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1 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 3204 Cullen Blvd. Suite 2008 Houston, TX Contact: Jeff Conrad O: (713) C: (713) F: (713) UHCougars.com HOUSTON COUGARS ( American) Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition (Waco, Texas) Oct. 21 at #24/24 Baylor (Ex) W, Nov. 5 ANGELO STATE (Ex) W, Nov. 10 McNEESE ESPN3 W, Paradise Jam (Lynchburg, Va.) Nov. 17 vs. Drexel FloHoops.com L, Nov. 18 at Liberty FloHoops.com W, Nov. 19 vs. Wake Forest FloHoops.com W, Nov. 25 UIW W, Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS FloHoops.com W, Dec. 2 rv/rv ARKANSAS CBSSN W, Dec. 6 FAIRFIELD ESPN3 W, Dec. 9 at Saint Louis Stadium/CW39 W, Dec. 13 at LSU SEC Network L, Dec. 17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FloHoops.com W, Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) Dec. 20 vs. Providence ESPNU W, Dec. 28 * at USF ESPNews W, Dec. 30 * TEMPLE ESPNU W, Jan. 4 * at #9/9 Wichita State ESPN L, Jan. 11 * TULSA ESPNU W, Jan. 14 * at ECU ESPN3 1 p.m. Jan. 17 * at Tulane ESPNews 7 p.m. Jan. 20 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE ESPNU 11 a.m. Jan. 28 * USF ESPN3 2 p.m. Jan. 31 * at #14/13 Cincinnati (NKU) CBSSN 6 p.m. Feb. 3 * at UCF ESPNU 11 a.m. Feb. 8 * SMU ESPN2 8 p.m. Feb. 11 * TULANE ESPNU 5 p.m. Feb. 15 * #14/13 CINCINNATI CBSSN 6 p.m. Feb. 18 * at Temple CBSSN 3 p.m. Feb. 22 * at Memphis CBSSN 8 p.m. Feb. 25 * ECU ESPN3 2 p.m. Feb 28 * at SMU ESPN2 8 p.m. March 4 * UCONN CBSSN 3 p.m. American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando) March 8-11 vs. TBD TBA TBA Home Games in BOLD CAPS and played at H&PE Arena Times are Central and subject to change Rankings AP/USA TODAY Coaches THE KELVIN SAMPSON RADIO SHOW FUDDRUCKERS 3929 Southwest Freeway 7-8 p.m. Mondays, beginning Jan. 8 Head Coach Kelvin Sampson begins his weekly radio show on Monday, Jan. 8, at Fuddruckers. Hosted by Jeremy Branham, the show will air from 7 to 8 p.m., on most Mondays during the American Athletic Conference season. Fans can join the show at the restaurant, tune in to KPRC 950 AM Jan. 8 Feb. 12 Jan. 15 Feb. 19 * Jan. 22 ** Feb. 26 Jan. 29 March 5 Feb. 5 March 12 * Will air on 950 AM on Jan. 23 * Will air on 950 AM on Feb. 27 or listen via Houston All-Access at uhcougars.com/allaccess Fans can participate in the show by asking questions in person at the restaurant, by tweeting questions to or by leaving questions on the UHCougarMBK Facebook page. HOUSTON COUGARS ( American) at ECU PIRATES ( American) 2 p.m. EST Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (8,000) Greenville, N.C. ESPN3 KPRC 950 AM COUGARS HIT the ROAD TO TAKE ON ECU on SUNDAY After a record-setting performance, the Cougars hit the road for a pair of games, beginning at 2 p.m. (EST) Sunday at ECU inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Cougars drained an American Athletic Conference record 18 3-pointers in a win over Tulsa on Thursday night inside H&PE Arena in Houston... Topped previous high of 17 by the Golden Hurricane in a double-overtime win over UConn on Jan. 3. Cougars 18 treys tied as the second-most in Houston history, equaling mark set vs. SMU (Feb. 16, 2008) and at Rhode Island (Nov. 13, 2006) and trailing only record of 19 against Florida Tech (Nov. 22, 2005). Houston s 104 points also tied the record for most points scored in an American Athletic Conference regular-season game, first set by UCF during the season. Averaging 10.7 points in his previous three games, senior guard Rob Gray broke out of a brief slump with a game-high 34 points, including 22 in the first 20 minutes... Gray posted the fifth 30-point game of his career and moved into the Cougars top-20 career scoring leaders with 1,349 points. HEADLINES and STORYLINES Cougars have outrebounded all but one opponent this season (at LSU, Dec. 13) and rank 15th nationally and third in The American with a +8.4 rebounding margin. Senior guard Rob Gray has established himself as one of the American Athletic Conference s elite stars... Leads the league with 19.6 points per game and ranks among league s top-12 leaders in assists (3.6, 11th), free throw percentage (84.3, 6th), 3-point field goals made per game (1.8, 14th), 3-point field goal percentage (40.9, t-8th) and assist-turnover ratio (1.7, 7th). Gray continues to rise on the Cougars career scoring chart and ranks 20th in school history with 1,349 points... Junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. has 322 assists during his career and is 13th in school history with that total. Construction continues on former Hofheinz Pavilion as it undergoes a $60 million renovation to become the Fertitta Center for the season... Houston is competing inside H&PE Arena on the campus of nearby Texas Southern in With 27 combined wins with Houston Women s Basketball, the Cougars are tied for 11th nationally with that victory total through games of Jan. 11. WITH A WIN... Cougars improve to 14-3 overall this season and 4-1 in American Athletic Conference play. Houston wins for the sixth time in the last seven games. Houston moves to 14-5 in the all-time series against ECU and wins its fifth straight game against the Pirates. Houston improves to 4-2 on the road in SETTING the SCENE Television: ESPN3 Evan Lepler (PxP) Nate Ross (analyst) Radio: 950 AM KPRC Jeremy Branham (PxP) Pregame show begins at 1:45 p.m. (EST) Series vs. ECU: Houston leads 13-5 Houston won last four Houston won last, Houston March 5, 2017 Final game inside Hofheinz Pavilion Series tied 5-5 in Greenville, N.C. Houston won last two in Greenville, N.C. Houston won last in Greenville, Williams Arena Jan. 11, 2017 Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke 78) Career Record: (29th year) Houston Record: (4th year) vs. ECU: 4-1 (4-1 with Houston) vs. Michael Perry: 1-0 (1-0 with Oklahoma) ECU Head Coach: Michael Perry (Elon 88) Career Record: (6th yr.) ECU Record: 5-5 (1st yr.) vs. Houston: First meeting vs. Kelvin Sampson: 0-1 (0-1 with Georgia State) Up Next * at Tulane for Houston: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans ESPNews 950 AM #ForTheCity #GoCoogs HOUSTON COUGARS at a GLANCE (starters based on last game) PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 25 Galen Robinson, Jr. G Jr.-2L Houston, Texas apg 5 Corey Davis Jr. G Jr.-JC Lafayette, La apg 32 Rob Gray G r-sr.-2l Forest City, N.C apg 15 Devin Davis F r-sr.-1l Indianapolis, Ind apg 13 Nura Zanna F Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria spg RESERVES Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 1 Chris Harris Jr. C r-so.-jc Houston, Texas bpg 12 Wes Van Beck G Sr.-3L Houston, Texas apg 3 Armoni Brooks G So.-1L Round Rock, Texas spg 35 Fabian White Jr. F Fr.-HS Atascocita, Texas bpg 20 Gabe Grant F Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill bpg 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria apg 2 Mike Adewunmi G Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas Breaon Brady F Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio bpg 23 Cedrick Alley, Jr. F Fr.-HS Houston, Texas apg 30 Caleb Broodo C Fr.-HS Midland, Mich.

2 HOUSTON S RECORD... Sampson Category Record Pct. Era Pct All Games American Games Non-Conference Games Home Games Away Games Neutral Site Games in Televised Games vs. Ranked Opponents vs. Unranked Opponents Winning Opening Tip Opp. Wins Opening Tip Scoring First Opp. Scores First Leading at Halftime Trailing at Halftime Tied at Halftime Leading With 5:00 Remaining Trailing With 5:00 Remaining Tied With 5:00 Remaining in Overtime Shooting 40+ Percent Shooting Percent Shooting <35 Percent Opp. Shoots 40+ Percent Opp. Shoots Percent Opp. Shoots <35 Percent More 3-Pointers than Opp Fewer 3-Pointers than Opp Equal 3-Pointers as Opp More Free Throws than Opp Fewer Free Throws than Opp Equal Free Throws as Opp More than Opp Fewer than Opp Equal as Opp More Assists than Opp Fewer Assists than Opp Equal Assists than Opp More Turnovers than Opp Fewer Turnovers than Opp Equal Turnovers than Opp Scoring 100+ Pts Scoring Pts Scoring Pts Scoring Pts Scoring Pts Scoring <60 Pts Allowing 100+ Pts Allowing Pts Allowing Pts Allowing Pts Allowing Pts Allowing <60 Pts Games Decided By 1-3 Pts Games Decided By 4-6 Pts Games Decided By 7-10 Pts Games Decided By 11+ Pts November December January February March in White Uniforms in Red Uniforms in Black Uniforms in Grey Uniforms UP NEXT Following Sunday s game, the Cougars head east on Interstate 10 to take on Tulane at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans... Game will be shown on ESPNews and can be heard on KPRC 950 AM. Cougars return to Houston to complete the regular-season series against No. 9/9 Wichita State at 11 a.m., Saturday, inside H&PE Arena... Game will be played on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century between No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 Houston... Game can be seen on ESPNU and heard on KPRC 950 AM. SPECIAL SIGNING Cougars welcomed a special member to the team in October year-old Nicholas Hickey signed an agreement with the Cougars at a press conference inside Guy V. Lewis Development Facility. Diagnosed with epilepsy, apraxia of speech and autism, Nicholas faces challenges in communication verbally but remains a happy, young man, who enjoys playing any sports with a ball with his siblings. Following his press conference, Nicholas played basketball with some of his new Cougar teammates and enjoyed taking photos with spirit group members. Cougars are working with Nicholas and his family through Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization, which looks to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team. ABOUT ECU ECU brings a 7-9 overall record and 1-4 mark in The American into Sunday s game. Thursday s game will be the first of two regular-season meetings against HOUSTON COUGARS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown-High School (Last School) 1 Chris Harris Jr. C So.-JC Houston, Texas-Madison (San Jacinto JC) 2 Mike Adewunmi G Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas-Lake Ridge 3 Armoni Brooks G So.-1L Round Rock, Texas-McNeil 5 Corey Davis Jr. G Jr.-JC Lafayette, La.-Lafayette (San Jacinto JC) 12 Wes VanBeck G Sr.-3L Houston, Texas-Westside 13 Nura Zanna F Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria-Coral Springs [Fla.) Christian (LIU Brooklyn) 15 Devin Davis F r-sr.-1l Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central (Odessa JC) 20 Gabe Grant F Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill.-Mount Carmel (Three Rivers CC) 23 Cedrick Alley Jr. F Fr.-HS Houston, Texas-Klein Forest 24 Breaon Brady F Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio-Ellett (Saddleback JC) 25 Galen Robinson Jr. G Jr.-2L Houston, Texas-Westbury Christian 30 Caleb Broodo C Fr.-HS Midland, Mich.-Dow 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria-Erie First Christian Academy (Northern Oklahoma JC) 32 Rob Gray G r-sr.-2l Forest City, N.C.-West Oaks Academy [Orlando](Howard JC) 35 Fabian White Jr. F Fr.-HS Atascocita, Texas-Atascocita COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke 78), 4th season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks (Lamar 82), 20th season BILAL BATLEY Buh-Lal (rhymes with Pal) Bat-Lee Assistant Coach: Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma 07), 4th season ARMONI Brooks Ar-Mah-Knee Assistant Coach: Quannas White (Oklahoma 06), 1st season Mike ADEWUNMI Ah-Doo-Woon-Me BREAON Brady Bree-On SUPPORT STAFF CALEB BROODO Kay-Leb Brew-Doe Director of Operations: Meshu Negga (Houston 14) GALEN Robinson Jr. Gay-len Director of Operations (External): Lauren Sampson (Oklahoma 04) Valentine SANGOYOMI Shahn-Go-Yah-Me FABIAN White Fay-Bee-Un Director of Player Development: Hollis Price (Oklahoma 11) QUANNAS White Kwah-Nus Assistant Director of Player Development: Mikhail McLean (Houston 14) NURA ZANNA Noor-Uh Zah-Nuh Video Coordinator: K.C. Beard (Boise State 08) Associate Athletics Trainer: John Houston (Texas Tech 91) Director of Men s Basketball Sports Performance: Alan Bishop (Utah State 09) Director of On-Campus Relations: Bilal Batley (Oklahoma 07) Internal Operations: Raul Ganzalez (Houston 16), Garrett Bridges (St. Augustine 10) Student Managers: Briahna Hynes, Jordan Walker, Kwa Jones, Autumn Mouton, Jeremy Rosas, Hunter Scharf, Dylan Tesch, Wafeeq Haq, Daniel Hixon, Isaiah Jones, Matthew McDonald, Rishi Wagle TEAM COMPARISON Category UH ECU RPI (through Jan. 11) 51st 312th Overall Record Conference Record Current Place 3rd t-10th Points Opp. Points Opp Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. Free Throw Pct Personal Fouls Assists Turnovers Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Blocked Shots Steals the Pirates... Team close out regular-season series at 2 p.m. Feb. 25, inside H&PE Arena in Houston. In its most recent action, ECU dropped a decision to No. 5/5 Wichita State on Thursday night in Greenville, N.C. Pirates have lost their last two games and four of their last five. Against Wichita State, senior guard B.J. Tyson led all players with 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting and grabbed four rebounds with a pair of assists... Junior forward Kentrell Barkley finished with 14 points and four rebounds, while freshman forward Dimitri Spasojevic added 10 points with a team-high six boards... Junior guard Isaac Fleming came off the bench to lead ECU with three assists. This season, Tyson leads ECU with 15.8 points per game... Barkley ranks second on the team with 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game... Fleming stands third with 12.2 points per game but leads the team with 4.7 assists per contest... Senior forward Jabari Craig averages a teamhigh 6.6 rebounds per game. Head Coach: Michael Perry is in his first season as head coach at ECU and his sixth season as an NCAA Division I collegiate head coach. Perry took over as ECU s interim head coach on Nov. 29 following the resignation of Jeff Lebo. Has compiled a 5-5 record at ECU and is record during his career. Previously built a record at Georgia State ( ). Sunday s game will be the first time that Perry has faced Houston during his career. Perry is 0-1 against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.. The two coaches first met during the season in Sampson s Oklahoma tenure and Perry s first season at Georgia State graduate of Richmond.

3 KELVIN SAMPSON vs. ECU (4-1) 4-1 Houston 2-0 Home 2-1 Road with Houston Feb. 25, 2018 H&PE Arena Jan. 14, 2017 Greenville, N.C. Feb. 5, 2017 W Hofheinz Pavilion Jan 11, 2017 W Grenville, N.C. Jan. 30, 2016 W (2OT) Greenville, N.C. March 8, 2015 W Hofheinz Pavilion Jan. 14, 2015 L Greenville, N.C. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. MICHAEL PERRY (1-0) 0-0 Houston 1-0 Oklahoma 1-0 Home 0-0 Road Sampson (Houston) v. Perry (ECU) Feb. 25, 2018 H&PE Arena Jan. 14, 2018 Greenville, N.C. Sampson (Oklahoma) v. Perry (Georgia State) Dec. 21, 2002 W Norman, Okla. READY for the FERTITTA CENTER The Cougars will compete in the Fertitta Center during the season as Hofheinz Pavilion undergo a $60 million renovation following the campaign. Renovation was made possible by a $20 million gift from UH System Board of Regents Chairman Tilman J. Fertitta on Aug. 25. Was the largest gift ever presented to the Houston Athletics Department. SERIES HISTORY vs. ECU Houston has posted a 13-5 lead in the all-time series against ECU, which began with a ECU win in Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 23, Houston has won the last four games against the Pirates... Last ECU win was a decision in Greenville, N.C., on Jan. 14, In most recent meeting, Cougars claimed a win inside Hofheinz Pavilion on March 5, 2016 in both teams regular-season finale... Was the final game played inside Hofheinz Pavilion as the Cougars home facility undergoes a $60-million renovation to become the Fertitta Center for the season. Teams competed as Conference USA rivals from through season and met at least once a year from through Have squared off as American Athletic Conference rivals at least once a year since season. at ECU: Series between the teams in Greenville, N.C., is tied at 5-5. Houston has won its last two road meetings at ECU, including a victory inside Williams Arena on Jan. 11, 2017, in the most recent meeting. AWARD WINNERS BREAON BRADY American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 2, 2018) ARMONI BROOKS American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 13, 2017) DEVIN DAVIS American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 5, 2017) ROB GRAY Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Jerry West Award Watch List Senior CLASS Award National Candidate Preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 26, 2017) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 11, 2017) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 20, 2017) Counselor at CP3 Elite Guard Camp (Summer) FABIAN WHITE Jr. American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (Nov. 27, 2017) Last ECU win in Greenville, N.C., against Houston was a decision in Williams Arena on Jan. 14, KELVIN SAMPSON vs. ECU Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 4-1 record against ECU during his career with all five previous meetings coming during his Houston tenure. After his Houston team dropped a decision in Greenville, N.C., on Jan. 14, 2015, Sampson s Cougar squads have won their last four games against the Pirates. at ECU : Sampson owns a 2-1 record on the road against ECU during his career. His Houston team dropped a decision to the Pirates on Jan. 14, Cougars have won their last two road contests against the Pirates, including a win on Jan. 11, 2017, in the most recent meeting in Greenville, N.C. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. MICHAEL PERRY Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 1-0 record against ECU Head Coach Michael Perry during their careers. Sunday s game will be the first time the two teams have met during Sampson s Houston tenure and Perry s ECU stint. Sampson s Oklahoma team claimed an victory over Georgia State in Norman, Okla., on Dec. 21, 2002, during Perry s first season with the Panthers. on Road: Sunday s game will be the first time Sampson s team has faced Perry s squad on the road. LAST TIME vs. ECU Houston 73, ECU 51 March 5, 2017 H&PE Arena Houston Guard Rob Gray led all players with 24 points to go over 1,000 during his career and lead the Cougars to a win over ECU on Senior Day in the Final Game inside Hofheinz Pavilion. With so much emotion throughout the sellout crowd of 8,479, Cougars were sluggish early and built only a lead by halftime. After East Carolina cut the Cougars lead to following a Kentrell Barkley free throw with 14:30 remaining, Cougars erupted on a 20-6 run over the next eight minutes and never led by fewer than 14 points the rest of the way to sweep the regular-season series against the Pirates. Gray poured in 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and etched his name in the Houston records book midway through the second half... After an ECU turnover, Gray converted a layup with 8:18 remaining to go over 1,000 points during his Houston career. Gray became the 46th player in Houston history with 1,000+ points during his career and the first since Jherrod Stiggers during the season. Guard Wes VanBeck added 11 points with three 3-pointers for the Cougars. Guard Damyean Dotson led all players with nine rebounds and added eight points and had to wait until the end of the game to extend his record-setting streak... Entering the ECU game as one of the nation s premier 3-point shooters, Houston native converted only 1-of-9 from behind the arc... However with his lone trey with just 12 seconds left in the game, Dotson continued his school-record streak with 30 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer. ECU guard Jeramy Sheppard led the Pirates with 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting, while center Deng Riak added a game-high eight rebounds. Game featured plenty of memories and nostalgia before, during and after the game... Was the final game to be played in Hofheinz Pavilion, which opened on Dec. 1, 1969 and was the Cougars home facility for more than 700 games. Prior to tipoff, the Cougars recognized center Kyle Meyer, guard Damyean Dotson, center Bertrand Nkali, forward Xavier Dupree and forward Danrad Chicken Knowles and their families during Senior Day ceremonies. Just before tipoff, Fred and Dene Hofheinz children of the late Judge Roy Hofheinz who was instrumental in the construction of Cougars home arena and for whom it is named after presented the game ball to officials AMERICAN STANDINGS through games of Jan. 12, 2017 AMERICAN GAMES ALL GAMES TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. Wichita State Cincinnati Houston Tulsa UCF Tulane Memphis UConn SMU Temple ECU USF UPCOMING GAMES Sat., Jan. 13 * UConn at Tulane * Memphis at Temple * Cincinnati at USF * Wichita State at Tulsa Sun., Jan. 14 * Houston at ECU Tue., Jan. 16 * Cincinnati at UCF * UConn at Memphis Wed., Jan. 17 * Houston at Tulane * Tulsa at Temple * USF at ECU * SMU at Wichita State Sat., Jan. 20 * Wichita State at Houston * ECU at Cincinnati * UCF at USF * Tulane at SMU * Memphis at Tulsa Villanova at UConn Temple at Penn Wed., Jan. 24 * Temple at Cincinnati Thur., Jan. 25 * SMU at UConn * UCF at Wichita State * USF at Tulane Sat., Jan. 27 * Cincinnati at Memphis Sun., Jan. 28 * USF at Houston * ECU at SMU * Tulsa at Wichita State * UConn at Temple Wed., Jan. 31 * Houston at Cincinnati * Tulane at ECU * Memphis at USF * UConn at UCF Thur., Feb. 1 * Wichita State at Temple * SMU at Tulsa Sat., Feb. 3 * Houston at UCF * Cincinnati at UConn * Memphis at ECU Sun., Feb. 4 * Temple at Tulane * Tulsa at USF RECENT GAMES Thur., Jan. 11 * at Houston 104, Tulsa 71 * Wichita State 95, at ECU 60 Wed., Jan. 10 * at UConn 62, UCF 53 * Temple 66, at SMU 64 Tue., Jan. 9 * at Memphis 96, Tulane 89 Sun., Jan. 7 * at UCF 60, Temple 39 * at Wichita State 95, USF 57 * at Cincinnati 76, SMU 56 Sat., Jan. 6 * at UConn 70, ECU 65 * at Memphis 76, Tulsa 67 Thur., Jan. 4 * at Wichita State 81, Houston 63 * Cincinnati 55, at Temple 53 * at Tulane 73, SMU 70 Wed., Jan. 3 * ECU 67, at USF 65 * at Tulsa, 90, UConn 88 (2OT) * at UCF 65, Memphis 56 Sun., Dec. 31 * Tulsa 65, at Tulane 56 * at Cincinnati 82, Memphis 48 * UCF 59, at ECU 39 * at SMU 79, USF 39 Sat., Dec. 30 * at Houston 76, Temple 73 * Wichita State 72, at UConn 62

4 COUGARS AMONG INDIVIDUAL LEADERS National rankings through Jan. 11, 2018 American rankings through Jan. 11, 2018 TEAM NCAA American National Category Mark Rank Rank RPI (as of Jan. 9) 51st 51st W-L Percentage.813 3rd 24th American W-L Percentage.750 3rd Scoring Offense nd 54th Scoring Defense th 76th Scoring Margin rd 30th FG Pct nd 48th Opp. FG Pct th 35th 3-Pt. Pct rd 22nd 3-Pt. FGs per Game 8.7 3rd 90th Opp. 3-Pt. Pct th 101st FT Pct th 166th Rebounding Margin rd 15th Offensive nd 78th Defensive rd 63rd Assists th 114th Steals 6.3 5th 188th Blocked Shots th 179th Turnovers per Game th 159th Turnover Margin +0.6 t-4th 166th Turnovers Forced th 166th Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 5th 122nd INDIVIDUAL American National Category Mark Rank Rank SCORING Rob Gray st 48th Devin Davis th Corey Davis Jr th REBOUNDS Devin Davis Breaon Brady th 17th 237th FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Rob Gray rd ASSISTS Rob Gray Galen Robinson Jr th 12th 244th FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Rob Gray th 111th Wes VanBeck th STEALS 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Armoni Brooks rd 19th Corey Davis Jr th Wes VanBeck 40.9 t-8th Rob Gray 40.9 t-8th 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Armoni Brooks 2.5 2nd 133rd Corey Davis Jr th 170th Rob Gray th BLOCKED SHOTS Fabian White Jr. 0.9 t-13th ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Corey Davis Jr th Galen Robinson Jr rd 187th Rob Gray th 227th OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Breaon Brady th DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Devin Davis 5.1 t-4th 178th MINUTES PLAYED Rob Gray th DOUBLE-DOUBLES Devin Davis Fabian White 3 1 t-4th t-13th t-168th WELCOME TO HOUSTON The Cougars signed four newcomers to the team for the season during the November signing period. Group consists of two sophomores-to-be and two freshmen-to-be. ANTOINE DAVIS Guard Freshman Houston, Texas Houston Homeschool Association Averaged 23.0 points per game for Head Coach Tony Lusk... 3-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals... Chose Houston over Nevada, Stephen F. Austin, UTEP, Colorado State and Little Rock... Father, Mike Davis, is a long-time college coach and currently serves as head coach at Texas Southern, where Cougars are playing their home games in NATE HINTON Guard Freshman Gastonia, N.C. Gaston Day School 4-star recruit by ESPN and stands at No. 95 in the ESPN No. 4 shooting guard in state of North Carolina by Rivals... Averaged team-high 19.1 points per game as a junior for Head Coach Trent McCallister... Totaled 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while hitting 55 percent of his shots during summer competition... Led AAU s Team Loaded NC to championship game of Adidas Gauntlet tournament... Chose Houston over Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall and Tennessee. BRISON GRESHAM Forward r-sophomore New Orleans, La. UMass McDonogh 35 Joins Cougars after competing as freshman at UMass in Competed in 28 games with 13 starts, averaging 3.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game... Was a 3-star recruit out of McDonogh 35 by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals... Ranked as No. 5 power forward in state of Louisiana... Teammate of DeJon Jarreau at McDonogh 35 and at UMass... Name is pronounced Bry-Son Gresh-am DeJON JARREAU Guard r-sophomore New Orleans, La. UMass McDonogh 35 Joins Cougars after competing as freshman at UMass in Named Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week for Nov. 21, Competed in 31 games with 25 starts, averaging 9.8 points and 4.5 assists per game... Was a 4-star recruit out of McDonogh 35 by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals... Ranked as No. 1 combo guard in state of Louisiana and No. 53 nationally by 247Sports... Teammate of Brison Gresham at Mc- Donogh 35 and at UMass... Name is pronounced Day- Zhawn Juh-Roe. LAST TIME OUT Houston 104, Tulsa 71 Jan. 11, 2018 H&PE Arena Houston Guard Rob Gray posted a game-high 34 points and led the Cougars to an American Athletic Conference record-setting 18 3-pointers in a win over Tulsa on Thursday. Gray who had averaged 10.7 points per game in the previous three contests had already scored 22 points by halftime, and connected on 12-of-17 from the field, including 5-of-8 from the arc. Forest City, N.C., native also grabbed three rebounds with three steals and a career-high-tying eight assists on the way to the fifth 30-point game of his career. Cougars buried a season-high 18 3-pointers in the win... That total topped Tulsa s 17 treys in a double-overtime win over UConn on Jan. 3 for the conference high mark. Also tied as the second-highest total in Houston single-game history, equaling the 18 treys against SMU (Feb. 16, 2008) and at Rhode Island (Nov. 13, 2006) and trailing only the school record of 19 against Florida Tech on Nov. 22, 2005). Gray tied with guard Armoni Brooks for game-high honors in 3-pointers made... Brooks connected on 5-of-8 from behind the line as well on the way to 15 points... Guard Corey Davis Jr. buried 3-of-6 attempts in scoring 14 points with five assists, while guard Wes VanBeck drained 3-of-5 from the line on the way to 10 points with four rebounds... Guard Gabe Grant also sank a pair of treys to post a career-high 10 points in the win. With score tied following Tulsa guard DaQuan Jeffries 3-pointer with 15:17 left in the first half, the Cougars erupted 23-5 run and grabbed a lead when Gray made a layup with 7:06 remaining. Davis drained two of his three treys, and Gray added five points during the Cougars run. Houston connected on a sizzling 67.7 percent (21-of-31) from the field in the opening 20 minutes to take a lead into the locker room at the break... Was the Cougars highest first-half point total since scoring 59 in a win over Alcorn State on Nov. 18, Tulsa forward Martins Igbanu led the Golden Hurricane with 27 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 11-of-13 from the free throw line. Jeffries added 11 points in the loss. TRIPLE DIGITS Cougars reached triple digits for the first time in with a victory over American Athletic Conference rival Tulsa on Jan. 11 inside H&PE Arena. Topped previous season high of 97 in win against UIW on Nov. 25, Was first time to reach century mark since win over Prairie View A&M inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 3, Cougars improved to all-time when reaching 100+ points... Houston also moved to 4-0 when reaching triple digits under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson. TRIPLE DIGITS... in CONFERENCE With 104 points in win over American Athletic Conference rival Tulsa on Jan. 11, Cougars posted their first triple-digit performance against a league foe since a win over former Conference USA opponent Marshall on March 2, 2013, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Was the most points scored by Houston against a conference rival since a win in overtime against former Southwest Conference rival Texas on Feb. 1, RAINING THREES With 18 3-pointers in their Jan. 11 win against Tulsa, Cougars set an American Athletic Conference record. Total topped the previous league high of 17 treys, set by Tulsa in a home win over UConn in double overtime on Jan. 3. Tied for second in the Houston records book... Equaled mark set against SMU (Feb. 16, 2008) and at Rhode Island (Nov. 13, 2006)... Trailed only school record of 19 3-pointers against Florida Tech (Nov. 22, 2005). NATIONAL POLLS (as of Jan. 8, 2018) Associated Press Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Villanova (52) , West Virginia (12) , Virginia (1) , Michigan State ,390 t5. Purdue ,225 t5. Wichita State , Duke , Texas Tech , Oklahoma , Xavier , Arizona State , Kansas Seton Hall Cincinnati Gonzaga TCU Arizona Miami Clemson North Carolina Kentucky Auburn Florida State Tennessee Creighton Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 121, Florida 85, Texas A&M 62, Ohio State 29, Rhode Island 7, Michigan 5, Baylor 2, Nevada 2, New Mexico State 1, Georgia 1, Arkansas 1. USA TODAY Coaches Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Villanova (27) West Virginia (4) Virginia Michigan State Wichita State Duke Purdue Texas Tech Oklahoma Xavier Arizona State Kansas Cincinnati Gonzaga Seton Hall TCU Clemson North Carolina Miami Kentucky Arizona Creighton Tennessee Auburn Notre Dame Others receiving votes: Florida State 48, Texas A&M 47, Florida 40, Baylor 26, Saint Mary s 22, Arkansas 21, Michigan 9, Ohio State 9, Nevada 8, Rhode Island 6, New Mexico State 4, Mississippi State 4, UCLA 3, Boise State opponents in bold

5 MOVING UP on the SCORING CHART Senior guard Rob Gray continues his rise on the Cougars career scoring charts and currently stands in 20th place in Houston history with 1,349 points through 72 games. With a game-high 34 points in win against Tulsa on Jan. 11, Gray moved past two greats and into the Cougars top-20 scoring leaders. Moved past Larry Micheaux (1,322, ) and Hakeem Olajuwon (1,332, ). Up next in the records book are No. 19 Charles Thompson (1,381 pts, ) and No. 18 Clyde Drexler (1,383, ). 30-POINT EFFORTS In addition to moving among the Cougars top-20 scoring leaders following his 34-point performance against Tulsa on Jan. 11, senior guard Rob Gray moved among the team s top-10 leaders in career 30-point games. Gray now has five 30-point games during his career, tying with Dwight Davis ( ) and Gary Phillips ( ) for fifth in Houston history. Up next in the Houston records book is Tim Moore, who recorded six 30-point games from Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes holds the school record with an amazing point games during his career. MILESTONES With a game-high six assists in win against Prairie View A&M on Dec. 17, junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. moved past 300 assists during his career. Robinson became the 19th player in Houston history to dish out 300+ assists in his career... Currently stands in 13th in Houston history with 322 assists to date. With two assists in win over Tulsa on Jan. 11, broke out of a tie with Donnell Hayes (320, ) and moved past Steve Newsome (321, ). Up next in the Houston records book are No. 12 Louis Dunbar (323, ), No. 11 Kenneth Williams (330, ) and No. 10 Anthony Goldwire (334, ) 100+ ASSIST SEASONS Junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. continues his march to join an exclusive group in Houston history... Looking to become only seventh player in Houston history with three seasons of 100+ assists during his career. Robinson currently has a team-best 57 assists to date, tying for 12th in the American Athletic Conference with 3.6 assists per game and third in the league with a 1.8 assist-turnover ration. Only Derrick Daniels (4 times, ); Alvin Franklin (3 times, ); Reid Gettys (3 times, ); Ken Ciolli (3 times, ); Lanny Smith (3 times )and Rob Williams (3 times, ) have recorded three seasons with triple-digit assists. With two assists in win at Temple on Jan. 28, 2017, Robinson became the 18th player in Houston history with multiple 100+ assist seasons during his career. Robinson led the Cougars and ranked second in the American Athletic Conference with 4.8 assists per game in CLEANING THE GLASS Houston outrebounded its first nine opponents to open the season and 15 of its 16 opponents to date... Cougars were outrebounded at LSU on Dec. 13 for only time this season. Was the first time the Cougars outrebounded nine consecutive opponents since doing so in nine straight games during the season... Did so against West Texas State (+8, Nov. 30, 1981), Seton Hall(+1, Dec. 4, 1981), Biscayne (+11, Dec. 6, 1981), Texas Lutheran (+18, Dec. 8, CAREER 30-POINT GAMES Player Career Rob Gray 2 (1) 5 CAREER 20-POINT GAMES Player Career Rob Gray 8 (1) 33 Armoni Brooks 2 2 Galen Robinson Jr. 0 1 Devin Davis 1 1 Corey Davis Jr. 1 1 Breaon Brady 1 (1) 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Career Rob Gray 14 (2) 69 Galen Robinson Jr Wes VanBeck 9 (2) 20 Devin Davis Armoni Brooks 8 (1) 13 Corey Davis Jr. 10 (2) 10 Breaon Brady 2 (1) 2 Fabian White Jr. 1 1 Gabe Grant 1 (1) 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player Career Devin Davis 3 4 Fabian White Jr. 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player Career Devin Davis 2 4 Breaon Brady 1 1 Nura Zanna 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSIST GAMES Player Career Galen Robinson Jr. 0 2 () indicates active streak 1981), UTSA (+5, Dec. 12, 1981), UC Santa Barbara (+9, Dec. 15, 1981), Mississippi State (+9, Dec. 18, 1981, Iowa (+17, Dec. 19, 1981) and vs. Purdue (+1, Dec, 28, 1981). DOUBLE DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDERS Senior forwards Devin Davis and Nura Zanna were leaders on the glass for the Cougars against Wake Forest during the final day of the Paradise Jam on Nov. 19. Zanna came off the bench to lead all players with 11 rebounds, including five offensive boards, while Davis snared 10 rebounds. Became the first Cougars to post 10+ rebounds in the same game since forward Devonta Pollard grabbed 12 rebounds and guard Damyean Dotson posted 10 rebounds in a win over UT Rio Grande Valley inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Nov. 30, BACK-to-BACK DOUBLE DOUBLE-DIGIT REBOUNDERS With the win against UIW on Nov. 28, the Cougars boasted a pair of double-digit rebounders in consecutive games. Senior forward Nura Zanna (13 rebounds) and senior forward Devin Davis (10 rebs.) started the streak in the Cougars win over Wake Forest in the Paradise Jam consolation title game on Nov. 19 in Lynchburg, Va. Davis (10 rebs.) and freshman forward Fabian White Jr. (12 rebs.) followed in Houston s win over UIW on Nov. 25. Is the first time since season that the Cougars posted multiple doubledigit rebounders in consecutive games. Was last accomplished by forward Tashawn Thomas (12 rebs.) and guard Joseph Young (11 rebs) against ECU on Jan. 21, 2012, and by Thomas (12 rebs.) and forward Alandise Harris (12 rebs) vs. GAME-by-GAME STARTERS Opponent Date Record McNEESE 11/10/17 C. Davis Jr. Brooks VanBeck D. Davis Brady 1-0 (1) vs. Drexel 11/17/17 C. Davis Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Brady 0-1 (1) at Liberty 11/18/17 Robinson Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Brady 1-0 (1) vs. Wake Forest 11/19/17 Robinson Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Brady 2-0 (2) UIW 11/25/17 Robinson Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Zanna 1-0 (1) NEW ORLEANS 11/29/17 Robinson Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Brady 2-0 (3) ARKANSAS 12/2/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 1-0 (1) FAIRFIELD 12/6/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 2-0 (2) at Saint Louis 12/9/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 3-0 (3) at LSU 12/13/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 3-1 (4) PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/17/17 Davis Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Brady 4-0 (4) vs. Providence 12/20/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 4-1 (5) * at USF 12/28/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 5-1 (6) * TEMPLE 12/30/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 6-1 (7) * at #9/9 Wichita State 1/4/17 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Harris Jr. 0-1 (1) * TULSA 1/11/17 Robinson Jr C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Zanna 2-0 (2) * at ECU 1/14/17 * at Tulane 1/17/17 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/20/17 * USF 1/28/17 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 1/31/17 * at UCF 2/3/17 * SMU 2/8/17 * TULANE 2/11/17 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/15/17 * at Temple 2/18/17 * at Memphis 2/22/17 * ECU 2/25/17 * at SMU 2/28/17 * UCONN 3/4/17 Home games listed in BOLD CAPS UTEP on Jan. 28, CONFERENCE SEASON OPENERS With its win at USF on Dec. 28, Houston improved to record in its all-time conference openers Cougars moved to 4-1 in their American Athletic Conference openers. Houston has now won 10 of its last 11 conference openers dating back to its time in Conference USA... Houston has won four of its first five openers in American Athletic Conference play and closed out its time in Conference USA with wins in each of its last six conference openers... Only a loss at Memphis on Dec. 31, 2014, prevents a longer Houston winning streak Houston has won its last three and five of its last six conference openers on the road with only the loss at Memphis on Dec. 31, 2014, blemishing the streak. on Road: Cougars are when playing their conference opener on the road. This marked the fourth straight season in which the Cougars opened American Athletic Conference play on the road. CONSECUTIVE GAMES/STARTS STREAKS Consecutive Consecutive Career Player Games Starts Starts Galen Robinson, Jr. 80 (80) 33 (5) 62 Wes VanBeck 49 (49) 6 12 Devin Davis 26 (26) 18 (18) 29 Rob Gray 21 (15) 15 (15) 62 Armoni Brooks 20 (20) 3 4 Breaon Brady Corey Davis Jr. 16 (16) 10 (10) 12 Fabian White Jr. 16 (16) 0 0 Nura Zanna 16 (16) Chris Harris Jr 7 (7) 1 1 Gabe Grant 6 (6) 0 1 Mike Adewunmi 2 (1) 0 1 Valentine Sangoyomi 2 (2) 0 0 Cedrick Alley Jr Caleb Broodo Career highs in bold () indicates current streak

6 CONFERENCE ROAD OPENERS With its win at USF on Dec. 28, Houston has posted a record in their all-time conference road openers Cougars improved to 4-1 in their American Athletic Conference road openers. FIRST 100 GAMES With the Cougars win over Wake Forest on Nov. 19 in the Paradise Jam consolation title game, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson competed in the 100th game of his career at Houston. Sampson posted a record through his first 100 games as a Cougar, the third-best record in program history. Sampson trailed only the record by Alden Pasche ( ) and the record by Tom Penders ( ) and finished ahead of the record of Pat Foster ( ). Legendary Head Coach Guy V. Lewis accumulated a record in his first 100 games in a Hall of Fame career. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Freshman forward Fabian White Jr. was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week on Nov. 27, the first weekly honor of his career. Atascocita, Texas, native posted a career-high 14 points with a game-high 12 rebounds for the first double-double of his career. Became the 14th Houston freshman to record a doubledouble during his career and the first since Danuel House during the season. FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLES With 14 points and 12 rebounds in the Cougars big win over UIW on Nov. 25, freshman forward Fabian White Jr. became the 14th freshman in school history to record a double-double. Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler holds the freshman singleseason record with 15 double-doubles in George Williams ranks second with 11 in , while TaShawn Thomas stands third with nine in Rickie Winslow ( ) and Michael Young are tied for fourth with four, while Alandise Harris stands in sixth with two in White joins a group with Danuel House ( ), Alton Ford ( ), Jake Ballis ( ), Chad Hendrick ( ), Damon Jones ( ), Gerry McGee ( ) and Greg Anderson ( ). SEASON OPENER HISTORY Cougars opened their 73rd season with an win over McNeese on Nov. 10 inside H&PE Arena. With that win, Houston improved to record in season openers during its history. Cougars now have won their last nine and 13 of their last 14 season openers... Only a loss to Georgia Southern on the first day of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Durham, N.C., prevents a longer streak. Houston has won handily in recent history, winning their last nine season openers by an average of 22.6 points per game... That includes back-to-back 41-point wins against Prairie View A&M (110-69, Nov. 18, 2015) and Morgan State (93-52, Nov. 11, 2016). KELVIN SAMPSON in SEASON OPENERS With the Cougars win over McNeese on Nov. 10, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson improved to 23-2 all-time in season openers during his award-winning career... Sampson s game-by-game records at Montana Tech ( ) are not available. In season openers, Sampson is now 4-0 during his Houston tenure and LUTE OLSON AWARD MID-SEASON WATCH LIST presented to nation s player who competed 2+ seasons Player Rob Gray Grayson Allen Deandre Ayton Marvin Bagley III Mikal Bridges Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson Jevon Carter Bonzie Colson Mike Daum Shannon Evans II Marcus Foster Devonte Graham Kevin Hervey Tra Holder Markus Howard Nick King Kevin Knox Jock Landale Fletcher Magee Caleb Martin Yante Maten Luke Maye Brandon McCoy Matt Morgan Jordan Murphy Kendrick Nunn Collin Sexton Allonzo Trier Trae Young TEAM GAME-by-GAME SPECIALTY STATISTICS Points Off 2nd Chance Points in Fastbreak Bench Turnovers Points the Paint Points Points Opponent Date UH Opp. UH Opp. UH Opp. UH Opp. UH Opp. McNEESE 11/10/ vs. Drexel 11/17/ vs. at Liberty 11/18/ vs. Wake Forest 11/19/ UIW 11/25/ NEW ORLEANS 11/29/ rv/rv ARKANSAS 12/2/ FAIRFIELD 12/6/ at Saint Louis 12/9/ at LSU 12/13/ PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/17/ vs. Providence 12/20/ * at USF 12/28/ * TEMPLE 12/30/ * at #9/9 Wichita State 1/4/ * TULSA 1/11/ * at ECU 1/14/17 * at Tulane 1/17/17 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/20/17 * USF 1/28/17 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 1/31/17 * at UCF 2/3/17 * SMU 2/8/17 * TULANE 2/11/17 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/15/17 * at Temple 2/18/17 * at Memphis 2/22/17 * ECU 2/25/17 * at SMU 2/28/17 * UCONN 3/4/17 Totals Averages posted a 2-0 record at Indiana, an 11-1 mark at Oklahoma and was 6-1 at Washington State. School Houston Duke Arizona Duke Villanova Michigan State Villanova West Virginia Notre Dame South Dakota State Arizona State Creighton Kansas UT Arlington Arizona State Marquette Middle Tennessee Kentucky Saint Mary s Wofford Nevada Georgia North Carolina UNLV Cornell Minnesota Oakland Alabama Arizona Oklahoma Sampson s teams have now won their last 10 season openers and 23 of his last Only a loss to Alabama at the AT&T Wireless Classic in New York on Nov. 14, 2002, prevents a longer streak. During his career, Sampson s teams have won by an average of 23.1 points per game (532 points in 23 games). In his teams 32 season-opening wins, only two teams have won by fewer than double digits... His first team at Houston in claimed a win at Murray State on Nov. 14, 2014, in his most recent single-digit, seasonopening win. A SPECIAL EXHIBITION The Cougars defeated No. 24/24 Baylor, 81-78, on Oct. 21 inside the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, in a special exhibition game for Hurricane Harvey Relief. Senior guard Rob Gray led the Cougars with 25 points and 11 assists, connected on 7-of-14 shots from the field and 10-of-13 tries from the free throw line. Both teams received waivers from the NCAA to play the game with all ticket sales going to Hurricane Harvey relief... Texas Farm Bureau Insurance matched the ticket sales total with more than $20,000 raised. Cougars jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first four minutes before Baylor stormed back... With Baylor holding a Home games listed in bold lead with under seven minutes left, Cougars used a 9-4 run to take the lead for good... Senior forward Devin Davis scored four points, while Gray sank a layup and assisted on two buckets during that stretch. Gray drained four free throws in the final 18 seconds to ice the win. Making his Houston debut, junior point guard Corey Davis Jr. added 11 points -- thanks to three 3-pointers on four attempts -- with three assists. Freshman forward Fabian White Jr. led the Cougars with six rebounds, including three offensive boards. Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. led Baylor with 18 points and added a game-high eight rebounds, while Manu Lecomte and Terry Maston totaled 17 points apiece with Lecomte s 10 assists pacing the Bears. McCure finished with 11 points in the losing effort. JERRY WEST AWARD WATCH LIST presented to nation s top off-guard Player Rob Gray Allonzo Trier Mustapha Heron Jerome Robinson TJ Haws Marcus Foster Grayson Allen KeVaughn Allen MJ Walker Malik Newman Hamidou Diallo Lonnie Walker Quinndary Weatherspoon E.C. Matthews Khadeen Carrington Shamorie Ponds Tyus Battle Andrew Jones De Anthony Melton Daxter Miles Jr. School Houston Arizona Arizona Boston College BYU Creighton Duke Florida Florida State Kansas Kentucky Miami (Fla.) Mississippi State Rhode Island Seton Hall St. John s Syracuse Texas USC West Virginia

7 AN ELITE CAMPER Senior guard Rob Gray had a busy summer during the off-season. In late July, Gray was invited to join the prestigious CP3 Elite Guard Camp in North Carolina. Was one of 20 collegiate studentathletes from across the nation invited to serve as a counselor for some of the country s top high school point guards. Worked with NBA and Houston Rockets star Chris Paul, other counselors and some of the game s top instructors to teach the high school stars how to compete at the NCAA Division I and NBA levels while handling their off-court responsibilities. SCORING CHAMPION With 20.6 points per game in , guard Rob Gray led the Cougars and the American Athletic Conference. Seventh Cougar to win the eighth conference scoring title in program history. Became Houston s first conference scoring champion since guard Aubrey Coleman led the Cougars, Conference USA and the nation with 25.6 points per game. Looking to become the second player in school history and the first Cougar since Otis Birdsong to win conference scoring titles in back-to-back seasons. Birdsong captured the Southwest Conference scoring title with 26.1 points per game in Repeated in with 30.3 points per game. Cougars conference scoring champions are Aubrey Coleman (25.6 ppg, Conference USA, ); Andre Owens (18.3 ppg, C-USA, ); Gee Gervin (20.6 ppg, C-USA, ); Michael Young (19.8 ppg, Southwest Conference, ); Rob Williams (25.0 ppg, SWC, ); Otis Birdsong (30.3 ppg, SWC, ; 26.1 ppg, SWC, ) 1,000-POINTS REACHED With his basket with 8:18 left in the Cougars win against ECU on March 5, 2017,, senior guard Rob Gray became the 46th player in Houston history to reach 1,000 points during his career. Gray became the first Cougar to reach that milestone since Jherrod Stiggers ( ) to score 1,000 points in his Houston career. Gray reached the 1,000-Point club in only 55 games, tying as the 12th-fastest Cougar in program history. SHARP SHOOTER Senior guard Wes VanBeck established himself as one of the Cougars and the American Athletic Conference s premier shooters during the season. Connected on 48.4 percent (46-of-95) of his 3-point tries to set a Houston single-season record... Topped previous record of 45.6 percent (72-of-158) set by Byron Smith in Buried 87.3 percent (55-of-63) of his tries from the free throw line for the seventh-highest mark in Houston singleseason history. Would have led the American Athletic Conference in both categories but fell just shy of the league s statistical minimums. IN THE NBA With the start of the NBA season, three Cougars were competing at the game s highest level. Damon Jones ( ) is an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers... Jonathon Simmons ( ) is in his third season in the NBA but his first with the Orlando Magic, while Damyean Dotson ( ) is in his rookie season with the New York Knicks. Damon Jones Following his Houston playing career, Jones competed in the NBA from for 10 teams: New Jersey Nets (1999); Boston Celtics (1999); Golden State Warriors ( ); Dallas Mavericks ( ); Vancouver Grizzlies ( ); Detroit Pistons ( ); Sacramento Kings HOUSTON COACHES RECORDS after 100 games 1. Alden Pasche Tom Penders Kelvin Sampson Pat Foster Guy V. Lewis ( ); Milwaukee Bucks ( ); Miami Heat ( ); Cleveland Cavaliers ( ) and Bucks ( )... Joined the Cavaliers coaching staff in 2014 and was added to Cleveland s coaching staff for the 2016 NBA playoffs... Elevated to full-time assistant coach in September Jonathon Simmons After playing for his first two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs ( ), Simmons signed with the Orlando Magic in the summer of Damyean Dotson Dotson was taken with the No. 44 overall pick by the New York Knicks in the Second Round of the 2017 NBA Draft... Became the first Cougar to be drafted since Alton Ford was taken by the Phoenix Suns in the Second Round of the 2001 NBA Draft. REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE WINS Seasons in which Houston competed as a conference member Rk. Wins Year Overall ???

8 POINTS CAREER Rk. No. Player G Years 1. 2,884 Elvin Hayes ,832 Otis Birdsong ,043 Michael Young ,880 Craig Upchurch ,838 Rob Williams ,765 Louis Dunbar ,741 Dwight Davis ,684 Alvin Franklin ,662 Greg Anderson ,548 Rickie Winslow ,516 Aubrey Coleman ,476 Kenneth Williams ,465 Kelvin Lewis ,452 Gary Phillips ,435 Robert McKiver ,407 Andre Owens ,388 TaShawn Thomas ,383 Clyde Drexler ,381 Charles Thompson ,349 Rob Gray ,332 Hakeem Olajuwon ,322 Larry Micheaux ,298 Tim Moore ,250 Lanny Smith ,244 Cecil Rose ,237 Joe Hamood ,231 Ollie Taylor ,195 Ted Luckenbill ,162 Don Boldebuck ,139 Don Schverak ,135 Galen Robinson ,133 Don Chaney ,132 George Williams ,131 Kenny Younger ,114 Gee Gervin ,107 George Walker ,088 Steve Newsome ,087 Derrick Daniels ,077 Jherrod Stiggers ,073 Lyle Harger ,057 Richard Hollis ,051 Byron Smith ,050 David Marrs ,041 Damon Jones ,026 Lloyd Hendrix ,025 Ken Spain ,001 Damyean Dotson RECORDS WATCH FASTEST to 1,000 POINTS CAREER Rk. G Player Years Elvin Hayes Don Boldebuck t3. 47 Louis Dunbar t3. 47 Ollie Taylor Aubrey Coleman Rob Williams Gee Gervin t8. 52 Robert McKiver t8. 52 Otis Birdsong Dwight Davis Tim Moore t Rob Gray 2015 t Gary Phillips t Byron Smith t Richard Hollis Ted Luckenbill Damyean Dotson Andre Owens Craig Upchurch t TaShawn Thomas t20 70 Kelvin Lewis Clyde Drexler t Joe Hamood t Lyle Harger t George Williams t Kenny Younger t Donnie Schverak Steve Newsome * 77 Lloyd Hendrix Damon Jones Michael Young t Hakeem Olajuwon t Don Chaney Rickie Winslow Lanny Smith t Galen Robinson t Greg Anderson t Alvin Franklin t Ken Spain Jherrod Stiggers Charles Thompson Kenneth Williams Larry Micheaux Cecile Rose David Marrs Derrick Daniels George Walker ASSISTS CAREER Rk. No. Player Years Reid Gettys Derrick Daniels Ken Ciolli t Alvin Franklin t Lanny Smith Rob Williams Otis Birdsong Joe Hamood Cecil Rose Anthony Goldwire Kenneth Williams Louis Dunbar Galen Robinson Jr Steve Newsome Donnell Hayes t Damon Jones t Poo Welch Tom Gribben Clyde Drexler Zamal Nixon Michael Young Desmond Wade George Reynolds L.J. Rose Gary Grider * Records from are incomplete. Hendrix game total is estimated based on his scoring average from the season. Exact number is unknown.

9 30-POINT GAMES CAREER Rk. No. Player Years Elvin Hayes Otis Birdsong Robert McKiver t4. 12 Aubrey Coleman Rob Williams Don Boldebuck Ollie Taylor Louis Dunbar Tim Moore t10. 5 Rob Gray Dwight Davis Gary Phillips t12. 4 Greg Anderson Lyle Harger Ted Luckenbill Guy V. Lewis t16. 3 Damyean Dotson Gee Gervin Anthony Goldwire Sam Mack Craig Upchurch Kenneth Williams RECORDS WATCH 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE TEAM SEASON POINT FIELD GOALS MADE TEAM GAME Florida Tech 11/22/ Tulsa 1/11/18 SMU 2/16/08 at Rhode Island 11/13/ Troy 12/14/09 Valparaiso 3/24/08 at UCF 2/2/08 at SMU 1/16/08 Middle Tennessee 12/1/ at SMU 2/27/10 Southern Miss 2/27/08 Opp: 15 at East Carolina 3/1/08 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att.) TEAM GAME (12-16) at Louisville 2/6/ (10-14) vs. Memphis 3/7/ (9-13) vs. UTEP 2/13/ (11-16) Fairfield 12/6/ (10-15) Murray State 12/2/15).667 (10-15) North Texas 12/8/ (11-16) Alcorn State 12/22/ (13-22) vs. SMU 3/7/ (16-27) Troy 12/14/ (10-17) at Rice 1/26/11 Opp..636 (7-11) by IUPUI 11/28/98 C t t1 t12 t16

10 A TWEET FOR HELP... A CALL ANSWERED On Aug. 28, 2017, as Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Gulf Coast and the greater Houston area, Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson sent out a tweet asking for basketball coaches at all levels to donate 20 t-shirts and 10 pairs of shoes and send to his attention at the Guy V. Lewis Development Facility on the University of Houston campus to distribute to relief efforts. Basketball coaches responded... as the did the entire nation. Eventually, more than 2.7 million people saw his tweet Sampson and the Men s Basketball program received nearly 1,500 donation commitments to his Twitter account from 49 states and Canada as well as many more donations from people who did not use social media. Sampson and his team received thousands of boxes duringthe next several weeks and distributed to local missions and charity groups to assist in hurricane relief efforts. By the end of the drive, Houston Men s Basketball estimated that it received more than 20,000 pairs of shoes and more than 200,000 t-shirts for those in need. DONATION COMMITMENTS via TWITTER 631 Universities/College sport programs 343 NCAA Division I sport programs 102 NCAA Division II sport programs 132 NCAA Division III sport programs 53 NAIA sport programs 1 Canadian Athletics Department 436 High School sport programs 85 Businesses 78 Junior/Community College sport programs 77 AAU Basketball/Sport Programs 50 Individuals 20 Conference Offices 15 School Districts 12 Professonal Teams 11 Elementary/Middle Schools Among the various schools, Sampson received donation commitments from the following sport programs... Baseball Softball Football Men s Golf Women s Golf Men s Basketball Women s Basketball Softball Swimming and Diving Track and Field Cross Country Volleyball Women s Tennis Sampson received commitments from the following sport programs, which are not offered at the University of Houston Field Hockey Men s Hockey Women s Lacrosse Men s Lacrosse Women s Rowing Men s Soccer Wrestling Hockey Club Schools and groups were not limited to sport programs. Within schools, Houston received commitments from... Activities Departments Administration Alumni Associations Bands Booster Clubs Cheer Groups Dance Groups Equipment Room staffs FCA Mascots Mock Trial program Physical Education/Department of Health and Sport Sciences Depts Sports Medicine staffs Sports Performance staffs Student Newspaper Student Fan Sections Student-Athlete Advisory Committees

11 THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON TIER ONE UNIVERSITY RANKED ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGES IN THE U.S. Founded in 1927, the University of Houston is the leading public research university in the vibrant international city of Houston. Each year, we educate more than 40,900 students in more than 300 undergraduate and graduate academic programs, on campus and online. UH awards more than 8,000 degrees annually, with more than 200,000 alumni. UH is located in Houston, Texas, the nation s fourth-largest city and the energy capital of the world. Our students regularly test their skills through internships with national and international companies based here, and our faculty routinely partner with businesses and government agencies through research. Our undergraduates choose from 120 majors and minors. At the graduate level, we offer 139 master s, 54 doctoral, and three professional degree programs. You may study online through our Distance Education program, or take noncredit courses through Continuing Education. Many of our academic programs rank among the nation s best. Our faculty and students conduct research through 25 research centers and in every academic department. UH research regularly breaks new ground and opens doors to new ways of understanding the world. University of Houston faculty are renowned scholars with real-world experience who work closely with each student. From the Tony Award to the Nobel Peace Prize and back to the classroom, UH faculty makes things happen on campus and around the world. With more than 500 student organizations and 17 intercollegiate sports teams, life at UH is active and lively. About 6,000 students live on campus in residence halls, apartments and townhouses. UH alumni total 224,000. Of that number, 63 percent live in the Houston area and 75 percent live in the state of Texas. The University of Houston is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master s, professional and doctoral degrees. In addition, the University is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, the National Commission on Accrediting, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of American State Colleges and Universities, the Association of American Colleges, the Association of Urban Universities, and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. UH colleges, programs and professional associations also hold memberships and accreditations by additional agencies. When the Carnegie Foundation elevated the University of Houston to Tier One status in 2011, the designation made the university one of only three public Tier One research universities in the state of Texas, along with the University of Texas and Texas A&M.

12 FERTITTA CENTER The University of Houston Men s and Women s Basketball programs will compete in a new game arena during the season when the Fertitta Center officially opens. With the completion of the season, Hofheinz Pavilion the Cougars current home arena will undergo a $60 million renovation. The renovation was made possible through a generous $20 million donation from University of System Board of Regents Chairman Tilman J. Fertitta and his family in late August The facility will feature a premium club area and a courtside club. The reconfigured bowl will move mid-court seating locations closer to game action with floor-level seating opposite the team benches for UH students. Renovations include a new audio system, sports lighting and video boards as well as new concession stands and expanded restrooms. The facility s exterior also will be refreshed. Prominent to the center s exterior, the renovation will preserve the legacy of the Hofheinz family and its contributions to both UH and the city of Houston. UH will transform an Coming in QUICK FACTS Name: Fertitta Center Location: 3422 Cullen Blvd. Corner of Cullen Boulevard and Holman Street on the UH campus Renovation Cost: $60 million Historic Donation: $20 million from UH System Board of Regents Chairman Tilman J. Fertitta and his family Arena Amenities Premium club area and courtside club Reconfigured bowl with mid-court seating closer to game action Floor-level seating opposite team benches for UH students New audio system, sports lighing and video boards New concession stands and expanded restrooms Architects: area adjacent to the new facility into Hofheinz Plaza, where fans will be greeted by a bronze statue of former Harris County Judge Roy Hofheinz. The University of Houston will request that city officials rename a portion of Holman Street in front of the arena after the Hofheinz family. In addition, Roy Hofheinz s records will be permanently archived and publicly accessible as a special collection in the UH library and the Alumni Center will house an area describing the lives and public service of Roy and Irene Hofheinz. PGAL and AECOM This gift is personal. It represents a commitment from my family and me to support the University of Houston in its quest to strengthen our nationally competitive institution both in academics and athletics, Fertitta said. Upgrading our athletics facilities shows we are serious about competing at the highest levels of collegiate sports for many years to come. I m proud of where the University of Houston is today and I m proud to make this investment in my university s future.

13 GUY V. LEWIS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY The University of Houston Men s Basketball program moved into its new home during the season following completion of construction of the Guy V. Lewis Development Facility. The near-53,000-square-foot facility provides the environment that University of Houston Men s and Women s Basketball student-athletes need to excel throughout the season in all areas. Named after 592-game winner and Hall of Fame Head Coach Guy V. Lewis, the Development Facility is located adjacent to Hofheinz Pavilion at the corner of Cullen Boulevard and Holman Street on the UH campus. Construction on the $25-million facility became in September Austin Commercial served as the construction manager for the project, which was designed by DLR Group and Page. Home of Houston Basketball I am proud and grateful that our administration recognized how important the Guy V. Lewis Development Facility is. We now have a place where our players can practice, work out, shoot, develop chemistry and improve their work ethics 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with this facility. This is a game-changer. Head Coach Kelvin Sampson QUICK FACTS Location: Corner of Cullen Boulevard and Holman Street on UH campus Construction Cost: $25 million Size: 52,923 square feet Dedicated: April 3, 2016 Levels: 3 Level 1: Dedicated practice courts for Men s and Women s Basketball programs with sports performance and sports medicine areas shared by both teams Level 2: Team areas, including locker room and academic/film rooms Level 3: Office space for Men s and Women s Basketball coaching/support staffs Architects: DLR Group and Page Construction Manager: Austin Commercial The building was officially dedicated during NCAA Final Four Weekend in Houston on April 3, 2016, with Cougar and CBS Sports broadcasting great Jim Nantz serving as master of ceremonies The first level houses a dedicated practice court for each team as well as sports performance and sports medicine areas, which are shared by both programs. The second level features the teams areas, which include locker room and academic/film theaters. The team rooms contain spacious, modern lockers, multiple video screens for television and video games and comfortable furniture. The third level holds office space for both Men s and Women s Basketball coaching and support staffs.

14 RADIO/TV ROSTER CHRIS HARRIS Jr. C r-so.-jc Houston, Texas #1 #2 #3 #5 #12 MIKE ADEWUNMI G Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas ARMONI BROOKS G So.-1L Round Rock, Texas COREY DAVIS Jr. G Jr.-JC Lafayette, La. WES VANBECK G Sr.-3L Houston, Texas #13 NURA ZANNA F Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria DEVIN DAVIS F r-sr.-1l Indianapolis, Ind. #15 #20 #23 #24 GABE GRANT F Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. CEDRICK ALLEY Jr. F Fr.-HS Houston, Texas BREAON BRADY F Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio #25 GALEN ROBINSON Jr. G Jr.-2L Houston, Texas #30 CALEB BROODO C Fr.-HS Midland, Mich. #31 VALENTINE SANGOYOMI C r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria ROB GRAY G r-sr.-2l Forest City, N.C. #32 #35 FABIAN WHITE Jr. F Fr.-RS Atascocita, Texas KELVIN SAMPSON Head Coach 4th Season at Houston 29th Season Overall ALVIN BROOKS Assistant Coach 20th Season at Houston 34th Season Overall KELLEN SAMPSON Assistant Coach 4th Season at Houston 8th Season Overall QUANNAS WHITE Assistant Coach 1st Season at Houston 4th Season Overall

15 KELVIN SAMPSON Head Coach Fourth Season at Houston 29th Season Overall Record at Houston Career Record UNC Pembroke 78; Michigan State 80 KELVIN SAMPSON S YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD - Overall - - Conference - Year Record Pct. Record Pct. Notes Postseason Montana Tech ( Frontier Conference) Frontier Conference Coach of the Year Frontier Conference Champions Frontier Conference Champions Frontier Conference Coach of the Year Washington State ( Pac-10 1 NCAA 1 NIT) PAC-10 Coach of the Year Kodak District 14 Coach of the Year Kodak District 14 Coach of the Year NIT Second Round NCAA First Round Oklahoma ( Big Eight/Big NCAA 1 NIT) AP National Coach of the Year NCAA First Round Big Eight Coach of the Year NCAA First Round NCAA First Round NCAA First Round NCAA Sweet NCAA Second Round Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA First Round Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Final Four NABC National Coach of the Year Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Elite Eight NIT Second Round Big 12 Co-Champions NCAA Second Round NCAA First Round Indiana ( Big Ten) NCAA Second Round Houston ( The American) NIT First Round NIT First Round years Conference Championships 13 NCAA Tournaments 3 Conference Tournament titles 4 NITs 2 National Coach of the Year awards 4 Conference Coach of the Year awards 2 District Coach of the Year awards HOUSTON BASKETBALL Ninth Men s Basketball head coach in University of Houston history Previously served as head coach at Indiana ( ); Oklahoma ( ); Washington State ( ) and Montana Tech ( ) (.645) career record in 28+ seasons Led three different schools to NCAA Tournament (1 Washington State 11 Oklahoma 1 Indiana) Veteran of 17 postseason tournaments (13 NCAA, 4 NIT) Includes 1 NCAA Final Four (2002) 1 Elite Eight (2003) 1 Sweet 16 (1999) 2 Second Round (2007, 2005) 2 NIT Second Round (2004, 1992) Three conference regular-season championships (2005 Big 12 [co] 1985 Frontier 1984 Frontier) Three conference tournament championships (2003 Big Big Big 12) Two National Coach of the Year awards (2002 NABC 1995 Associated Press) Two District Coach of the Year awards (1992 and 1991 Kodak District 14) Four Conference Coach of the Year awards from three leagues (1995 Big Eight 1991 PAC , 1983 Frontier) Worked for six years in the NBA coaching ranks ( Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks) He and his wife, Karen, have a daughter, Lauren, who is director for external operations with the Men s Basketball program, and a son, Kellen, who is an assistant coach at Houston.

16 KELVIN SAMPSON RECORD vs. OPPONENTS Records vs. Montana Tech opponents not available Washington Washington Team Overall Houston Indiana Oklahoma State Team Overall Houston Indiana Oklahoma State Abilene Christian Monmouth Akron Montana State Alabama Morgan State Alabama State Mount St. Mary s Alaska-Anchorage Murray State Alcorn State NC State American-Puerto Rico Nebraska Appalachian State New Mexico Arizona New Orleans Arizona State Niagara Arkansas Nicholls Arkansas State North Carolina Central Arkansas-Pine Bluff North Texas Army 0-0 Northern Colorado Azusa Pacific Northwestern Ball State Northwestern State Baylor Ohio Belmont Ohio State Bethune-Cookman Oklahoma Baptist Binghamton Oklahoma State Boise State Oral Roberts Boston Oregon Butler Oregon State BYU Penn State BYU-Hawai i Pittsburg State Boston College Portland Cal State Northridge Prairie View A&M California Princeton Centenary Providence Central Connecticut State Purdue Central Michigan Rhode Island Charlotte Rice Chattanooga Sacramento State Chicago State Saint Louis Cincinnati Sam Houston State Colorado Samford Coppin State San Diego Cornell San Diego State Delaware State San Francisco State Drexel San Jose State Duke Seattle Eastern Kentucky Simon Fraser Eastern Illinois SMU Eastern Michigan South Carolina State Eastern Washington South Dakota ECU Southeast Missouri State Fairfield Southern Florida Southern Illinois Florida A&M Southern Utah Florida Atlantic St. Bonaventure Fresno State Stanford George Mason Stephen F. Austin George Washington Syracuse Georgia Southern Temple Georgia State Tennessee Georgia Tech Tennessee State Gonzaga Texas Grand Canyon Texas A&M Hartford Texas Southern Harvard Texas State Hawai i Texas Tech Hawai i-hilo Tulane Hawai i-pacific Tulsa High Point UALR Houston Baptist UC Irvine Idaho UC San Diego Illinois UCF Illinois State UCLA Ilinois-Chicago UConn Indiana UIW Indiana State ULM Iowa UNC Asheville Iowa State UNC Wilmington IUPUI USC Jackson State USF Kansas UT Arlington Kansas State UT Rio Grande Valley Kentucky Utah La Salle UTSA Lafayette Vermont Lamar Villanova Liberty Wake Forest Longwood Washington Louisiana Tech West Virginia Louisiana-Lafayette Western Carolina LSU Western Illinois Manhattan Western Kentucky Marquette Western Michigan Marshall 0-0 Wichita State Maryland Winthrop McNeese Wisconsin Memphis Wisconsin-Milwaukee Michigan Wyoming Michigan State Xavier Minnesota Totals Mississippi Mississippi Valley State Mississippi State Missouri Missouri State

17 #2 MIKE ADEWUNMI Guard Freshman-HS Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge HS) Undeclared Major CAREER HIGHS Points 1, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) Field Goals Made Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1,, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17); vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Free Throws Made 1, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) Free Throw Attempts 2, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) 2, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes Played 4, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) FRESHMAN ( ) Made his collegiate debut against McNeese in the season opener... Grabbed a defensive rebound in win against Arkansas... Scored his first collegiate point from the free throw line in win over Tulsa... Also grabbed two rebounds against the Golden Hurricane GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/10/17 McNEESE /17/17 vs. Drexel Did not compete Coach s decision 11/18/17 at Liberty Did not compete Coach s decision 11/19/17 vs. Wake Forest Did not compete Coach s decision 11/25/17 UIW /29/17 NEW ORLEANS Did not compete Coach s decision 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS /6/17 FAIRFIELD /9/17 at Saint Louis Did not compete Coach s decision 12/13/17 at LSU Did not compete Coach s decision 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /20/17 vs. Providence Did not compete Coach s decision 12/28/17 * at USF /30/17 * TEMPLE Did not compete Coach s decision 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State Did not compete Coach s decision 1/11/18 * TULSA /14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

18 #23 CEDRICK ALLEY Jr. Forward Freshman-HS Houston, Texas (Klein Forest HS) Undeclared Major CAREER HIGHS Points Field Goals Made Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Liberty (11/18/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Liberty (11/18/17) Free Throws Made Free Throw Attempts 1, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Assists 1, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Steals Blocked Shots Minutes Played 10, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) FRESHMAN ( ) Made his collegiate debut against McNeese... Grabbed a rebound and dished out an assist against the Cowboys GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/10/17 McNEESE /17/17 vs. Drexel Did not compete Coach s decision 11/18/17 at Liberty /19/17 vs. Wake Forest Did not compete Coach s decision 11/25/17 UIW Did not compete Coach s decision 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS Did not compete Coach s decision 12/2/17 rv.rv ARKANSAS Did not compete Coach s decision 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD Did not compete Coach s decision 12/9/17 at Saint Louis Did not compete Coach s decision 12/13/17 at LSU Did not compete Coach s decision 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Did not compete Coach s decision 12/20/17 vs. Providence Did not compete Coach s decision 12/28/17 * at USF Did not compete Coach s decision 12/30/17 * TEMPLE Did not compete Coach s decision 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State Did not compete Coach s decision 1/11/18 * TULSA Did not compete Coach s decision 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

19 #24 BREAON BRADY Forward Junior-JC Akron, Ohio (Ellet HS) Saddleback JC Sociology Led all players with 11 rebounds and added six points against Liberty in consolation semifinals at Paradise Jam... Scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds in win against Fairfield... Finished with nine points and six rebounds in win at Saint Louis... Posted six points and led the Cougars with eight rebounds in win at USF to open American Athletic Conference play... Led all players with 21 points and nine rebounds win win over Temple... Connected on 8-of-9 shots from the field and 5-of-6 tries from the free throw line. CAREER HIGHS Points 21, vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) Field Goals Made 8, vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) Field Goal Attempts 9, vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Made 5, vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) Free Throw Attempts 6, vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) 11, at Liberty (11/18/17) Assists 1, done three times; Most recently vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) Steals 1, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Blocked Shots 2, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Minutes Played 23, at Liberty (11/18/17); 23, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) The American Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 2, 2018) JUNIOR ( ) Made his first collegiate start in season opener vs. McNeese... Led all players with 10 rebounds and nearly finished with a double-double after scoring eight points... Also blocked a shot against the Cowboys GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/10/17 McNEESE * /17/17 vs. Drexel * /18/17 at Liberty * /19/17 vs. Wake Forest * /25/17 UIW /29/17 NEW ORLEANS * /2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS * /6/17 FAIRFIELD * /9/17 at Saint Louis * /13/17 at LSU * /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /20/17 vs. Providence * /28/17 * at USF * /30/17 * TEMPLE * /4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State Did not compete Injury 1/11/18 * TULSA Did not compete Injury 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

20 CAREER HIGHS Points 24, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/17/17) Field Goals Made 8, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/17/17); 8, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Field Goal Attempts 12, at USF (12/28/17 3-Point Field Goals Made 6, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/17/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9, at USF (12/28/17); 9, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/17/17) Free Throws Made 3, vs. Temple (12/30/17); 3, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (12/17/16) Free Throw Attempts 4, vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) 7, at Tulane (2/8/17) Assists 3, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/17/17) Steals 4, vs. Providence (12/20/17) Blocked Shots 1, done four times; Most recently at Saint Louis (12/9/17) Minutes Played 32, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) #3 ARMONI BROOKS Guard Sophomore-1L Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS) Health The American Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 13, 2017) SOPHOMORE ( ) Led all players with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 5-of-8 from the 3-point line, in season-opening win against McNeese... Finished second among the Cougars with six rebounds and blocked a shot against the Cowboys... Moved into starting lineup after guard Rob Gray was forced to sit... Came off the bench to post 10 points with two 3-pointers and added three rebounds with a pair of steals in win against UIW... Drained back-to-back 3-pointers after New Orleans tied the game at midway through the second half... Finished with nine points in win against Privateers... Connected on 3-of-4 from behind the arc on the way to 11 points in win against Arkansas... Led all players with 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including 6-of-9 from behind the arc, in win against Prairie View A&M... With Cougars trailing by a point midway through the second half, drained three straight 3-pointers to give Houston the lead for good... Also grabbed four rebounds with three assists against the Panthers... Sank four 3-pointers on the way to 12 points against Providence during Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase... Posted 14 points with four 3-pointers in win at USF to open American Athletic Conference play... Scored 14 and grabbed five rebounds in win over Temple... Sank 5-of-8 from the 3-point line on the way to 15 points in win over Tulsa... Also grabbed four rebounds with a steal against the Golden Hurricane GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/10/17 McNEESE * /17/17 vs. Drexel /18/17 at Liberty /19/17 vs. Wake Forest /25/17 UIW /29/17 NEW ORLEANS /2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS /6/17 FAIRFIELD /9/17 at Saint Louis /13/17 at LSU /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M /20/17 vs. Providence /28/17 * at USF /30/17 * TEMPLE /4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State /11/18 * TULSA /14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

21 CAREER HIGHS Points 20, at LSU (12/13/17) Field Goals Made 6, at LSU (12/13/17); 6, vs. UIW (11/25/17) Field Goal Attempts 12, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 6, at LSU (12/13/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Free Throws Made 7, at USF (12/28/17) Free Throw Attempts 7, at USF (12/28/17) 4, done three times; Most recently vs. Temple (Dec. 30, 2017) Assists 7, vs. UIW (11/25/17) Steals 3, vs Tulsa (1/11/18); 3, at USF (12/28/17) Blocked Shots Minutes Played 37, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) #5 COREY DAVIS Jr. Guard Junior-JC Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) San Jacinto JC Health JUNIOR ( ) Started his collegiate debut against McNeese in season opener... Finished with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and added a game-high-tying five assists against Cowboys... Grabbed the offensive rebound and laid it up and in with 0.3 seconds left to give the Cougars a win at Liberty in the consolation semifinals at the Paradise Jam... Finished with seven points, three rebounds and two assists against the Flames... Posted 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting with a game-high seven assists in win against UIW... Sank a pair of 3-pointers during a 12-0 Houston run to break open a close game in win against New Orleans... Finished with eight points and four rebounds against the Privateers... Returned to starting lineup and finished with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, in win against Arkansas... Added two rebounds, three assists and two steals against Razorbacks... Scored 16 points, thanks to 5-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line, with three assists in win against Fairfield... Tied for teamhigh honors with 20 points, thanks to 6-of-10 shooting from behind the arc, and added four rebounds and a pair of assists at LSU... Finished with 15 points, thanks to 4-of-7 shooting from the arc, with two assists in win against Prairie View A&M... Posted 10 points with three rebound and three steals in win against Providence at Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase... Led Houston with 15 points and added two rebounds, two assists and three steals in win at USF to open American Athletic Conference play... Scored 12 points with a game-high-tying five assists and two rebounds at No. 9/9 Wichita State... Connected on 3-of-6 from behind the arc on the way to 14 points in win over Tulsa... Also dished out five assists with three steals and no turnovers against the Golden Hurricane GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/10/17 McNEESE * /17/17 vs. Drexel * /18/17 at Liberty /19/17 vs. Wake Forest /25/17 UIW /29/17 NEW ORLEANS /2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS * /6/17 FAIRFIELD * /9/17 at Saint Louis * /13/17 at LSU * /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /20/17 vs. Providence * /28/17 * at USF * /30/17 * TEMPLE * /4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State * /11/18 * TULSA * /14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Totals

22 CAREER HIGHS Points 28, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Field Goals Made 10, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Field Goal Attempts 15, at LSU (12/13/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17); 1, vs. Morgan State (11/11/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Free Throws Made 7, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Free Throw Attempts 10, vs. Wake Forest (11/19/17); 10, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/3/16) 12, vs. Morgan State (11/11/16) Assists 5, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Steals 4, vs. New Orleans (11/29/17) Blocked Shots 3, vs. Chicago State (11/8/13) Minutes Played 32, at LSU (12/13/17); 32, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Italics indicated accomplished at Indiana #15 DEVIN DAVIS Forward Senior-1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Odessa JC Sociology Only Cougar to start every game to date this season. SENIOR ( ) Did a little of everything in season-opening win against McNeese... Posted seven rebounds with five rebounds, game-high-tying five assists and a block against the Cowboys... Finished with 12 points and five rebounds at Liberty in consolation semifinals of Paradise Jam... Enjoyed team s first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Wake Forest in Paradise Jam consolation title game... Posted second straight double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in win against UIW... Totaled six points, six rebounds and four steals in win against New Orleans... Led all players with 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting and added 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season in win against Arkansas... Added two assists and a pair of blocks against the Razorbacks... Totaled 11 points with a game-high nine rebounds in win against Fairfield... Also added two assists against the Stags... Recorded 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting with four rebounds, an asisst and steal in win at Saint Louis... Posted 14 points and led the Cougars with seven rebounds at LSU... Recorded 10 points with a game-high seven rebounds in win against Fairfield... Led all players with nine rebounds in win against Providence during Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase... Finished with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in win at USF to to open American Athletic Conference play... Posted 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting with two rebounds, two steals and two blocks in win over Temple... Led all players with eight rebounds and dished out three assists with two blocks in win over Tulsa GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Date Opponent GS Min FG-A 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OR-DR Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 11/10/17 McNEESE * /17/17 vs. Drexel * /18/17 at Liberty * /19/17 vs. Wake Forest * /25/17 UIW * /29/17 NEW ORLEANS * /2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS * /6/17 FAIRFIELD * /9/17 at Saint Louis * /13/17 at LSU * /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * /20/17 vs. Providence * /28/17 * at USF * /30/17 * TEMPLE * /4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State * /11/18 * TULSA * /14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * #5/5 WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at #14/13 Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * #14/13 CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS MP FG-FGA Pct 3P-A Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg (at Indiana) (at Indiana) Sat out as redshirt Competed at Odessa JC Houston Totals Indiana Totals Totals ,