1991–92 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1991–92 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.

1991–92 Houston Cougars men's basketball
SWC tournament champions SWC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	25–6 (11–3 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks Tommy Jones
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

1991–92 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Houston †	11	–	3		.786			25	–	6		.806
Texas	11	–	3		.786			23	–	12		.657
TCU	9	–	5		.643			23	–	11		.676
Rice	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Texas Tech	6	–	8		.429			15	–	14		.517
Baylor	5	–	9		.357			13	–	15		.464
SMU	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
Texas A&M	2	–	12		.143			6	–	22		.214
† 1992 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Cougars tied for the regular season SWC title and won the SWC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Houston lost in the opening round to Georgia Tech, 65–60, to finish with a record of 25–6 (11–3 SWC).

Roster

1991–92 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 3 Craig Upchurch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr G 34 David Díaz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr SF 44 Sam Mack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tyler JC Dolton, Illinois F/C 45 Bo Outlaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South Plains CC San Antonio, Texas	Head coach Pat Foster Assistant coach(es) Alvin Brooks Tommy Jones Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1991*		Villanova	W 79–49	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Nov 27, 1991*		No. 6 North Carolina	L 65–68	1–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Nov 30, 1991*		North Texas	W 89–87	2–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 3, 1991*		Arkansas State	W 72–54	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 6, 1991*		at UC Irvine Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic	W 73–51	4–1	Bren Events Center  Irvine, California
Dec 7, 1991*		vs. Kent State Disneyland Freedom Bowl Classic	W 80–56	5–1	Bren Events Center  Irvine, California
Dec 14, 1991*		at UIC	W 75–66	6–1	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 19, 1991*		St. Mary's	W 94–67	7–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1991*		at California	W 81–75	8–1	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, California
Dec 30, 1991*		Cal State Fullerton	W 83–67	9–1	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 2, 1992*		at No. 24 Louisville	L 56–60	9–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1992*		at Centenary (LA)	W 105–81	10–2	Gold Dome  Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 9, 1992		at Texas	L 75–86	10–3 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 11, 1992		Baylor	W 83–77	11–3 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 18, 1992		at Rice	W 74–60	12–3 (2–1)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
Jan 21, 1992*		Saint Louis	W 110–88	13–3	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 25, 1992		Texas Tech	W 77–58	14–3 (3–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 29, 1992		at Texas A&M	W 69–65	15–3 (4–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Feb 5, 1992		at TCU	L 54–67	15–4 (4–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 5, 1992		SMU	W 67–50	16–4 (5–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 9, 1992		Texas	L 72–87	16–5 (5–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 12, 1992		at Baylor	W 98–92	17–5 (6–3)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Feb 19, 1992		Rice	W 86–83	18–5 (7–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Feb 26, 1992		at Texas Tech	W 83–80	19–5 (8–3)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Feb 29, 1992		Texas A&M	W 79–69	20–5 (9–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Mar 4, 1992		TCU	W 50–44	21–5 (10–3)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Mar 7, 1992		at SMU	W 69–62	22–5 (11–3)	Moody Coliseum  University Park, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	(2)	vs. (7) SMU Quarterfinals	W 73–62	23–5	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 14, 1992*	(2)	vs. (3) TCU Semifinals	W 87–84 2OT	24–5	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 15, 1992*	(2)	vs. (1) Texas Championship	W 91–72	25–5	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1992*	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Georgia Tech First Round	L 60–65	25–6	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.