Redshirt senior guard Emanuel Sharp and freshman guard Isiah Harwell each posted 20-point performances en route to the No. 7 Houston Cougars tipping off their Week 6 homestand on a commanding note with an 80-38 blowout win over Jackson State Wednesday at Fertitta Center.
As the Houston Cougars gear up to face the LSU Tigers in the Kinder's Texas Bowl at the end of the month, some roster news has forced a slight detour in their defensive game plan.
When a coach knows what he wants in a basketball player, he’ll do anything to “reel” in that player to join his program. One of the biggest additions coach Kelvin Sampson made was bringing in the 6-foot-3 senior guard Emanuel Sharp from Tampa, Florida.
The Houston Cougars continue to roll through the non-conference portion of their schedule, as they pick up their ninth win of the season and improve their record to 9-1 after the first 10 games for the 2025-26 season.
No. 7 Houston Cougars basketball completely dominated over Jackson State Wednesday night at the Fertitta Center in an 80-38 win to improve to 9-1 on the season.
After a thrilling 9-3 season, the Houston Cougars are already prepping for the future with the hiring of Michael Bishop. On Dec. 9, the local legend and former Heisman finalist was officially announced as an offensive assistant for the Cougars.
The Houston Cougars enjoyed a remarkably improved year, with the Coogs ending the 2025 regular season with a 9-3 record, a quick turnaround in year two with Willie Fritz as the program's head coach from their four-win season in Fritz's first year with the team.
The Houston Cougars were able to take their 4-8 record from 2024 and flip it around to a 9-3 record in 2025 that gave them bowl game eligibility for the first time since 2022, thanks to a quadrant of transfers that truly revamped the offense for head coach Willie Fritz and his team.
Kingston Flemings, a freshmen guard for the Houston Cougars, has received Big 12 Starting Five honors from the Big 12 for his recent performance against Florida State.
No. 7 Houston Cougars basketball has their best freshman class in program history this season, and there was a lot expected out of the group that included the best center in the recruiting class in Chris Cenac Jr.
As announced on Selection Sunday, Houston football will play in its first bowl game since the 2022 season, where the Cougars defeated Louisiana 23-16 in the Independence Bowl.
With the Week 6 release of the AP Poll Top 25 on Monday, the Houston Cougars, now at 8-1 on the 2025-26 campaign after an 82-67 win over Florida State Saturday night at Toyota Center, moved up one spot to No.
Even if the regular season has come to a close, the daily recruiting battle never ends for head coach Willie Fritz and the Houston Cougars. Once again, Fritz and his staff are competing for a top defensive-line recruit.
Don’t look now, but the standings are starting to get fun. Collegiate basketball is officially underway, and the Houston Cougars are off to a tough slate
The 2025 Houston Cougars went 30-25 overall last season, as the school didn’t do enough to secure an NCAA Tournament berth. Houston went 12-17 in Big 12 play, and bowed out in the the postseason tournament after losing to TCU in May.
HOUSTON, TX — Southern continued its impressive run against Big 12 competition Sunday afternoon, knocking off Houston 70–62 at the Fertitta Center for its second straight victory over a Big 12 opponent this season.
The Houston Cougars finished off a strong regular season with a 9-3 record in the second year under head coach Willie Fritz. Houston missed out on the College Football Playoff after failing to reach the Big 12 Championship but it was still a positive season for the Cougs.
The Houston Cougars have been fully transformed by second-year head coach Willie Fritz, who engineered a complete turnaround of the Coogs program in just two years.
After a three-game stretch in Las Vegas, the Houston Cougars finally returned home, and while not on their home court in the Fertitta Center, the Coogs returned back on to the hardwood in Houston at the Toyota Center for the Houston Hoops Showdown on Saturday night.
On Friday night, the Houston Cougars moved to 8-1 on the season with an 82-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles in the Houston Hoops Showdown. Emanuel Sharp and Kingston Flemings were the stars of the show on offense for the Cougars.
After a 10-day break from their 2-1 trip to the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas, the No. 8 Houston Cougars began the new homestand on a bright note with an 82-67 win over the Florida State Seminoles Saturday in the Houston Hoops Showdown at Toyota Center downtown.
Saturday night was business as usual for the No. 8 Houston Cougars, defeating the Florida State Seminoles 82-67 in front of what was basically a home crowd at the Toyota Center during the Houston Hoops Showdown.
Houston Cougars basketball defeated the Florida State Seminoles 82-67 at the Houston Hoops Showdown, on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.
The energy and thrilling finish matched that of a good portion of the NFL games on Sunday, and it was ultimately Houston that came away with a 73-72 win.