Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson is the 2023-24 Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading his team to a 32-5 record, the top spot in the national rankings and a No.
The Houston basketball team had a terrific first season in the Big 12 this year as they won the regular season title and they earned a one seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said Friday's Sweet 16 game against Duke would have been "a totally different story" had star Jamal Shead not left with a first-half ankle injury.
45 years ago, Kelvin Sampson got his first crack at coaching as a graduate assistant at Michigan State. From there, Sampson’s coaching career took him to Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, and Indiana before he took half a decade detour as an assistant coach in the NBA following allegations of NCAA recruiting violations.
The Houston Cougars continue their dominant streak under Kelvin Sampson as they make it past the Texas A&M Aggies in the second round of March Madness in an overtime thriller.
Nobody was more revved up about Houston advancing to the Sweet 16 than head coach Kelvin Sampson.
Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is fired up. His team just won the regular season in the Big 12 conference, as a first-year member of the league.
The top-ranked Houston Cougars basketball team was not projected as a number one seed according to many pundits despite their 30-3 record heading into Saturday’s action.
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.
Staying healthy hasn't been easy for top-ranked Houston, but the Cougars are pushing forward heading into the final week of the regular season, starting with a Wednesday game against UCF in Orlando.
Houston forward JoJo Tugler will have season-ending surgery on his foot this week, Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday. Tugler has a stress fracture in his right foot.
No. 1 ranked Houston basketball continued their winning ways on Saturday night, beating the Oklahoma Sooners at the buzzer thanks to a Jamal Shead game-winner with just seconds left.
In Kelvin Sampson’s return to Norman, the Houston Cougars slipped away with a tense victory over Oklahoma. No. 1-ranked Houston took down the Sooners 87-85 on Saturday night behind 23 points from former Baylor guard LJ Cryer.
Kelvin Sampson isn't even trying to pretend. The coach of Houston (25-3, 12-3 Big 12), whose team has soared to the No. 1 ranking with a Big 12 championship in sight, isn't treating Saturday's matchup against Oklahoma (19-9, 7-8) in Norman, Okla., as just another contest.
The Houston basketball team is 24-3 and No. 2 in the nation as they look to earn a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, Kelvin Sampson’s team just suffered a crushing injury to Ramon Walker as he recently suffered a torn lateral meniscus and is out for the season.
The Houston basketball team picked up a thrilling win over #11 Baylor basketball on the road on Saturday, but the game wasn’t all good. Ramon Walker went down with an injury at practice this week, and Kelvin Sampson announced after the win that he will miss the rest of the season for the Cougars.
Baylor overcame a 16-point halftime deficit to force overtime WACO, Texas — With Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark in attendance for the prime time CBS game, the Baylor Bears (19-8, 8-6) fought back from as much as 17 down and Yves Missi had the chance to take the lead on a free throw with 4 seconds remaining.
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.
The Houston basketball team is currently ranked #3 in the country and they are on pace to be a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars are currently 22-3 overall and 9-3 in Big 12 conference play after a blowout win over Texas basketball on Saturday.
The fifth-ranked Houston Cougars will attempt to ride the momentum from an emotional win when they visit the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 matchup.
AUSTIN -- When the Texas Longhorns dove into the transfer portal this past offseason, they added heavy collegiate experience to replace some of the eligibility departures that cut the roster deep following last season's Elite Eight run.
Houston HC Kelvin Sampson talked with the media about the Big 12 opener against WVU. Sampson was asked about this current Mountaineer group, to which the long-time veteran tells people to not overlook West Virginia, who’s currently 5-8.
With only two months of action before the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament commences, here is a look at five of the best bets to cut down the net on April 8 in Phoenix.
Milwaukee has been conducting an extensive search since Mike Budenholzer was fired following a first-round playoff loss, but Sampson is the first college coach to get an interview. Wizards assistant Joseph Blair also recently had an interview in Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Bucks reportedly interviewed Houston HC Kelvin Sampson for their open head-coaching position.
Kelvin Sampson unleashed his inner party animal after clinching a berth in the Sweet 16 this weekend.
Sampson added that the student-athletes aren't fully physically fit to play in a grueling basketball game against a competitive opponent because they've been stuck in isolation.
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