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1960–61 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA University Division competition in the 1960–61 season.

1960–61 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Independent
17–11
Guy Lewis (5th season)
Harvey Pate
Jeppesen FieldhouseSam Houston Coliseum

The 1960–61 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA University Division competition in the 1960–61 season.

Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in Jeppesen Fieldhouse and the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas, and was then an Independent.

This was the first postseason and NCAA Tournament appearance for Lewis as head coach.

Datetime, TVOpponentResultRecordSite city, state
Dec 1, 1960at North Texas StateW 73–531–0Men's Gymnasium Denton, Texas
Dec 6, 1960at Texas A&ML 61–661–1G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Dec 8, 1960at Sam Houston StateL 52–551–2Bearkat Gymnasium Huntsville, Texas
Dec 10, 1960at Lamar TechW 68–642–2McDonald Gym Beaumont, Texas
Dec 15, 1960Oklahoma Lion’s Club TournamentL 51–552–3Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas
Dec 16, 1960Oklahoma State Lion’s Club TournamentW 56–543–3Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1960at Oklahoma CityW 78–654–3Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1960vs. No. 18 Wichita All-College TournamentL 68–714–4Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1960vs. TCU All-College TournamentW 85–725–4Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1960at Oklahoma City All-College TournamentW 86–826–4Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1961Lamar TechW 100–737–4Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 5, 1961at CincinnatiL 71–74 OT7–5Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 1961No. 2 BradleyW 60–598–5Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas
Jan 14, 1961Saint LouisW 75–699–5Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas
Jan 19, 1961Texas A&MW 89–8510–5Sam Houston Coliseum Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 1961at Miami (FL)L 78–8910–6Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami Beach, Florida
Jan 28, 1961Loyola (LA)W 92–5611–6Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Jan 31, 1961PacificW 101–6612–6Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 2, 1961at TulsaW 88–7313–6Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1961North Texas StateW 86–5714–6Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 11, 1961Oklahoma CityW 107–7815–6Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Feb 16, 1961at No. 5 BradleyL 74–9015–7Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
Feb 18, 1961at Saint LouisL 62–7315–8Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 23, 1961No. 3 CincinnatiL 80–8515–9Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1961TulsaW 89–6516–9Jeppesen Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Mar 15, 1961Marquette Regional quarterfinals – First roundW 77–6117–9Delmar Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Mar 17, 1961vs. No. 4 Kansas State Regional semifinals – Sweet SixteenL 64–7517–10Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 18, 1961vs. Texas Tech Regional third-place gameL 67–6917–11Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.
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