1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	16–14 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (29th season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick; Don Schverak;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Texas Tech †	12	–	4	.750	23	–	8	.742
SMU	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
Texas A&M	10	–	6	.625	19	–	11	.633
Arkansas	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
TCU	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Houston	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Texas	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Baylor	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Rice	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407

† 1985 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1984–85 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

1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	22	Marvin Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Worthing HS	Houston, TX
F/C	54	Greg Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Worthing HS	Houston, TX
F	50	Stacey Belcher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Yates HS	Houston, TX
F	52	Braxton Clark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	De Anza College	San Francisco, CA
G	14	Eric Dickens	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Madison HS	Houston, TX
G	20	Alvin Franklin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	La Marque HS	La Marque, TX
G/F	44	Reid Gettys	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Memorial HS	Houston, TX
F	30	Gary Orsak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Alvin HS	Alvin, TX
G	12	Renaldo Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Roosevelt HS	Gary, IN
G	24	James Weaver	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Nederland HS	Nederland, TX
F	40	Rickie Winslow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Yates HS	Houston, TX

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1984*		Concordia Lutheran	W 85–62	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 26, 1984*		St. Mary's	W 69–53	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Nov 30, 1984*		vs. South Alabama IPTAY Tournament	L 70–86	2–1	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 1, 1984*		vs. Campbell IPTAY Tournament	W 73–64	3–1	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 4, 1984*		Southwestern	W 93–81	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 8, 1984*		No. 13 LSU	W 81–73	5–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 15, 1984*		at No. 18 Kansas	L 75–87	5–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 21, 1984*		Portland Kettle Classic	W 88–63	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 22, 1984*		Saint Mary's Kettle Classic	W 66–63	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1984*		BYU–Hawaii	W 100–77	8–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1985		at TCU	W 83–73	9–2 (1–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 5, 1985		at Texas	L 58–61	9–3 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 9, 1985		Texas Tech	W 83–74	10–3 (2–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 12, 1985*		at No. 13 DePaul	L 58–69	10–4	Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois
Jan 16, 1985		at Rice	W 77–73	11–4 (3–1)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Jan 19, 1985		Arkansas	W 78–73	12–4 (4–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 24, 1985		Baylor	W 81–71	13–4 (5–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1985		at Texas A&M	L 69–71	13–5 (5–2)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 30, 1985		at No. 4 SMU	L 78–85	13–6 (5–3)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Feb 1, 1985		TCU	L 80–85	13–7 (5–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 3, 1985*		No. 5 Illinois	L 76–77	13–8	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 6, 1985		Texas	W 94–80	14–8 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 1985		at Texas Tech	L 80–91	14–9 (6–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 17, 1985		Rice	W 96–91	15–9 (7–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1985		at Arkansas	L 59–73	15–10 (7–6)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 23, 1985		at Baylor	L 84–88	15–11 (7–7)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Feb 27, 1985		Texas A&M	L 77–81	15–12 (7–8)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1985		No. 13 SMU	W 79–76	16–12 (8–8)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 8, 1985*	(6)	vs. (3) No. 20 SMU Quarterfinals	L 72–84	16–13	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NIT
Mar 15, 1985*		at Lamar First round	L 71–78	16–14	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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References

^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
^ *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] "1984-85 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

[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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1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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