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1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	1945–46
prev_year	none
next_year	1946–47
team	Houston Cougars
image	University of Houston classic logo.png
image_size	100
conference	Lone Star Conference
short_conf	LSC
record	10–4
conf_record	8–2
head_coach	Alden Pasche
hc_year	1st
asst_coach1	Ned Thompson
stadium	Public School Fieldhouse
champion	Lone Star Conference champions
bowl	NAIA Tournament
bowl_result	Second Round

The 1945–46 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 1945–46 season. It was their inaugural year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Alden Pasche, who was serving in his 1st year in that position. The team played its home games at Public School Fieldhouse on-campus in Houston and were members of the Lone Star Conference. Houston captured its first conference regular season title, and competed in the postseason in the 1946 NAIA basketball tournament where they were defeated by eventual national runner-up Indiana State in the second round.

Roster

Charlie Manichia also served as Houston's first starting quarterback. Guy Lewis served as an assistant for Houston from 1953 to 1956, and as head coach from 1956 to 1986.

Alden Pasche (Rice)
Ned Thompson (Stephen F. Austin)

Schedule

|- !colspan=12 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style=|NAIA Tournament

References

(1946-03-05). "Houston U. Enters Playoffs". Victoria Advocate.
(1946-03-11). "Post Season Tourneys on Sked". [[St. Petersburg Times]].

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