Published on March 9th, 2023 | by James Mueller
The beauty of a conference tournament is that every team, regardless of its regular-season record, has a shot at the big prize — a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. With the stakes being so high, the …... Read More →
Published on March 8th, 2023 | by James Mueller
Led by Marcus Sasser being named Player of the Year, Houston dominated the American Athletic Conference’s 2022-23 season awards, which the league released on Wednesday morning. “I’m just proud of our kids. Proud of what they’ve …... Read More →
Published on March 6th, 2023 | by James Mueller
Houston (29-2) finished the regular season at No. 1 in the AP poll for just the third time in program history, receiving 58 of the 61 first-place votes. The 1967-68 and 1982-83 seasons are the only …... Read More →
Published on March 5th, 2023 | by James Mueller
In a month when heroes are born, Jamal Shead got the Madness started for No. 1 Houston on Sunday afternoon in Memphis. Tied at 65 with 8.9 seconds left, Shead drove the length of the court …... Read More →
Published on March 3rd, 2023 | by James Mueller
When Kelvin Sampson first arrived at Houston, he had to go around the campus with a megaphone begging people to come to games. Nine years later, the Fertitta Center just set an attendance record for the …... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2023 | by James Mueller
Marcus Sasser stepped off the Fertitta Center floor, a court on which he had played 1,460 minutes over the course of four years and for the final time on Thursday night. As he walked to the …... Read More →
Published on March 2nd, 2023 | by James Mueller
Marcus Sasser tied the Houston record for career 3-pointers with 261 and Jamal Shead scored a career-high 25 points as the top-ranked Cougars extended their win streak to 10 games, defeating Wichita State 83-66 on Thursday …... Read More →
Published on February 28th, 2023 | by James Mueller
When Kelvin Sampson was climbing up the coaching ladder, he noticed a trend across college basketball — Black assistant coaches’ sole responsibility was to recruit. “I would talk to a lot of the Black assistants (and) …... Read More →
Published on February 27th, 2023 | by James Mueller
With under two weeks until Selection Sunday, Houston remained at No. 1 in the latest AP poll released on Monday morning. The Cougars (27-2, 15-1 AAC) went 2-0 over the past week with victories over Tulane …... Read More →
Published on February 25th, 2023 | by James Mueller
For the second consecutive season, the American Athletic Conference throne belongs to Houston alone. Top-ranked UH locked up sole ownership of the AAC’s regular-season title with its ninth straight win, putting on a defensive clinic in …... Read More →
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