March Madness, and all the chaos that it brings, is finally upon us. After the First Four matchups had concluded, the first round of the NCAA Tournament officially began.
As the No. 2 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament, the Houston Cougars will be facing the No. 15 seed Idaho Vandals on Thursday. Head coach Kelvin Sampson has awakened the program since taking over 2014-15, as being one of the best teams in the country and a top seed in the tournament is now an expectation rather than a goal.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — In the final Thursday matchup of the Round of 64 in the South Region, No. 2 seed Houston meets No. 15 seed Idaho Thursday night at the Paycom Center.
The Houston Cougars' blend of experienced veterans and young rising talent has made them one of college basketball's most feared teams over the past decade, and especially after head coach Kelvin Sampson was hired in 2014.
The Houston Cougars, as expected for the past couple of seasons, are once again dancing as one of the higher seeds in the NCAA Tournament after the Cougars earned the No.
Houston basketball left 2025 March Madness with a sour taste in its mouth. Emmanuel Sharp avoided the double dribble, but time melted and Florida won the national title.
Houston came achingly close to winning the national title last year. This time around, the journey begins against an Idaho program that hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 1990 and hasn’t won one since 1982.
Two Big 12 programs, West Virginia and Houston, are heavily involved in the recruitment of Top 10 five-star prospect Paul Osoruyi, one of the most intriguing big men in the upcoming recruiting class.
Houston Cougars' head coach Kelvin Sampson recently met with the media via Zoom to preview the program's first-round matchup against the Idaho Vandals in the NCAA Tournament.
The long-awaited time of the year is here for the Houston Cougars. The NCAA Tournament has arrived for the Houston Cougars, and fans are no strangers to the end of March and what it means for their beloved basketball team.
March Madness is about to get underway this week and it's always a special time of year in Houston. The Cougars are in the big dance for the eighth straight season and are the No.
With Selection Sunday having come and gone and Houston men's basketball's potential path to back to the third weekend being officially determined, the highly-anticipated day in March typically never fails to bring back memories of March Madness past, through the ups and downs across decades for the Cougars.
On Selection-Sunday, the Houston Cougars were given the No. 2-seed in the South Region, and will matchup against the Idaho Vandals in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The time has come. March Madness is finally upon us. The time that Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars have been waiting for ever since they fell just one bucket short of their first national championship last year against the Florida Gators.
The field is set for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. With 11 teams from the West or aligned with conferences in the region making the Big Dance, there’s plenty to discuss.
On Saturday night, the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats secured their first-ever Big 12 Tournament title with a 79-74 win over the No. 5 Houston Cougars. Head coach Kelvin Sampson's squad moved to 28-6 on the season, and will likely be a No.
Even the stars in a sport have an off night every now and then and that was painfully evident when the Houston Cougars took a second loss to the Arizona Wildcats on the season Saturday night in the Big 12 Championship, 79-74.
The Houston Cougars have landed a No. 2 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, as announced by the selection committee on Sunday night. Houston is coming off of a 79-74 loss in the Big 12 Championship Game to Arizona on Saturday night in Kansas City.
Selection Sunday finally arrived. It's one of the most important days in college basketball as it decides where all 68 teams are placed in the NCAA tournament bracket.
Even after a long week in Kansas City, the Houston Cougars are heading home, where they will await the announcement of which seed, region, and opponent they will face in the NCAA Tournament.
The Houston Cougars wrapped up their regular season in heartbreaking fashion, dropping the Big 12 championship game in a thriller to the Arizona Wildcats 79-74.
In the first half, the tempo towards a successful rematch began with forward Chris Cenac Jr. and his three triples. For the next 20 minutes, that attention turned to guard Kingston Flemings and 14 points toward his team-high 21-point performance.
The No. 5 Houston Cougars put on arguably their best performance of the season against No. 14 Kansas in the Big 12 tournament semifinals. The Cougars clobbered the Jayhawks in an unexpected blowout, 69-47. Houston’s defense was at its absolute best in this one, and Kansas could not do anything about it.
After run-rule wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and the Rice Owls over the last week, the Houston Cougars looked to be carrying some momentum into Big 12 conference play.
There's still a lot that can happen between now and Selection Sunday. College basketball is ever evolving, and this season, in particular, has been exciting because there are so many good teams at the top.