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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 rv/rv HOUSTON COUGARS ( American) Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition (Waco, Texas) Oct. 21 at #24/24 Baylor (Ex) W, Nov. 5 ANGELO STATE (Ex) (H&PE Arena) W, Nov. 10 McNEESE (H&PE Arena) 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 (H&PE Arena) W, Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS (H&PE Arena) FloHoops.com W, Dec. 2 rv/rv ARKANSAS (H&PE Arena) CBSSN W, Dec. 6 FAIRFIELD (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 W, Dec. 9 at Saint Louis Stadium/CW39 W, Dec. 13 at LSU SEC Network L, Dec. 17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (H&PE Arena) FloHoops.com 3 p.m. Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) Dec. 20 vs. Providence ESPNU 6 p.m. Dec. 28 * at USF ESPNews 6 p.m. Dec. 30 * TEMPLE (H&PE Arena) ESPNU 5 p.m. Jan. 4 * at #3/3 Wichita State ESPN/ESPN2 6/8 p.m. Jan. 11 * TULSA (H&PE Arena) ESPNU 6 p.m. Jan. 14 * at ECU ESPN3 1 p.m. Jan. 17 * at Tulane ESPNews 7 p.m. Jan. 20 * #3/3 WICHITA STATE (Site TBA) ESPNU 11 a.m. Jan. 28 * USF (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 2 p.m. Jan. 31 * at #25/rv Cincinnati (NKU) CBSSN 6 p.m. Feb. 3 * at UCF ESPNU 11 a.m. Feb. 8 * rv/nr SMU (H&PE Arena) ESPN2 8 p.m. Feb. 11 * TULANE (H&PE Arena) ESPNU 5 p.m. Feb. 15 *#25/rv CINCINNATI (H&PE Arena) CBSSN 6 p.m. Feb. 18 * at Temple CBSSN 3 p.m. Feb. 22 * at Memphis CBSSN 8 p.m. Feb. 25 * ECU (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 2 p.m. Feb 28 * at rv/nr SMU ESPN2 8 p.m. March 4 * UCONN (H&PE Arena) CBSSN 3 p.m. American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando) March 8-11 vs. TBD TBA TBA Home Games in BOLD CAPS; Times are Central and subject to change Rankings AP/ESPN 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. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M PANTHERS ( SWAC) at HOUSTON COUGARS ( American) 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 H&PE Arena (8,100) Houston FloHoops.com KPRC 950 AM COUGARS CLOSE OUT NON-CONFERENCE HOME SCHEDULE The Cougars look to return to their winning ways when they play host to Prairie View A&M at 3 p.m., Sunday, inside H&PE Arena. Marks the third straight season Houston will face the Panthers on the hardwood... Cougars have won their last three games against Prairie View A&M and done so handily, winning by average of 30.0 points in those games. Houston enters this weekend s game on heels of tough loss at LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Wednesday night... Cougars saw their seven-game winning streak snapped. Against LSU, guards Rob Gray and Corey Davis Jr. posted 20 points apiece to lead the Cougars... Davis became the fourth different Cougar this season and the fifth Cougar on the roster to record 20+ points in a game during his career. HEADLINES and STORYLINES Cougars are receiving votes in both national polls (3 in Associated Press, 8 in USA TODAY Coaches)... First time since Nov. 28, 2016, that Houston received votes in a national poll. Cougars recent seven-game winning streak was longest since Cougars saw their streak of outrebounding opponents snapped at nine games to open the season.....was the longest streak since the season. Senior guard Rob Gray has established himself as one of the American Athletic Conference s elite stars... Leads the league with 21.4 points per game and ranks among league s top-eight leaders in free throw percentage, 3-point field goals per game, 3-point field goal percentage and assist-turnover ratio. With his first assist Sunday, junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. will record the 300th assist of his career... Would become the 19th player in Houston history to reach that milestone... Looking to become only the seventh player in Houston history with three 100+ seasons during his career. 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 for most of the season. WITH A WIN... Cougars improve to 9-2 overall this season. Houston closes out non-conference, regular-season home schedule with perfect 6-0 record inside H&PE Arena. Cougars move to 6-2 in all-time series history against Prairie View A&M. Houston records its fourth straight win against Prairie View A&M to extend longest winning streak in series history. Cougars improve to 5-1 against Prairie View A&M in Houston. Television: SETTING the SCENE FloHoops Jeff Power (PxP) Neal Raphael (analyst) Radio: 950 AM KPRC Jeremy Branham (PxP) Elvin Hayes (analyst) Pregame show begins at 2:45 p.m. Series vs. PVAMU: Houston leads 5-2 Houston won lastthree, four of last five Third straight season teams will play Houston won last, Hofheinz Pavilion Dec. 3, 2016 Houston leads 4-1 in Houston Houston won last four in Houston Houston won last in Houston, Hofheinz Pavilion Dec. 3, 2016 Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke 78) Career Record: (29th year) Houston Record: (4th year) vs. PVAMU: 5-0 (2-0 with Houston) vs. Byron Smith: First meeting PVAMU Head Coach: Byron Smith (Houston 91) Career Record: (3rd yr.) PVAMU Record: (3rd yr.) vs. Houston: 0-1 (0-1 with PVAMU) vs. Kelvin Sampson: 0-1 (0-1 with PVAMU) Up Next vs. Providence for Houston: 6 p.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 20 Mohegan Sun Uncasville, Conn. Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase ESPNU 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 24 Breaon Brady F Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio bpg RESERVES 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 apg 13 Nura Zanna F Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria spg 1 Chris Harris Jr. C r-so.-jc Houston, Texas bpg 20 Gabe Grant F Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill spg 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria apg 2 Mike Adewunmi G Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas 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 close out the regular-season non-conference schedule vs. Providence at 6 p.m. (CST), Wednesday, in Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Game can be seen on ESPNU and heard on KPRC 950 AM. From there, the Cougars return to action to open American Athletic Conference play at 6 p.m. (CST), Dec. 28 at USF... Game can be seen on ESPNews and heard on KPRC 950 AM. Cougars open American play in Houston when they play host to Temple at 5 p.m., Dec. 30, inside H&PE Arena... 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 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Prairie View A&M brings a 2-8 record into Sunday s game after a loss at Tulsa on Thursday. Was Panthers fifth straight loss... Prairie View A&M has not won since a 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 ARMONI Brooks Ar-Mah-Nee 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 PVAMU RPI Overall Record Conference Record Current Place t-2nd 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 win over Georgia State on Nov. 22. Panthers have posted an 0-8 record on the road and have yet to play a home game this season with both wins coming at a neutral site. Against Tulsa, Prairie View A&M rallied from a 10-point deficit at halftime to score 49 second-half points but fell short in a loss. Junior guard Gary Blackston led all players with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added three rebounds with three assists and four steals... Junior guard Dennis Jones and senior forward J.D. Wallace totaled 12 points apiece with Wallace s 10 rebounds leading all players... Senior forward Zachary Hamilton added 11 points with five rebounds in the loss. This season, Blackston leads the Panthers with 18.0 points and 2.7 assists per game and ranks second on the team with 6.0 rebounds per contest... Hamilton stands second with 16.0 points per game, while Jones ranks third with 10.6 points per contest... Wallace leads the Panthers with 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. Head Coach: Byron Smith is in his third season at Prairie View A&M and overall as an NCAA collegiate head coach. Enters his second full season with the Panthers in Served as interim head coach for the final 12 games of the season, compiling a 6-6 record. Two year letterman with the Cougars from 1989 to 1991, scoring 1,051 points in 62 career games... Ranks 42nd on Cougars career scoring list. Has compiled a record during his career. Smith is 0-1 in his career against Houston. Smith is 0-1 in his career against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers graduate of Houston.

3 AWARD WINNERS ARMONI BROOKS American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 13, 2017) DEVIN DAVIS American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 5, 2017) ROB GRAY John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Jerry West Award Watch List Preseason All-American Athletic Conference First Team Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team 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) SERIES HISTORY vs. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Houston owns a 5-2 lead in the all-time series, which began JAN. 17, 2002, at Prairie View A&M. Cougars have won the last three games and four of the last five. Panthers claimed an win at Prairie View A&M on Nov. 28, 2012, in the Cougars most recent road meeting In last meeting, Cougars claimed a win over the Panthers inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 3, Was the Cougars second straight victory of 40+ points under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson and the third 40+ Houston win in series history. at Houston: Cougars own a 4-1 lead in the all-time series on their home court Houston has won the last four meetings against the Panthers in Houston. Lone Prairie View A&M win was a decision on Nov. 23, 2002, in the first meeting between the two teams in Houston. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 5-0 record against Prairie View A&M during his career. Sampson s teams have enjoyed tremendous success against the Panthers, winning by an average of 33.2 points per game Sampson is 1-0 against Prairie View A&M during his Houston career... Previously went 2-0 against the Panthers with Oklahoma and was 1-0 against PVAMU with Washington State. Sampson is 5-0 on his teams home court against Prairie View A&M. Sampson is 1-0 in Houston against the Panthers as the Cougars head coach. Sampson first played Prairie View A&M during his career with his Washington State team... Cougars claimed a win over the Panthers in Pullman, Wash., on Jan. 14, 1990 KELVIN SAMPSON vs. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (5-0) 0-0 Home 0-0 Road with Houston (2-0) Dec. 17, 2017 H&PE Arena Dec. 3, 2016 W Hofheinz Pavilion Nov. 18, 2015 W Hofheinz Pavilion with Oklahoma (2-0) Dec. 13, 2003 W Norman, Okla. Nov. 30, 2002 W Norman, Okla. with Washington State (1-0) Jan. 14, 1990 W Pullman, Wash. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. BYRON SMITH (1-0) 1-0 Home 0-0 Road Sampson (Houston) v. Smith (Prairie View A&M) Dec. 17, 2017 H&PE Arena Dec. 3, 2016 W Hofheinz Pavilion KELVIN SAMPSON vs. BYRON SMITH Sampson has posted a 1-0 record against Prairie View A&M Head Coach during their careers. Sampson s Houston team claimed a win against the Panthers inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 3, LAST TIME vs. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Houston 105, Prairie View A&M 61 Dec. 3, 2016 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston Trailing in first two minutes of the game, Cougars erupted on a 20-1 run to seize control on the way to a win over Prairie View A&M inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Prairie View A&M held a 6-4 advantage only two minutes into the game... However, that would be the last time that the Panthers would lead. Guard Rob Gray led the Houston run with nine of his game-high 23 points, while guard Armoni Brooks drained a pair of 3-pointers to lead Houston to its sixth victory in its first seven games to open the season. Cougars connected on 55.2 percent of their shots from the field, including nearly 58 percent on the way to 58 second-half points... Houston outrebounded the Panthers with 19 offensive boards and turned 19 Prairie View A&M turnovers into 31 points. Gray connected on 7-of-12 shots from the field, including all four 3-point attempts, to record his fourth 20-point game of the season and added seven rebounds with five assists... Gray totaled 21 points in the first half, posting the Cougars highest total in the opening total half since guard Robert McKiver had 27 first-half points on the way to a career-high 52, in a win against Southern Miss on Feb. 27, 2008, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Guard Damyean Dotson posted 16 points and led all players with 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Forward Devin Davis posted 14 points, while Brooks came off the bench to pour in a career-best 12 points with five rebounds... Guard Wes VanBeck added 10 points for the Cougars. Prairie View A&M forward Zachary Hamilton led the Panthers with 15 points and five rebounds, while guard Daquan Cook added 13 points with three 3-pointers. LAST TIME OUT LSU 80, Houston 77 Dec. 13, 2017 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La. Guards Rob Gray and Corey Davis Jr., posted 20 points apiece, but it would not be quite enough as the Cougars fell at LSU inside Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Wednesday. With the loss, the Cougars saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end. Gray enjoyed his sixth 20-point effort this season including his third straight and the 64th of his career... Connected on 7-of-16 shots from the field and dished out a game-high seven assists. Davis connected on 6-of-10 shots from the 3-point line and drained a pair of free throws for the first 20-point game of his career... Became the fourth different Cougar to total 20 points in Cougars fell behind by 11 points early in the game but clawed back into the game and took a lead into the locker room at halftime. Two teams went back and forth from there... Cougars held a lead when Gray drained a pair of free throws just under 16 minutes, but the Tigers went on a 10-0 run to take a lead over the next three and a half minutes. Houston regained the lead at when senior forward Devin Davis drained a jumper with 6:58 remaining, but the Tigers got back-to-back 3-pointers from Tremont Waters and Daryl Edward to build a lead they would never relinquish. Trailing with under three minutes remaining, the Cougars moved to within after a Gray 3-pointer with 49 seconds left and had a chance to tie the game on their last possession, but a pair of a 3-point attempts in the final six seconds were off the mark. Devin Davis finished with 14 points on 7-of-15 shooting and added a team-high seven rebounds. LSU forward Aaron Epps led all players with 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting with 16 rebounds. Guard Skylar Mays added 18 points with nine rebounds, while Waters finished with 17 points, two rebounds and a team-high six assists and a game-high three steals. Tigers limited the Cougars to 44.4 percent (28-of-63) from the field and outrebounded Houston 38-33, becoming the first team in to accomplish that feat... Cougars nine-game streak of outrebounding opponents was the longest since the season AMERICAN STANDINGS through games of Dec. 14, 2017 AMERICAN GAMES ALL GAMES TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. Wichita State Houston Cincinnati Memphis SMU UConn Tulane UCF Temple Tulsa ECU USF UPCOMING GAMES Sun, Dec. 17 Prairie View A&M at Houston Mon, Dec. 18 Charlotte at ECU Northern Arizona at USF Nicholls State at Tulane Boise State at SMU Tue., Dec. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Cincinnati Cal Poly at SMU Arkansas State at Wichita State UCF at Stetson Tulsa at Oklahoma State Wed, Dec. 20 Hall of Fame Showcase (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.) Houston vs. Providence Gotham Classic (On Campus/ Madison Square Garden, New York) Siena at Memphis Thurs., Dec. 21 South Alabama at Tulane South Carolina State at UCF Cleveland State at Cincinnati Charlotte at USF Grambling at ECU UConn at Arizona Fri., Dec. 22 Temple at Georgia Florida Gulf Coast at Wichita State Sat., Dec. 23 Loyola (Md.) at Memphis UConn at Auburn RECENT GAMES Sat, Dec. 16 Gotham Classic (On Campus/ Madison Square Garden, New York) Memphis vs. Louisville Cincinnati at UCLA Oklahoma at Wichita State Drexel at Temple Manhattan at Tulsa Thur., Dec. 14 at USF 83, Bethune-Cookman 63 at Tulsa 77, Prairie View A&M 73 Wed., Dec. 13 at LSU 80, Houston 77 Villanova 87, at Temple 67 at SMU79, New Orleans 66 Tue., Dec. 12 at Cincinnati 65, Mississippi State 50 at UCF 61, Southeastern Louisiana 53 Gotham Classic (On Campus/Madison Square Garden, New York) at Memphis 67, Albany 58 Mon., Dec. 11 FIU 65, at USF 53 Sun., Dec. 10 at Florida State 72, Tulane 53 Sat., Dec. 9 Houston 77, at Saint Louis 58 Gotham Classic (On Campus/ Madison Square Garden, New York) at Memphis 90, Bryant 72 at UCF 76, Southern 60 at Temple 81, Saint Joseph s 78 Wichita State 78, at Oklahoma State 66 Wichita Wildcat Classic (Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan.) Tulsa 61, vs. Kansas State 54 at UConn 72, Coppin State 59 Never Forget Classic (Prudential Center, Newark N.J.) vs. Florida 66, Cincinnati 60 Wed., Dec. 6 at Houston 88, Fairfield 66 at Tulane 95, Southern 76 at Temple 59, Wisconsin 55

4 COUGARS AMONG INDIVIDUAL LEADERS National rankings through Dec. 13, 2017 American rankings through Dec. 14, 2017 TEAM NCAA American National Category Mark Rank Rank RPI 75th W-L Percentage.800 t-2nd t-37th American W-L Percentage.000 Scoring Offense rd 70th Scoring Defense th 79th Scoring Margin th 50th FG Pct nd 55th Opp. FG Pct th 56th 3-Pt. Pct nd 20th 3-Pt. FGs per Game 8.5 4th 111th Opp. 3-Pt. Pct th 20th FT Pct th 174th Rebounding Margin rd 23rd Offensive th 88th Defensive th 106th Assists th 99th Steals 6.2 5th 199th Blocked Shots th 203rd Turnovers per Game th 184th Turnover Margin th 131st Turnovers Forced rd 114th Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 5th 127th INDIVIDUAL American National Category Mark Rank Rank SCORING Rob Gray st 27th Devin Davis th REBOUNDS Devin Davis 7.4 5th 164th FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Devin Davis th Rob Gray th ASSISTS Rob Gray Galen Robinson Jr th t-12th 190th FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Rob Gray th 53rd STEALS Galen Robinson Jr. 1.1 t-13th 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Corey Davis Jr th Armoni Brooks th Rob Gray th Wes VanBeck th 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Corey Davis Jr th 210th Rob Gray 2.00 t-9th Armoni Brooks 2.00 t-9th Wes VanBeck th BLOCKED SHOTS Fabian White Jr. Devin Davis t-13th ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Corey Davis Jr th Rob Gray th Galen Robinson Jr th OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Devin Davis 1.8 t-12th DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Devin Davis 5.6 3rd 124th MINUTES PLAYED Rob Gray Devin Davis th 28th DOUBLE-DOUBLES Devin Davis Fabian White 3 1 t-1st t-9th t-68th 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. CLEANING THE GLASS Houston outrebounded its first nine opponents to open the season. Was the first time the Cougars accomplished that feat 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, 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). MOVING UP on the SCORING CHART With 20 points in Wednesday s loss at LSU, senior guard Rob Gray moved up four places on the Cougars career scoring charts. Gray moved into 24th in Houston history with 1,248 career points through 66 games... Moved past No. 26 Ollie Taylor (1,231 pts, ); No. 25 Joe Hamood (1,237 pts, ) and No. 24 Cecil Rose (1,244 pts, ). Up next in the Houston records book are No. 23 Lanny Smith (1,250 pts, ) and No. 22 Tim Moore (1,298 pts., ) 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 double-digit 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. UTEP on Jan. 28, 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. NATIONAL POLLS (as of Dec. 11, 2017) Associated Press Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Villanova (41) , Michigan State (19) 9-1 1, Wichita State 8-1 1, Duke , Arizona State (5) 9-0 1, Miami (Fla.) 8-0 1, North Carolina 9-1 1, Kentucky 8-1 1, Texas A&M 8-1 1, Xavier 9-1 1, West Virginia Gonzaga Kansas TCU Seton Hall Virginia Purdue Notre Dame Florida State Tennessee Baylor Florida Arizona Texas Tech Cincinnati Others receiving votes: Creighton 79, Oklahoma 72, Texas 52, Louisville 19, Arkansas 17, Virginia Tech 15, Minnesota 15, Nevada 13, Mississippi State 8, UCLA 6, SMU 6, Loyola (Ill.) 5, Alabama 4, Houston 3, Georgia 3, Towson 3, Northern Iowa 3, Syracuse 2, Boise State 2, Rhode Island 1, Middle Tennessee 1. USA TODAY Coaches Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Villanova Michigan State Wichita State Duke Kentucky Arizona State North Carolina Miami (Fla.) Xavier Texas A&M West Virginia Kansas Gonzaga TCU Seton Hall Virginia Purdue Notre Dame Florida State Tennessee Baylor Florida Arizona Oklahoma Creighton Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 74; Texas Tech 58; Virginia Tech 41; Texas 26; Louisville 25; Arkansas 21; Rhode Island 14; Minnesota 10; Mississippi State 10; Syracuse 10; Loyola (Ill.) 9; Boise State 8; Houston 8; Middle Tennessee 7; Alabama 6; Saint Mary s 4; UCLA 4; Georgia 3; Georgetown 2; Missouri 2; Nevada 1; Stephen F. Austin opponents in bold

5 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 ( ). REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENT HISTORY With their win over Liberty in the Paradise Jam on Nov. 18, Cougars improved to all-time during its history in regular-season tournaments. This is the fourth straight season in which Houston has competed in a regular-season tournament. Cougars finished 3-0 at the Gulf Coast Showcase during the to win their first regular-season tournament title since December This was the 30th regular-season championship in Houston history... With the addition of conference tournaments, Houston Basketball has won 36 tournament crowns during its rich history. KELVIN SAMPSON in REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENTS Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has enjoyed tremendous success in regularseason tournaments during his career. With the Cougars win over host Liberty in the Paradise Jam First Round on Nov. 18, Sampson moved to record in regular-season tournaments in more than 28 seasons as a collegiate head coach. His teams have won 16 regular-season tournament championships during his career... With the addition of three Big 12 Tournament championships during his Oklahoma tenure ( ), Sampson s have won 19 tournament titles during his career. Washington State teams won four titles at the 1990 UAB Classic; 1991 Los Angeles Classic; 1992 Texaco Star Classic and 1993 San Juan Shootout. Oklahoma teams captured 11 championships at the 1995 All-College Tournament; 1997 All-College Tournament; 1998 All-College Tournament; 1999 Top of the World Classic; 1999 Sooner Invitational; 1999 All-College Invitational; 2000 Sooner Invitational; 2000 Big Island Invitational; 2000 All-College Tournament; 2002 Sooner Invitational and 2003 Sooner Invitational. at Houston: Sampson has compiled a 7-5 record in regular-season tournaments as a Cougar Houston team went 1-3 in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic... His Houston team posted a 3-1 mark at the Global Sports Classic to tie for third... The Cougars went 3-0 during the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla., on Nov , SEASON OPENER HISTORY Cougars opened their 73rd season with an win over McNeese on Nov. 10 inside H&PE Arena. CAREER 30-POINT GAMES Player Career Rob Gray 1 4 CAREER 20-POINT GAMES Player Career Rob Gray 6 (3) 31 Galen Robinson Jr. 0 1 Armoni Brooks 1 1 Devin Davis 1 1 Corey Davis Jr. 1 (1) 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player Career Rob Gray 9 (40) 64 Galen Robinson Jr Wes VanBeck 6 17 Devin Davis 8 (4) 14 Armoni Brooks 3 8 Corey Davis Jr. 5 (1) 5 Fabian White Jr. 1 1 Breaon Brady 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 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). 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 vs. Providence 12/20/17 * at USF 12/28/17 * TEMPLE 12/30/17 * at Wichita State 1/4/17 * TULSA 1/11/17 * at ECU 1/14/17 * at Tulane 1/17/17 * WICHITA STATE 1/20/17 * USF 1/28/17 * at Cincinnati 1/31/17 * at UCF 2/3/17 * SMU 2/8/17 * TULANE 2/11/17 * 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 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 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. Mc- Cure finished with 11 points in the losing effort. 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 posted a 2-0 record at Indiana, an 11-1 mark at Oklahoma and was 6-1 at Washington State. 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, season-opening win. CONSECUTIVE GAMES/STARTS STREAKS Consecutive Consecutive Career Player Games Starts Starts Galen Robinson, Jr. 74 (74) 33 (8) 57 Wes VanBeck 43 (43) 6 11 Rob Gray 21 (9) 14 (9) 56 Devin Davis 20 (20) 12 (12) 23 Armoni Brooks 20 (14) 3 4 Breaon Brady 10 (10) 5 (5) 9 Corey Davis Jr. 10 (10) 4 (4) 6 Fabian White Jr. 10 (10) 0 0 Nura Zanna 10 (10) 1 1 (91) Gabe Grant Mike Adewunmi Valentine Sangoyomi Chris Harris Jr 1 (1) 0 0 Cedrick Alley Jr Caleb Broodo Career highs in bold () indicates current streak

6 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. 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 student-athletes 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 enters the season with 1,055 points during his career... He reached the 1,000-Point club in only 55 games, tying as the 12th-fastest Cougar in program history 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 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 HOUSTON COACHES RECORDS after 100 games 1. Alden Pasche Tom Penders Kelvin Sampson Pat Foster Guy V. Lewis CAREER 30+ POINT GAMES Elvin Hayes Otis Birdsong Robert McKiver t4. 12 Aubrey Coleman Rob Williams Don Boldebuck Ollie Taylor Louis Dunbar Tim Moore t10. 5 Dwight Davis Gary Phillips t12. 4 Rob Gray Greg Anderson Lyle Harger Ted Luckenbill Guy V. Lewis t16. 3 Damyean Dotson Gee Gervin Anthony Goldwire Sam Mack Craig Upchurch Kenneth Williams 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 12/17/17 vs. Providence 12/20/17 * at USF 12/28/17 * TEMPLE 12/30/17 * at Wichita State 1/4/17 * TULSA 1/11/17 * at ECU 1/14/17 * at Tulane 1/17/17 * WICHITA STATE 1/20/17 * USF 1/28/17 * at Cincinnati 1/31/17 * at UCF 2/3/17 * SMU 2/8/17 * TULANE 2/11/17 * 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 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. Home games listed in bold 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 ( ); 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. 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 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

8 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.

9 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.

10 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.

11 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

12 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 ( ) (.644) 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.

13 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 Winthrop Maryland Wisconsin McNeese Wisconsin-Milwaukee Memphis Wyoming Michigan Xavier Michigan State Totals Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi Valley State Mississippi State Missouri Missouri State

14 #2 MIKE ADEWUNMI Guard Freshman-HS Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge HS) Undeclared Major CAREER HIGHS Points 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 Free Throw Attempts 1, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes Played 2, done four times; Most recently vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) FRESHMAN ( ) Made his collegiate debut against McNeese in the season opener... Grabbed a defensive rebound in win against Arkansas 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 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 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * 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

15 #23 CEDRICK ALLEY Jr. Forward Freshman-HS Houston, Texas (Lake Ridge 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 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 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * 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

16 #24 BREAON BRADY Forward Junior-JC Akron, Ohio (Ellet HS) Saddleback JC Sociology shooting and grabbed eight rebounds in win against Fairfield... Finished with nine points and six rebounds in win at Saint Louis. CAREER HIGHS Points 10, vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) Field Goals Made 5, vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) Field Goal Attempts 8, vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Made 4, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Free Throw Attempts 4, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17); 4, at Liberty (11/18/17) 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) 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... Led all players with 11 rebounds and added six points against Liberty in consolation semifinals at Paradise Jam... Scored 10 points on 5-of 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 ARKANSAS * /6/17 FAIRFIELD * /9/17 at Saint Louis * /13/17 at LSU * /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * 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

17 #3 ARMONI BROOKS Guard Sophomore-1L Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS) Health 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. CAREER HIGHS Points 22, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Field Goals Made 8, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Field Goal Attempts 11, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 5, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Free Throws Made 3, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (12/17/16) Free Throw Attempts 3, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (12/17/16) 7, at Tulane (2/8/17) Assists 1, done eight times; Most recently vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) Steals 2, vs. UIW (11/25/17); 2, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley (12/17/16) Blocked Shots 1, done four times; Most recently at Saint Louis (12/9/17) Minutes Played 32, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 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 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 ARKANSAS /6/17 FAIRFIELD /9/17 at Saint Louis /13/17 at LSU /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * 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 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 2, done four times; Most recently at LSU (12/13/17) Free Throw Attempts 4, at LSU (12/13/17) 4, at LSU (12/13/17); 4, vs. New Orleans (11/29/17) Assists 7, vs. UIW (11/25/17) Steals 2, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17); 2, at Liberty (11/18/17) 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 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 ARKANSAS * /6/17 FAIRFIELD * /9/17 at Saint Louis * /13/17 at LSU * /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * 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 #15 DEVIN DAVIS Forward Senior-1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Odessa JC Sociology 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. 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 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 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 ARKANSAS * /6/17 FAIRFIELD * /9/17 at Saint Louis * /13/17 at LSU * /17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * 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

20 #20 GABE GRANT Forward Junior-JC Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS) Three Rivers CC Sociology CAREER HIGHS Points 6, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Field Goals Made 2, vs. UIW (11/25/17) Field Goal Attempts 5, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made 1, vs. UIW (11/25/17); 1, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Free Throws Made 3, at Saint Louis (12/9/17); 3, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Free Throw Attempts 4, done three times; Most recently at Saint Louis (12/9/17) 5, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Assists 2, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Steals 2, vs. UIW (11/25/17) Blocked Shots 1, vs. Fairfield (12/6/17) JUNIOR ( ) Made his collegiate debut against McNeese in season opener... Finished with six points and grabbed five rebounds with a pair of assists against the Cowboys... Posted seven points with two rebounds and two steals in win against UIW 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 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 /2/17 ARKANSAS /6/17 FAIRFIELD /9/17 at Saint Louis /13/17 at LSU Did not compete Coach s decision 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/20/17 vs. Providence 12/28/17 * at USF 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 1/4/18 * at Wichita State 1/11/18 * TULSA 1/14/18 * at ECU 1/17/18 * at Tulane 1/20/18 * WICHITA STATE 1/28/18 * USF 1/31/18 * at Cincinnati 2/3/18 * at UCF 2/8/18 * SMU 2/11/18 * TULANE 2/15/18 * CINCINNATI 2/18/18 * at Temple 2/22/18 * at Memphis 2/25/18 * ECU 2/28/18 * at SMU 3/4/18 * UCONN Minutes Played 17, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 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