The 1981–82 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I college basketball, competition in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 1981–82 season. This was the first of Houston's famous Phi Slama Jama teams, led by Rob Williams (basketball), Rob Williams, Michael Young (basketball, born 1961), Michael Young, Larry Micheaux, and future Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler. Another future Hall of Famer, Hakeem Olajuwon, Akeem Olajuwon, played sparingly off the bench that 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
Schedule and results
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NCAA Tournament
NCAA tournament
*Midwest
**Houston 94, Alcorn State 84
**Houston 78, Tulsa 74
**Houston 79, 1981–82 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team, Missouri 78
**Houston 99, Boston College 92
*Final Four
** North Carolina 68, Houston 63
Rankings
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Awards and honors
*Rob Williams (basketball), Rob Williams, 1st Team All-Southwest Conference
*Rob Williams, Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player
*Rob Williams, All-SWC Tournament team
*Clyde Drexler, 2nd Team All-Southwest Conference
*Larry Micheaux, All Midwest Regional
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
External links
Jamfest for the Ages—2007 ESPN.com article commemorating Phi Slama Jama
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Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons
1981–82 Southwest Conference men's basketball season, Houston
1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants, Houston
1981 in sports in Texas, Houston
1982 in sports in Texas, Houston