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2024-25 men’s NCAA basketball rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25
History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]
Continue readingEven in defeat, Kelvin Sampson finds redemption in Houston
His top-seeded Houston team fell to the blue-blooded 4-seed Duke on Friday, 54-51. The Cougars were without their star guard and leading scorer Jamal Shead — who went down while driving the lane with an ankle sprain late in the first half — for most of the game. Even without its star, Houston proved to […]
Continue readingHouston falls to Duke after losing ‘heart and soul’ Jamal Shead
“He’s the heart and soul of this team,” Sampson said. “We don’t have another Jamal. He was the best player on the floor tonight. He’s been the best player on the floor every game we played this year except a few. “We got a one seed because of his leadership, his toughness, his ability to […]
Continue readingHouston outlasts Texas A&M in OT, advances in NCAA tournament
And yet the Cougars, the South Region’s No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, had just enough for just long enough to survive with a 100-95 overtime victory versus 9-seed Texas A&M at FedExForum. It means the Cougars (32-4) now move on to the Sweet 16 to face Duke on Friday in Dallas. “[It is […]
Continue readingIowa State cruises past Houston, wins Big 12 Tournament
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — T.J. Otzelberger nearly let the Big 12 Tournament trophy slip through his hands before adjusting his grip and raising it above his head, that polo shirt so many people find so comically tight on Iowa State’s coach stretching just a little bit more. There was nothing funny about the way the […]
Continue readingJamal Shead buzzer-beater sends Houston past Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. — Jamal Shead hit a short follow shot with 0.4 seconds left, and No. 1 Houston beat Oklahoma 87-85 on Saturday night, giving coach Kelvin Sampson a victory over one of his former schools. Shead missed a driving layup attempt, but corralled the rebound and put the Cougars back ahead after they blew […]
Continue readingMen’s college basketball coaches break down Houston’s high ceiling
Last offseason, Kelvin Sampson didn’t have much time to think about Houston’s move from the American to the Big 12. The Cougars’ head coach was more concerned with replacing three starters off a team that had earned a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament. All-American guard Marcus Sasser? Gone. Lottery pick forward Jarace Walker? Gone. Double-figure […]
Continue readingMen’s Power Rankings: Houston joins Purdue, UConn for the No. 1 debate
The Huskies’ metrics aren’t quite as strong as the other two programs’, but they own double-digit wins over North Carolina, Marquette and Creighton and had looked utterly dominant with a healthy Donovan Clingan before the road loss to the Bluejays. They’re 9-3 against Quadrant 1 opponents (tied for the most Q1 wins in the country), […]
Continue readingNo. 2 Houston holds off upstart Baylor 82-76 in OT
More Teams. More Games. After a Baylor missed free throw, Jamal Shead races down the court and drains a 3, but his shot just fails to beat the second-half buzzer. (0:39) WACO, Texas — L.J. Cryer scored 15 points against his former team, including six free throws in overtime, as second-ranked and Big 12-leading Houston […]
Continue readingIowa State knocks off No. 2 Houston, last unbeaten men’s hoops team
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State knocked off the nation’s final unbeaten team Tuesday night and delivered a message in the process. Tamin Lipsey scored 14 points, freshman Milan Momcilovic made a baseline jumper with 30.2 seconds left and Iowa State beat No. 2 Houston 57-53. The Cyclones (12-3, 1-1 Big 12) entered the game with […]
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