1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Regional Fourth place
Conference	Independent
Record	19–10
Head coach	Guy Lewis (9th season);
Assistant coach	Harvey Pate
Home arena	Jeppesen Fieldhouse; Delmar Fieldhouse; Sam Houston Coliseum

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Providence		–		–	24	–	2	.923
Miami		–		–	22	–	4	.846
Penn State		–		–	20	–	4	.833
No. 8 Villanova		–		–	23	–	5	.821
Dayton		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Boston College		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Seattle		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Army		–		–	21	–	8	.724
St. John's		–		–	21	–	8	.724
Detroit		–		–	20	–	8	.714
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Oklahoma City		–		–	21	–	10	.677
Colorado State		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fairfield		–		–	14	–	7	.667
		–		–	19	–	10	.655
St. Bonaventure		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Texas Western		–		–	16	–	9	.640
West Texas State		–		–	16	–	9	.640
DePaul		–		–	17	–	10	.630
Florida State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
NYU		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan		–		–	13	–	9	.591
Duquesne		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Creighton		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Georgetown		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Holy Cross		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Georgia Tech		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Fordham		–		–	15	–	12	.556
Notre Dame		–		–	15	–	12	.556
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	11	–	9	.550
Centenary		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Iona		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Utah State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Rutgers		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Boston University		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Navy		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Portland		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Seton Hall		–		–	12	–	13	.480
Canisius		–		–	10	–	12	.455
Denver		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Loyola Chicago		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Butler		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Memphis State		–		–	10	–	14	.417
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Xavier		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Air Force		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Loyola (LA)		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Marquette		–		–	8	–	18	.308
New Mexico State		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Colgate		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Pittsburgh		–		–	7	–	16	.304
Niagara		–		–	4	–	17	.190

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA University Division competition in the 1964–65 season.

Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in Jeppesen Fieldhouse, Delmar Fieldhouse, and the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, and was then an Independent.

Roster

1964–65 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Gary Grider	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Washington, Indiana
G	20	David Starks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Buffalo, Kentucky
G	22	Joe Hamood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Dearborn, Michigan
F	30	Leary Lentz	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Clarkton, Missouri

Head coach

Guy Lewis (Houston)

Assistant coach(es)

Harvey Pate (Oklahoma State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1964	at Wisconsin	L 65–76	0–1	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 5, 1964	Texas A&I	W 94–71	1–1	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Dec 7, 1964	Ohio State	L 69–77	1–2	Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas
Dec 9, 1964	at North Texas State	L 48–60	1–3	Men's Gymnasium Denton, Texas
Dec 10, 1964	at TCU	W 67–62	2–3	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 14, 1964	at Texas A&M	L 67–74	2–4	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Dec 16, 1964	vs. Auburn Bluebonnet Classic	W 50–48	3–4	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1964	vs. Texas A&M Bluebonnet Classic	W 59–49	4–4	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Dec 19, 1964	Colorado	W 70–61	5–4	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Dec 26, 1964	Rhode Island	W 74–68	6–4	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1964	vs. Penn State Motor City Classic	L 57–59	6–5	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Dec 29, 1964	vs. Valparaiso Motor City Classic	W 84–81	7–5	Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan
Jan 2, 1965	Trinity (TX)	W 116–79	8–5	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 4, 1965	Oklahoma City	W 61–54	9–5	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 9, 1965	Notre Dame	L 80–110	9–6	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1965	Southwestern	W 89–64	10–6	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 16, 1965	North Texas State	W 117–83	11–6	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 18, 1965	TCU	W 108–87	12–6	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 28, 1965	Baylor	W 80–78	13–6	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 30, 1965	Texas A&M	W 79–74	14–6	Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 6, 1965	Loyola (LA)	W 104–80	15–6	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 9, 1965	at Trinity (TX)	W 139–87	16–6	Unknown San Antonio, Texas
Feb 13, 1965	Centenary (LA)	W 95–84	17–6	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 16, 1965	Texas Wesleyan	W 122–105	18–6	Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1965	at Miami (FL)	L 91–103	18–7	Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami Beach, Florida
Feb 27, 1965	at Oklahoma City	L 79–85	18–8	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 8, 1965	vs. Notre Dame Regional quarterfinals – First round	W 99–98	19–8	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Mar 12, 1965	vs. Oklahoma State Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen	L 60–75	19–9	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 13, 1965	vs. SMU Regional third-place game	L 87–89	19–10	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "1964-65 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 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] "1964-65 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 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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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 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