Men’s Basketball
Ship still afloat
The Cougars did about everything in their power to hand ECU their first conference win of the year. After cruising to a 24-point advantage with 7:46 left in regulation, UH (10-9, 2-4 C-USA) spent the...
Wrong kind of streak
The Mustangs took out the Cougars 70-54 on Wednesday at Moody Collesium in Dallas behind the strength of a potent attack from long range. Four Mustangs finished with two or more 3-pointers, led by five...
Tip-top defender
Darian Thibodeaux will draw one of his toughest defensive assignments of the season tonight against the Mustangs. The 6-foot-3 senior guard has been pegged to shutdown SMU leading-scorer Robert Nyakundi. “I’m always excited for a challenge,”...
Rollercoaster ride
This year’s Cougars remind head coach James Dickey of another team from his past. “I had a young group my second year at Tech,” Dickey said. That 1992-93 Red Raider team featured players like freshman forward...
Tigers run UH off the court at Hofheinz
Saturday night, the Cougars were trounced 89-55 by Memphis at Hofheinz Pavilion. After a five-game win streak, UH (9-8, 1-3 Conference USA) has dropped three straight. “We didn’t play hard. We didn’t compete,” sophomore Alandise Harris...
Young sparks Cougars for fourth straight win
Breaking the trend that they have established this season, the Cougars didn't make the fans at Hofheinz Pavilion sweat it out, starting fast and finishing with a 94-71 win over Texas State. "I was really...
Cougars head into holidays on a high note
The Cougars were given one final challenge before head coach James Dickey dismissed the team for Christmas break: complete the back end of a back-to-back. After taking out UTSA on Monday, UH (6-5) answered the...
Late-game woes continue for Cougars against Sooners
A second-half surge from junior guard Steven Pledger and the Sooners netted a 79-74 win over the Cougars today at Chesapeake Arena at the All College Classic. The Cougars (4-5) gained a nine-point advantage by...
Simmons’ big night powers Cougars to 87-66 win
After three straight losses by a total of four points, the Cougars were tired of losing. “We came out for the next two days of practice and said we were going to come out for...
McLean out for the season
The Cougars rotation was struck a blow this week. Sophomore forward Mikhail McLean will miss the remainder of the season due to a stress fracture in his right foot. "After all his hard work to prepare...