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 →

The 1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1977–78 season.

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

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

Head coach

Guy Lewis (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Terry Kirkpatrick
Don Schverak

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1977*		Pan American	W 85–81	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 1, 1977*		at Auburn	W 88–87	2–0	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 3, 1977*		Southwestern Louisiana	W 96–72	3–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 7, 1977*		Texas Lutheran	W 118–69	4–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 9, 1977*		at Arizona	L 80–81	4–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 10, 1977*		at Arizona State	L 78–79	4–2	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Dec 12, 1977*		Southwestern	W 133–98	5–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1977*		Xavier Bluebonnet Classic	W 100–75	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1977*		North Texas State Bluebonnet Classic	W 137–94	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1977*		at Hawaii	W 104–68	8–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1977*		at Hawaii–Hilo	W 110–83	9–2	Hilo Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii
Jan 5, 1978*		Houston Baptist	W 103–51	10–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 8, 1978		at No. 3 Arkansas	L 65–84	10–3 (0–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 10, 1978		Texas	L 89–100	10–4 (0–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1978		at Texas A&M	W 80–73	11–4 (1–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 14, 1978		at TCU	W 79–63	12–4 (2–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 17, 1978		Baylor	W 100–89	13–4 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 1978		Rice	W 96–74	14–4 (4–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1978		at SMU	L 75–76	14–5 (4–3)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Jan 25, 1978		Texas Tech	W 84–71	15–5 (5–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 30, 1978		at No. 15 Texas	L 72–73	15–6 (5–4)	Special Events Center Austin, Texas
Feb 1, 1978		TCU	W 93–55	16–6 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 4, 1978		Texas A&M	W 94–89	17–6 (7–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 1978		at Baylor	L 69–70	17–7 (7–5)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Feb 11, 1978		at Rice	W 87–62	18–7 (8–5)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 13, 1978		SMU	W 95–55	19–7 (9–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 15, 1978		at Texas Tech	W 81–77	20–7 (10–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 18, 1978		No. 1 Arkansas	W 84–75	21–7 (11–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Feb 25, 1978*	(3)	(8) Rice First round	W 108–67	22–7	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 2, 1978*	(3)	vs. (4) Texas Tech Quarterfinals	W 93–82	23–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1978*	(3)	vs. (2) No. 4 Arkansas Semifinals	W 70–69	24–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1978*	(3)	vs. (1) 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.

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Rankings

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References

^ "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.

[1] "1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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