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1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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American college basketball season

1967–68Houston Cougars men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	31–2
Head coach	Guy Lewis (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Harvey Pate Don Schverak
Home arena	Delmar Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Houston		–		–	31	–	2	.939
No. 3 St. Bonaventure		–		–	23	–	2	.920
Army		–		–	20	–	5	.800
Marquette		–		–	23	–	6	.793
New Mexico State		–		–	23	–	6	.793
St. Francis (PA)		–		–	19	–	6	.760
Oklahoma City		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Duquesne		–		–	18	–	7	.720
Florida State		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Fordham		–		–	19	–	8	.704
St. John's		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Dayton		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Notre Dame		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Boston College		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Villanova		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Holy Cross		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Loyola Chicago		–		–	15	–	9	.625
Fairfield		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Texas Western		–		–	14	–	9	.609
Miami (FL)		–		–	17	–	11	.607
Rutgers		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Utah State		–		–	14	–	11	.560
VPI		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Southern Illinois		–		–	13	–	11	.542
DePaul		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Detroit		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Seattle		–		–	14	–	13	.519
Jacksonville		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Niagara		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Tulane		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Penn State		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Georgia Tech		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Georgetown		–		–	11	–	12	.478
West Texas State		–		–	10	–	11	.476
Colorado State		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Navy		–		–	9	–	11	.450
Butler		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Denver		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Loyola (LA)		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Providence		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Syracuse		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Boston University		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Northern Illinois		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Colgate		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Xavier		–		–	10	–	16	.385
Air Force		–		–	9	–	15	.375
NYU		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Creighton		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Pittsburgh		–		–	7	–	15	.318
Canisius		–		–	7	–	17	.292
Portland		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Centenary		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings fromAP Poll

The1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Houston in the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games atDelmar Fieldhouse inHouston for the second consecutive season. This season marked the team's ninth year as anindependent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by twelfth-year head coachGuy Lewis.

During the regular season, theElvin Hayes-fronted Cougars defeated theLew Alcindor-ledUCLA Bruins on January 20 in what was known as theGame of the Century. Houston attained a perfect 28–0 record for regular season, and finished with a 31–2 overall record, the first thirty-win season in program history. The Cougars finished first inboth major polls, were invited to theNCAA tournament, and finished as a semifinalist. It was Houston's second consecutiveFinal Four appearance.

Following the season, Elvin Hayes was drafted into theNational Basketball Association by theSan Diego Rockets as thefirst overall draft pick in the1968 NBA draft.Don Chaney was also taken as the twelfth overall draft pick by theBoston Celtics.

Roster

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1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Vernon Lewis	5ft 11in(1.8 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	12	Larry Anderson	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	170lb(77 kg)	So	Drumright, Oklahoma
C	14	Ken Spain	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	230lb(104 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	20	Tom Gribben	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	180lb(82 kg)	So	Berwyn, Illinois
G	22	Niemer Hamood	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Jr	Dearborn, Michigan
G	24	Don Chaney	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	30	Larry Cooper	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	210lb(95 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	32	Billy Bane	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	188lb(85 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
C	34	Mars Evans	6ft 10in(2.08 m)	250lb(113 kg)	So	New York City, New York
F	40	Theodis Lee	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Jr	Monroe, Louisiana
G	42	George Reynolds	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	205lb(93 kg)	Jr	Newark, New Jersey
F	44	Elvin Hayes	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	235lb(107 kg)	Sr	Rayville, Louisiana
G	50	Kent Taylor	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	180lb(82 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
G	52	Bobby Van Landingham	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Jr	La Marque, Texas
F	54	Carlos Bell	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Jr	Clinton, Oklahoma
F	54	Melvin Bell	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	230lb(104 kg)	Jr	Clinton, Oklahoma

Head coach

Guy Lewis (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Harvey Pate (Oklahoma State)
Don Schverak (Houston)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-29

Schedule

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Houston'sElvin Hayes is carried in celebration after the victory over UCLA in the1968 Game of the Century.

Houston's regular season included the notableGame of Century against #1 UCLA. With an attendance of 52,693, the game had the highest attendance of any basketball game at any level at the time. It was also the first national broadcast of an NCAA basketball game in prime-time.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/2/1967	No. 2	Sacramento State	W 110–79	1–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/4/1967	No. 2	Abilene Christian	W 90–75	2–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/7/1967	No. 2	North Dakota State	W 121–88	3–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/9/1967	No. 2	at Illinois	W 54–46	4–0	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
12/13/1967	No. 2	George Washington Bluebonnet Classic	W 86–61	5–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/14/1967	No. 2	Montana State Bluebonnet Classic	W 113–67	6–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/16/1967	No. 2	BYU	W 102–69	7–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/18/1967	No. 2	Minnesota	W 103–65	8–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
12/22/1967	No. 2	at Arizona	W 81–76	9–0	Bear Down Gym Tucson, Arizona
12/23/1967	No. 2	at Nevada Southern	W 94–85	10–0	Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
12/28/1967	No. 2	vs. Bradley Rainbow Classic	W 69–52	11–0	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii
12/29/1967	No. 2	vs. Marquette Rainbow Classic	W 77–65	12–0	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii
12/30/1967	No. 2	vs. North Texas State Rainbow Classic	W 45–43	13–0	Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii
1/2/1968	No. 2	Michigan	W 91–65	14–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
1/6/1968	No. 2	Centenary (LA)	W 118–81	15–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
1/13/1968	No. 2	West Texas State	W 98–53	16–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
1/20/1968 TVS	No. 2	vs. No. 1 UCLA Game of the Century	W 71–69	17–0	Houston Astrodome (52,693) Houston, Texas
1/27/1968	No. 1	Lamar Tech	W 112–79	18–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
1/29/1968	No. 1	Fairfield	W 108–76	19–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Houston
2/1/1968	No. 1	vs. Marshall	W 102–93	20–0	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
2/10/1968	No. 1	at Centenary (LA)	W 107–56	21–0	Haynes Gymnasium Shreveport, Louisiana
2/15/1968	No. 1	Miami (FL)	W 106–64	22–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/17/1968	No. 1	Air Force	W 106–82	23–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/22/1968	No. 1	Texas–Arlington	W 130–75	24–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/24/1968	No. 1	Valparaiso	W 158–81	25–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2/26/1968	No. 1	at Hardin–Simmons	W 105–82	26–0	Rose Fieldhouse Abilene, Texas
3/2/1968	No. 1	Virginia Tech	W 120–79	27–0	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
3/4/1968	No. 1	at West Texas State	W 107–76	28–0	West Texas State Fieldhouse Canyon, Texas
NCAA tournament
3/9/1968	No. 1	vs. Loyola (IL) Regional quarterfinals – First round	W 94–76	29–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah
3/15/1968	No. 1	vs. No. 9 Louisville Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen	W 91–75	30–0	WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas
3/16/1968	No. 1	vs. TCU Regional finals – Elite Eight	W 103–68	31–0	WSU Field House Wichita, Kansas
3/22/1968 SNI	No. 1	vs. No. 2 UCLA Final Four	L 69–101	31–1	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
3/23/1968	No. 1	vs. Ohio State Third-place game	L 85–89	31–2	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Main article:1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Coaches	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
Elvin Hayes	1	1	San Diego Rockets
Don Chaney	1	12	Boston Celtics

Source:^[2]

References

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^*ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game.Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847.ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^"1968 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2014. RetrievedOctober 4, 2014.

v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–2017; 2018–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
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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