1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	21–9 (9–5 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks Tommy Jones
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
SMU	12	–	2		.857			20	–	8		.714
Rice	11	–	3		.786			18	–	10		.643
Houston	9	–	5		.643			21	–	9		.700
Baylor	7	–	7		.500			16	–	11		.593
Texas Tech †	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Texas A&M	5	–	9		.357			10	–	17		.370
Texas	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
TCU	2	–	12		.143			6	–	22		.214
† 1993 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

After the season, Foster left to take the head coaching position at Nevada, and assistant Alvin Brooks was elevated to take his place.^[1]

Roster

1992–93 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Anthony Goldwire 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Pensacola JC West Palm Beach, Florida G 34 David Díaz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F/C 45 Bo Outlaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr South Plains CC San Antonio, Texas	Head coach Pat Foster Assistant coach(es) Alvin Brooks Tommy Jones Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1992*		at DePaul	W 82–65	1–0	Rosemont Horizon  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 12, 1992*		UIC	W 92–66	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 13, 1992*		at No. 5 North Carolina	L 76–84	2–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1992*		UTSA	W 94–67	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 22, 1992*		at Arkansas State	W 84–82	4–1	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1992*		Stephen F. Austin	W 76–75	5–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1993*		at No. 11 UCLA	L 78–87	5–2	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Jan 4, 1993*		UC Irvine	W 86–78	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 11, 1993*		Wyoming	W 83–56	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 14, 1993		Texas	W 81–67	8–2 (1–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 16, 1993		at Texas A&M	W 81–69	9–2 (2–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 19, 1993		Baylor	W 83–77	10–2 (3–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1993		SMU	W 85–75	11–2 (4–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 26, 1993	No. 25	at Texas Tech	L 74–78	11–3 (4–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Jan 30, 1993	No. 25	at SMU	L 60–70	11–4 (4–2)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
Feb 2, 1993		Rice	L 61–65	11–5 (4–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 6, 1993		at TCU	L 66–68	11–6 (4–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 8, 1993*		at Nevada	W 92–80	12–6	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Feb 10, 1993*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 77–63	13–6	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Feb 13, 1993		Texas Tech	W 93–76	14–6 (5–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 1993		Texas A&M	W 78–51	15–6 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 21, 1993*		No. 22 Louisville	W 89–81	16–6	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 23, 1993		at Baylor	W 76–75	17–6 (7–4)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Feb 27, 1993		at Texas	W 86–79	18–6 (8–4)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Mar 3, 1993		at Rice	L 78–89 OT	18–7 (8–5)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
Mar 6, 1993		TCU	W 86–66	19–7 (9–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 12, 1993*	(3)	vs. (6) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	W 84–68	20–7	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 13, 1993*	(3)	vs. (7) Texas Semifinals	W 58–50	21–7	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 14, 1993*	(3)	vs. (5) Texas Tech Championship	L 76–88	21–8	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
NIT
Mar 19, 1993*		at UTEP First round	L 61–67	21–9	Special Events Center  El Paso, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—