1980–81_Houston_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	21–9 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (25th season);
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick; Don Schverak;
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1980–81 season.

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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.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Arkansas	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Houston †	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	15	–	12	.556
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Texas	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Rice	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
TCU	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
SMU	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 1981 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1980*		USC	W 71–54	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 13, 1980*		Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 84–70	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1980*		Pepperdine	W 94–81	3–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 19, 1980*		Army	W 88–58	4–0	Astrodome Houston, Texas
Dec 20, 1980*		Wyoming	W 70–61	5–0	Astrodome Houston, Texas
Dec 23, 1980*		at Nevada	W 86–71	6–0	Centennial Coliseum Reno, Nevada
Jan 3, 1981		at Rice	W 62–57	7–0 (1–0)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Jan 6, 1981		Texas Tech	W 73–70	8–0 (2–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 10, 1981		at Texas	W 91–71	9–0 (3–0)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 17, 1981*		Lamar	W 70–64	10–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 19, 1981		Arkansas	W 57–54	11–1 (4–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 24, 1981		TCU	W 68–59	12–1 (5–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 7, 1981*		vs. TCU Semifinals	W 73–53	21–7	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas
Mar 8, 1981*		vs. Texas Championship game	W 84–59	21–8	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1981*	(8 E)	vs. (9 E) Villanova First round	L 72–90^[1]	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

1980–81 Houston Cougars men's basketball team