The school men’s basketball team is known as the Cougars and the first team was created in 1946.
The University of Houston men college basketball has produced 19 All-American players and 3 of the NBA’s 50 greatest players becoming one of the best and most successful sport programs in the country.
Two of the most famous and accomplished basketball players are Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon.
Olajuwon was the first Cougar player to earn the outstanding honors at a NCAA Final Four, while Drexler became the first Cougar to earn all-conference honors three times in his career.
Both were picked in the NBA Draft and became part of the NBA’s 50 greatest players. |