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1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)
  • Terry Kirkpatrick
  • Don Schverak

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Jan 8, 1978
at No. 3 Arkansas L 65–84  7–3
(0–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 10, 1978
Texas L 89–100  7–4
(0–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1978
at Texas A&M W 80–73  8–4
(1–2)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Jan 14, 1978
at TCU W 79–63  9–4
(2–2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 17, 1978
Baylor W 100–89  10–4
(3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 1978
Rice W 96–74  11–4
(4–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1978
at SMU L 75–76  11–5
(4–3)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Jan 25, 1978
Texas Tech W 84–71  12–5
(5–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 18, 1978
No. 1 Arkansas W 84–75  21–7
(10–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Feb 25, 1978
Rice W 108–67  22–7
(11–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 2, 1978*
Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
W 93–82  23–7
The Summit 
Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1978*
No. 4 Arkansas
Semifinals
W 70–69  24–7
The Summit 
Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1978*
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

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