1985–86 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1985–86 Houston Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	14–14 (8–8 SWC)
Head coach	Guy Lewis (30th season)
Assistant coaches	Terry Kirkpatrick Don Schverak
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
Seasons← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
TCU	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Texas	12	–	4	.750	19	–	12	.613
Texas A&M	12	–	4	.750	20	–	12	.625
SMU	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Texas Tech †	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Houston	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Baylor	3	–	13	.188	11	–	16	.407
Rice	2	–	14	.125	9	–	19	.321

† 1986 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1985–86 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.

After the season, Lewis retired, and was replaced by Pat Foster.

Roster

1985–86 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	54	Greg Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Worthing HS	Houston, TX
F	50	Stacey Belcher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Yates HS	Houston, TX
G	20	Alvin Franklin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	La Marque HS	La Marque, TX
G	12	Renaldo Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Roosevelt HS	Gary, IN
F	40	Rickie Winslow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1985*		vs. Virginia	L 77–92	0–1	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Nov 29, 1985*		Texas Wesleyan	W 100–73	1–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 5, 1985*		at UTSA	W 104–59	2–1	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Dec 7, 1985*		St. Mary's	W 76–65	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 12, 1985*		No. 19 DePaul	L 78–84	3–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 14, 1985*		at No. 10 Illinois	L 92–102	3–3	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Dec 18, 1985*		BYU–Hawaii	W 92–82	4–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1985*		Long Beach State	W 96–86	5–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 27, 1985*		at Toledo Blade Classic	L 74–80	5–4	Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
Dec 28, 1985*		vs. Detroit Blade Classic	W 75–64	6–4	Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio
Jan 2, 1986		Texas	L 68–70	6–5 (0–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 4, 1986		at Texas Tech	L 68–69	6–6 (0–2)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Jan 11, 1986		Rice	L 68–71	6–7 (0–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 15, 1986		at Arkansas	W 87–85	7–7 (1–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 18, 1986		at Baylor	W 79–58	8–7 (2–3)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Jan 22, 1986		Texas A&M	W 76–69	9–7 (3–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 25, 1986		SMU	W 71–66	10–7 (4–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 29, 1986		at TCU	L 49–53	10–8 (4–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 1, 1986		at Texas	L 53–79	10–9 (4–5)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 5, 1986		Texas Tech	L 91–92	10–10 (4–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 1986		at Rice	W 71–69	11–10 (5–6)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 15, 1986		Arkansas	W 93–83	12–10 (6–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1986		Baylor	W 77–70	13–10 (7–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 22, 1986*		No. 16 Louisville	L 59–76	13–11	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 24, 1986		at Texas A&M	L 75–82	13–12 (7–7)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Feb 26, 1986		at SMU	L 71–78	13–13 (7–8)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Mar 1, 1986		TCU	W 85–83	14–13 (8–8)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 7, 1986*	(6)	vs. (3) Texas First round	L 62–78	14–14	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

"College Basketball : Lewis' Retirement at Houston Is End of an Era". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1986. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
"1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 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) Fertitta Center (1969–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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