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2018 -- Houston Cougars men's basketball news and info

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Houston Cougars 17th in Coaches' Poll; 19th in AP Poll; 4th in NCAA's NET Rankings -- Dec. 31

Kelvin Sampson: "NJIT is a good team." -- Dec. 28

Houston Cougars men's hoops move up 1 spot in Coaches' Poll; down 1 spot in AP Poll -- Dec. 24

Houston Cougars to Compete at Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic -- Dec. 21

University of Houston Selected as One of Four Sites for Youth Development College Basketball Camps -- Dec. 18

Houston's Robinson Jr and Temple's Alston Jr share AAC Top Weekly Honor; USF's Yetna top Freshman of the Week -- Dec. 17

Houston Cougars men's hoops move up in top 25 in national polls -- Dec. 17

Additional Student Tickets Released for Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Holiday Games -- Dec. 14

Houston Cougars men's hoops ranked in top 25 in national polls -- Dec. 11

Kelvin Sampson: "It's (Fertitta Center) really beyond my expectations." -- Dec. 4

Corey Davis Jr: "I'm just trying to get adjusted because it's always been a mindset thing with me." -- Dec. 3

Houston's Brooks; ECU's Gardner Earn AAC Top Weekly Honors -- Dec. 3

Kelvin Sampson: "The first thing we do after a game is we have to flush the game we just played." -- Dec. 3

Kelvin Sampson: "I think as our program continues to grow, I think our schedule will begin to grow." -- Dec. 1

Breaon Brady: "I know everybody is saying that we're undersized; but, hey, it's all about the heart." -- Nov. 30

Kelvin Sampson: "we talk about what's in front of us not what's ahead of us" -- Nov. 27

Kelvin Sampson: "I can't say enough about the Texas Southern community" -- Nov. 27

Kelvin Sampson: "Justin Gorham is a huge, huge part of our future." -- Nov. 20

Houston Cougars announce signing of Caleb Mills to a National Letter of Intent -- Nov. 17

Kelvin Sampson: "You can't fast-forward progress. It's a process." -- Nov. 16

Houston Cougars announce signing of Marcus Sasser to a National Letter of Intent -- Nov. 16

Houston Cougars announce J'Wan Roberts has signed National Letter of Intent -- Nov. 15

Kelvin Sampson: "Since I've been here, I don't play at somebody's gym without them coming back here." -- Nov. 12

Kelvin Sampson: "Just a process you have to go through." -- Nov. 9

Kelvin Sampson: "This is really a big time, big time university with a big time campus." -- Nov. 8

Coogs' home opener versus Alabama AandM Bulldogs to start at 2 pm -- Nov. 4

A few observations from Coogs' 89-60 exhibition game win over DBU -- Nov. 2

University of Houston Announces Clear Bag Policy for Fertitta Center -- Oct. 31

Coogs announce game times for December 23 and December 29 Games -- Oct. 30

Kelvin Sampson: "We've got a lot of question marks with our team. But, the exciting thing is answering them." -- Oct. 26

Coogs' Corey Davis Jr: "Our crowd is definitely going to be good this year." -- Oct. 22

Houston Cougars senior Breaon Brady: "This is it." -- Oct. 18

Kelvin Sampson: "Nate's going to be really good." -- Oct. 16

Practice is intense and Breaon Brady says, "Intensity makes us better" -- Oct. 16

Coogs picked Third in AAC Preseason Poll -- Oct. 15

Coogs attending American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day October 15 -- Oct. 13

Landon Goesling: 'Once you come to this program, you're a part of this program; and, you're family forever.' -- Oct. 3

Galen Robinson Jr: "Monumental growth. It's not even the same program." -- Oct. 3

Kelvin Sampson: "We have good players; and, I think, eventually, we're going to be a good team." -- Oct. 3

Devin Davis Signs Contract with Orlando Magic -- Sep. 28

Fertitta Center Update: Basketball court tiles to be laid September 28 -- Sep. 27

Marcus Sasser Jr. commits to Houston Cougars -- Sep. 25

Coogs' 2018-19 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule Announced -- Sep. 19

Coogs vs Dallas Baptist November 1 -- Sep. 11

J'Wan Roberts commits to Houston Cougars -- Sep. 2

Coogs announce walk-on tryout procedures -- Aug. 22

Caleb Mills commits to Houston Cougars -- Aug. 5

Kelvin Sampson: "So, we're looking forward to having a great nucleus back; but, those three guys that we have coming in; all three of those guys will have major impacts for us. They're good players." -- June 30

Houston's Kelvin Sampson says the goal is to win the NCAA Tournament -- June 28

Houston's Kelvin Sampson says he underestimated the impact of the Jordan Brand -- June 26

Justin Gorham announces he's transferring from Towson to Houston -- June 26

Coogs to play Oregon Saturday, December, 1 in first game inside Fertitta Center -- June 25

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