1949–50 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1949–50 Houston Cougars men's basketball | |
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Gulf Coast Conference champions | |
Conference | Gulf Coast Conference |
Record | 16–7 (6–0 GCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ned Thompson |
Home arena | Jeppesen Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 → |
The 1949–50 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1949–50 season of college basketball. It was their fifth year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 5th year in that position. The team played its home games at Jeppesen Gymnasium on-campus in Houston and were members of the Gulf Coast Conference. Houston captured its third conference regular season title.[1][2]
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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12/1/1949* | Hardin–Simmons | W 48–36 | 1–0 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
12/2/1949* | Loyola (LA) | W 57–33 | 2–0 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
12/6/1949* | at Bradley | L 57–73 | 2–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
12/8/1949* | at Loras | W 65–51 | 3–1 | Unknown Dubuque, Iowa | |||||||
12/9/1949* | at Beloit | L 56–70 | 3–2 | Unknown Beloit, Wisconsin | |||||||
12/10/1949* | at Marquette | L 65–69 | 3–3 | Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
12/13/1949* | at Creighton | L 47–52 | 3–4 | Creighton University Gym Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
12/20/1949* | at Texas | L 44–46 | 3–5 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas | |||||||
12/30/1949* | Wichita | W 72–66 | 4–5 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
1/3/1950* | Pepperdine | W 47–46 | 5–5 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
1/5/1950* | at Sam Houston State | W 58–52 | 6–5 | Unknown Huntsville, Texas | |||||||
1/7/1950 | at Trinity | W 67–62 | 7–5 (1–0) | Unknown San Antonio, Texas | |||||||
1/11/1950 | Midwestern | W 63–38 | 8–5 (2–0) | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
1/13/1950 | at North Texas State | W 66–58 | 9–5 (3–0) | Men's Gymnasium Denton, Texas | |||||||
1/14/1950* | at Oklahoma City | L 51–60 | 9–6 | Municipal Auditorium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
1/21/1950* | Oklahoma City | W 52–45 | 10–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
2/1/1950* | Sam Houston State | W 85–57 | 11–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
2/4/1950* | Stephen F. Austin | W 62–55 | 12–6 | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
2/6/1950 | North Texas State | W 62–55 | 13–6 (4–0) | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
2/8/1950 | Trinity | W 80–49 | 14–6 (5–0) | Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas | |||||||
2/11/1950* | at Stephen F. Austin | W 55–51 | 15–6 | Unknown Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||
2/17/1950 | at Midwestern | W 68–40 | 16–6 (6–0) | Unknown Wichita Falls, Texas | |||||||
2/25/1950* | at Loyola (LA) | L 50–58 | 16–7 | Unknown New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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