1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	21–9 (9–5 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks; Tommy Jones;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SMU	12	–	2	.857	20	–	8	.714
Rice	11	–	3	.786	18	–	10	.643
Houston	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	7	–	7	.500	16	–	11	.593
Texas Tech †	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Texas A&M	5	–	9	.357	10	–	17	.370
Texas	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
TCU	2	–	12	.143	6	–	22	.214

† 1993 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

After the season, Foster left to take the head coaching position at Nevada, and assistant Alvin Brooks was elevated to take his place.^[1]

Roster

1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Anthony Goldwire	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Pensacola JC	West Palm Beach, Florida
G	34	David Díaz	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
F/C	45	Bo Outlaw	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	South Plains CC	San Antonio, Texas

Head coach

Pat Foster

Assistant coach(es)

Alvin Brooks
Tommy Jones

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1992*		at DePaul	W 82–65	1–0	Rosemont Horizon Chicago, Illinois
Dec 12, 1992*		UIC	W 92–66	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 13, 1992*		at No. 5 North Carolina	L 76–84	2–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1992*		UTSA	W 94–67	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 22, 1992*		at Arkansas State	W 84–82	4–1	Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1992*		Stephen F. Austin	W 76–75	5–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1993*		at No. 11 UCLA	L 78–87	5–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 4, 1993*		UC Irvine	W 86–78	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 11, 1993*		Wyoming	W 83–56	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 14, 1993		Texas	W 81–67	8–2 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 16, 1993		at Texas A&M	W 81–69	9–2 (2–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Jan 19, 1993		Baylor	W 83–77	10–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1993		SMU	W 85–75	11–2 (4–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 26, 1993	No. 25	at Texas Tech	L 74–78	11–3 (4–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 30, 1993	No. 25	at SMU	L 60–70	11–4 (4–2)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Feb 2, 1993		Rice	L 61–65	11–5 (4–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 6, 1993		at TCU	L 66–68	11–6 (4–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 8, 1993*		at Nevada	W 92–80	12–6	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Feb 10, 1993*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 77–63	13–6	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 13, 1993		Texas Tech	W 93–76	14–6 (5–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 1993		Texas A&M	W 78–51	15–6 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 1993*		No. 22 Louisville	W 89–81	16–6	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 23, 1993		at Baylor	W 76–75	17–6 (7–4)	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Feb 27, 1993		at Texas	W 86–79	18–6 (8–4)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Mar 3, 1993		at Rice	L 78–89 ^OT	18–7 (8–5)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Mar 6, 1993		TCU	W 86–66	19–7 (9–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	(3)	vs. (6) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	W 84–68	20–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 13, 1993*	(3)	vs. (7) Texas Semifinals	W 58–50	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 14, 1993*	(3)	vs. (5) Texas Tech Championship	L 76–88	21–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NIT
Mar 19, 1993*		at UTEP First round	L 61–67	21–9	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

^[3]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Houston basketball coach Pat Foster takes Nevada job". United Press International. March 22, 1993. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
^ "1992–93 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
^ *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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[1] "Houston basketball coach Pat Foster takes Nevada job". United Press International. March 22, 1993. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

[2] "1992–93 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

[ESPN-3] *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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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