1984–85 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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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
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.

Rankings

Main article: 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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.

v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–2017) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018) Fertitta Center (2018–present)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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