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College Basketball News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 10
Kelvin Sampson Announces Two Conference Matchups for ESPN's Big Monday Games
The Houston Cougars should be eager to return to the court after a record-setting 2024 season, which saw the Cougars just a few points shy of capping the season off with a national championship.
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 9
Houston Cougars Set to Face Old Southwest Conference Foe in Early Season Matchup
While the start of the college basketball season is still a few months away, the Cougars have already lined up a series of non-conference matchups for the 2025 season.
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 8
Houston Cougars Fans Should Be Excited About Loaded Freshman Class
School has officially started for the Houston Cougars, and that means that out-of-season coaches get to spend some time with their teams and get to know their incoming freshmen even better.
The '2024-25 NBA double-double leaders' quiz
How many of the NBA players to record 10 or more double-doubles in the 2024-25 NBA seasons can you name in six minutes?
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 5
Kelvin Sampson, Houston Basketball Entering 2025 Season With Young Roster
To fall a game short of the national title is one thing for Houston basketball, but losing key veteran players and leadership is another hoop to jump through.
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 5
Kelvin Sampson Breaks Down Houston Cougars' Seamless transition to the Big 12
The Big 12 has always been one of the largest conferences in collegiate athletics, with the stronghold the conference once had on college football and other major sports.
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 4
How Kelvin Sampson Handled Houston Cougars' Loss in National Championship
Coach Kelvin Sampson appeared on CBS Sports' Inside College Basketball with host Jon Rothstein on Aug. 28 to discuss how he and the Houston Cougars handled their shortcoming in their national championship game loss to Florida on April 7, in both the immediate and long-term facets.
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / September 1
Talented 2026 Recruit Visited Houston Over the Weekend
Houston men’s basketball put together their best recruiting class in history with the 2025 class. The Cougars' class ranked No. 3 in the country behind Duke and Arizona, and includes three of the top 20 recruits nationally.
Houston Cougars News / Houston Cougars on SI / August 29
Houston Maintains 'Team First' Mentality When Attacking Preseason Practice
After finishing just a game short of the 2025 national title a season ago, Houston basketball has begun its climb back to the Big Dance by hitting the ground running during offseason workouts.
College Basketball News / Houston Cougars on SI / August 28
Houston Cougars Job Has Been Special For Kelvin Sampson
The Houston Cougars' men's basketball team has made quite the turnaround ever since Kelvin Sampson was hired as the team's head coach on April 3, 2014.
College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / August 28
Houston basketball’s Kelvin Sampson reveals how he handled national title loss vs. Florida
After the national championship loss by the Houston basketball team, there is no doubt that the emotions were high in the locker room after the fact. While the game could be haunting to Houston basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson, he revealed what he told the team after the loss, which is no doubt a hard task to get done.
College Basketball News / Houston Cougars on SI / August 18
Houston Cougars Coach Kelvin Sampson Opens Up About Past NBA Experience
Before head coach Kelvin Sampson took over the Houston Cougars basketball program in 2014, Sampson was a part of three different NBA franchises over the span of six years, starting with the San Antonio Spurs in March of 2008, then with the Milwaukee Bucks from May of 2008 to 2011, and finally with the Houston Rockets from 2011 to 2014.
College Basketball News / Field Level Media / May 21
Houston gives Kelvin Sampson new 4-year contract
Houston has given coach Kelvin Sampson a new four-year contract following his team's run to the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The contract will run through the 2028-29 season, the university announced Wednesday.
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / May 1
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson Makes Coaching Decision After National Championship Loss
The Houston Cougars men's basketball team lost the NCAA Tournament national title game in heartbreaking fashion to the Florida Gators. Houston held a
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 24
Houston's Kelvin Sampson Gets Major Roster News on Wednesday
The Houston Cougars had an exceptional 2024-25 season, finishing 35-5 and a dominant 19-1 mark in Big 12 play. They clinched both the regular season title
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 17
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson Gets Major Roster News on Thursday
The Houston Cougars are still licking their wounds after they blew a late lead and lost the NCAA men's championship to Florida earlier this month. To that point, they were on an inspiring and somewhat unexpected run, especially after they overcame a sizable deficit to defeat Duke, a team many picked to win it all, in the Final Four round.
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 9
Kelvin Sampson's Final Bonus After Missing Out on $500,000
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson could only watch in horror as their final possession went awry against Florida in the national title game in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. Sampson had an expressionless facade as they failed to even attempt a shot as the clock ran out.
College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / April 8
Kelvin Sampson had emotional message after losing to Florida
On Monday, Sampson and the Houston Cougars came ever so close to winning a national championship.
College Basketball News / Yardbarker / April 8
Florida secures first national championship since 2007 with suffocating defense
During Monday night’s national championship game, the Florida Gators led the Houston Cougars for a grand total of 64 seconds.
College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / April 7
Kelvin Sampson had great line during interview with Tracy Wolfson
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.
College Basketball News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / April 6
Todd’s Take: When It Comes To Kelvin Sampson’s Success? I Am Unemotional About It
In a pique of cynical petulance that I am prone too, I took to social media on Saturday night and declared that the 2025 NCAA Tournament “might be the
College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 6
Angel Reese Shares 4-Word Message About Houston's Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars were able to pull off an impressive comeback victory over the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night, punching their ticket into the national championship game against the Florida Gators.
College Basketball News / Yardbarker / April 6
Men's Final Four takeaways: Houston stuns Duke with improbable comeback
Here are some takeaways from Houston's stunning win over Duke.
College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / March 22
Kelvin Sampson corrected reporter about Gonzaga
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 night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 19
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson drops huge J’Wan Roberts injury update for March Madness
Heading into the NCAA Tournament, Houston basketball is clearly one of the favorites to win the national championship. Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars swept the regular season and conference tournament titles in the Big 12 and earned the No.
Houston Cougars News / Heartland College Sports / March 9
Houston Legend Advocates to Name Basketball Court After Kelvin Sampson
Since joining the Big 12 Conference in 2023-24, Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars have dominated nearly everyone in their path. Houston took home a Big 12 regular season title for the second straight season and looks to make a deep run in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Kelvin Sampson was fired up after Houston’s OT win over Texas A&M
Nobody was more revved up about Houston advancing to the Sweet 16 than head coach Kelvin Sampson.
Kelvin Sampson throws shade at UCF crowd after Houston clinches share of Big 12 title
Following No. 1 Houston's thrilling 67-59 road win over UCF on Wednesday, head coach Kelvin Sampson threw a little shade at the faithful that packed Addition Financial Arena in Orlando.
Houston men's basketball continues to roll in first Big 12 season
New conference, same Houston. Not even No. 6 Iowa State, winners of seven of eight in the rugged Big 12, could prevent the No. 2 Cougars from getting it done again.
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