-team All-American, SWC Player of the Year
Michael Young – Third-team All-American

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

^ 1983–84 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18
^ 2016-17 Houston Men's Basketball Media Almanac. Retrieved 2016-Dec-18.
^ "HogStats.com :: Box Score :: 1983-84 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR (3/4/1984)". HogStats.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Jamfest for the Ages—2007 ESPN.com article commemorating Phi Slama Jama

[1] 1983–84 SWC men's basketball media guide, p. 18

[2] 2016-17 Houston Men's Basketball Media Almanac. Retrieved 2016-Dec-18.

[3] "HogStats.com :: Box Score :: 1983-84 :: Houston vs. Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR (3/4/1984)". HogStats.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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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