1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1977–78 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	25–8 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick Don Schverak
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

1977–78 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Guy Lewis (Houston) Assistant coach(es) Terry Kirkpatrick Don Schverak 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, 1977*		Pan American	W 85–81	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 1, 1977*		at Auburn	W 88–87	2–0	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Dec 3, 1977*		Southwestern Louisiana	W 96–72	3–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 7, 1977*		Texas Lutheran	W 118–69	4–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 9, 1977*		at Arizona	L 80–81	4–1	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 10, 1977*		at Arizona State	L 78–79	4–2	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Dec 12, 1977*		Southwestern	W 133–98	5–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1977*		Xavier Bluebonnet Classic	W 100–75	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1977*		North Texas State Bluebonnet Classic	W 137–94	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1977*		at Hawaii	W 104–68	8–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1977*		at Hawaii–Hilo	W 110–83	9–2	Hilo Civic Auditorium  Hilo, Hawaii
Jan 5, 1978*		Houston Baptist	W 103–51	10–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 8, 1978		at No. 3 Arkansas	L 65–84	10–3 (0–1)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 10, 1978		Texas	L 89–100	10–4 (0–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1978		at Texas A&M	W 80–73	11–4 (1–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 14, 1978		at TCU	W 79–63	12–4 (2–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 17, 1978		Baylor	W 100–89	13–4 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 1978		Rice	W 96–74	14–4 (4–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1978		at SMU	L 75–76	14–5 (4–3)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
Jan 25, 1978		Texas Tech	W 84–71	15–5 (5–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 30, 1978		at No. 15 Texas	L 72–73	15–6 (5–4)	Special Events Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 1, 1978		TCU	W 93–55	16–6 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 4, 1978		Texas A&M	W 94–89	17–6 (7–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 7, 1978		at Baylor	L 69–70	17–7 (7–5)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
Feb 11, 1978		at Rice	W 87–62	18–7 (8–5)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
Feb 13, 1978		SMU	W 95–55	19–7 (9–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 15, 1978		at Texas Tech	W 81–77	20–7 (10–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Feb 18, 1978		No. 1 Arkansas	W 84–75	21–7 (11–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Feb 25, 1978*	(3)	(8) Rice First round	W 108–67	22–7	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Mar 2, 1978*	(3)	vs. (4) Texas Tech Quarterfinals	W 93–82	23–7	The Summit  Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1978*	(3)	vs. (2) No. 4 Arkansas Semifinals	W 70–69	24–7	The Summit  Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1978*	(3)	vs. (1) No. 12 Texas Championship	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

Main article: 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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.