1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston. The team was led by head coach Guy Lewis, played their home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.

1982–83 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record31–3 (16–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
1982–83 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Houston160 1.000313  .912
No. 9 Arkansas142 .875264  .867
Texas A&M106 .6251714  .548
TCU97 .5632311  .676
SMU97 .5631911  .633
Texas Tech79 .4381120  .355
Baylor412 .2501216  .429
Rice214 .125820  .286
Texas115 .063622  .214
1983 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This was the second of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famers Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon. The Cougars swept through the Southwest Conference schedule and were ranked #1 for the final three polls of the 1982–83 season. Riding a 26-game winning streak, they advanced to the 1983 National Championship Game, where they fell 54-52 to Jim Valvano's NC State Wolfpack. Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named Tournament MOP. To date, this remains the last time the MOP was from the losing team.

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