1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball
University of Houston classic logo.png
NCAA Tournament, Third place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1966–67 record27–4
Head coach
Assistant coachHarvey Pate
Home arenaDelmar Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 
1967–68 →

The 1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the first time. This season marked the team's eighth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by eleventh-year head coach Guy Lewis.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the Cougars finished with a 23–3 overall record. Additionally, they finished seventh in the AP Poll, sixth in the Coaches Poll, were invited to the NCAA Tournament, and finished as a third place semifinalist. It was Houston's first ever Final Four appearance.[1]

Roster[]

1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Vernon Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
C 14 Ken Spain 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 22 Niemer Hamood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Dearborn, Michigan
G 24 Don Chaney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 40 Theodis Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Monroe, Louisiana
F 44 Elvin Hayes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Rayville, Louisiana
F 54 Melvin Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Clinton, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2021-05-16

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/3/1966
 No. 7 at Minnesota W 86–75  1–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
12/5/1966
 No. 5 at Michigan L 75–86  1–1
 Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
12/12/1966
 No. 9 Saint Mary's (CA) W 90–74  2–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/14/1966
 No. 9 Centenary (LA) W 97–66  3–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/15/1966
 No. 9 Idaho State W 111–85  4–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/17/1966
 No. 9 San Francisco W 90–74  5–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/20/1966
 No. 8 Washington W 87–65  6–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
12/28/1966
 No. 6 vs. Kent State W 85–73  7–1
 Unknown 
Neutral Site
1/2/1967
 No. 5 Tennessee Tech W 95–69  8–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/14/1967
 No. 4 West Texas A&M W 103–72  9–1
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
1/28/1967
 No. 3 at Washington L 78–81  9–2
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
2/9/1967
 No. 5 Hardin-Simmons W 92–85  10–2
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/11/1967
 No. 5 at Notre Dame L 78–87  10–3
 Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, Indiana
2/13/1967
 No. 7 at Creighton W 87–80  11–3
 Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
2/18/1967
 No. 7 at Miami (FL) W 105–86  12–3
 Miami Beach Convention Center 
Miami Beach, Florida
2/23/1967
 No. 7 at West Texas A&M W 120–76  13–3
 WTAMU Fieldhouse 
Canyon, Texas
2/25/1967
 No. 7 Creighton W 87–73  14–3
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
2/28/1967
 No. 7 Loyola (LA) W 106–64  15–3
 Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
3/4/1967
 No. 7 at Air Force W 90–80  23–3
 Cadet Gymnasium 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1967
 No. 7 vs. New Mexico State
First round 		W 59–58  24–3
 Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
3/17/1967
 No. 7 vs. No. 3 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen 		W 66–53  25–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
3/18/1967
 No. 7 vs. SMU
Elite Eight 		W 83–75  26–3
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
3/24/1967
 No. 7 vs. No. 1 UCLA
Final Four 		L 58–73  26–4
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
3/25/1967
 No. 7 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
Third place game 		W 84–62  27–4
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Note: Schedule missing games.

Rankings[]

Main article: 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP 7 5 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 6 5 7 7 7 7 
Coaches 6 5 13 8 8 6 5 4 3 5 5 8 7 6 6

References[]

  1. ^ Duarte, Joseph (22 Mar 2019). "UH legend Elvin Hayes: It's a tough road to the Final Four". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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