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Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars fell short of the Final Four this time after making the championship game in 2025. However, Houston’s chances of a Final Four next season got a big update from Sampson. The Cougars head coach announced …
No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self has nothing but respect for No. 5 Houston Cougars counterpart Kelvin Sampson. After the Jayhawks defeated Houston on Monday, 69-56, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., Self made his thoughts clear on …
Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars on Monday came ever so close to winning a national championship. Despite emotions running high, the runner-up coach was both gracious and grateful in defeat. Houston led Florida for most of this year’s …
Kelvin Sampson delivered a great line during an interview with CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson in the first half of the national championship game between his Houston Cougars and the Florida Gators at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday night. …
Kelvin Sampson is into the NCAA Tournament championship game for the first time ever, and it’s thanks to a big comeback by his Houston Cougars. Houston came back from down 14 points with just over eight minutes left and beat the Duke Blue …
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 …
The Milwaukee Bucks are casting a wide net in their search for a new head coach, and their latest interview is certainly an unorthodox one. The Bucks interviewed Houston Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Sampson …
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 Houston Cougars and Kelvin Sampson are returning to the Final Four. Houston got out to an early lead against Oregon State in the Midwest Region on Monday and led 34-17 at the half. The Beavers were able to close the margin in the second half and …
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 …
The Orlando Magic are eyeing up a rather surprising option in their search for a new head coach. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the Magic are targeting Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson as their primary target. No team has …
LaVar Ball has cemented himself as a well-known figure in sports. As ESPN’s Darren Rovell pointed out, Ball and his son, Lonzo, were two of three most-tweeted-about people during Thursday night’s NBA Draft. The most Tweeted about people tonight: 1. …
Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Dunleavy reportedly are two of the names on the Brooklyn Nets’ list of potential head coaches. The Nets fired Avery Johnson on Thursday, just 28 games into the season. Assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo was promoted to …
