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Houston men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson was all class Saturday after his team beat Gonzaga. The top-seeded Cougars outlasted the 8th-seeded Bulldogs 81-76 in their second-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament at INTRUST Bank Arena in …
If you’re going to ask Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson a question, you had better make sure your pronunciation is on point. During a Friday press conference, a reporter asked Sampson a question about Gonzaga, who Houston will face on Saturday …
Nobody was more revved up about Houston advancing to the Sweet 16 than head coach Kelvin Sampson. Houston survived a 100-95 overtime nail-biter against Texas A&M at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. to stay alive in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars …
Fans of the Kansas Jayhawks were not happy with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee for ranking Houston ahead of the Jayhawks in their seedings. The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee made Alabama the No. 1 overall seed. The Crimson Tide are in …
Houston’s season came to an end on Saturday, and Jamal Shead sure had a tough time dealing with the defeat. Even though the game wasn’t over, Shead was showing emotion over the final 20-30 seconds of his team’s 50-44 loss to …
Kelvin Sampson unleashed his inner party animal after clinching a berth in the Sweet 16 this weekend. Sampson’s Houston Cougars defeated Illinois on Sunday in their Round of 32 game. It was Houston’s third straight Sweet 16 berth, having …
The Baylor Bears were like a machine during the regular season, and they have continued that play throughout the NCAA Tournament. Baylor on Saturday drilled Houston 78-59 to win their Final Four game and advance to the championship game for the …
As March approaches, the conversation around college basketball focuses on two areas: the top of the bracket, and the bubble. Everyone is eager to figure out the top seeds and the last teams in the tournament. That does a disservice to one of the …
The Houston Cougars were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night in the Sweet 16, but the school has not lost any faith in coach Kelvin Sampson. Tilman Fertitta, the chairman of the Houston Board of Regents, confirmed that the team has …
Houston came out on fire against Georgia State on Friday and made a statement early. It turns out there was a good reason for their inspired play. The Cougars said after their 84-55 win over the Panthers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament that …
No one ever wants to be the boring person who picks all top-ranked teams to reach the Final Four in their bracket. I’d much rather lose taking my chance at finding the needle in the haystack than not even really trying. History, both recent and …
The Houston Cougars are a college basketball team seemingly flying under the radar despite their success this season. One rival coach thinks they are a Final Four team. Brian Gregory’s USF squad lost 71-59 to Houston on Saturday — a game …
