1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#Not ranked
AP	#Not ranked
1981–82 record	25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis
Assistant coach	Terry Kirkpatrick
Assistant coach	Don Schverak
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

The 1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1981–82 season. This was the first of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Rob Williams, Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler. Another future Hall of Famer, Hakeem Olajuwon, played sparingly off the bench that 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

Name ^[1]	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town	High School
Benny Anders	32	Guard-Forward	6–5	188	Freshman	Bernice, LA	Bernice
Dan Bunce	50	Center	7–0	235	Sophomore (RS)	Conroe, TX	Conroe
David Bunce	52	Center	6–11	225	Junior	Conroe, TX	Conroe
Eric Davis	12	Guard	6–2	180	Senior	Chicago, IL	Amundsen
Eric Dickens	14	Guard	6–1	168	Freshman	Houston, TX	Madison
Clyde Drexler	22	Forward	6–6	205	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Sterling
Reid Gettys	44	Guard-Forward	6–6	190	Freshman	Houston, TX	Memorial
Larry Micheaux	40 (41)	Forward-Center	6–9	220	Junior	Houston, TX	Worthing
Akeem Olajuwon	34	Center	7–0	235	Freshman	Lagos, Nigeria	Muslim Teachers College
Gary Orsak	35	Forward	6–7	200	Freshman	Alvin, Texas	Alvin
Rodney Parker	10	Guard	6–0	200	Senior	Houston, TX	Davis
Dave Rose	24	Guard	6–3	185	Senior (RS)	Houston, TX	Northbrook/Dixie JC
Lynden Rose	00	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	Jackson
Bryan Williams	54	Forward	6–7	215	Junior	Inglewood, CA	Palisades
Rob Williams	20	Guard	6–2	175	Junior	Houston, TX	Milby
Michael Young	42	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Yates

Midwest
- Houston 94, Alcorn State 84
- Houston 74, Tulsa 78
- Houston 79, Missouri 78
- Houston 99, Boston College 92
Final Four
- North Carolina 68, Houston 63^[2]

Houston Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–present)

Rivalries	Rice

Culture & lore	History Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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 1999–00 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics