Guy Lewis

Alma Mater: 
Class of: 
Hometown: 
Arp, TX
  • Named national coach of the year by AP, UPI and the USBWA in 1968, and again by AP in 1983
  • Reached NCAA Final Four five times--1967 (3rd), 1968 (4th), 1982 (tied for 3rd), 1983 (2nd) and 1984 (2nd)
  • Coach of four Southwest Conference Tournament champions--1978, 1981, 1983 and 1984
  • Guided Houston to the nation's best record among almost 50 independent schools in 1968
  • Houston's all-time winningest coach
  • Assistant coach under Alden Pasche at Houston for three seasons from 1953-54 through 1955-56
  • Averaged 20.3 ppg under Pasche
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (nine: AP/UPI/USA)--1966 (NR/14), 1967 (7/6), 1968 (1/1), 1970 (12/11), 1971 (14/18), 1973 (13/18), 1978 (NR/16), 1983 (1/1/2) and 1984 (5/5/2)
  • All-Americans (nine): Otis Birdsong (1977), Dwight Davis (1972), Clyde Drexler (1983), Louis Dunbar (1974), Elvin Hayes (1966 through 1968), Hakeem Olajuwon (1983 and 1984), Gary Phillips (1961), Ken Spain (1968) and Michael Young (1984).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1956-57

Houston

10-16

5-9

5th

MVC

DNP

1957-58

Houston

9-16

4-10

6th

MVC

DNP

1958-59

Houston

12-14

6-8

5th

MVC

DNP

1959-60

Houston

13-12

6-8

4th

MVC

DNP

1960-61

Houston

17-11

NCAA (1-2)

1961-62

Houston

21-6

NIT (0-1)

1962-63

Houston

15-11

DNP

1963-64

Houston

16-10

DNP

1964-65

Houston

19-10

NCAA (1-2)

1965-66

Houston

23-6

NCAA (2-1)

1966-67

Houston

27-4

NCAA (4-1)

1967-68

Houston

31-2

NCAA (3-2)

1968-69

Houston

16-10

DNP

1969-70

Houston

25-5

NCAA (1-2)

1970-71

Houston

22-7

NCAA (2-1)

1971-72

Houston

20-7

NCAA (0-1)

1972-73

Houston

23-4

NCAA (0-1)

1973-74

Houston

17-9

DNP

1974-75

Houston

16-10

DNP

1975-76

Houston

17-11

7-9

6th

SWC

DNP

1976-77

Houston

29-8

13-3

2nd

SWC

NIT (3-1)

1977-78

Houston

25-8

11-5

3rd

SWC

NCAA (0-1)

1978-79

Houston

16-15

6-10

T-6th

SWC

DNP

1979-80

Houston

14-14

8-8

T-4th

SWC

DNP

1980-81

Houston

21-9

10-6

T-2nd

SWC

NCAA (0-1)

1981-82

Houston

25-8

11-5

2nd

SWC

NCAA (4-1)

1982-83

Houston

31-3

16-0

1st

SWC

NCAA (4-1)

1983-84

Houston

32-5

15-1

1st

SWC

NCAA (4-1)

1984-85

Houston

16-14

8-8

T-5th

SWC

NIT (0-1)

1985-86

Houston

14-14

8-8

6th

SWC

DNP