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Revision as of 23:58, 25 February 2023

1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record21–9 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Arkansas 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
Houston † 10 – 6   .625 21 – 9   .700
Baylor 10 – 6   .625 15 – 12   .556
Texas Tech 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 15 – 12   .556
Texas 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
Rice 7 – 9   .438 12 – 15   .444
TCU 6 – 10   .375 11 – 18   .379
SMU 3 – 13   .188 7 – 20   .259
† 1981 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1980–81 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

1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 50 Dan Bunce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Conroe Conroe, TX
C 52 David Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Conroe Conroe, TX
G 12 Eric Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Senn Chicago, IL
F 22 Clyde Drexler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sterling Houston, TX
F/C 40 Larry Micheaux 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Worthing Houston, TX
G 10 Rodney Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Davis Houston, TX
G 24 Dave Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Northbrook/Dixie JC Houston, TX
G 00 Lynden Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Jackson Nassau, Bahamas
F 54 Bryan Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Palisades Inglewood, CA
G 20 Rob Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Milby Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1980*
 USC W 71–54  1–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Dec 13, 1980*
 Texas-Rio Grande Valley W 84–70  2–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1980*
 Pepperdine W 94–81  3–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Dec 19, 1980*
 Army W 88–58  4–0
 Astrodome 
Houston, Texas
Dec 20, 1980*
 Wyoming W 70–61  5–0
 Astrodome 
Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 7, 1981*
 vs. TCU
Semifinals 		W 73–53  21–7
 HemisFair Arena 
San Antonio, Texas
Mar 8, 1981*
 vs. Texas
Championship game 		W 84–59  21–8
 HemisFair Arena 
San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1981*
 (8 E) vs. (9 E) Villanova
First round 		L 72–90  21–9
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[1]

References

  1. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 878–879. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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