Houston Christian Huskies basketball history
Houston Christian University (Houston, TX)
Frank and Lucille Sharp Gymnasium
Southland Conference
Current head coach: Craig Doty (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Evan Lavery (2024-)
- Asst: Cam Clark (2024-)
- Asst: Terry Johnson (2023-)
- Asst: Adam Cytlak (2024-)
- Asst: Nick Hilton (2024-)
- DBO: Caden Brannan (2024-)
- Video: Devin Wegner (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 0
- Final Four Appearances:Â 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances:Â 1Â (1984)
- NCAAT Overall Record:Â 0-1
- NIT Championships:Â 0
- NIT Appearances:Â 0
- NIT Overall Record:Â 0-0
- CBI Appearances:Â 1Â (2016)
- CBI Overall Record:Â 0-1
- CIT Appearances:Â 1Â (2017)
- CIT Overall Record:Â 0-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances:Â 10Â (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record:Â 3-10
Conference Titles (TAAC/Sun Belt, RRAC, Great West, Southland):
- Southland Regular Season Championships:Â 0
- Red River (Div II) Regular Season Championships:Â 9Â (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- TAAC Regular Season Championship:Â Â 2Â Â (1981, 1984)
- Southland Tournament Championships:Â 0
- Red River (Div II) Tournament Championships:Â 4Â (2001, 2003, 2004, 2006)
- TAAC Tournament Championships: Â 1Â (1984)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year:Â 0
- John R. Wooden Award:Â 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 0
- AP All-Americans:Â 0
- Southland Player of the Year:Â 0
Houston Christian head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Craig Doty | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Cottrell | 1991-2024 | 523-515 | 9^ | 10^ | 0 |
no team | 1989-91 | – | – | – | – |
Tommy Jones | 1985-89 | 50-63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Iba | 1977-85 | 128-96 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Bob McKinley | 1975-77 | 11-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lonnie Richards | 1970-75 | 51-74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gerald Myers | 1967-70 | 32-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peck Vass | 1964-67 | 21-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mac Sutton | 1963-64 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Houston Christian program was at the NAIA level; HCU moved down to the NAIA in 1989 and then returned to Division I prior to the 2008-09 season
OTHER NAMES: Prior to September 2022, the school and athletic programs went by “Houston Baptist”
NOTE:Â Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â