Houston Cougars
American (29-5, 15-3)
Big Wins: 11/16 Virginia (67-47), 2/27 SMU (75-61)
Bad Losses: 2/9 at SMU (83-85), 2/12 Memphis (59-69)
Coach: Kelvin Sampson
Probable Starters:
Kyler Edwards, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 3.2 apg, 6.0 rpg
Jamal Shead, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 6.0 apg
Taze Moore, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.7 rpg
Fabian White Jr., Senior, Forward, 13.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Josh Carlton, Senior, Center, 11.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Tramon Mark, Sophomore, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.4 apg
J’Wan Roberts, Sophomore, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Reggie Chaney, Sophomore, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Ramon Walker, Freshman, Guard, 3.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (61st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.9 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (45, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.2 (1, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (119, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (163, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.3 (325, 11)
Rebound Margin: 7.3 (13, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (13, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (66, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cleveland State |
2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Rutgers |
2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Syracuse |
2021 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Oregon State |
2021 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Baylor |
2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia State |
2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky |
2018 | NCAA | Round o f 64 win over San Diego State |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan |
2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Akron |
2016 | NIT | First Round loss to Georgia Tech |
2013 | CBI | First Round win over Texas |
2013 | CBI | Quarterfinal loss to George Mason |
2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Maryland |
2009 | CBI | First Round loss to Oregon State |
2008 | CBI | First Round win over Nevada |
2008 | CBI | Second Round win over Valparaiso |
2008 | CBI | Semifinal loss to Tulsa |
2006 | NIT | First Round win over BYU |
2006 | NIT | Second Round loss to Missouri State |
2005 | NIT | Opening Round loss to Wichita State |
*all team stats through 3/6