Houston Cougars men's basketball
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| University | University of Houston | ||
| First season | 1946 | ||
| Conference | American Athletic Conference | ||
| Location | Houston, TX | ||
| Head coach | Kelvin Sampson (3rd year) | ||
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Fertitta Center (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Nickname | Cougars | ||
| Colors | Scarlet and Albino |
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| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 1983, 1984 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
| 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1956, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2010 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2010 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1946, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1983, 1984, 1992 | |||
The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, in the NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The university is a member of the American Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 2010 and is tied for eighth in number of Final Four appearances.
Although the University of Houston already had a women's basketball program, the Houston Cougars men's basketball program didn't begin until the 1945–46 season. During their first two seasons, the team won the Lone Star Conference regular season title, and made it to post season play in the NAIA Men's Basketball tournament. The team also appeared in back to back years of 1946, 1947. The Cougars had an all time NAIA tournament record of 2–2 in 2 years.
During Pasche's tenure, he posted a 135–116 record. Under his leadership in 1949, the Cougars won the Gulf Coast Conference championship. College Basketball Hall of famer coach Guy V. Lewis played for Pasche, and eventually became an assistant coach before being handed the job upon Alden Pasche's retirement.
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