1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
The 1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 1945–46 season. It was their inaugural year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 1st year in that position. The team played its home games at Jeppesen Gymnasium on-campus in Houston and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Houston captured its first conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1946 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by eventual national runner-up Indiana State in the second round.[1][2]
Roster
Charlie Manichia also served as Houston's first starting quarterback. Guy Lewis would later serve as an assistant for Houston from 1953–1956, and as head coach from 1956–1986.
1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team |
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
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Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Home town |
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31 |
Manichia, CharlieCharlie Manichia |
69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
2.0 !So |
Houston, Texas |
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31 |
McPhail, BillBill McPhail |
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32 |
Dwyer, BobbyBobby Dwyer |
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3.5 !F |
33 |
Carpenter, CharlieCharlie Carpenter |
71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
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2.0 !So |
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1.5 !G |
34 |
Wiederman, SimonSimon Wiederman |
70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
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4.0 !Sr |
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36 |
Swanson, BillBill Swanson |
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5.0 !C |
37 |
Lewis, GuyGuy Lewis (C) |
75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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2.0 !So |
Arp, Texas |
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38 |
Graham, BillyBilly Graham |
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3.5 !F |
39 |
Wells, WillieWillie Wells (C) |
75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
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3.0 !Jr |
Houston, Texas |
3.5 !F |
40 |
Pratt, DickDick Pratt |
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1.5 !G |
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Brown, LouisLouis Brown |
71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
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1.0 !Fr |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
Last update: 2011-02-09
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Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site
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Result |
Record |
Regular season |
01/10/1946 |
North Texas State |
Jeppesen Gymnasium • Houston, Texas |
W 62–35 |
1–0 |
01/17/1946 |
Sam Houston State |
Jeppesen Gymnasium • Houston, Texas |
L 40–41 |
1–1 |
02/02/1946 |
Southwest Texas State |
Jeppesen Gymnasium • Houston, Texas |
W 62–57 |
2–1 |
02/04/1946* |
at Southwestern |
Unknown • Georgetown, Texas |
W 42–40 |
3–1 |
02/08/1946 |
at Sam Houston State |
Unknown • Huntsville, Texas |
L 39–40 |
3–2 |
02/09/1946 |
at Stephen F. Austin |
Shelton Gymnasium • Nacogdoches, Texas |
W 45–38 |
4–2 |
02/16/1946 |
East Texas State |
Jeppesen Gymnasium • Houston, Texas |
W 54–51 |
5–2 |
02/19/1946 |
Southwestern |
Jeppesen Gymnasium • Houston, Texas |
L 57–58 |
5–3 |
02/20/1946 |
at Southwest Texas State |
Unknown • San Marcos, Texas |
W 62–55 |
6–3 |
02/23/1946 |
Stephen F. Austin |
Jeppesen Gymnasium • Houston, Texas |
W 65–39 |
7–3 |
03/01/1946 |
at North Texas State |
Unknown • Denton, Texas |
W 61–56 |
8–3 |
03/02/1946 |
at East Texas State |
Whitley Gymnasium • Commerce, Texas |
W 61–54 |
9–3 |
NAIA Division I Tournament |
03/11/1946* |
vs. High Point |
Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri
(First Round) |
W 63–34 |
10–3 |
03/13/1946* |
vs. Indiana State |
Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri
(Second Round) |
L 43–62 |
10–4 |
*Non-Conference Game. |
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