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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, 2018

NCAA basketball teams have begun summer workouts; and, Houston Cougars men's basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson likes what he's seen from his squad thus far.

"We've been practicing. We can go 4 hours a week. We divide into skill instruction and team instruction," Sampson said. "I have an outstanding sports performance coach in Alan Bishop; so, between strength and weight training, conditioning, he does a great job there. And, then my staff does a tremendous job with skill development."

"Nate Hinton (6'6", 200, freshman) is going to be really good. DeJon Jarreau (6'5", 182, redshirt-freshman), Brison Gresham (6'9", 220, sophomore). Those three guys. Those guys are going to really help us."

Coach Sampson is also excited about the players from the 2017-'18 season who are returning.

"But, I'm excited about the guys that's coming back, too," Sampson continued: "Chris Harris has really improved; Armoni Brooks has taken another jump; Corey Davis - you can tell how excited he is to be a senior leader; Galen Robinson; Breaon Brady; Fabian White; Cedrick Alley. The longer we're here, as our staff continues its journey, you start having good, solid nucleus back when you start we we start.

"When you start where we started, we were just trying to figure out whether we were on foot or horseback those first couple of years; but, now, you look at who we have coming back: Corey Davis made, I think, 109 threes last year; Armoni was the Sixth Man of the Year; Fabian White was one of the 5 freshmen on the All-Freshman Team; Breaon Brady started, I think, almost every game at center; Chris Harris got invaluable experience. He may not have been tremendous playing time; but, a lot of playing time which will help him this year; Galen is going into his fourth year as a starter; Ced Alley, who was with us every year (game) last year, in and out of injuries.

"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."

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