Guy V. Lewis
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Guy V. Lewis was a Hall of Fame college basketball coach best known for building the University of Houston into a national powerhouse, including the famed Phi Slama Jama teams and multiple Final Four appearances.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hall of Fame coach
ⓘ
college basketball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NCAA Final Four appearance (coach) ⓘ |
| coachedPlayer |
Clyde Drexler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvin Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakeem Olajuwon NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Micheaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachTenureEnd | 1986 ⓘ |
| coachTenureStart | 1956 ⓘ |
| collegeBasketballHallOfFameInductionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-11-26 ⓘ |
| employer | University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFourAppearance |
1967
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1968 ⓘ 1982 ⓘ 1983 ⓘ 1984 ⓘ |
| fullName | Guy Vernon Lewis II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
College Basketball Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| headCoachOf | Houston Cougars men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Guy V. Lewis Development Facility named in his honor at University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberAsPlayer | 21 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Houston Cougars men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built University of Houston into a national basketball powerhouse
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led Houston to multiple NCAA Final Four appearances ⓘ |
| notableGameCoached | 1968 "Game of the Century" vs. UCLA in the Astrodome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLosses | 279 ⓘ |
| numberOfWins | 592 ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ |
| overallCollegeCoachingRecord | 592–279 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Arp, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | forward ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamNickname | Phi Slama Jama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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