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 readingTugler will have surgery Thursday, Sampson said. “That’s a big hit. Everyone will try to figure out what it means for us,” Sampson said. “But that’s a human being with a broken foot, who’s invested his entire life into this season.” It’s the third season-ending injury for the Cougars, who got 52 of 62 first-place […]
Continue readingLast 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 readingBetween the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]
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