1946–47 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1946–47 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Lone Star Conference champions
NAIA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record15–7 (11–1 LSC)
Head coach
Assistant coachNed Thompson
Home arenaPublic School Fieldhouse
Seasons

The 1946–47 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 1946–47 season. It was their second year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 2nd year in that position. The team played its home games at Public School Fieldhouse on-campus in Houston and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Houston captured its second conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1947 NAIA basketball tournament where they were defeated by Arizona State–Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona) in the second round.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/07/1946*
 Loyola (LA) L 39–51  0–1
 Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/11/1946*
 at Tulane L 49–62  0–2
 Tulane Gym 
New Orleans, Louisiana
12/12/1946*
 at Loyola (LA) L 57–62  0–3
 Unknown 
New Orleans, Louisiana
12/16/1946*
 Southeastern State W 63–56  1–3
 Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/17/1946*
 Southeastern State W 47–44  2–3
 Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/20/1946*
 Pepperdine
Houston Intercollegiate 		L 61–73  2–4
 Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/21/1946*
 Stephen F. Austin State
Houston Intercollegiate 		L 43–54  2–5
 Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/28/1946*
 Texas A&M
Houston Intercollegiate 		W 62–41  3–5
 Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
01/06/1947
 at Southwest Texas State W 55–39  4–5
(1–0) 		Unknown 
San Marcos, Texas
01/07/1947
no, no 		at Trinity (TX) W 74–37  5–5
(2–0) 		Unknown 
San Antonio, Texas
01/17/1947
 Sam Houston State L 55–59  5–6
(2–1) 		Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
01/29/1947
 at Sam Houston State W 49–48  6–6
(3–1) 		Unknown 
Huntsville, Texas
02/01/1947
 East Texas State W 65–61  7–6
(4–1) 		Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
02/08/1947
 Trinity (TX) W 68–34  8–6
(5–1) 		Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
02/14/1947
 North Texas State W 70–53  9–6
(6–1) 		Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
02/15/1947
 Southwest Texas State W 98–60  10–6
(7–1) 		Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
02/17/1947
 at Stephen F. Austin State W 67–61  11–6
(8–1) 		Unknown 
Nacogdoches, Texas
02/22/1947
 Stephen F. Austin State W 60–57  12–6
(9–1) 		Public School Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
02/28/1947
 at East Texas State W 60–51  13–6
(10–1) 		Unknown 
Commerce, Texas
03/01/1947
 at North Texas State W 60–51  14–6
(11–1) 		Unknown 
Denton, Texas
NAIA Tournament
03/11/1947*
 vs. Montana State
First Round 		W 60–58  15–6
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
03/12/1947*
 vs. Arizona State–Flagstaff
Second Round 		L 42–44 3OT 15–7
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Flagstaff Five Advances in NAIB Games". Prescott Evening Courier. March 18, 1947. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "29 College Clubs Added to List of Hoop Titlists". Sun Journal. March 3, 1947. Retrieved March 8, 2011.