Houston

Big 12 · Houston, Houston, Texas

1437-854

All-time

0.627

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Houston’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Apr 4, 1983	1983	Championship Game	#1 Houston 52-54 #16 North Carolina State The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico National Title	2.51
2	Apr 5, 2025	2025	Final Four	#2 Houston 70-67 #1 Duke Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Final Four	2.29
3	Apr 7, 2025	2025	Championship Game	#2 Houston 63-65 #3 Florida Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas National Title	2.17
4	Mar 22, 1968	1968	Final Four	#1 Houston 69-101 #2 UCLA Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California Final Four	2.14
5	Mar 23, 1968	1968	Third Place Game	#1 Houston 85-89 Ohio State Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California	2.11
6	Mar 22, 2025	2025	Second Round	#2 Houston 81-76 #24 Gonzaga Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas	2.03
7	Mar 29, 2024	2024	Regional Semifinals	#2 Houston 51-54 #13 Duke American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas Sweet 16	1.95
8	Apr 2, 1984	1984	Championship Game	#5 Houston 75-84 #2 Georgetown Kingdome, Seattle, Washington National Title	1.85
9	Mar 26, 2022	2022	Regional Finals	#15 Houston 44-50 #6 Villanova AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Elite Eight	1.79
10	Mar 29, 2019	2019	Regional Semifinals	#11 Houston 58-62 #7 Kentucky Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Sweet 16	1.78

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Houston	30-7	Big 12	14-4	#5	#7	2	Sweet 16
2025	Houston	35-5	Big 12 ★ ◆	19-1	#2	#3	1	Final Four
2024	Houston	32-5	Big 12 ★	15-3	#2	#2	1	Sweet 16
2023	Houston	33-4	American Athletic ★	17-1	#2	#3	1	Sweet 16
2022	Houston	32-6	American Athletic ★ ◆	15-3	#15	#3	5	Elite Eight
2021	Houston	28-4	American Athletic ◆	14-3	#6	#5	2	Final Four
2020	Houston	23-8	American Athletic ★	13-5	#22	#21
2019	Houston	33-4	American Athletic ★	16-2	#11	#13	3	Sweet 16
2018	Houston	27-8	American Athletic	14-4	#21	#23	6	NCAA tournament
2017	Houston	21-11	American Athletic	12-6		#49		NIT
2016	Houston	22-10	American Athletic	12-6		#61		NIT
2015	Houston	13-19	American Athletic	4-14		#179
2014	Houston	17-16	American Athletic	8-10		#127
2013	Houston	20-13	Conference USA	7-9		#156
2012	Houston	15-15	Conference USA	7-9		#156
2011	Houston	12-18	Conference USA	4-12		#192
2010	Houston	19-16	Conference USA ◆	7-9		#86	13	NCAA tournament
2009	Houston	21-12	Conference USA	10-6		#69
2008	Houston	24-10	Conference USA	11-5		#68
2007	Houston	18-15	Conference USA	10-6		#83
2006	Houston	21-10	Conference USA	9-5		#77		NIT
2005	Houston	18-14	Conference USA	9-7		#103		NIT
2004	Houston	9-18	Conference USA	3-13		#170
2003	Houston	8-20	Conference USA	6-10		#191
2002	Houston	18-15	Conference USA	9-7		#96		NIT
2001	Houston	9-20	Conference USA	6-10		#160
2000	Houston	9-22	Conference USA	2-14		#134
1999	Houston	10-17	Conference USA	5-11		#167
1998	Houston	9-20	Conference USA	2-14		#220
1997	Houston	11-16	Conference USA	3-11		#139
1996	Houston	17-10	Southwest	11-3		#107
1995	Houston	9-19	Southwest	5-9		#189
1994	Houston	8-19	Southwest	5-9		#183
1993	Houston	21-9	Southwest	9-5		#55		NIT
1992	Houston	25-6	Southwest ★ ◆	11-3		#40	10	NCAA tournament
1991	Houston	18-11	Southwest	10-6		#45		NIT
1990	Houston	25-8	Southwest	13-3		#46	8	NCAA tournament
1989	Houston	17-14	Southwest	8-8		#96
1988	Houston	18-13	Southwest	10-6		#83		NIT
1987	Houston	18-12	Southwest	9-7		#31	12	NCAA tournament
1986	Houston	14-14	Southwest	8-8		#89
1985	Houston	16-14	Southwest	8-8		#76		NIT
1984	Houston	32-5	Southwest ★ ◆	15-1	#5	#12	2	Final Four
1983	Houston	31-3	Southwest ★ ◆	16-0	#1	#1	1	Final Four
1982	Houston	25-8	Southwest	11-5		#20	6	Final Four
1981	Houston	21-9	Southwest ◆	10-6		#37	8	NCAA tournament
1980	Houston	14-14	Southwest	8-8		#96
1979	Houston	16-15	Southwest	6-10		#98
1978	Houston	25-8	Southwest ◆	11-5		#10		NCAA tournament
1977	Houston	29-8	Southwest	13-3		#23		NIT
1976	Houston	17-11	Southwest	7-9		#116
1975	Houston	16-10	Independent			#48
1974	Houston	17-9	Independent			#46
1973	Houston	23-4	Independent		#13	#15		NCAA tournament
1972	Houston	20-7	Independent			#13		NCAA tournament
1971	Houston	22-7	Independent		#14	#17		Sweet 16
1970	Houston	25-5	Independent		#12	#25		Sweet 16
1969	Houston	16-10	Independent			#49
1968	Houston	31-2	Independent		#1	#2		Final Four
1967	Houston	27-4	Independent		#7	#10		Final Four
1966	Houston	23-6	Independent			#20		Sweet 16
1965	Houston	19-10	Independent			#71		Sweet 16
1964	Houston	16-10	Independent			#82
1963	Houston	15-11	Independent			#59
1962	Houston	21-6	Independent			#26		NIT
1961	Houston	17-11	Independent			#18		Sweet 16
1960	Houston	13-12	Missouri Valley	6-8		#42
1959	Houston	12-14	Missouri Valley	6-8		#41
1958	Houston	9-16	Missouri Valley	6-8		#125
1957	Houston	10-16	Missouri Valley	5-9		#105
1956	Houston	19-7	Missouri Valley ★	9-3	#17	#22		Sweet 16
1955	Houston	15-10	Missouri Valley	3-7		#50
1954	Houston	11-15	Missouri Valley	3-7		#78
1953	Houston	9-13	Missouri Valley	5-5		#111
1952	Houston	7-14	Missouri Valley	3-7		#104
1951	Houston	11-17	Missouri Valley	2-12		#102

Consensus All-Americans

13 AP All-American selections.

Year	Player
2026	Kingston Flemings
2025	LJ Cryer
2024	Jamal Shead
2023	Marcus Sasser
2021	Quentin Grimes
1984	Hakeem Olajuwon
1984	Michael Young
1983	Clyde Drexler
1981	Rob Williams
1977	Otis Birdsong
1972	Dwight Davis
1968	Elvin Hayes
1967	Elvin Hayes

NBA first-round picks

43 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2023	Marcus Sasser	2023
2023	Jarace Walker	2023
2023	Marcus Sasser	2022
2021	Quentin Grimes	2021
2023	Marcus Sasser	2021
2021	Quentin Grimes	2020
2023	Marcus Sasser	2020
1987	Greg Anderson	1987
1987	Greg Anderson	1986
1987	Greg Anderson	1985
1984	Hakeem Olajuwon	1984
1984	Michael Young	1984
1987	Greg Anderson	1984
1983	Clyde Drexler	1983
1984	Hakeem Olajuwon	1983
1984	Michael Young	1983
1982	Rob Williams	1982
1983	Clyde Drexler	1982
1984	Hakeem Olajuwon	1982
1984	Michael Young	1982
1982	Rob Williams	1981
1983	Clyde Drexler	1981
1984	Michael Young	1981
1982	Rob Williams	1980
1977	Otis Birdsong	1977
1977	Otis Birdsong	1976
1977	Otis Birdsong	1975
1977	Otis Birdsong	1974
1973	Dwight Jones	1973
1972	Dwight Davis	1972
1973	Dwight Jones	1972
1972	Dwight Davis	1971
1973	Dwight Jones	1971
1972	Dwight Davis	1970
1968	Elvin Hayes	1968
1968	Don Chaney	1968
1968	Elvin Hayes	1967
1968	Don Chaney	1967
1968	Elvin Hayes	1966
1968	Don Chaney	1966
1961	Gary Phillips	1961
1961	Gary Phillips	1960
1961	Gary Phillips	1959