1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball | |
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Lone Star Conference champions | |
NAIA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 10–4 (8–2 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ned Thompson |
Home arena | Jeppesen Gymnasium |
The 1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 1945–46 season. It was their inaugural year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 1st year in that position. The team played its home games at Jeppesen Gymnasium on-campus in Houston and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Houston captured its first conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1946 NAIA basketball tournament where they were defeated by eventual national runner-up Indiana State in the second round.[1][2]
Roster
[edit]Charlie Manichia also served as Houston's first starting quarterback. Guy Lewis served as an assistant for Houston from 1953 to 1956, and as head coach from 1956 to 1986.
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
01/10/1946 no, no |
North Texas State | W 62–35 | 1–0 (1–0) |
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
01/17/1946 no, no |
Sam Houston State | L 40–41 | 1–1 (1–1) |
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
02/02/1946 no, no |
Southwest Texas State | W 62–57 | 2–1 (2–1) |
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
02/04/1946* no, no |
at Southwestern | W 42–40 | 3–1 |
Unknown Georgetown, Texas | |||||||
02/08/1946 no, no |
at Sam Houston State | L 39–40 | 3–2 (2–2) |
Unknown Huntsville, Texas | |||||||
02/09/1946 no, no |
at Stephen F. Austin | W 45–38 | 4–2 (3–2) |
Shelton Gymnasium Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||
02/16/1946 no, no |
East Texas State | W 54–51 | 5–2 (4–2) |
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
02/19/1946* no, no |
Southwestern | L 57–58 | 5–3 |
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
02/20/1946 no, no |
at Southwest Texas State | W 62–55 | 6–3 (5–2) |
Unknown San Marcos, Texas | |||||||
02/23/1946 no, no |
Stephen F. Austin | W 65–39 | 7–3 (6–2) |
Jeppesen Gymnasium Houston, Texas | |||||||
03/01/1946 no, no |
at North Texas State | W 61–56 | 8–3 (7–2) |
Unknown Denton, Texas | |||||||
03/02/1946 no, no |
at East Texas State | W 61–54 | 9–3 (8–2) |
Whitley Gymnasium Commerce, Texas | |||||||
NAIA Tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/1946* no, no |
vs. High Point First Round |
W 63–34 | 10–3 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
03/13/1946* no, no |
vs. Indiana State Second Round |
L 43–62 | 10–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Houston U. Enters Playoffs". Victoria Advocate. March 5, 1946. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ "Post Season Tourneys on Sked". St. Petersburg Times. March 11, 1946. Retrieved February 9, 2011.