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1976–77 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1976–77 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, Runner-up
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	29–8 (13–3 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Harvey Pate; Don Schverak;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

1976–77 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Arkansas†	16	–	0	1.000	26	–	2	.929
Houston	13	–	3	.813	29	–	8	.784
Texas Tech	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
Texas	8	–	8	.500	13	–	13	.500
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
SMU	7	–	9	.438	8	–	19	.296
Baylor	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Rice	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
TCU	0	–	16	.000	3	–	23	.115

† 1977 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1976–77 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

1976–77 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Cecile Rose	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Jr		Nassau, The Bahamas
G	10	Otis Birdsong	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Winter Haven HS	Winter Haven, Florida
G	14	Ken Ciolli	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
C	30	Mike Schultz	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr
F	40	Cedric Fears	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
F	44	Charles Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Guy Lewis (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Harvey Pate (Oklahoma State)
Don Schverak (Houston)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1976*		Texas Lutheran	W 96–69	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 1, 1976*		at Lamar	W 101–92	2–0	McDonald Gym Beaumont, Texas
Dec 3, 1976*		Biscayne	W 104–64	3–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 6, 1976*		at No. 6 San Francisco	L 85–100	3–1	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 11, 1976*		Trinity (TX)	W 124–67	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 13, 1976*		Lamar	W 103–83	5–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1976*		Nevada Bluebonnet Classic	W 100–78	6–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 18, 1976*		UC Santa Barbara Bluebonnet Classic	W 77–62	7–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 27, 1976*		vs. Illinois Rainbow Classic	W 69–66	8–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1976*		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 101–74	9–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1976*		vs. No. 3 San Francisco Rainbow Classic	L 81–86	9–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 1977*		at No. 8 UCLA	L 83–96	9–3	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 6, 1977*		Houston Baptist	W 111–79	10–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 8, 1977		at No. 18 Arkansas	L 70–81	10–4 (0–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 12, 1977		Rice	W 106–56	11–4 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 15, 1977		at TCU	W 78–74	12–4 (2–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 18, 1977		Texas	W 95–81	13–4 (3–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 22, 1977		at Texas A&M	W 78–71	14–4 (4–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 24, 1977		Baylor	W 111–89	15–4 (5–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1977		at Texas Tech	L 83–84 ^OT	15–5 (5–2)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 29, 1977		at SMU	W 103–102	16–5 (6–2)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Feb 1, 1977		Texas Tech	W 94–87	17–5 (7–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 5, 1977		No. 14 Arkansas	L 80–82	17–6 (7–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 8, 1977		at Rice	W 109–73	18–6 (8–3)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 1977		SMU	W 115–83	19–6 (9–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 1977		TCU	W 114–74	20–6 (10–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 15, 1977		at Texas	W 95–84	21–6 (11–3)	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas
Feb 19, 1977		Texas A&M	W 116–83	22–6 (12–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 23, 1977		at Baylor	W 78–76	23–6 (13–3)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
SWC tournament
Feb 26, 1977*	(2)	(9) TCU First round	W 111–67	24–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1977*	(2)	vs. (5) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	W 96–77	25–6	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1977*	(2)	vs. (3) Texas Tech Semifinals	W 94–83	26–6	The Summit Houston, Texas
Mar 5, 1977*	(2)	vs. (1) No. 7 Arkansas Championship	L 70–84	26–7	The Summit Houston, Texas
NIT
Mar 9, 1977*		Indiana State First round	W 83–82	27–7	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 14, 1977*		vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals	W 91–90	28–7	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
Mar 17, 1977*		vs. No. 11 Alabama Semifinals	W 82–76	29–7	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
Mar 20, 1977*		vs. St. Bonaventure Championship	L 91–94	29–8	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	18	—

References

^ "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[ESPN-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.

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