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Men’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 readingMen’s Power Rankings: Why Iowa State deserves its top-10 ranking
More Teams. More Games. Keshon Gilbert sinks the game-sealing 3-pointer and Iowa State fans storm the court after upsetting No. 7 Kansas. (0:58) Iowa State, top-10 team? It might look a bit off at first glance, but the Cyclones are playing as well as anyone in men’s college basketball outside the top three or four […]
Continue readingReed Sheppard, D.J. Wagner and more players following in some large footsteps
As the Most Outstanding Player of the 1998 NCAA tournament shuffled toward the KFC YUM! Center for his alma mater’s matchup at Louisville, dozens of Kentucky fans pulled him aside and held up their phones. “Hey, look at that, son!” one father told his child after he snapped a selfie. “You just took a picture […]
Continue readingWeekend preview: Can Kansas, Houston regroup this weekend after the week’s losses?
Purdue has the best college basketball player in the country and a great supporting cast, but after Tuesday’s loss at Nebraska, every Boilermakers fan wonders if Zach Edey‘s foul trouble will cost them a shot at a national title. Houston scored just 53 points in a loss at Iowa State on the same night. Who […]
Continue readingUnranked Nebraska, Iowa State top No. 1 Purdue, No. 2 Houston
More Teams. More Games. Keisei Tominaga splashes the 3-pointer, then Sam Hoiberg gets the steal and bucket to force a Purdue timeout. (0:32) With the college football season ending Monday, college basketball took center stage Tuesday — and immediately saw its top two teams suffer upsets at the hands of unranked opponents. No. 1 Purdue […]
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 […]
Continue readingHouston jumps Kansas into No. 2 spot in men’s college basketball poll
More Teams. More Games. Ja’vier Francis throws down powerful dunk vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0:20) Purdue held its place atop the AP Top 25 on Monday following its win over Illinois in a top-10 showdown, while Houston jumped Kansas into second place as the last unbeaten team in Division I men’s college basketball. The Boilermakers, […]
Continue readingMen’s Power Rankings: Houston’s ceiling, Arizona’s reset, Auburn’s rise
That leaves Houston as the only undefeated team left in Division I men’s college basketball in 2023-24, but how good, really, are the Cougars? They have the best defense in the country by some margin, ranking No. 1 in adjusted defensive efficiency, turnover percentage, 2-point defense, block percentage and steal percentage — and a lowly […]
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