The college basketball offseason is here, and we decided to have some fun over the next few months, ranking ALL 364 teams in D1. Number 332 is Houston Christian basketball.
Before you say we’re crazy – or that all of this is up for debate, let’s go over the very intricate process of how we came to this conclusion. We took a very statistical approach – with the help of Chat GPT – taking into consideration everything from March Madness wins and finishes, to AP Poll appearances, to conference players of the year. And then, a good friend of ours, Scott Blanchard, took our approach to the MAX.
Click here to visit the FIRST article, which explains how the formula works!
Here’s the breakdown of Houston Christian basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 1
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 11.2
- Bids per season: 0.03
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 1
- Conference Players of the Year: 0
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 2
- Conference tournament titles: 1
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Houston Christian basketball
Formerly Houston Baptist, now known as Houston Christian, the Huskies now play in the Southland, where they’ve only had a single winning season in 13 years. Before that, they were in the Great West Conference and also independent for a year.
But the crazy thing about this program is that they left DI and returned. And their first stint was really good.
From 1973-89, Houston Christian basketball was definitely more of a high-end mid-major. In fact, between 1979 and 1987, the Huskies went 142-86. They were coached by Gene Iba for most of those seasons, and his success led him to take a job at Baylor.
The 1983-84 season was the most special for Houston Christian. They went 24-7, falling in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. In the non-conference, they picked up wins against Oklahoma State and UMass, but fell to Alcorn State in the big dance, ending their season abruptly.
The Huskies haven’t gotten close to heading back to the Iba days, but it was certainly a proud stretch of years in this program’s history.