# List of Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Houston Cougars men's basketball team.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Alden Pasche (Lone Star Conference) (1945–1949) ||||||
| 1945–46 | Alden Pasche | 10–4 | 8–2 | 1st | NAIA second round |
| 1946–47 | Alden Pasche | 15–7 | 11–1 | 1st | NAIA second round |
| 1947–48 | Alden Pasche | 11–11 | 6–6 | | |
| 1948–49 | Alden Pasche | 11–11 | 7–5 | | |
| Alden Pasche (Gulf Coast Conference) (1949–1950) ||||||
| 1949–50 | Alden Pasche | 16–7 | 6–0 | 1st | |
| Alden Pasche (Missouri Valley Conference) (1950–1956) ||||||
| 1950–51 | Alden Pasche | 11–17 | 2–12 | 8th | |
| 1951–52 | Alden Pasche | 7–14 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1952–53 | Alden Pasche | 9–13 | 5–5 | T–2nd | |
| 1953–54 | Alden Pasche | 11–15 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1954–55 | Alden Pasche | 15–10 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1955–56 | Alden Pasche | 19–7 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| Guy Lewis (Missouri Valley Conference) (1956–1960) ||||||
| 1956–57 | Guy Lewis | 10–16 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 1957–58 | Guy Lewis | 9–16 | 4–10 | T–6th | |
| 1958–59 | Guy Lewis | 12–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1959–60 | Guy Lewis | 13–12 | 6–8 | T–4th | |
| Guy Lewis (Independent) (1960–1975) ||||||
| 1960–61 | Guy Lewis | 17–11 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1961–62 | Guy Lewis | 21–6 | | | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1962–63 | Guy Lewis | 15–11 | | | |
| 1963–64 | Guy Lewis | 16–10 | | | |
| 1964–65 | Guy Lewis | 19–10 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1965–66 | Guy Lewis | 23–6 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1966–67 | Guy Lewis | 27–4 | | | NCAA University Division Final Four |
| 1967–68 | Guy Lewis | 31–2 | | | NCAA University Division Final Four |
| 1968–69 | Guy Lewis | 16–10 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Guy Lewis | 25–5 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1970–71 | Guy Lewis | 22–7 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1971–72 | Guy Lewis | 20–7 | | | NCAA University Division first round |
| 1972–73 | Guy Lewis | 23–4 | | | NCAA University Division first round |
| 1973–74 | Guy Lewis | 17–9 | | | |
| 1974–75 | Guy Lewis | 16–10 | | | |
| Guy Lewis (Southwest Conference) (1975–1986) ||||||
| 1975–76 | Guy Lewis | 17–11 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1976–77 | Guy Lewis | 29–8 | 13–3 | 2nd | NIT Runner-up |
| 1977–78 | Guy Lewis | 25–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1978–79 | Guy Lewis | 16–15 | 6–10 | T–5th | |
| 1979–80 | Guy Lewis | 14–14 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1980–81 | Guy Lewis | 21–9 | 10–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1981–82 | Guy Lewis | 25–8 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 1982–83 | Guy Lewis | 31–3 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up |
| 1983–84 | Guy Lewis | 32–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Runner-up |
| 1984–85 | Guy Lewis | 16–14 | 8–8 | T–5th | NIT first round |
| 1985–86 | Guy Lewis | 14–14 | 8–8 | 6th | |
| Pat Foster (Southwest Conference) (1986–1993) ||||||
| 1986–87 | Pat Foster | 18–12 | 9–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1987–88 | Pat Foster | 18–13 | 10–6 | T–4th | NIT second round |
| 1988–89 | Pat Foster | 17–14 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1989–90 | Pat Foster | 25–8 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1990–91 | Pat Foster | 18–11 | 10–6 | 3rd | NIT first round |
| 1991–92 | Pat Foster | 25–6 | 11–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1992–93 | Pat Foster | 21–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT first round |
| Alvin Brooks (Southwest Conference) (1993–1996) ||||||
| 1993–94 | Alvin Brooks | 8–19 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1994–95 | Alvin Brooks | 9–19 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1995–96 | Alvin Brooks | 17–10 | 11–3 | 2nd | |
| Alvin Brooks (Conference USA) (1996–1998) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Alvin Brooks | 11–16 | 3–11 | 4th (White) | |
| 1997–98 | Alvin Brooks | 9–20 | 2–14 | T–5th (National) | |
| Clyde Drexler (Conference USA) (1998–2000) ||||||
| 1998–99 | Clyde Drexler | 10–17 | 5–11 | 6th (National) | |
| 1999–00 | Clyde Drexler | 9–22 | 2–14 | 6th (National) | |
| Ray McCallum (Conference USA) (2000–2004) ||||||
| 2000–01 | Ray McCallum | 9–20 | 6–10 | 5th (National) | |
| 2001–02 | Ray McCallum | 18–15 | 9–7 | 2nd (National) | NIT Opening Round |
| 2002–03 | Ray McCallum | 8–20 | 6–10 | 4th (National) | |
| 2003–04 | Ray McCallum | 9–18 | 3–13 | 13th | |
| Tom Penders (Conference USA) (2004–2010) ||||||
| 2004–05 | Tom Penders | 18–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | NIT first round |
| 2005–06 | Tom Penders | 21–10 | 9–5 | 4th | NIT second round |
| 2006–07 | Tom Penders | 18–15 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2007–08 | Tom Penders | 24–10 | 11–5 | 3rd | CBI Semifinal |
| 2008–09 | Tom Penders | 21–12 | 10–6 | T–4th | CBI first round |
| 2009–10 | Tom Penders | 19–16 | 7–9 | 7th | NCAA Division I first round |
| James Dickey (Conference USA) (2010–2013) ||||||
| 2010–11 | James Dickey | 12–18 | 4–12 | 11th | |
| 2011–12 | James Dickey | 15–15 | 7–9 | T–8th | |
| 2012–13 | James Dickey | 20–13 | 7–9 | T–7th | CBI Quarterfinal |
| James Dickey (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2014) ||||||
| 2013–14 | James Dickey | 17–16 | 8–10 | 6th | |
| Kelvin Sampson (American Athletic Conference) (2014–2023) ||||||
| 2014–15 | Kelvin Sampson | 13–19 | 4–14 | 10th | |
| 2015–16 | Kelvin Sampson | 22–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NIT first round |
| 2016–17 | Kelvin Sampson | 21–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | NIT first round |
| 2017–18 | Kelvin Sampson | 27–8 | 14–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2018–19 | Kelvin Sampson | 33–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2019–20 | Kelvin Sampson | 23–8 | 13–5 | T–1st | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Kelvin Sampson | 28–4 | 14–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 2021–22 | Kelvin Sampson | 32–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2022–23 | Kelvin Sampson | 33–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Kelvin Sampson (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present) ||||||
| 2023–24 | Kelvin Sampson | 32–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Total: | Total: | 1,435–882 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||