caption baskhof_year cbbaskhof_year player_team coach_years championships baskhof_id birth_place player_positions overall_record player_years coach_team awards sport birth_date image article_title name
lewis , c. 1972 2013 2007 houston 1953 -- 1955 1956 -- 1986 2 4 swc tournament -lrb- 1978 , 1981 , 1983 -- swc 1984 -rrb- regular season -lrb- 1983 -- 1984 -rrb- guy-lewis arp , texas center / forward 592 -- 279 1945 -- 1947 houston -lrb- assistant -rrb- houston 2x 1983 -rrb- henry iba award -lrb- 1968 -rrb- nabc coach ap of the year -lrb- 1968 -rrb- upi coach of the coach year -lrb- 1968 -rrb- of the year -lrb- 1968 , basketball 19 march 1922 guy lewis , circa 1972.png guy lewis
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guy lewis

guy vernon lewis , ii -lrb- born march 19 , 1922 -rrb- is a former american basketball player and coach .
he served as the head men 's basketball coach at the university of houston from 1956 to 1986 .
lewis led his houston cougars to five appearances in the final four of the ncaa tournament , in 1967 , 1968 , 1982 , 1983 , and 1984 .
he was inducted into national collegiate basketball hall of fame in 2007 and the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame in 2013 .
