May 1971: UH is invited to the Southwest Conference

On the morning of May 3, 1971, in a conference room in College Station, the University of Houston had one of its biggest athletics moments ever. Athletics Director Harry...

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Cougar History

The 1961 Houston Football season was Hal Lahar's last as head coach. Boosters had been planning it for a while, and Lahar resigned that...
On the morning of May 3, 1971, in a conference room in College Station, the University of Houston had one of its biggest athletics...
This is a follow-up piece to UH is invited to the Southwest Conference.   The University of Houston was admitted to the Southwest Conference on...
Finally, a game lived up to the hype. Houston 94, Louisville 81 in the Pit in Albuquerque. It was the second game of the...
Against Texas A&M, Jamal Shead was 0/5 on threes. He missed a critical free throw late in the game, barely hitting the front rim....
102 years ago today in Arp, Guy Vernon Lewis II was born, The father of Cougar basketball, college basketball on national television, playing in...