1969–70 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1969–70
|team=Houston Cougars
|sport=Basketball
|image=University of Houston classic logo.png
|image_size=100px
|conference=Independent
|division=
|short_conf=
|CoachRank=11
|APRank=12
|record=25–5
|conf_record=
|head_coach=Guy Lewis
|hc_year=14th
|asst_coach1=Harvey Pate
|asst_coach2=Don Schverak
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Hofheinz Pavilion
|champion=
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Regional Fourth place
}}
{{1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings}}
The 1969–70 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA University Division competition in the 1969–70 season.
Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then an Independent.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1969|team=Houston Cougars|teamcolors=y|high_school=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tom|last=Gribben|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=Sr|rs=|home=Berwyn, Illinois|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ollie|last=Taylor|dab=|link=y|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=194|class=Sr|rs=|home=New York City, New York|high_school=San Jacinto CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Poo|last=Welch|dab=|link=|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=Jr|rs=|home=Lake Charles, Louisiana|high_school=Tyler JC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mars|last=Evans|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=250|class=Sr|rs=|home=New York City, New York|high_school={{nbsp}}}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dwight|last=Davis|dab=basketball|link=y|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=So|rs=|home=Houston, Texas|high_school=Worthing HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/houston/1970.html|accessdate=
|head_coach=
- Guy Lewis ({{college|Houston}})
|asst_coach=
- Harvey Pate ({{college|Oklahoma State}})
- Don Schverak ({{college|Houston}})
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Houston Cougars}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns|title=Southwestern Louisiana}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 89–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=UT Arlington Mavericks|title=Texas–Arlington}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 88–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Centenary Gentlemen|title=Centenary (LA)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 70–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename = Bluebonnet Classic
| score = 112–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename = Bluebonnet Classic
| score = 74–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Loyola Marymount Lions|title=Loyola Marymount}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 116–91
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 91–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 77–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Long Beach State Beach|title=Long Beach State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 76–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = Santa Clara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Las Vegas Convention Center
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = UNLV Invitational
| score = 63–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Las Vegas Convention Center
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = UNLV Invitational
| score = 98–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|title=Hawaii}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename =
| score = 116–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 11
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=West Texas A&M Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 91–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 24, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=St. Mary's Rattlers|title=St. Mary's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Unknown
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 66–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Seattle Redhawks|title=Seattle}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Seattle Center Coliseum
| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 92–88
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Montana State Bobcats|title=Montana State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MSU Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bozeman, Montana
| gamename =
| score = 82–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 12
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = George Nelson Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Logan, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 84–91
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = St. Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 118–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 78–77
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 16–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Hardin–Simmons Cowboys|title=Hardin–Simmons}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 109–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 118–98
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Loyola Wolf Pack|title=Loyola (LA)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 99–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Centenary (LA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Shreveport, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 97–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Texas–Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Texas Hall
| site_cityst = Arlington, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 102–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=South Alabama Jaguars|title=South Alabama}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 128–90
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = West Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = West Texas State Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Canyon, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 96–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Omaha Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = Omaha, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 62–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Houston Cougars}}| 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 13
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, Texas
| gamename = Regional quarterfinals – First round
| score = 71–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 12
| seed =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank = 14
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename = Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen
| score = 87–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1970
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 12
| seed =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename = Regional third-place game
| score = 98–107
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–5
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Central Time
| region =
| regionname =
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=1972-73 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://uhcougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1972-73 |publisher=University of Houston Athletics |access-date=December 27, 2024}}
Rankings
{{main|1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=846–847|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 14
| poll1_0=20
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=19
| poll1_3=8
| poll1_4=8
| poll1_5=11
| poll1_6=9
| poll1_7=7
| poll1_8=12
| poll1_9=16
| poll1_10=15
| poll1_11=15
| poll1_12=15
| poll1_13=13
| poll1_14=12
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 14
| poll2_0=NR
| poll2_1=NR
| poll2_2=20
| poll2_3=5
| poll2_4=9
| poll2_5=8
| poll2_6=8
| poll2_7=7
| poll2_8=10
| poll2_9=20
| poll2_10=13
| poll2_11=14
| poll2_12=11
| poll2_13=11
| poll2_14=11
}}
References
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