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

## 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

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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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