Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
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| Houston Baptist Huskies | |||
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| University | Houston Baptist University | ||
| Head coach | Ron Cottrell (30th season) | ||
| Conference | Southland | ||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||
| Arena | Sharp Gymnasium (Capacity: 1,000) | ||
| Nickname | Huskies | ||
| Colors | Royal blue and orange | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1984 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| TAAC/A-Sun: 1984 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| TAAC/A-Sun: 1981, 1984 | |||
The Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represents Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas in U.S. NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. Also known as the HBU Huskies, the team is currently coached by Ron Cottrell.
The Huskies competed as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference from 1978-1989. After their departure from the TAAC, the Huskies went on a two year hiatus before returning to the NAIA. HBU competed in the NAIA from 1991-2008. They returned to NCAA Division I for the 2008-2009 season, where they were initially an independent, followed by membership in the Great West Conference from 2009 through 2013. They moved to the Southland Conference in the 2013–14 season.
History[]
| First year of play: 1963 • All-time record entering 2009–10 season: 673–581 (.537) | ||||
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| Season | Overall record | Head coach | Notes | |
| 1963–64 | 1–7 | Competed as Houston Baptist College | ||
| 1964–65 | 8–17 | Peck Vass | Competed as Houston Baptist College | |
| 1965–66 | 9–12 | Peck Vass | Competed as Houston Baptist College | |
| 1966–67 | 4–20 | Peck Vass | Competed as Houston Baptist College | |
| 1967–68 | 6–20 | Gerald Myers | ||
| 1968–69 | 16–12 | Gerald Myers | ||
| 1969–70 | 10–11 | Gerald Myers | ||
| 1970–71 | 15–11 | |||
| 1971–72 | 11–14 | Lonnie Richards | ||
| 1972–73 | 10–13 | Lonnie Richards | ||
| 1973–74 | 6–19 | Lonnie Richards | ||
| 1974–75 | 9–17 | Lonnie Richards | ||
| 1975–76 | 5–21 | |||
| 1976–77 | 6–23 | Bob McKinley | ||
| 1977–78 | 7–19 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1978–79 | 11–16 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1979–80 | 14–13 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1980–81 | 18–10 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1981–82 | 13–14 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1982–83 | 20–9 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1983–84 | 24–7 | Gene Iba | 1984 NCAA Tournament (Opening Round) | |
| 1984–85 | 21–8 | Gene Iba | ||
| 1985–86 | 14–14 | |||
| 1986–87 | 18–11 | |||
| 1987–88 | 9–18 | Tommy Jones | ||
| 1988–89 | 9–20 | Tommy Jones | ||
| 1989–90 | Did not compete | |||
| 1990–91 | Did not compete | |||
| 1991–92 | 7–23 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 1992–93 | 14–19 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 1993–94 | 17–16 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 1994–95 | 21–13 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 1995–96 | 16–14 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 1996–97 | 17–15 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 1997–98 | 26–6 | Ron Cottrell | 1998 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 1998–99 | 25–10 | Ron Cottrell | 1999 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 1999-00 | 28–6 | Ron Cottrell | 2000 NAIA tournament (Second Round) | |
| 2000–01 | 31–5 | Ron Cottrell | 2001 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 2001–02 | 26–9 | Ron Cottrell | 2002 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 2002–03 | 31–3 | Ron Cottrell | 2003 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 2003–04 | 27–6 | Ron Cottrell | 2004 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 2004–05 | 23–10 | Ron Cottrell | 2005 NAIA tournament (First Round) | |
| 2005–06 | 27–6 | Ron Cottrell | 2006 NAIA tournament (Second Round) | |
| 2006–07 | 22–7 | Ron Cottrell | 2007 NAIA tournament (Second Round) | |
| 2007–08 | 13–15 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 2008–09 | 5–25 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 2009–10 | 12–21 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 2010–11 | 5–26 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 2011–12 | 10–20 | Ron Cottrell | Great West Conference Tournament (Quarterfinals) | |
| 2012–13 | 14–17 | Ron Cottrell | Great West Conference Tournament (Runner-Up) | |
| 2013–14 | 6–25 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 2014–15 | 12–16 | Ron Cottrell | ||
| 2015–16 | 17–17 | Ron Cottrell |
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| 2016–17 | 17–14 | Ron Cottrell |
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Postseason results[]
NCAA Tournament results[]
Houston Baptist has been to the NCAA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1984 | #12 | Preliminary Round | #12 Alcorn State | L 60–79 |
CBI results[]
Houston Baptist has appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2016 | First Round | UNC Greensboro | L 65–69 |
CIT results[]
Houston Baptist has appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2017 | First Round | Campbell | L 79–98 |
NAIA results[]
Houston Baptist has appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 3–10.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1998 | First Round | Montana State–Northern | L 67–83 |
| 1999 | First Round | Oklahoma City | L 61–85 |
| 2000 | First Round Second Round |
Barber–Scotia The Master's |
W 68–50 L 61–81 |
| 2001 | First Round | Martin Methodist | L 66–67 |
| 2002 | First Round | Oklahoma City | L 82–88 |
| 2003 | First Round | Dillard | L 76–79 |
| 2004 | First Round | John Brown | L 64–72 |
| 2005 | First Round | Azusa Pacific | L 72–88 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round |
Westminster (UT) Oklahoma City |
W 73–64 L 77–99 |
| 2007 | First Round Second Round |
Campbellsville Concordia (CA) |
W 80–55 L 72–83 |
Notable players[]
- E.C. Coleman (1969–73)
- Anicet Lavodrama (1981–85)
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