UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 3204 Cullen Blvd. Suite 2008 Houston, TX 77204 Contact: Jeff Conrad (jaconrad@central.uh.edu) O: (713) 743-9410 C: (713) 557-3841 F: (713) 743-9411 UHCougars.com #21/21 HOUSTON COUGARS (24-6 14-4 American) Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition (Waco, Texas) Oct. 21 at #24/24 Baylor (Ex) W, 81-78 Nov. 5 ANGELO STATE (Ex) W, 97-80 Nov. 10 McNEESE ESPN3 W, 81-53 Paradise Jam (Lynchburg, Va.) Nov. 17 vs. Drexel FloHoops.com L, 80-84 Nov. 18 at Liberty FloHoops.com W, 68-66 Nov. 19 vs. Wake Forest FloHoops.com W, 78-73 Nov. 25 UIW W, 97-58 Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS FloHoops.com W, 75-66 Dec. 2 rv/rv ARKANSAS CBSSN W, 91-65 Dec. 6 FAIRFIELD ESPN3 W, 88-66 Dec. 9 at Saint Louis Stadium/CW39 W, 77-58 Dec. 13 at LSU SEC Network L, 77-80 Dec. 17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FloHoops.com W, 92-72 Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) Dec. 20 vs. Providence ESPNU W, 70-59 Dec. 28 * at USF ESPNews W, 79-60 Dec. 30 * TEMPLE ESPNU W, 76-73 Jan. 4 * at #9/9 Wichita State ESPN L, 63-81 Jan. 11 * TULSA ESPNU W, 104-71 Jan. 14 * at ECU ESPN3 W, 65-49 Jan. 17 * at Tulane ESPNews L, 72-81 Jan. 20 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE ESPNU W, 73-59 Jan. 28 * USF ESPN3 W, 63-40 Jan. 31 * at #8/8 Cincinnati (NKU) CBSSN L, 70-80 Feb. 3 * at UCF ESPNU W, 69-65 Feb. 8 * SMU ESPN2 W, 67-58 Feb. 11 * TULANE ESPNU W, 73-42 Feb. 15 * #5/5 CINCINNATI CBSSN W, 67-62 Feb. 18 * at Temple CBSSN W, 80-59 Feb. 22 * at Memphis CBSSN L, 85-91 Feb. 25 * ECU ESPN3 W, 109-58 Feb 28 * at SMU ESPN2 W, 69-56 March 4 * UCONN CBSSN W, 81-71 American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando) March 9 vs. (6) UCF-(11) ECU ESPNU 8 p.m. March 10 vs. TBD CBS 2:30 p.m. March 11 vs. TBD CBS 2:30 p.m. 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 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 or Jan. 8 Feb. 12 Jan. 15 Feb. 19 Jan. 22 Feb. 26 Jan. 29 March 5 Feb. 5 March 12 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 @ UHCougarMBK or by leaving questions on the UHCougarMBK Facebook page. AARON s AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS (6) UCF KNIGHTS (18-12 9-9 American) / (11) ECU PIRATES (10-19 4-14 American) vs. #21/21 (3) HOUSTON COUGARS (24-6 14-4 American) 9 p.m. (EST) Friday, March 9, 2018 Amway Center (20,000) Orlando ESPNU KPRC 950 AM COUGARS READY to OPEN POSTSEASON PLAY The 21st-ranked Cougars open postseason play when they compete in the Aaron s American Athletic Conference Championship Quarterfinals at 9 p.m. (EST) Friday, against the winner of the (6) UCF-(11) ECU game inside Amway Center in Orlando. Winners of 10 of its last 12 games, Houston tied for second in the league with No. 11/14 Wichita State with a 14-4 conference record, the third-highest conference win total in school history. Houston enters this weekend s games ranked No. 21 in the latest Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches polls. HEADLINES and STORYLINES Cougars have outrebounded all but five opponents in 2017-18... Rebounding margin of +7.7 is ninth-best in the nation in 2017-18, the ninth-highest mark in UH singleseason history and the biggest margin since the 1982-83 team finished at +9.2. Houston is ranked among the nation s top-20 leaders in winning percentage (.800, 19th), field goal percentage defense (39.7, 9th), rebounding margin (+7.7, 9th) and scoring margin (+12.8, 13th). With his American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award earlier this week, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson collected his fifth conference honor from his fourth different league... Looking to become the 13th coach in NCAA history to take 4+ schools to the NCAA Tournament. Senior guard Rob Gray has established himself as one of the American Athletic Conference s elite stars... Third in the league with 18.1 points per game and ranks among league s top-15 leaders in assists (4.7, 3rd), free throw percentage (81.2, 6th), assist-turnover ratio (2.08, 4th) and steals (1.1, 15th). Senior guard Rob Gray is one of two players to rank among The American s Top-4 leaders in both scoring and assists. Junior guard Corey Davis Jr. (43.6, 24th) and sophomore guard Armoni Brooks (43.4, 26th) and are each ranked among the nation s top-26 leaders in 3-point field goal percentage... Houston is the only team with two players among the top 26. Junior guard Corey Davis Jr. leads The American with 3.1 3-point field goals made per game and ranks 27th nationally and fourth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (43.6)... Davis has drained at least one trey in each of the last 26 games, tying for the third-longest streak in Houston history. Rob Gray continues to rise on the Cougars career scoring chart and recently moved into 10th in school history with 1,581 points... Junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. has 377 assists during his career and stands seventh in school history with that total. SETTING the SCENE Television: ESPNU Mike Corey (PxP) Mark Adams (analyst) Radio: 950 AM KPRC Jeremy Branham (PxP) Elvin Hayes (analyst) Pregame show begins at 8:45 p.m. (EST) Series vs. UCF: Houston leads 13-10 Houston won last two,four of last five Houston won last, 69-65 Orlando. Feb. 3, 2018 Only meeting during 2017-18 regular season Houston leads 1-0 at neutral site Houston leads 1-0 in conference championship Houston won last in conference championship, 73-70 (OT) Conference USA Championship Memphis, Tenn. March 9, 2006 Series vs. ECU: Houston leads 15-5 Houston won last six Houston swept 2017-18 regular-season series W, 65-49 Greenville, N.C. (Jan. 14, 2018) W, 109-58 H&PE Arena (Feb. 25, 2018) Houston leads 2-0 at neutral site Houston leads 2-0 in conference championship Houston won last in conference championship, 93-80 Conference USA Championship Tulsa, Okla. (March 10, 2010) Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke 78) Career Record: 580-316 (29th year) Houston Record: 80-46 (4th year) vs. UCF: 4-3 (4-3 with Houston) vs. Johnny Dawkins: 2-1 (2-1 with Houston) vs. ECU: 6-1 (6-1 with Houston) vs. Michael Perry: 3-0 (2-0 with Houston) UCF Head Coach: Johnny Dawkins (Duke 86) Career Record: 198-139 (10th yr.) UCF Record: 42-24 (2nd yr.) vs. Houston: 2-2 (1-2 with UCF) vs. Kelvin Sampson: 1-2 (1-2 with UCF) ECU Head Coach: Michael Perry (Elon 88) Career Record: 70-90 (6th yr.) ECU Record: 8-15 (1st yr.) vs. Houston: 0-2 (0-2 with ECU) vs. Kelvin Sampson: 0-3 (0-2 with UCF) Up Next * vs. TBA for Houston: 3:30 p.m. (EST) Saturday, March 9 Amway Center Orlando American Championship Semifinals CBS 950 AM KPRC * with win in Semifinals on Friday 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 6-1 190 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 30-27 4.2 2.2 3.7 apg 5 Corey Davis Jr. G 6-2 185 Jr.-JC Lafayette, La. 30-25 13.4 3.1 2.6 apg 32 Rob Gray G 6-2 185 r-sr.-2l Forest City, N.C. 29-29 18.1 3.2 4.7 apg 15 Devin Davis F 6-7 230 r-sr.-1l Indianapolis, Ind. 30-30 10.7 6.2 1.4 apg 24 Breaon Brady F 6-8 245 Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio 28-26 4.6 4.6 0.3 bpg RESERVES Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 3 Armoni Brooks G 6-4 180 So.-1L Round Rock, Texas 30-1 10.2 3.6 0.8 spg 35 Fabian White Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr.-HS Atascocita, Texas 30-0 5.9 4.0 1.0 bpg 13 Nura Zanna F 6-6 240 Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria 30-2 2.8 3.8 0.3 spg 1 Chris Harris Jr. C 6-10 220 r-so.-jc Houston, Texas 19-1 1.9 2.2 0.6 bpg 12 Wes Van Beck G 6-2 190 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas 28-7 6.2 2.8 1.1 apg 20 Gabe Grant F 6-5 230 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. 21-0 2.5 1.2 0.2 apg 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C 6-9 250 r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria 13-0 0.6 1.2 0.2 apg 2 Mike Adewunmi G 6-4 195 Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas 13-0 0.2 0.4 0.2 spg 23 Cedrick Alley, Jr. F 6-6 235 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 2-0 0.0 0.5 0.5 apg 30 Caleb Broodo C 6-7 210 Fr.-HS Midland, Mich.
2018 AARON S AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 8-11 AMWAY CENTER ORLANDO, FLA. FIRST ROUND Thursday, March 8 QUARTERFINALS Friday, March 9 SEMIFINALS Saturday, March 10 CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, March 11 (1) Cincinnati (8) UConn (9) SMU Game 1 Noon ESPNU Game 5 Noon ESPN2 Game 9 1 p.m. CBS (4) Tulsa (5) Memphis (12) USF Game 2 2 p.m. ESPNU Game 6 2 p.m. ESPN2 Game 11 3:30 p.m. CBS (2) Wichita State (7) Temple (10) Tulane Game 3 7 p.m. ESPNU Game 7 7 p.m. ESPNU Game 10 3:30 p.m. CBS (3) Houston (6) UCF (11) ECU Game 4 9 p.m. ESPNU Game 8 9 p.m. ESPNU all times eastern @American_MBB AmericanConf American_Conf
HOUSTON S RECORD... Sampson Category Record Pct. Era Pct All Games 24-6.800 80-46.635 American Games 14-4.778 42-30.583 Non-Conference Games 10-2.833 38-16.704 Home Games 15-0 1.000 51-16.761 Away Games 7-5.583 21-25.457 Neutral Site Games 2-1.667 8-5.615 in Televised Games 24-6.800 77-42.647 vs. Ranked Opponents 2-2.500 3-7.300 vs. Unranked Opponents 22-4.846 77-39.664 Winning Opening Tip 10-1.909 45-16.738 Opp. Wins Opening Tip 14-5.737 35-30.538 Scoring First 15-3.833 48-11.814 Opp. Scores First 9-3.750 32-35.478 Leading at Halftime 20-4.833 64-17.790 Trailing at Halftime 4-2.667 15-28.349 Tied at Halftime 0-0.000 1-1.500 Leading With 5:00 Remaining 21-2.913 75-9.893 Trailing With 5:00 Remaining 2-4.333 4-36.100 Tied With 5:00 Remaining 1-0 1.000 1-1.500 in Overtime 0-0.000 3-4.429 Shooting 40+ Percent 23-5.821 74-22.771 Shooting 35-39 Percent 1-0 1.000 4-15.211 Shooting <35 Percent 0-1.000 2-9.182 Opp. Shoots 40+ Percent 7-6.538 34-42.447 Opp. Shoots 35-39 Percent 9-0 1.000 26-2.929 Opp. Shoots <35 Percent 8-0 1.000 21-1.955 More 3-Pointers than Opp. 19-1.950 56-22.718 Fewer 3-Pointers than Opp. 4-5.444 19-19.500 Equal 3-Pointers as Opp. 1-0.000 5-5.500 More Free Throws than Opp. 12-1.923 45-9.833 Fewer Free Throws than Opp. 11-5.688 32-36.471 Equal Free Throws as Opp. 1-0 1.000 3-1.750 More than Opp. 22-3.880 60-14.811 Fewer than Opp. 2-3.400 19-29.396 Equal as Opp. 0-0.000 1-3.250 More Assists than Opp. 18-3.857 58-11.841 Fewer Assists than Opp. 5-2.714 14-32.304 Equal Assists than Opp. 1-1.500 8-3.727 More Turnovers than Opp. 7-1.875 22-21.512 Fewer Turnovers than Opp. 14-3.824 53-22.707 Equal Turnovers than Opp. 3-2.600 5-3.625 Scoring 100+ Pts. 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Scoring 90-99 Pts. 3-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 Scoring 80-89 Pts. 4-2.667 16-2.889 Scoring 70-79 Pts. 8-3.727 32-9.780 Scoring 60-69 Pts. 7-1.875 14-18.438 Scoring <60 Pts. 0-0.000 1-17.056 Allowing 100+ Pts. 0-0.000 0-0.000 Allowing 90-99 Pts. 0-1.000 3-1.750 Allowing 80-89 Pts. 1-5.167 2-11.154 Allowing 70-79 Pts. 5-0 1.000 13-17.433 Allowing 60-69 Pts. 6-0 1.000 26-13.667 Allowing <60 Pts. 12-0 1.000 36-4.900 Games Decided By 1-3 Pts. 2-1.667 8-11.421 Games Decided By 4-6 Pts. 3-2.600 10-6.625 Games Decided By 7-10 Pts. 3-2.600 9-12.429 Games Decided By 11+ Pts. 16-1.941 53-17.757 November 5-1.833 16-3.842 December 7-1.875 25-9.735 January 4-3.571 13-18.419 February 7-1.875 19-10.655 March 1-0 1.000 7-6.538 in White Uniforms 9-1.900 47-20.701 in Red Uniforms 6-4.600 23-23.500 in Black Uniforms 4-0 1.000 5-2.714 in Grey Uniforms 5-1.833 5-1.833 WITH A WIN... Houston advances to the American Athletic Conference Championship Semifinals to face the winner of (2) #14/11 Wichita State, (7) Temple or (10) Tulane. Houston advances to the Semifinals for the second time in its American Athletic Conference history and the 10th time in its conference tournament history. Cougars improve to 25-6 overall this season. 2017-18 Cougars become the 11th team in school history with 25+wins in a season. Houston collects its 11th victory in its last 13 games. UP NEXT With a win against (6) UCF or (11) ECU, the Cougars advance to the American Athletic Conference Championship Semifinals. Cougars would face (2) Wichita State, (7) Temple or (10) Tulane at 3:30 p.m. (EST) Saturday inside Amway Center in Orlando. Game will be seen on CBS Sports and can be heard on KPRC 950 AM. POSTSEASON CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Cougars are competing in their conference postseason tournament for the 14th consecutive season and the 41st time in the last 42 seasons... Only an absence from the 2004 Conference USA Championship prevents a longer streak. Cougars have posted a 43-35 all-time record during conference postseason tournaments... That includes a 2-4 record in the American Athletic Conference, a 2017-18 HOUSTON COUGARS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown-High School (Last School) 1 Chris Harris Jr. C 6-10 240 So.-JC Houston, Texas-Madison (San Jacinto JC) 2 Mike Adewunmi G 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas-Lake Ridge 3 Armoni Brooks G 6-3 185 So.-1L Round Rock, Texas-McNeil 5 Corey Davis Jr. G 6-1 190 Jr.-JC Lafayette, La.-Lafayette (San Jacinto JC) 12 Wes VanBeck G 6-3 195 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas-Westside 13 Nura Zanna F 6-6 240 Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria-Coral Springs [Fla.) Christian (LIU Brooklyn) 15 Devin Davis F 6-6 225 r-sr.-1l Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central (Odessa JC) 20 Gabe Grant F 6-4 220 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill.-Mount Carmel (Three Rivers CC) 23 Cedrick Alley Jr. F 6-5 235 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas-Klein Forest 24 Breaon Brady F 6-8 245 Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio-Ellett (Saddleback JC) 25 Galen Robinson Jr. G 6-1 190 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas-Westbury Christian 30 Caleb Broodo C 6-7 210 Fr.-HS Midland, Mich.-Dow 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C 6-8 240 r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria-Erie First Christian Academy (Northern Oklahoma JC) 32 Rob Gray G 6-1 185 r-sr.-2l Forest City, N.C.-West Oaks Academy [Orlando](Howard JC) 35 Fabian White Jr. F 6-7 210 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-Woo-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 UCF ECU RPI (through March 4) 19th 78th 272nd Overall Record 24-6 18-12 10-19 Conference Record 14-4 9-9 4-14 Current Place t-2nd 6th 11th Points 77.9 62.8 66.9 Opp. Points 65.0 61.3 75.2 39.3 35.1 34.0 Opp. 31.6 33.8 37.2 Field Goal Pct. 46.8 42.7 43.1 Opp. Field Goal Pct. 39.3 39.5 45.3 3-Point Pct. 39.1 32.4 30.2 Opp. 3-Point Pct. 32.7 33.0 35.1 Free Throw Pct. 71.2 64.6 66.6 Opp. Free Throw Pct. 71.0 72.3 69.4 Personal Fouls 21.0 15.2 17.4 Assists 15.6 10.8 13.1 Turnovers 12.4 13.7 14.2 Turnover Margin +0.9-1.5-2.1 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 0.8 0.9 Blocked Shots 3.2 3.6 3.2 Steals 6.4 5.2 5.0 13-15 mark in Conference USA play and a 28-16 tally in the Southwest Conference. During its conference postseason history, Houston has advanced to the Semifinals 19 times, made 11 Championship appearances and won six tournament titles. THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Cougars are 2-4 at the American Athletic Conference Championship in their history. Houston played as No. 3 seed at 2017 Championship inside XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Cougars were upset 74-65 in Quarterfinal matchup vs No. 6 seed UConn on March 10, 2017. KELVIN SAMPSON at CONFER- ENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Head Coach Kelvin Sampson will lead his 19th team into a conference postseason championship this season. Sampson has posted a 21-16 all-time record in conference championships... Includes a 2-3 mark in the PAC-10 (Washington State); 18-9 mark in the Big Eight/ Big 12 (Oklahoma); 0-1 mark in the Big Ten (Indiana) and 1-3 mark in The American (Houston). Led three teams to conference tournament championships (Oklahoma, 2003, 2002, 2001). Guided five teams to conference tournament title games (Oklahoma, 2000, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1998).
KELVIN SAMPSON vs. UCF (4-3) 2-1 Home 2-2 Road with Houston Feb. 3, 2018 W 69-65 Orlando Feb. 1, 2017 W 82-64 Hofheinz Pavilion Jan. 14, 2017 L 70-77 Orlando Feb. 24, 2016 W 88-61 Orlando Feb. 13, 2016 W 82-58 Hofheinz Pavilion Feb. 15, 2015 L 54-56 Orlando Jan. 6, 2015 L 78-79 (OT) Hofheinz Pavilion KELVIN SAMPSON vs. JOHNNY DAWKINS (2-1) 2-1 Houston 1-0 Home 1-1 Road Sampson (Houston) v. Dawkins (UCF) Feb. 3, 2018 W 69-65 Orlando Feb. 1, 2017 W 82-64 Hofheinz Pavilion Jan. 14, 2017 L 70-77 Orlando KELVIN SAMPSON vs. ECU (6-1) 3-0 Home 3-1 Road with Houston Feb. 25, 2018 W 109-58 H&PE Arena Jan. 14, 2017 W 65-49 Greenville, N.C. Feb. 5, 2017 W 73-61 Hofheinz Pavilion Jan 11, 2017 W 74-58 Grenville, N.C. Jan. 30, 2016 W 97-93 (2OT) Greenville, N.C. March 8, 2015 W 72-54 Hofheinz Pavilion Jan. 14, 2015 L 61-66 Greenville, N.C. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. MICHAEL PERRY (3-0) 2-0 Houston 1-0 Oklahoma 2-0 Home 1-0 Road Sampson (Houston) v. Perry (ECU) Feb. 25, 2018 W 109-58 H&PE Arena Jan. 14, 2018 W 65-49 Greenville, N.C. Sampson (Oklahoma) v. Perry (Georgia State) Dec. 21, 2002 W 89-62 Norman, Okla. HOUSTON by SEEDING at CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS This marks the eighth time that Houston has been seeded No. 3 at a conference championship... It s also the second straight season in which Houston has competed as a No. 3 seed at a conference championship. Cougars previously competed as No. 3 seed in 2016 in the American Athletic, 2008 and 2007 in Conference USA and in 1993, 1991, 1987 and 1978 in the Southwest Conference. Houston has posted a 9-6 all-time record when competing as the No. 3 seed. Playing as the No. 3 seed, the Cougars captured the 1978 SWC championship and advanced to the title games in 1993 (SWC) and 2007 (Conference USA). HOUSTON vs. SEEDING at CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS vs. No. 6 seed Houston is 6-6 all-time when facing No. 6 seeds at conference championships. This marks the second straight season in which Houston has faced the No. 6 seed in its first game at the American Athletic Conference Championship... A year ago, the Cougars dropped a 74-65 decision to host and No. 6 seed UConn inside the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. on March 10, 2017. Last victory against a No. 6 seed was a 74-66 decision over Southern Miss on March 12, 2010, during the C-USA Championship in Tulsa, Okla. vs. No. 11 seed Houston is 2-1 all-time when facing No. 11 seeds at conference championships. Friday s game would be the first time Houston has faced the No. 11 seed at a conference championship since a 72-67 win over Rice on March 13, 2013, during the C-USA Championship in Memphis, Tenn. Last loss to a No. 11 seed was 69-64 setback to USF on March 9, 2005, in Memphis, Tenn. SPECIAL SIGNING Cougars welcomed a special member to the team in October 2017. 9-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 IM- PACT, 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 UCF UCF brings an 18-12 overall record and 9-9 mark in The American into Sunday s game. Knights finished sixth in the American Athletic Conference standings and will compete as the No. 6 seed at the Championship. UCF enjoyed a 60-51 home win in its regular-season finale against Tulane on March 4 in Orlando. Against Tulane, guard B.J. Taylor led all players with 19 points, thanks to an 8-of-12 performance from the free throw line... Dayon Griffin came off the bench to post 13 points with five rebounds, while forward A.J. Davis added 11 points and tied with Taylor for team-high honors with six rebounds. This season, Taylor leads UCF with 15.5 points per game... Davis ranks second on the team with 12.4 points per game but tops the Knights with 8.0 rebounds per contest... Terrell leads the team with 2.9 assists per game. Head Coach: Johnny Dawkins is in his second season at UCF and his 10th season overall as an NCAA collegiate head coach. Has compiled a 42-24 record at UCF and is 198-139 during his career. Previously built a 156-115 record at Stanford (2008-16) Dawkins is 2-2 against Houston during his career, BREAON BRADY American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 2, 2018) ARMONI BROOKS American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Feb 12, 2018) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Nov. 13, 2017) COREY DAVIS Jr. American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Feb. 5, 2018) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 29, 2018) DEVIN DAVIS American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Feb 19, 2018) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Dec. 5, 2017) FABIAN WHITE Jr. American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (Jan. 29, 2018) American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (Nov. 27, 2017) AWARD WINNERS ROB GRAY Jerry West Award Finalist USBWA All-District VII First Team All-American Athletic Conference First Team Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase Most Valuable Player Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team Senior CLASS Award National Finalist Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (March 5, 2018) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Feb. 26, 2018) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 22, 2018) American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Jan. 15, 2018) 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) including a 1-2 mark with UCF. Dawkins 1-2 against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers with all three previous meetings coming during Dawkins UCF and Sampson s Houston careers.. 1986 graduate of Duke. SERIES HISTORY vs. UCF Houston has posted a 13-10 record against UCF in the all-time series, which began Jan. 14, 2006. Teams met only once during 2017-18 regular season with Cougars taking a 69-65 win in Orlando on Feb. 3 Houston has won the last two and four of the last five games. Teams have played at least once every year since the 2005-06 season... Teams met as Conference USA rivals from 2005-06 to 2012-13 before beginning competition as American Athletic Conference rivals in 2013-14. at Conference Tournaments: Houston owns a 1-0 record against UCF in postseason conference tournaments. Cougars claimed a 71-52 win over the Knights in Memphis during the Conference USA Championship on March 9, 2006. at Neutral Site: Houston owns a 1-0 record against UCF at neutral site with the 2006 meet at the C-USA Championship being the only previous meeting. 2017-18 AMERICAN STANDINGS through games of March 4, 2018 AMERICAN GAMES ALL GAMES TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. (1) Cincinnati 16 2.889 27 4.871 (2) Wichita State 14 4.778 24 6.800 (3) Houston 14 4.778 24 6.800 (4) Tulsa 12 6.667 19 11.633 (5) Memphis 10 8.556 19 12.613 (6) UCF 9 9.500 18 12.600 (7) Temple 8 10.433 16 14.533 (8) UConn 7 11.389 14 17.452 (9) SMU 6 12.333 16 15.516 (10) Tulane 5 13.278 14 16.467 (11) ECU 4 14.222 10 19.345 (12) USF 3 15.200 10 21.323 () indicates seeding at 2018 American Championship UPCOMING GAMES Thur., March 8 American Championship First Round Times EST (9) SMU vs. (8) UConn, Noon (ESPNU) (12) USF vs. (5) Memphis, 2 p.m. (ESPNU) (10) Tulane vs. (7) Temple, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) (11) ECU vs. (6) UCF, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) Friday, March 9 American Championship Quarterfinals Times EST 8/9 winner vs. No. 1 Cincinnati, Noon (ESPN2) 5/12 winner vs. No. 4 Tulsa, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) 7/10 winner vs. No. 2 Wichita State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) 6/11 winner vs. No. 3 Houston, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) Sat., March 11 Sun., March 12 American Championship Semifinals Times EST Quarterfinal winners, 1 p.m. (CBS) Quarterfinal winners, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) American Championship Title Game Time EST Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) RECENT GAMES Sun., March 4 * at Houston 81, UConn 71 * Cincinnati 62, at Wichita State 61 * at UCF 60, Tulane 51 * at USF 65, SMU 54 * at Tulsa 76, Temple 58 * at Memphis 90, ECU 70 Thur., March 1 * Wichita State 75, at UCF 71 (OT) * Tulsa 72, at ECU 58 * USF 75, at Memphis 51 Wed., Feb. 28 * Cincinnati 78, at Tulane 49 * Houston at SMU * at UConn 72, Temple 66 Sun., Feb. 25 * Houston 109, ECU 58 * at Cincinnati 82, Tulsa 74 * at Temple 75, UCF 56 * Memphis 83, at UConn 79 Sat., Feb. 24 * Tulane 79, at USF 68 * Wichita State 84, at SMU 78 Thur., Feb. 22 * at Memphis 91, Houston 85 * at Cincinnati 77, UConn 52 Wed., Feb. 21 * SMU 77, at ECU 58 * at Wichita State 93, Tulane 86 * at Tulsa 70, UCF 61 Sun., Feb. 18 * Houston 80, at Temple 59 * UConn 84, ECU 80 * at Tulsa 73, USF 61 * Wichita State 76, at Cincinnati 72 Sat., Feb. 17 * at UCF 52, SMU 37 * Memphis 68, at Tulane 63 Thur., Feb. 15 * at Houston 67, Cincinnati 62 * at Wichita State 93, Temple 86 * Tulsa 73, at UConn 71 Wed., Feb. 14 * at UCF 72, at USF 57 * ECU 82, at Tulane 80 * Memphis 70, at SMU 67 Sun., Feb. 11 * at Houston 73, Tulane 42 * UCF 68, at Memphis 64 * Cincinnati 76, at SMU 51 Sat., Feb. 10 * Temple 73, at USF 55 * at Wichita State 95, UConn 74 Thur., Feb. 8 * at Houston 67, SMU 58 * at Tulsa 91, Tulsa 89 (OT) Wed., Feb. 7 * at UConn 68, USF 65 * at Temple 90, ECU 73 Tue., Feb. 6 * at Cincinnati 77, UCF 40 * Wichita State 85, at Memphis 65 Sun., Feb. 4 * Temple 83, at Tulane 76 * Tulsa 63, at USF 54
COUGARS AMONG INDIVIDUAL LEADERS National rankings through March 1, 2018 American rankings through March 4, 2018 TEAM NCAA American National Category Mark Rank Rank RPI (through March 4) 19th 3rd 19th W-L Percentage.800 3rd 19th American W-L Percentage.778 3rd Scoring Offense 78.0 2nd 73rd Scoring Defense 65.2 4th 24th Scoring Margin +12.8 2nd 13th FG Pct. 46.8 2nd 76th Opp. FG Pct. 39.7 3rd 9th 3-Pt. Pct. 39.1 1st 28th 3-Pt. FGs per Game 8.9 2nd 72nd Opp. 3-Pt. Pct. 32.7 4th 56th FT Pct. 71.3 6th 169th Rebounding Margin +7.7 2nd 9th Offensive 12.2 t-2nd 37th Defensive 27.0 3rd 58th Assists 15.4 4th 72nd Steals 6.4 4th 155th Blocked Shots 3.1 10th 215th Turnovers per Game 12.5 5th 126th Turnover Margin +0.9 5th 116th Turnovers Forced 13.4 3rd 152nd Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 4th 77th INDIVIDUAL American National Category Mark Rank Rank SCORING Rob Gray 18.1 3rd 101st Corey Davis Jr. 13.4 14th Devin Davis 10.7 29th REBOUNDS Devin Davis 6.2 7th FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Devin Davis 50.0 11th Rob Gray 45.5 209th ASSISTS Rob Gray Galen Robinson Jr. 4.7 3.7 3rd 7th 98th 207th FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Rob Gray 81.2 6th 165th STEALS Galen Robinson Jr. Rob Gray 1.2 1.1 12th 15th 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Corey Davis Jr. 43.6 4th 24th Armoni Brooks 43.4 5th 26th 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Corey Davis Jr. 3.1 1st 27th Armoni Brooks 2.6 2nd 99th BLOCKED SHOTS Fabian White Jr. 1.0 11th 249th ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Galen Robinson Jr. 2.15 2nd 96th Rob Gray 2.08 4th 113th OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Fabian White Jr. Devin Davis 1.7 1.7 t-13th t-13th DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Devin Davis 4.5 7th MINUTES PLAYED Rob Gray Corey Davis Jr. 31.0 29.6 20th 26th DOUBLE-DOUBLES Devin Davis 5 t-6th 192nd Fabian White 2 t-13th Armoni Brooks 2 t-13th Rob Gray 1 t-24th 20-WIN TEAMS Rk. No. Record Year Head Coach Postseason 1. 32 32-5 1983-84 Guy V. Lewis NCAA National Runner-Up 2. 31 31-3 1982-83 Guy V. Lewis NCAA National Runner-Up 31 31-2 1967-68 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Final Four 4. 29 29-8 1976-77 Guy V. Lewis NIT Runner-Up 5. 27 27-4 1966-67 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Final Four 6. 25 25-6 1991-92 Pat Foster NCAA Tournament First Round 25 25-8 1989-90 Pat Foster NCAA Tournament First Round 25 25-8 1981-82 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Final Four 25 25-8 1977-78 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament First Round 25 25-5 1969-70 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament Second Round 11. 24 24-6 2017-18 Kelvin Sampson TBA 24 24-10 2007-08 Tom Penders CBI Semifinals 13. 23 23-4 1972-73 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament First Round 23 23-6 1965-66 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament Second Round 15. 22 22-10 2015-16 Kelvin Sampson NIT First Round 22 22-7 1970-71 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament Second Round 17. 21 21-11 2016-17 Kelvin Sampson NIT First Round 21 21-12 2008-09 Tom Penders CBI First Round 21 21-10 2005-06 Tom Penders NIT Second Round 21 21-9 1992-93 Pat Foster NIT First Round 21 21-9 1980-81 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament First Round 21 21-6 1961-62 Guy V. Lewis NIT Quarterfinals 23. 20 20-13 2012-13 James Dickey CBI Quarterfinals 20 20-7 1971-72 Guy V. Lewis NCAA Tournament First Round KELVIN SAMPSON vs. UCF Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 4-3 record against UCF during his career with all seven previous meetings coming during his Houston tenure.. In the only meeting during the 2017-18 regular season, Sampson s Cougars took a 69-65 win on Feb. 3 in Orlando. Sampson s teams have won the last two and four of the last five games against the Knights. at Conference Tournament: Friday s game would be the first time Sampson has faced UCF in a conference postseason tournament or at a neutral site. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. JOHNNY DAWKINS Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 2-1 record against UCF Head Coach Johnny Dawkins during their careers. All three previous meetings have come during Sampson s Houston and Dawkins UCF tenures. In his most recent meeting against Dawkins, Sampson s Cougars took a 69-65 win on Feb. 3 in Orlando. at Conference Tournament / Neutral Site: Friday s game would be the first time Sampson has faced Dawkins in a conference postseason tournament or at a neutral site. LAST TIME vs. UCF Houston 69, UCF 65 Feb. 3, 2018 CFE Arena Orlando Guard Rob Gray led all the Cougars with 20 points, five assists and three steals and forward Devin Davis provided some key points late as Houston took a 69-65 win over UCF on Saturday. Houston led wire-to-wire, but UCF moved to within 63-61 following B.J. Taylor s bucket with 2:13 left. Fortunately, Davis split two UCF defenders for a layup with a minute remaining in the game and the shot clock winding down and later added a pair of free throws with 34 seconds left to seal the win. Gray enjoyed his 11th 20-point game of the season on 7-of-15 shooting. Guard Corey Davis Jr. totaled 15 points with three 3-pointers and made at least one trey in his 18th straight game, tying for the 10th-longest streak in Houston history... Forward Breaon Brady led the Cougars with nine rebounds. Taylor paced UCF with 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting and added four assists... Forward AJ Davis added 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Ceasar DeJesus and Dayon Griffin finished with 10 points apiece. Was the only meeting between the two teams during the regular season. ABOUT ECU ECU brings a 10-19 overall record and 4-14 mark in The American into the Championship. Pirates finished 11th in the American Athletic Conference standings and will compete as the No. 11 seed at the Championship. In its regular-season finale Sunday, ECU dropped a 90-70 decision at Memphis... It was the Pirates fifth straight loss. Against Memphis, freshman guard Shawn Williams led ECU with 17 points, while junior guard Isaac Fleming totaled 16 points with a team-high six assists... Senior guard B.J. Tyson finished with nine points and a team-high five rebounds. This season, Tyson leads the Pirates with 15.0 points per game... Fleming is second on the team with 12.9 points per game but tops ECU with 5.0 assists per contest... Williams ranks third with 12.2 points per game... Junior forward Kentrell Barkley is a close fourth at 12.0 points per game and leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game. Head Coach: Michael Perry is in his first season as head coach at ECU and his sixth season overall as an NCAA collegiate head coach. Perry took over as ECU s interim head coach on Nov. 29 following the resignation of Jeff Lebo. Has compiled an 8-15 record at ECU and is 70-87 during his career. Previously built a 62-75 record at Georgia State (2002-07). Perry is 0-2 against Houston during his career with previous meetings coming during the 2017-18 season. Perry 0-3 against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers... In addition to the two meetings earlier this season, the two coaches first met during the 2002-03 season in Sampson s Oklahoma tenure and Perry s first season at Georgia State 1981 graduate of Richmond. NATIONAL POLLS (as of March 5, 2018) Associated Press Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Virginia (65) 28-2 1,625 2. Villanova 27-4 1,516 3. Xavier 27-4 1,510 4. Michigan State 29-4 1,346 5. Duke 25-6 1,340 6. Gonzaga 28-4 1,254 7. Michigan 28-7 1,231 8. Cincinnati 27-4 1,213 9. Kansas 24-7 1,129 10. Purdue 28-6 1,096 11. Wichita State 24-6 861 12. North Carolina 22-9 852 13. Tennessee 23-7 825 14. Texas Tech 23-8 784 15. Arizona 24-7 739 16. Auburn 25-6 692 17. Ohio State 24-8 603 18. West Virginia 22-9 486 19. Clemson 22-8 422 20. Saint Mary s 28-4 385 21. Houston 24-6 247 22. Nevada 26-6 218 23. Florida 20-11 192 24. Miami (Fla.) 22-8 191 25. Rhode Island 23-6 86 Others receiving votes: St. Bonaventure 72, Kentucky 66, TCU 45, Loyola (Ill) 43, Virginia Tech 15, Seton Hall 10, Middle Tennessee 9, Creighton 8, Arkansas 4, NC State 2, Nebraska 2, Kansas State 2, Buffalo 1, New Mexico State 1, Texas A&M 1, Florida State 1. USA TODAY Coaches Rk. Team Record Votes 1. Virginia (32) 28-2 800 2. Xavier 27-4 753 3. Villanova 27-4 730 4. Duke 25-6 678 5. Michigan State 29-4 619 6. Gonzaga 28-4 616 7. Michigan 28-7 605 8. Cincinnati 27-4 579 9. Kansas 24-7 566 10. Purdue 28-6 553 11. North Carolina 22-9 441 12. Tennessee 23-7 402 13. Texas Tech 23-8 386 14. Wichita State 24-6 382 15. Auburn 25-6 321 16. Ohio State 24-8 303 17. Arizona 24-7 278 18. West Virginia 22-9 241 19. Saint Mary s 28-4 227 20. Clemson 22-8 183 21. Houston 24-6 123 22. Nevada 26-6 122 23. Florida 20-11 106 24. Rhode Island 23-6 66 25. Miami (Fla.) 22-8 57 Others receiving votes: Kentucky 41, Creighton 39, Loyola (Ill.) 30, Middle Tennessee 28, NC State 18, TCU 17, St. Bonaventure 17, Virginia Tech 17, Seton Hall 14, Arizona State 8, New Mexico State 7, Arkansas 6, Florida State 5, Missouri 5, Texas A&M 5, Oklahoma 3, Baylor 2, Kansas State 1. 2017-18 opponents in bold
SERIES HISTORY vs. ECU Houston has posted a 15-5 record against ECU in the alltime series, which began Feb. 23, 2002. Cougars swept the regular-season series against the Pirates... Houston claimed a 65-49 win in Greenville, N.C., on Jan. 14 and followed that with a 109-58 win in Houston on Feb. 25. Houston has won the last six games. Teams competed as Conference USA rivals from 2001-02 through 2012-13 and met at least once a year from 2003-04 through 2012-13... Have squared off as American Athletic Conference rivals at least once every year since 2014-15 season. at Conference Tournaments / Neutral Sites: Houston owns a 2-0 record against ECU in postseason conference tournaments. In the most recent meeting at a conference championship, Houston claimed a 93-80 win at the Conference USA Championship on March 10, 2010. In first meeting in a conference tournament / neutral site, Houston enjoyed a 58-49 victory at the Conference USA Championship in Cincinnati on March 6, 2002. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. ECU Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 6-1 record against ECU during his career with all seven previous meetings coming during his Houston tenure. Sampson s Cougars swept the 2017-18 regular-season series with a 65-49 win in Greenville, N.C., on Jan. 14 and a 109-58 victory on Feb. 25 inside H&PE Arena in Houston. Sampson s teams have won the last two six games against the Knights at Conference Tournament: Friday s game would be the first time Sampson has faced ECU in a conference postseason tournament or at a neutral site. KELVIN SAMPSON vs. MICHAEL PERRY Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has posted a 3-0 record against ECU Head Coach Michael Perry during their careers. Sampson is 2-0 against Perry during Sampson s Houston and Perry s ECU careers. Sampson s 2002-03 Oklahoma team claimed an 89-62 victory over Georgia State in Norman, Okla., on Dec. 21, 2002, during Perry s first season as head coach with the Panthers. at Conference Tournament / Neutral Site: Friday s game would be the first time Sampson has faced Perry in a conference postseason tournament or at a neutral site. LAST TIME vs. ECU #23/23 Houston 109, ECU 58 Feb. 25, 2018 H&PE Arena Houston Cougars used a 35-4 run early in the game and erupted for 62 first-half points on the way to a 109-58 win over ECU inside H&PE Arena. Cougars scored the game s first points on a jumper from forward Devin Davis but fell behind following Isaac Fleming s 3-pointer with 17:23 remaining in the first half. However, that would be as close as ECU would get for the rest of the way. Houston scored the game s next eight points to take the lead for good and eventually built a 37-7 lead when forward Breaon Brady banked in a layup at the halfway mark of the first half. Cougars added 25 more points in the final 10 minutes of the opening period and held a 62-13 advantage at the break... Was the most points scored in a half since the Cougars scored 62 points in the second half in a 131-62 win over Florida Tech on Nov. 22, 2005. Houston connected on 74.2 percent (23-of-31) in the first half, including 12- of-16 from the 3-point line, and finished at 66.7 percent (42-of-63) in the game, the sixth-best shooting performance in school history... Cougars eventually built as much as a 62-point lead late in the second half. CAREER 30-POINT GAMES Player 2017-18 Career Rob Gray 4 (1) 7 CAREER 20-POINT GAMES Player 2017-18 Career Rob Gray 13 (1) 38 Armoni Brooks 4 4 Corey Davis Jr. 3 3 Galen Robinson Jr. 0 1 Devin Davis 1 1 Breaon Brady 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES Player 2017-18 Career Rob Gray 24 (4) 78 Devin Davis 18 (1) 24 Corey Davis Jr. 23 (6) 23 Galen Robinson Jr. 2 21 Armoni Brooks 1 21 Wes VanBeck 9 20 Fabian White Jr. 4 4 Breaon Brady 2 2 Gabe Grant 2 2 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player 2017-18 Career Devin Davis 5 6 Fabian White Jr. 2 2 Armoni Brooks 2 2 Rob Gray 1 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES Player 2017-18 Career Devin Davis 5 6 Fabian White Jr. 3 3 Breaon Brady 1 1 Nura Zanna 1 1 Armoni Brooks 2 2 DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSIST GAMES Player 2017-18 Career Galen Robinson Jr. 0 2 Rob Gray 1 1 () indicates active streak With 18 3-pointers on 27 attempts, the Cougars equaled their own American Athletic Conference record first set against Tulsa in a 104-71 win on Jan. 11 and fell only one trey shy of tying the school record, set in the win against Florida Tech. The 66.7 3-point shooting percentage tied for the fourth-best mark in Houston single-game history. On the defensive side, Houston outrebounded ECU 46-17 and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds while limiting the Pirates to 37.3 percent in the game, including 21.7 percent (5-of-23) in the first half. Cougars featured a lineup filled with offensive stars... Guard Rob Gray finished with 19 points and 11 assists with four rebounds and a game-high three steals in only 22 minutes of action... Gray recorded the first double-double of his career and became the fourth Cougar to enjoy a double-double in 2017-18. Gray also became the first Cougar to record a points-assists double-double since guard L.J. Rose finished with 16 points and 11 assists at UCF on March 7, 2014. Guard Armoni Brooks came off the bench to lead the Cougars with 21 points off a career-high-tying seven 3-pointers on only nine attempts... Was the second time this season Brooks drained seven 3-pointers in a game, Guard Corey Davis Jr. added 16 points with six rebounds and seven assists, while guard Gabe Grant drained all four of his 3-point attempts for a career high 12 points in only 11 minutes. Forward Fabian White Jr. scored nine points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in the win, while point guard Galen Robinson Jr. posted seven points with six rebounds and seven assists... With his total, Robinson became only the seventh player in Houston history with three 100+ assists seasons during his career. ECU guard B.J. Tyson led the Pirates with 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting and added a GAME-by-GAME STARTERS Opponent Date 1 2 3 4 5 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 1/4/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Harris Jr. 0-1 (1) * TULSA 1/11/18 Robinson Jr C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Zanna 2-0 (2) * at ECU 1/14/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 7-1 (8) * at Tulane 1/17/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 7-2 (9) * #7/4 WICHITA STATE 1/20/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 8-2 (10) * USF 1/28/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 9-2 (11) * at #6/6 Cincinnati 1/31/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 9-3 (12) * at UCF 2/3/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 10-3 (13) * SMU 2/8/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 11-3 (14) * TULANE 2/11/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 12-3 (15) * #5/5 CINCINNATI 2/15/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 13-3 (16) * at Temple 2/18/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 14-3 (17) * at Memphis 2/22/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 14-4 (18) * ECU 2/25/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 15-4 (19) * at SMU 2/28/18 Robinson Jr. C. Davis Jr. Gray D. Davis Brady 16-4 (20) * UCONN 3/4/18 Robinson Jr. Gray VanBeck D. Davis Zanna 1-0 (1) Home games listed in BOLD CAPS team-high five assists. Guard Shawn Williams added 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting with Isaac Fleming finishing with 13 points and a team-high six rebounds. LAST TIME OUT #25/rv Houston 81, UConn 71 March 4, 2018 H&PE Arena Houston Competing in his final home game, guard Rob Gray posted a game-high 30 points to lead the Cougars to an 81-71 win over UConn inside H&PE Arena on Sunday. Gray enjoyed the seventh 30-point game of his career on 10-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-5 from the 3-point line. The Forest City, N.C., native scored nine straight points late for the Cougars as they erased a second-half-deficit. With the win, the 2017-18 team became the 12th in school history to win 24+ games in a season and the first since the 1991-92 team went 25-6. Emotions ran high for the Cougars at the start of the game as Head Coach Kelvin Sampson and his team recognized the program s four seniors. Gray, guard Wes VanBeck, forward Devin Davis and forward Nura Zanna were honored in a pregame ceremony. Cougars jumped out to a 22-9 lead early in the first half, but the Huskies chipped away and used a 10-2 run to close out the opening period and take a 38-37 lead into the locker room at the CONSECUTIVE GAMES/STARTS STREAKS Consecutive Consecutive Career Player Games Starts Starts Galen Robinson, Jr. 94 (94) 33 (19) 76 Wes VanBeck 60 (1) 6 12 Devin Davis 40 (40) 32 (32) 43 Armoni Brooks 34 (34) 3 4 Corey Davis Jr. 30 (30) 23 25 Fabian White Jr. 30 (30) 0 0 Nura Zanna 30 (30) 1 (1) 3-93 Rob Gray 29 (29) 29 (29) 76 Breaon Brady 14 (14) 14 (14) 26 Chris Harris Jr 12 (3) 1 1 Gabe Grant 8 (3) 0 1 Valentine Sangoyomi 3 0 0 Mike Adewunmi 2 (1) 0 1 Cedrick Alley Jr 1 0 0 Caleb Broodo 0 0 0 Career highs in bold () indicates current streak
break, thanks to 55.2 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes. two teams went back and forth in the second half with UConn holding a 65-63 lead following a jumper from Jalen Adams with 5:31 remaining in the game. Fortunately, Gray buried a free throw to move the Cougars to within 65-64 and, following a UConn turnover, converted an and-1 with 4:47 left to give Houston the lead for good. Antwoine Anderson moved the Huskies back to within a point with a free throw, but Gray buried a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession for a 70-66 Houston advantage with just over three minutes remaining. Huskies continued to threaten and moved to within 72-69 following Christian Vital s free throw with 2:53 left, but the Cougars scored the next six points from the free throw line to ice the win. Devin Davis posted 12 points with a game-high eight rebounds, while Zanna added six points and seven rebounds in the win. Guard Corey Davis Jr. added 17 points with four 3-pointers, his 26th straight game with at least one trey, tying with Jherrod Stiggers and Kelvin Lewis for the third-longest streak in school history. UConn guard Jalen Adams led the Huskies with 22 points on 8-14 shooting, while forward Terry Larrier added 19 points with a team-high seven rebounds. Vital finished with 11 points and four rebounds in the loss. READY for the FERTITTA CENTER The Cougars will compete in the Fertitta Center during the 2018-19 season as Hofheinz Pavilion undergo a $60 million renovation following the 2016-17 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. A LONG TIME COMING Coming in at No. 23 in the latest Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches polls on Feb. 19, the Cougars returned to both national polls for the first time since the 1983-84 season. Houston finished the 1983-84 season at No. 5 in the AP and United Press International polls. The Feb. 19 ranking marked the first time Houston was ranked in any poll since standing at No. 25 in the Dec. 12, 2005, poll... The Cougars also checked in at No. 25 in the AP poll midway through the 1992-93 season. This week s games at the Aaron s American Athletic Conference Championships marks the first time Houston has played as the No. 21 (AP) team. This marks the 129th poll in which Houston has been ranked among the Top 25... It also is the 17th season in which Houston was ranked among the Top 25 at least once. vs. RANKED TEAMS This is the sixth straight season in which Houston faced at least one nationally ranked opponent... Cougars are 2-2 against ranked teams in 2017-18. First time since 1983-84 that the Cougars have enjoyed 2+ victories over Top-10 (Associated Press) teams in a single season... 1983-84 Houston squad finished with three Top-10 wins. With their win against No. 5/5 Cincinnati on Feb. 18 inside H&PE Arena, Cougars improved to 76-170 all-time against Associated Press Top 25 teams. This is the first time since 2008- 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 11/10/17 14 17 17 11 24 20 2 6 18 21 vs. Drexel 11/17/17 12 5 13 5 38 26 4 2 26 28 vs. at Liberty 11/18/17 9 12 7 1 30 26 0 0 13 9 vs. Wake Forest 11/19/17 18 15 7 7 32 10 7 0 11 34 UIW 11/25/17 33 7 23 11 47 22 19 2 46 11 NEW ORLEANS 11/29/17 25 11 11 2 32 32 8 6 26 28 rv/rv ARKANSAS 12/2/17 12 9 9 8 29 18 9 0 29 25 FAIRFIELD 12/6/17 24 5 18 2 34 26 9 4 24 11 at Saint Louis 12/9/17 18 15 11 6 28 18 6 2 14 13 at LSU 12/13/17 14 10 7 19 18 38 6 2 18 13 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 12/17/17 31 20 19 19 26 22 8 6 44 18 vs. Providence 12/20/17 14 6 5 10 30 22 8 2 20 5 * at USF 12/28/17 18 16 10 7 30 18 9 7 33 29 * TEMPLE 12/30/17 8 7 15 4 36 30 2 2 26 22 * at #9/9 Wichita State 1/4/18 4 23 11 3 10 20 0 0 25 26 * TULSA 1/11/18 27 8 8 16 29 32 11 6 44 22 * at ECU 1/14/18 13 15 12 16 20 20 0 4 29 19 * at Tulane 1/17/18 4 11 6 11 20 26 7 12 21 23 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE 1/20/18 11 4 8 15 24 24 2 2 18 25 * USF 1/28/18 9 11 16 9 30 26 6 2 28 9 * at #8/8 Cincinnati 1/31/18 14 8 16 17 22 30 4 9 24 11 * at UCF 2/3/18 13 18 13 7 36 26 4 0 14 23 * SMU 2/8/18 16 11 12 11 18 18 4 0 30 24 * TULANE 2/11/18 13 6 11 12 24 12 0 0 34 10 * #5/5 CINCINNATI 2/15/18 10 22 17 10 26 22 4 0 16 2 * at Temple 2/18/18 15 13 14 4 28 24 11 4 21 27 * at Memphis 2/22/18 28 24 22 8 30 28 8 4 25 39 * ECU 2/25/18 21 19 16 2 42 22 16 8 54 4 * at SMU 2/28/18 17 4 9 2 28 16 8 4 19 7 * UCONN 3/4/18 18 16 11 7 24 24 4 6 27 4 * vs. ECU/UCF 3/9/18 Totals 481 370 374 259 845 698 186 102 773 546 Averages 16.0 12.3 12.5 8.6 28.2 23.3 6.2 3.4 25.8 18.2 Kan., earlier this season... Prior to the Jan. 20 win, Houston s last win over a ranked team was a 71-68 victory over No. 12/nr SMU on Feb. 1, 2016, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. No. 5/5 Cincinnati was the highest ranked (AP) team to face the Cougars in Houston since No. 5/3 Memphis claimed a 69-60 win on March 4, 2009, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. The win against No. 5/5 Cincinnati was the highest ranked opponent Houston defeated since a 69-67 win over No. 3/ Memphis on Jan. 6, 1996, inside Hofheinz Pavilion. The Cougars 13-point win against No. 7/4 Wichita State was the program s biggest over a Top-10 opponent since a 94-81 victory over No. 2 Louisville during the NCAA Final Four on April 2, 1983, in Albuquerque, N.M. A BIG TOP-10 VICTORY With their 73-59 win over No. 7/4 Wichita State on Jan. 20, the Cougars will have to make an adjustment in the team s Home games listed in bold defensive effort against American Athletic Conference rival USF in a 63-40 win on Jan. 28 inside H&PE Arena. Houston held Bulls to 31.9 percent (15-of-47) from the field in recording their 10th straight win this season inside H&PE Arena. Was the fewest points scored by a Houston opponent since a 71-36 win at Rice on Jan. 10, 1987. Was only the 26th time in Houston history (a span of 2,090) games that the Cougars allowed 40 or fewer points. DEFENSIVE PRESENCE One game after scoring a season-high 104 points, the Cougars limited American Athletic Conference rival East Carolina to only 49 points in a 65-49 victory on Sunday afternoon. Houston limited Pirates to only 17 points on 22.2 percent (6-of-27) shooting in the first half to build a lead they would never relinquish. ECU s 17 first-half points was the fewest allowed by Houston since holding UConn to an American Athletic Conference record low 12 points in the first half in a 62-46 win in Storrs, Conn., on Dec. 28, 2016. Pirates 49 points were a season low given up by the Cougars, besting previous low of 53 points in 81-53 win over McNeese in season opener on Nov. 10, 2017, in H&PE Arena. Was the fewest points allowed by the Cougars since win at UConn on Dec. 28, 2016. 09 that Houston played two top-10 records book. opponents in a season... UH fell 73- SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALISTS Victory over the Shockers was 49 to No. 4/3 Memphis on March 13, presented to nation s top senior with the fifth-largest win over a top-10 2009, and 69-60 to No. 5/3 Memphis excellence in areas of community, opponent in school history. on March 4, 2009. classroom, character and competition Trailed only 84-62 win over No. 4 With the win against No. 5/5 Cincinnati on Feb.15, Houston moved to Player School nal Four Third-Place, 3/25/67); 91-75 North Carolina (NCAA Tournament Fi- 4-12 against No. 5 teams (AP) during its history... Prior to the victory Shawn Anderson Navy nament Midwest Region, 3/15/68); Rob Gray Houston win over No. 4 Louisville (NCAA Tour- against the Bearcats, Houston s last Vladimir Brodziansky TCU 75-60 win over No. 4 Arkansas (75- win against the No. 5 (AP) team was Jevon Carter West Virginia 60, 1/22/83) and 99-84 win over a 74-66 win at No. 5 Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. on March 3, 1983. 12/18/70). NATIONAL LEADERS No. 10 Villanova (Jayhawk Classic, FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Angel Delgado Seton Hall A.J. Jacobson North Dakota State through March 4, 2018 With the win against Wichita Justin Johnson Western Kentucky State on Jan. 20, Houston moved to LARGE MARGIN Yante Maten Georgia 5-7 against No. 7 teams (AP) during its history... Prior to the victory Feb. 18, the Cougars outrebounded 1. 36.6 Michigan State 736 2,011 In their 80-59 win at Temple on Rk. Avg. Team FG FGA Luke Morrison Army West Point against the Shockers, Houston s last Johnathan Williams Gonzaga the Owls 53-22. 2. 37.1 Cincinnati 628 1,695 win against the No. 7 (AP) team was a With a +31 rebounding margin, 3. 37.5 Virginia 566 1,508 95-85 home win over South Carolina it was the largest margin since the 4. 38.9 UC Irvine 713 1,835 in Houston on Feb. 19, 1972. Cougars posted a +35 margin (65-5. 39.2 New Mexico State 659 1,682 Win against No. 7/4 Wichita 30) in a 109-68 win over Nevada on 6. 39.4 Georgia 707 1,793 State on Jan. 20 snapped a fourgame losing streak to ranked oppo- in Houston. 8. 39.6 Syracuse 674 1,703 Dec. 2, 1989, inside Hofheinz Pavilion 7. 39.5 UCF 666 1,684 nents, including an 81-63 loss at No. 9. 39.7 Houston 641 1,615 9/9 Wichita State on Jan. 4 in Wichita, A TOUGH 40 10. 39.8 Georgia State 695 1,76 The Cougars used an impressive
BIGGEST WINS vs TOP-10 TEAMS Rk. Margin Score Opponent Date NCAA Tournament Final Four Third-Place (Louisville, Ky.) 1. 22 84-62 vs. #4/ North Carolina 3/25/67 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region (Wichita, Kan.) 2. 16 91-75 vs. #9/ Louisville 3/15/68 t3. 15 75-60 #4 Arkansas 1/22/83 Jayhawk Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) t3. 15 99-84 vs. #10/ Villanova 12/18/70 5. 14 73-59 #7/4 Wichita State 1/20/18 t6. 13 102-89 #7/ Providence 12/20/65 NCAA Tournament Final Four (Albuquerque, N.M.) t6. 13 94-81 vs. #2/ Louisville 4/2/83 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region (Lawrence, Kan.) t6. 13 66-53 at #3/ Kansas 3/17/67 9. 12 96-84 #6/ New Mexico 12/1/66 t10. 10 62-52 #6/ Iowa 12/19/81 t10. 10 95-85 #7 South Carolina 2/19/72 TRIPLE DIGITS Cougars reached triple digits for the first time in 2017-18 with a 104-71 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, 2017. Was first time to reach century mark since 105-61 win over Prairie View A&M inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 3, 2016. Cougars improved to 175-4 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 103-76 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 105-96 win in overtime against former Southwest Conference rival Texas on Feb. 1, 1995. 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 90-88 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). A NEW DOUBLE-DOUBLE Senior guard Rob Gray enjoyed the first double-double of his career with 19 points and 11 assists in the Cougars 109-58 win over ECU on Feb. 25 inside H&PE Arena. Gray recorded his milestone, scoring 17 points and dishing out 10 assists by halftime. Became the first Cougar to post a points-assists double-double since L.J. Rose finished with 16 points and 11 assists at UCF on March 7, 2014. Became the fourth Cougar to post a double-double in 2017-18, joining senior forward Devin Davis, sophomore guard Armoni Brooks and freshman forward Fabian White Jr. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sophomore guard Armoni Brooks was honored as the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after averaging a doubledouble in home wins against SMU and Tulane. Was the first Player of the Week honor in his career and the Cougars first honoree in 2017-18. Scored 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the 3-point line with 10 rebounds against SMU on Feb. 8. Followed that with 11 points, including three treys, and a careerhigh 11 rebounds in win against Tulane on Feb. 11. Averaged 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while leading the team with 10 3-point field goals and a.588 3-point field goal percentage. MOVING UP on the SCORING CHART Senior guard Rob Gray continues his rise on the Cougars career scoring charts and currently stands in 10th place in Houston history with 1,581 points through 86 games. With 19 points in win at SMU on Feb. 28, Gray moved past No. 10 Rickie Winslow (1,548, 1983-87) into the Cougars Top-10 career scoring leaders. Up next in the Houston records book are No. 9 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 Greg Anderson (1,662, 1983-87) and No. 8 Alvin Franklin (1,684, 1982-86) 30-POINT EFFORTS In addition to moving among the Cougars top scoring leaders, senior guard Rob Gray continues to rise among the team s top-10 leaders in career 30-point games. After leading all players with 30 points against UConn on March 4 inside H&PE Arena on Senior Day, Gray now has seven 30-point games during his career, tying with Louis Dunbar (1972-75) for eighth in Houston history. Up next in the Houston records book is Ollie Taylor, who recorded eight 30-point games from 1968 to 1970. Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes holds the school record with an amazing 52 30-point games during his career. 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 WELCOME TO HOUSTON The Cougars signed four newcomers to the team for the 2018-19 season during the November signing period. Group consists of two sophomores-to-be and two freshmen-to-be. ANTOINE DAVIS Guard 6-2 175 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 2017-18. NATE HINTON Guard 6-6 220 Freshman Gastonia, N.C. Gaston Day School 4-star recruit by ESPN and stands at No. 95 in the ESPN 100... 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. 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. Robinson currently stands seventh in Houston history with 377 assists to date. With a seven assists ECU on Feb. 25, Robinson moved past Otis Birdsong (365, 1973-77). Up next in the Houston records book is No. 6 Rob Williams (407, 1979-82). 100+ ASSIST SEASONS Junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. joined an exclusive group in Houston history... Became only seventh player in Houston history with three seasons of 100+ assists during his career. With a game-high four assists against UConn on March 4, Robinson now has 112 assists to date this season.. Robinson joined Derrick Daniels (4 times, 1988-92); Alvin Franklin (3 times, 1982-86); Reid Gettys (3 times, 1981-85); Ken Ciolli (3 times, 1975-79); Lanny Smith (3 times, 2003-08) and Rob Williams (3 times, 1979-82) with 3+ seasons with triple-digit assists. Ranks among American Athletic Conference top-10 leaders in assists (3.7 apg, 7th) and assist-turnover ratio (2.2, BRISON GRESHAM Forward 6-9 220 r-sophomore New Orleans, La. UMass McDonogh 35 Joins Cougars after competing as freshman at UMass in 2016-17... 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 6-5 182 r-sophomore New Orleans, La. UMass McDonogh 35 Joins Cougars after competing as freshman at UMass in 2016-17... Named Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week for Nov. 21, 2016... 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. 2nd) 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 2016-17. LONG-RANGE CONSISTENCY Junior guard Corey Davis Jr. has been a leader for the Cougars from behind the arc all season and is making his presence known in the Houston records book. Davis has made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last 26 games to move into a tie for third in Houston history with Jherrod Stiggers (Feb. 5, 2014 Jan. 15, 2015) and Kelvin Lewis (March 7, 2009 Feb. 6, 2010). Last game Davis did not sink a trey came against Wake Forest on Nov. 19, 2017, came during final day of the Paradise Jam... Has endured only two games this season in which he did not make at least one 3-pointer (vs. Drexel, Nov. 17, 2017, first day of Paradise Jam). Up next in the Houston records book No. 2 Robert McKiver, who drained a 3-pointer in 28 consecutive games from Nov. 26, 2007, to March 27, 2008. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CAREER SCORING LEADERS through March 4, 2018 Rk. Pts. Player School Years 1. 1,581 Rob Gray Houston 2015 2. 1,556 B.J. Tyson ECU 2014 3. 1,462 Nic Moore SMU 2013-16 4. 1,460 Quenton DeCosey Temple 2012-16 5. 1,391 Gary Clark Cincinnati 2014 6. 1,338 Cameron Reynolds Tulane 2013 7. 1,302 Troy Caupain Cincinnati 2013-17 8. 1,301 Rodney Purvis UConn 2014-17 9. 1,261 Obi Enechionyia Temple 2014 10. 1,258 Jalen Adams UConn 2015 11. 1,201 Ben Moore SMU 2013-17 12. 1,183 Jacob Evans III Cincinnati 2015 13. 1,174 Shaq Goodwin Memphis 2012-16 14. 1,166 Shake Milton SMU 2015 15. 1,139 Caleb White ECU 2013-17 16. 1,123 Dedric Lawson Memphis 2015-17 17. 1,094 Sterling Brown SMU 2014-17 18. 1,064 Ryan Boatright UConn 2011-15 19. 1,055 B.J. Taylor UCF 2014 20. 1,024 Kentrell Barkley ECU 2015 21. 1,019 Will Cummings Temple 2011-15 22. 1,003 Markus Kennedy SMU 2011-16 23. 1,001 Damyean Dotson Houston 2015-17
SCORING DEFENSE NATIONAL LEADERS through March 4, 2018 Rk. Avg. Team Pts. G 1. 52.8 Virginia 1,583 30 2. 57.3 Cincinnati 1,777 31 3. 61.3 UCF 1,839 30 4. 62.2 Northern Iowa 1,990 32 5. 62.2 Loyola (Ill.) 2,054 33 6. 62.8 UNC Greensboro 2,074 33 7. 63.2 Old Dominion 1,895 30 8. 63.2 New Mexico State 1,897 30 9. 63.5 Michigan 2,224 35 10. 63.6 Liberty 2,163 34 11. 63.8 Saint Mary s (Calif.) 2,043 32 t12. 63.9 SMU 1,980 31 t12. 63.9 Evansville 2,045 32 14. 64.1 Syracuse 1,988 31 15. 64.3 Grand Canyon 1,929 30 16. 64.4 Radford 2,188 34 17. 64.5 Texas Tech 2,000 31 18. 64.7 Vermont 2,070 32 19. 64.7 Bradley 2,136 33 20. 64.8 Michigan State 2,138 33 21. 64.9 Rutgers 2,204 34 22. 64.9 Jacksonville State 2,142 33 23. 65.0 Saint Louis 2,016 31 24. 65.2 Houston 1,956 30 25. 65.3 Clemson 1,960 30 SCORING MARGIN NATIONAL LEADERS through March 4, 2018 Rk. Avg. Team PPG Opp PPG 1. +18.3 Cincinnati 75.6 57.3 2. +17.5 Gonzaga 84.7 67.8 3. +16.2 Michigan State 81.0 64.8 4. +16.0 Villanova 87.2 71.2 5. +15.6 Duke 85.1 69.5 6. +15.5 Purdue 81.1 65.6 7. +14.5 Virginia 67.3 52.8 8. +13.5 South Dakota 81.0 67.5 9. +13.4 Murray State 78.9 65.5 10. +13.3 Saint Mary s (Calif.) 77.1 63.8 11. +13.1 Louisiana 84.0 70.9 12. +13.1 Stephen F. Austin 81.8 68.7 13. +12.8 Houston 78.0 65.2 14. +12.3 Northern Kentucky 78.3 66.0 15. +12.3 Wichita State 83.1 70.8 REBOUNDING MARGIN NATIONAL LEADERS through March 4, 2018 Rk. Avg. Team RPG Opp RPG 1. +10.7 North Carolina 42.7 31.9 2. +10.4 Michigan State 40.8 30.5 3. +19.8 Wichita State 40.7 30.9 4. +9.4 Duke 42.0 32.6 5. +9.2 Gonzaga 39.9 30.8 6. +8.6 New Mexico State 41.1 32.5 7. +8.1 Boise State 38.5 30.4 8. +7.9 UC Irvine 41.4 33.6 9. +7.7 Houston 39.2 31.5 10. +7.7 Cincinnati 39.2 31.5 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE NATIONAL LEADERS through March 1, 2018 Rk. Pct. FG-A Player Team 1. 53.7 65-121 Jared Stutzman Idaho State 2. 52.4 87-166 Connor Burchfield William & Mary 3. 51.7 89-172 Sam Hauser Marquette 4. 49.5 95-192 Anthony Mathis New Mexico 5. 49.5 94-190 Andre Wolford Saint Francis (Penn.) 6. 47.7 73-153 Jaylen Adams St. Bonaventure 7. 47.1 88-187 Carl Pierre UMass 8. 46.7 84-180 Justinian Jessup Boise State 9. 46.6 88-189 Sam Merrill Utah State 10. 46.4 90-194 Dakota Mathias Purdue 11. 46.0 81-176 Tony Carr Penn State 12. 45.9 79-172 Matej Kavas Seattle 13. 45.3 77-170 Lance Tejada Lehigh 14. 45.1 96-213 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Kansas 15. 44.9 89-198 Devin Mitchell Georgia State 16. 44.9 80-178 Justin Bibbins Utah 17. 44.7 113-253 Kendall Stephens Nevada 18. 44.4 88-198 Deon Lyle UTSA 19. 44.2 72-163 Quinton Adlesh Columbia 20. 44.0 74-168 Landry Shamet Wichita State 21. 43.9 76-173 Aaron Holiday UCLA 22. 43.8 89-203 Nate Navigato Toledo 23. 43.8 81-185 Daryl Macon Arkansas 24. 43.6 92-211 Corey Davis Jr. Houston 25. 43.4 96-221 Trevon Bluiett Xavier 26. 43.8 79-182 Armoni Brooks Houston 27. 44.2 140-323 Fletcher Magee Wofford 28. 44.0 91-210 Ryan Richardson Weber State 29. 43.9 78-181 Jordan Dartis Ohio 30. 43.8 87-202 Caleb Martin Nevada CLEANING THE GLASS Houston outrebounded its first nine opponents to open the 2017-18 season and 25 of its 30 opponents to date Only opponents to outrebound Cougars were at SMU (33-32, Feb. 28); No 8/8 Cincinnati (39-32, Jan. 31); ;No. 7/4 Wichita State (48-37, Jan. 20); at Tulane (43-41, Jan. 17); at LSU (38-33, Dec. 13) Was the first time the Cougars outrebounded nine consecutive opponents since doing so in nine straight games during the 1981-82 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). Cougars current rebounding margin of +7.7 ranks 10th in Houston single-season history and is the highest total since the 1982-83 team posted a margin of +9.2. Rebounding margin of +7.7 also ranks ninth nationally. 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 78-65 win over UT Rio Grande Valley inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Nov. 30, 2015. 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 78-73 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 97-58 win over UIW on Nov. 25. Is the first time since 2011-12 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. UTEP on Jan. 28, 2012. CONFERENCE SEASON OPENERS With its 79-60 win at USF on Dec. 28, Houston improved to 33-25 in its alltime conference openers Cougars moved to 4-1 in 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 73-54 REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE WINS Seasons in which Houston competed as a conference member Rk. Wins Year Overall 1. 12 1954-55 15-10 2. 11 2012-13 20-13 11 2007-08 24-10 11 1991-92 25-6 11 1983-84 32-5 6. 10 2017-18??? 10 2015-16 22-10 10 2005-06 21-10 10 1992-93 21-9 10 1989-90 25-8 10 1977-78 25-8 10 1976-77 29-8 10 1955-56 19-7 10 1949-50 16-7 UNDEFEATED HOME TEAMS in 2017-18 Home Overall Team Record Record Conference Houston 15-0 24-6 American Athletic Montana 14-0 23-7 Big Sky Charleston 14-0 24-7 Colonial Athletic Association North Carolina A&T 12-0 18-13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Wagner 16-0 23-8 Northeast South Dakota State 15-0 25-6 Summit League LONGEST CURRENT HOME WINNING STREAKS Rk. No. Team 1. 20 South Dakota State t2. 16 Charleston 16 Wagner t4. 15 Houston 15 Montana t6. 13 North Carolina A&T 13 Saint Bonaventure 13 Utah Valley 9. 12 Buffalo 10. 11 Nebraska CONFERENCE SINGLE-SEASON WINS Rk. No. Season Record League 1. 16 1982-83 16-0 Southwest 2. 15 1983-84 15-1 Southwest 3. 14 2017-18 14-4 American 4. 13 1989-90 13-1 Southwest 13 1976-77 13-3 Southwest 6. 12 2015-16 12-6 American t7. 11 2016-17 11-6 American 11 2007-08 11-5 C-USA 11 1995-96 11-3 Southwest 11 1991-92 11-3 Southwest 11 1981-82 11-5 Southwest 11 1977-78 11-5 Southwest 11 1946-47 11-1 Lone Star 14. 10 2008-09 10-6 C-USA 10 2006-07 10-6 C-USA 10 1990-91 10-6 Southwest 10 1987-88 10-6 Southwest 10 1980-81 10-6 Southwest 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 73-54 loss at Memphis on Dec. 31, 2014, blemishing the streak. on Road: Cougars are 14-11 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. CONFERENCE ROAD OPENERS With its win at USF on Dec. 28, Houston has posted a 24-34 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 59-41 record through his first 100 games as a Cougar, the third-best record in program history. Sampson trailed only the 61-39 record by Alden Pasche (1946-56) and the 60-40 record by Tom Penders (2004-10) and finished ahead of the 58-42 record of Pat Foster (1986-93). Legendary Head Coach Guy V. Lewis accumulated a 43-57 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 2012-13 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. White followed that with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in a win over USF on Jan. 28 inside H&PE Arena for his second double-double of the year. Moved into a tie for sixth with Alandise Harris (2010-11) with two double-doubles in his freshman season. Joined Clyde Drexler (15, 1980-81), George Williams (11, 1999-00), TaShawn Thomas (9, 2011-12); Rickie Winslow (4, 1983-84) and Michael Young (4, 1980-81) and only Cougars with multiple doubledoubles as a freshman. Danuel House (2012-13), Alton Ford (2000-01), Jake Ballis (1998-99), Chad Hendrick (1997-98), Damon Jones (1994-95), Gerry McGee (1985-86) and Greg Anderson (1983-84) each recorded one doubledouble as a freshman.
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 62-61 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. 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 2016-17, 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 1975-76... Repeated in 1976-77 with 30.3 points per game. Cougars conference scoring champions are Aubrey Coleman (25.6 ppg, Conference USA, 2009-10); Andre Owens (18.3 ppg, C-USA, 2004-05); Gee Gervin (20.6 ppg, C-USA, 1998-99); Michael Young (19.8 ppg, Southwest Conference, 1983-84); Rob Williams (25.0 ppg, SWC, 1980-81); Otis Birdsong (30.3 ppg, SWC, 1976-77; 26.1 ppg, SWC, 1975-76) 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 (2012-15) 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. JERRY WEST AWARD FINALISTS presented to nation s top off-guard Player Rob Gray Grayson Allen Tyus Battle Carsen Edwards Marcus Foster Chandler Hutchison Fletcher Magee E.C. Matthews Kendrick Nunn Allonzo Trier School Houston Duke Syracuse Purdue Creighton Boise State Wofford Rhode Island Oakland Arizona SHARP SHOOTER Senior guard Wes VanBeck established himself as one of the Cougars and the American Athletic Conference s premier shooters during the 2016-17 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 1989-90. Buried 87.3 percent (55-of-63) of his tries from the free throw line for the seventh-highest mark in Houston single-season history. Would have led the American Athletic Conference in both categories but fell just shy of the league s statistical minimums. SEASON OPENER HISTORY Cougars opened their 73rd season with an 81-53 win over McNeese on Nov. 10 inside H&PE Arena. With that win, Houston improved to 53-20 record in season openers during its history. Cougars now have won their last nine and 13 of their last 14 season openers... Only a 65-63 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 81-53 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 (1981-85) 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 24... Only a 68-62 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 2014-15 claimed a 77-74 win at Murray State on Nov. 14, 2014, in his most recent single-digit, season-opening win. IN THE NBA With the start of the 2017-18 NBA season, three Cougars were competing at the game s highest level. Damon Jones (1994-97) is an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers... Jonathon Simmons (2011-12) is in his third season in the NBA but his first with the Orlando Magic, while Damyean Dotson (2015-17) is in his rookie season with the New York Knicks. Damon Jones Following his Houston playing career, Jones competed in the NBA from 1999-09 for 10 teams: New Jersey Nets (1999); Boston Celtics (1999); Golden State Warriors (1999-00); Dallas Mavericks (1999-00); Vancouver Grizzlies (2000-01); Detroit Pistons (2001-02); Sacramento Kings (2002-03); Milwaukee Bucks (2003-04); Miami Heat (2004-05); Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-08) and Bucks (2008-09)... 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 2016. Jonathon Simmons After playing for his first two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs (2015-17), Simmons signed with the Orlando Magic in the summer of 2017. 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.
POINTS CAREER Rk. No. Player G Years 1. 2,884 Elvin Hayes 93 1965-68 2. 2,832 Otis Birdsong 116 1973-77 3. 2,043 Michael Young 134 1980-84 4. 1,880 Craig Upchurch 126 1987-92 5. 1,838 Rob Williams 88 1979-82 6. 1,765 Louis Dunbar 79 1972-75 7. 1,741 Dwight Davis 84 1969-72 8. 1,684 Alvin Franklin 125 1982-86 9. 1,662 Greg Anderson 123 1983-87 10. 1,581 Rob Gray 86 2015 11. 1,548 Rickie Winslow 124 1983-87 12. 1,516 Aubrey Coleman 67 2008-10 13 1,476 Kenneth Williams 126 1976-80 14. 1,465 Kelvin Lewis 100 2007-10 15. 1,452 Gary Phillips 79 1958-61 16. 1,435 Robert McKiver 67 2006-08 17. 1,407 Andre Owens 87 2002-05 18. 1,388 TaShawn Thomas 96 2011-14 19. 1,383 Clyde Drexler 96 1980-83 20. 1,381 Charles Thompson 118 1974-78 21. 1,332 Hakeem Olajuwon 100 1981-84 22. 1,322 Larry Micheaux 123 1979-83 23. 1,298 Tim Moore 70 1993-96 24. 1,250 Lanny Smith 122 2003-08 25. 1,244 Cecil Rose 114 1974-78 26. 1,237 Joe Hamood 84 1963-66 27. 1,231 Ollie Taylor 56 1968-70 28. 1,195 Ted Luckenbill 72 1958-61 29. 1,162 Don Boldebuck 51 1954-56 30. 1,139 Don Schverak 85 1960-64 31. 1,135 Galen Robinson 96 1994-98 32. 1,133 Don Chaney 90 1965-68 33. 1,132 George Williams 90 1999-02 34. 1,131 Kenny Younger 87 1997-00 35. 1,114 Gee Gervin 58 1998-00 36 1,107 George Walker 129 1975-79 37. 1,088 Steve Newsome 83 1970-73 38. 1,087 Derrick Daniels 124 1988-92 39. 1,077 Jherrod Stiggers 97 2011-15 40. 1,073 Lyle Harger 76 1960-63 41. 1,057 Richard Hollis 62 1987-89 42. 1,051 Byron Smith 62 1989-91 43. 1,050 David Marrs 102 1972-76 44. 1,041 Damon Jones 81 1994-97 45. 1,026 Lloyd Hendrix 89 1947-51 46. 1,025 Ken Spain 90 1966-69 47. 1,001 Damyean Dotson 64 2015-17 RECORDS WATCH FASTEST to 1,000 POINTS CAREER Rk. G Player Years 1. 37 Elvin Hayes 1965-68 2. 43 Don Boldebuck 1954-56 t3. 47 Louis Dunbar 1972-75 t3. 47 Ollie Taylor 1968-70 5. 45 Aubrey Coleman 2008-10 6. 50 Rob Williams 1979-82 7. 51 Gee Gervin 1998-00 t8. 52 Robert McKiver 2006-08 t8. 52 Otis Birdsong 1973-77 10. 53 Dwight Davis 1969-72 11. 54 Tim Moore 1993-96 t12. 55 Rob Gray 2015 t12. 55 Gary Phillips 1958-61 t14. 59 Byron Smith 1989-91 t14. 59 Richard Hollis 1987-89 16. 62 Ted Luckenbill 1958-61 17. 64 Damyean Dotson 2015-17 18. 65 Andre Owens 2002-05 19. 68 Craig Upchurch 1987-92 t20. 70 TaShawn Thomas 2011-14 t20 70 Kelvin Lewis 2007-10 22. 71 Clyde Drexler 1980-83 t23. 73 Joe Hamood 1963-66 t23. 73 Lyle Harger 1960-63 t25. 75 George Williams 1999-02 t26. 75 Kenny Younger 1997-00 t26. 75 Donnie Schverak 1960-64 28. 76 Steve Newsome 1970-73 29. * 77 Lloyd Hendrix 1947-51 30. 78 Damon Jones 1994-97 31. 79 Michael Young 1980-84 t32. 81 Hakeem Olajuwon 1981-84 t32. 81 Don Chaney 1965-68 34. 83 Rickie Winslow 1983-87 35. 85 Lanny Smith 2003-08 t36. 87 Galen Robinson 1994-98 t36. 87 Greg Anderson 1983-87 t38. 89 Alvin Franklin 1982-86 t38. 89 Ken Spain 1966-69 40. 92 Jherrod Stiggers 2013-15 41. 94 Charles Thompson 1974-78 42. 95 Kenneth Williams 1976-80 43. 98 Larry Micheaux 1979-83 44. 99 Cecile Rose 1974-78 45. 100 David Marrs 1972-76 46. 116 Derrick Daniels 1988-92 47. 123 George Walker 1975-79 * Records from 1947-55 are incomplete. Hendrix game total is estimated based on his scoring average from the 1950-51 season. Exact number is unknown. ASSISTS CAREER Rk. No. Player Years 1. 740 Reid Gettys 1981-85 2. 711 Derrick Daniels 1988-92 3. 629 Ken Ciolli 1975-79 t4. 502 Alvin Franklin 1982-86 t4. 502 Lanny Smith 2003-08 6. 407 Rob Williams 1979-82 7. 377 Galen Robinson Jr. 2015 8. 365 Otis Birdsong 1973-77 9. 346 Joe Hamood 1963-66 10. 338 Cecil Rose 1974-78 11. 334 Anthony Goldwire 1992-94 12. 330 Kenneth Williams 1976-80 13. 323 Louis Dunbar 1972-75 14. 321 Steve Newsome 1970-73 15. 320 Donnell Hayes 1971-74 t16. 314 Damon Jones 1994-97 t16. 314 Poo Welch 1969-71 18. 310 Tom Gribben 1967-70 19. 303 Clyde Drexler 1980-83 20. 283 Zamal Nixon 2007-11 21. 281 Michael Young 1980-84 22. 280 Desmond Wade 2008-10 23. 274 George Reynolds 1967-69 24. 259 L.J. Rose 2013-16 25. 249 Gary Grider 1964-67 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 3-POINT FGM CAREER Rk. No. Player Dates 1. 32 Damyean Dotson 11/11/16 3/16/17 2. 28 Robert McKiver 11/26/07 3/27/08 t3. 26 Corey Davis Jr. 11/25/17 present t3. 26 Jherrod Stiggers 2/5/14 1/15/15 t3. 26 Kelvin Lewis 3/7/09-2/6/10 6. 25 Robert McKiver 11/13/06 2/19/07 7. 23 Richard Hollis 1/9 11/30/88 t8. 22 Byron Smith 3/11/90 2/7/91 t8. 22 Byron Smith 12/18/89 3/10/90 10. 21 Sam Mack 12/14/91 3/13/92 11. 18 Damon Jones 12/3/94 2/15/95 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 45 made) SEASON Rk. Pct. Player 3FGA-M Years 1.484 Wes VanBeck 46-95 2016-17 2..456 Byron Smith 72-158 1989-90 3..443 Damyean Dotson 108-244 2016-17 4..440 Darian Thibodeaux 59-134 2010-11 5..436 Corey Davis Jr. 92-211 2017-18 6..434 Armoni Brooks 79-182 2017-18 t7..426 Dominic Smith 49-115 2001-02.426 Jessie Drain 49-115 1992-93 9..423 Adam Brown 47-111 2010-11 10..420 Joseph Young 66-157 2012-13 11..417 Derrick Daniels 45-108 1989-90 12..408 Dion Dowell 73-179 2007-08
3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE SEASON Rk. No. Player G Years 1. 145 Robert McKiver 33 2007-08 2. 116 Robert McKiver 33 2006-07 3. 108 Damyean Dotson 32 2016-17 4. 102 Kelvin Lewis 35 2009-10 5. 100 Andre Owens 32 2004-05 6. 96 Jherrod Stiggers 31 2014-15 7. 93 Kelvin Lewis 33 2008-09 8. 92 Corey Davis Jr. 30 2017-18 9. 86 Oliver Lafayette 31 2005-06 10. 80 Jherrod Stiggers 33 2013-14 80 Lanny Smith 32 2004-05 t12. 79 Armoni Brooks 30 2017-18 30-POINT GAMES CAREER Rk. No. Player Years 1. 52 Elvin Hayes 1965-68 2. 36 Otis Birdsong 1973-77 3. 13 Robert McKiver 2006-08 t4. 12 Aubrey Coleman 2008-10 12 Rob Williams 1979-82 6. 9 Don Boldebuck 1954-56 7. 8 Ollie Taylor 1968-70 8. 7 Rob Gray 2015 7 Louis Dunbar 1972-75 10. 6 Tim Moore 1993-95 11. 5 Dwight Davis 1969-72 5 Gary Phillips 1958-61 t13. 4 Greg Anderson 1983-87 4 Lyle Harger 1960-63 4 Ted Luckenbill 1958-61 4 Guy V. Lewis 1945-47 t17. 3 Damyean Dotson 2015-17 3 Gee Gervin 1998-00 3 Anthony Goldwire 1992-94 3 Sam Mack 1991-92 3 Craig Upchurch 1987-92 3 Kenneth Williams 1976-80 BLOCKED SHOTS SEASON FRESHMAN Rk. No. Player G Years 1. 64 TaShawn Thomas 30 2011-12 2. 37 Danrad Knowles 31 2013-14 3. 30 Fabian White Jr. 30 2017-18 4. 28 Clyde Drexler 30 1980-81 5. 26 Alandise Harris 27 2010-11 6. 24 George Williams 31 1999-00 24 Greg Anderson 35 1983-84 8. 23 Rickie Winslow 37 1983-84 9. 22 Valentine Izundu 22 2012-13 10. 20 Michael Young 30 1980-81 11. 19 Alton Ford 26 2000-01 BLOCKED SHOTS AVERAGE SEASON FRESHMAN Rk. Avg. Player G Blks. Years 1. 2.13 TaShawn Thomas 30 64 2011-12 2. 1.19 Danrad Knowles 31 37 2013-14 t3. 1.00 Fabian White Jr. 30 30 2017-18 1.00 Valentine Izundu 22 22 2012-13 5. 0.96 Alandise Harris 27 26 2010-11 6. 0.93 Clyde Drexler 30 28 1980-81 7. 0.77 George Williams 31 24 1999-00 8. 0.73 Alton Ford 26 19 2000-01 9. 0.69 Greg Anderson 35 24 1983-84 10. 0.67 Michael Young 30 20 1980-81 11. 0.62 Rickie Winslow 37 23 1983-84 RECORDS WATCH DOUBLE-DOUBLES SEASON FRESHMAN Rk. No. Player Years 1. 15 Clyde Drexler 1980-81 2. 11 George Williams 1999-00 3. 9 TaShawn Thomas 2011-12 4. 4 Rickie Winslow 1983-84 4 Michael Young 1980-81 t6. 2 Fabian White Jr. 2017-18 2 Alandise Harris 2010-11 t8. 1 Danuel House 2012-13 1 Alton Ford 2000-01 1 Jake Ballis 1998-99 1 Chad Hendrick 1997-98 1 Damon Jones 1994-95 1 Gerry McGee 1985-86 1 Greg Anderson 1983-84 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE TEAM SEASON 1. 375 2007-08 2. 330 2006-07 3. 290 2009-10 4. 286 2005-06 5. 268 2016-17 6. 279 2004-05 7. 266 2017-18 8. 259 2014-15 9. 215 2015-16 10. 212 2013-14 11. 209 1990-91 3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS TEAM SEASON 1. 1,039 2007-08 2. 1,009 2006-07 3. 854 2005-06 4. 831 2004-05 5. 814 2009-10 6. 809 2014-15 7. 681 2016-17 8. 680 2017-18 9. 618 2015-16 10. 598 2008-09 11. 578 2013-14 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE TEAM SEASON 1..425 150-353 1989-90 2..395 94-238 1986-87 3..3935 268-681 2016-17 4..391 266-680 2017-18 5..389 176-452 2010-11 6..38303 149-389 2001-02 7..38298 162-423 1987-88 8..372 140-376 1996-97 9..367 212-578 2013-14 10..364 209-574 1990-91 11..3612 199-551 2012-13 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE SEASON 1..770 552-717 2007-08 2..746 562-753 2008-09 3..744 582-782 1965-66 4..723 536-741 1957-58 5..7169 390-544 2016-17 6..716 638-891 1969-70 7..715 457-639 2006-07 8..714 596-835 1956-57 9..713 403-565 2017-18 10..7097 555-782 2012-13 11..7096 545-768 2009-10 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE TEAM GAME 1..700 (35-50) Tennessee State 12/30/01 2..681 (64-94) Texas Lutheran 12/8/81 3..679 (55-81) Texas Lutheran 12/19/83 4..673 (35-72 at McNeese State 12/6/97 5..672 (43-64) Rice 1/16/73 6..667 (42-63) ECU 2/25/18 7..661 (37-56) at Texas 1/10/81 8..657 (44-67) at Biscayne 2/10/75 9..649 (37-57) Louisiana-Lafayette 1/10/83 10..6462 (42-65) Alcorn State 12/22/88 11..6458 (31-48) Texas State 12/16/01 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE TEAM GAME 1. 19 Florida Tech 11/22/05 2. 18 ECU 2/25/18 18 Tulsa 1/11/18 18 SMU 2/16/08 18 at Rhode Island 11/13/06 6. 16 Troy 12/14/09 16 Valparaiso 3/24/08 16 at UCF 2/2/08 16 at SMU 1/16/08 16 Middle Tennessee 12/1/07 11. 15 at SMU 2/27/10 15 Southern Miss 2/27/08 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att.) TEAM GAME 1..750 (12-16) at Louisville 2/6/88 2..714 (10-14) vs. Memphis 3/7/02 3..692 (9-13) vs. UTEP 2/13/13 4..688 (11-16) Fairfield 12/6/17 t5..667 (18-27) ECU 2/25/18.667 (10-15) Murray State 12/2/15.667 (10-15) North Texas 12/8/90 7..630 (11-16) Alcorn State 12/22/88 8..591 (13-22) vs. SMU 3/7/09 9..593 (16-27) Troy 12/14/09 10..588 (10-17) at Rice 1/26/11
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
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. www.uh.edu
FERTITTA CENTER The University of Houston Men s and Women s Basketball programs will compete in a new game arena during the 2018-19 season when the Fertitta Center officially opens. With the completion of the 2016-17 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 2016. 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 2018-19 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.
GUY V. LEWIS DEVELOPMENT FACILITY The University of Houston Men s Basketball program moved into its new home during the 2015-16 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 2014. 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.
GAME OF THE CENTURY 50th ANNIVERSARY THE HOUSTON ASTRODOME On Jan. 20, 1968, the second-ranked Cougars faced No. 1 UCLA in a regular-season game that grabbed the attention of the entire nation. Featuring two of the greatest players in NCAA history in UH s Elvin Hayes and UCLA s Lew Alcindor, the game was played inside the Houston Astrodome, a first in the history of that legendary facility. Nearly 53,000 fans poured into the Astrodome that night, making it the largest crowd to that point to watch a college basketball game. However, those fans in attendance were far from alone. This game was the first regular-season game televised lived to a national audience. The game and the excitement it generated did far more than determine the following week s No. 1 team in both the Associated Press and UPI polls. It changed the way the country looked at college basketball. For those and many other reasons, this regular-season game is rightly hailed as college basketball s Game of the Century. Houston Head Coach Guy V. Lewis conceived the idea of playing a game between college basketball s top two teams and two greatest players. The Cougars had just returned from their first NCAA Final Four, while UCLA was the defending national champion. Lewis was convinced that a game between the two schools in the Astrodome would attract the largest audience ever to watch a college basketball game. But, even he didn t realize how many fans the game would attract as 52,693 people attended the game and millions watched on national television. UCLA entered the game with a 13-0 record and a 47-game #2 HOUSTON 71, #1 UCLA 69 Jan. 20, 1968 Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas UCLA Min FG-A FT-A Reb As PF Pts Lynn Shackelford, F 40 4-11 2-2 4 1 1 10 Edgar Lacey, F 13 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 Lew Alcindor, C 40 4-18 7-8 12 2 1 15 Lucius Allen, G 40 10-24 5-9 8 5 2 25 Mike Warren, G 40 5-12 3-3 4 2 1 13 Mike Lynn 11 2-6 0-0 4 3 4 4 Jim Nielsen 16 1-14 0-0 7 1 3 2 Totals 200 26-77 17-22 40 14 12 69 HOUSTON Min FG-A FT-A Reb As PF Pts Elvin Hayes, F 40 17-25 5-7 15 4 4 39 Theodis Lee, F 36 1-9 2-4 6 7 2 4 Ken Spain, C 40 1-8 0-1 11 5 3 2 Don Chaney, G 40 5-12 1-3 6 2 3 11 George Reynolds, G 36 5-8 3-3 5 0 4 13 Tom Gribben 4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 Vern Lewis 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 30-66 11-18 44 19 17 71 Score by Periods 1 2 Final UCLA 43 26 69 Houston 46 25 71 Officials: Bob Scott, Ernie Filiberti Attendance: 52,693 winning streak covering two-and-a-half seasons, while Houston had a 16-0 record and had won 48 consecutive home games. THE GAME The crowd was ready for an epic battle and was not disappointed. The two teams fought back and forth during the first six minutes of the contest before Houston took a 13-12 lead when George Reynolds made a bank shot with 13:45 remaining in the first half. The Cougars held a 37-28 lead before UCLA rallied and closed to within 46-43 at halftime. The second half opened with both heavyweights giving each other their best shots and waiting for the other team to fall. With the the game tied at 69-69 and only 44 seconds remaining, Houston gained possession and raced down court ahead of UCLA s famed full-court pressure defense. The Cougars worked the ball to Hayes for a final shot, but UCLA s Jim Nielsen fouled the Cougar center with 28 seconds remaining. Hayes went to the free throw line with a chance to score the winning points. A 60-percent free-throw shooter on the season, Hayes made both free throws for two of his game-high 39 points to give the Cougars a 71-69 lead. UCLA had one last chance to tie the score, but the Bruins turned the ball over to seal the win for Houston. In addition to his points, Hayes led all players with 15 rebounds while helping limit Alcindor to only 15 points on 4-of-18 shooting with 12 rebounds. It was the only time during his collegiate career that Alcindor shot less than 50 percent from the field. A BROADER IMPACT The game was televised nationally by the TVS television network with Dick Enberg calling the play-by-play action and Bob Pettit providing color analysis. Officials with TVS paid $27,000 for the broadcast rights to the game, which was televised live on 120 stations across the nation. This was the first regular-season NCAA basketball game televised. Each team received $125,000 for the game at a time when the payout for competing in the NCAA Tournament later that season was less than $32,000. One year after the Game of the Century, NBC became the first major network to broadcast the NCAA basketball championship at a cost of $500,000. OTHER NOTES While the game was played in the Houston Astrodome, the court was brought in from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. A little more than three months later, the two teams competed on that same floor during the NCAA Final Four at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. This time, the Bruins claimed the upper hand with a 101-69 win to advance to the NCAA national championship game.
RADIO/TV ROSTER CHRIS HARRIS Jr. C 6-10 220 r-so.-jc Houston, Texas #1 #2 #3 #5 #12 MIKE ADEWUNMI G 6-4 195 Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas ARMONI BROOKS G 6-4 180 So.-1L Round Rock, Texas COREY DAVIS Jr. G 6-2 185 Jr.-JC Lafayette, La. WES VANBECK G 6-2 190 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas #13 NURA ZANNA F 6-6 240 Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria DEVIN DAVIS F 6-7 230 r-sr.-1l Indianapolis, Ind. #15 #20 #23 #24 GABE GRANT F 6-5 230 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. CEDRICK ALLEY Jr. F 6-6 235 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas BREAON BRADY F 6-8 245 Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio #25 GALEN ROBINSON Jr. G 6-1 190 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas #30 CALEB BROODO C 6-7 210 Fr.-HS Midland, Mich. #31 VALENTINE SANGOYOMI C 6-9 255 r-jr.-rs Lagos, Nigeria ROB GRAY G 6-2 185 r-sr.-2l Forest City, N.C. #32 #35 FABIAN WHITE Jr. F 6-7 205 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
KELVIN SAMPSON Head Coach Fourth Season at Houston 29th Season Overall 80-46 Record at Houston 580-316 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 (73-45 33-27 Frontier Conference) 1981-82 7-20.259 0-15.000 1982-83 22-9.710 10-5.667 Frontier Conference Coach of the Year 1983-84 22-9.710 11-4.733 Frontier Conference Champions 1984-85 22-7.759 12-3.800 Frontier Conference Champions Frontier Conference Coach of the Year Washington State (103-103 48-78 Pac-10 1 NCAA 1 NIT) 1987-88 13-16.448 7-11.389 1988-89 10-19.345 4-14.222 1989-90 7-22.241 1-17.056 1990-91 16-12.571 8-10.444 PAC-10 Coach of the Year Kodak District 14 Coach of the Year 1991-92 22-11.667 9-9.500 Kodak District 14 Coach of the Year NIT Second Round 1992-93 15-12.556 9-9.500 1993-94 20-11.645 10-8.556 NCAA First Round Oklahoma (281-107 129-59 Big Eight/Big 12 11 NCAA 1 NIT) 1994-95 23-9.719 9-5.643 AP National Coach of the Year NCAA First Round Big Eight Coach of the Year 1995-96 18-12.600 8-6.571 NCAA First Round 1996-97 20-10.667 10-6.625 NCAA First Round 1997-98 22-11.667 11-5.688 NCAA First Round 1998-99 22-11.667 11-5.688 NCAA Sweet 16 1999-00 27-7.794 12-4.750 NCAA Second Round 2000-01 26-7.788 12-4.750 Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA First Round 2001-02 31-5.861 13-3.813 Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Final Four NABC National Coach of the Year 2002-03 27-7.794 12-4.750 Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Elite Eight 2003-04 20-11.645 8-8.500 NIT Second Round 2004-05 25-8.758 12-4.750 Big 12 Co-Champions NCAA Second Round 2005-06 20-9.690 11-5.688 NCAA First Round Indiana (43-15 21-8 Big Ten) 2006-07 21-11.656 10-6.625 NCAA Second Round 2007-08 22-4.846 11-2.846 Houston (80-46 42-30 The American) 2014-15 13-19.406 4-14.222 2015-16 22-10.688 12-6.667 NIT First Round 2016-17 21-11.656 12-6.667 NIT First Round 2017-18 24-6.800 14-4.778 The American Coach of the Year 28+ years 580-316.647 273-202.575 3 Conference Championships 13 NCAA Tournaments 3 Conference Tournament titles 4 NITs 2 National Coach of the Year awards 5 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 (2006-08); Oklahoma (1994-06); Washington State (1987-94) and Montana Tech (1981-85) 580-316 (.647) career record in 28+ seasons 13th coach in NCAA history to take 4+ schools to NCAA Tournament (Washington State Oklahoma Indiana Houston) Veteran of 18 postseason tournaments (14 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 12 2002 Big 12 2001 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) Five Conference Coach of the Year awards from four leagues (2018 American Athletic 1995 Big Eight 1991 PAC-10 1985, 1983 Frontier) Worked for six years in the NBA coaching ranks (2011-14 Houston Rockets 2008-11 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, and a granddaughter, Maisy Jade.
COACHES who LED FIVE SCHOOLS to NCAA TOURNAMENT (2) Coach 1st School 2nd School 3nd School 4th School 5th School Lon Kruger Kansas State Florida Illinois UNLV Oklahoma Tubby Smith Tulsa Georgia Kentucky Minnesota Texas Tech COACHES who LED FOUR SCHOOLS to NCAA TOURNAMENT (12) Coach 1st School 2nd School 3nd School 4th School Kelvin Sampson Washington State Oklahoma Indiana * Houston Steve Alford Missouri State Iowa New Mexico UCLA Rick Barnes Providence Clemson Texas * Tennessee John Beilein Canisius Richmond West Virginia Michigan Lefty Driesell Davidson Maryland James Madison Georgia State Cliff Ellis South Alabama Clemson Auburn Coastal Carolina Larry Eustachy Utah State Iowa State Southern Miss Colorado State Jim Harrick Pepperdine UCLA Rhode Island Georgia Fran McCaffery Lehigh UNC Greensboro Siena Iowa Tom Penders Rhode Island Texas George Washington Houston Rick Pitino Boston Univ. Providence Kentucky Louisville Eddie Sutton Creighton Arkansas Kentucky Oklahoma State * poised to accomplish in 2017-18 MOST VICTORIES among ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES through March 6, 2018 Rk. Wins Coach School(s) Years 1. 1,096 Mike Krzyzewski Army, Duke 1976 2. 923 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 1977 3 841 Bob Huggins Walsh, Akron, Cincinnati, Kansas State, West Virginia 1981 4. 838 Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 5. 778 Rick Byrd Maryville (Tenn.), Belmont Lincoln Memorial, Belmont 1979 6. 747 Clif Ellis South Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Coastal Carolina 1976 7. 719 John Beilein Nazareth, Le Moyne, Canisius, Richmond, West Virginia, Michigan 1983 8. 702 Larry Hunter Wittenberg, Ohio, Western Carolina 1977 9. 673 John Calipari UMass, Kentucky, Kentucky 1989 10. 657 Rick Barnes George Mason, Providence, 1988 Clemson, Texas, Tennessee 11. 647 Bill Self Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas 1999 12. 631 Jim Larranaga American International, Bowling Green, George Mason, Miami (Fla.) 1978 13. 619 Lon Kruger UTRGV, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV, Oklahoma 1983 14. 617 Dana Altman Marshall, Kansas State, Creighton, Oregon 1990 15. 600 Greg Kampe Oakland 1985 16. 595 Tubby Smith Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Memphis 1992 17. 580 Kelvin Sampson Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Indiana, Houston 1982 18. 579 Steve Alford Manchester, Missouri State, Iowa New Mexico, UCLA 1992 19. 570 Tony Shaver Hampden-Sydney, William & Mary 1987 20. 573 Tom Izzo Michigan State 1996 21. 556 Fran Dunphy Penn, Temple 1990 22. 551 Bob McKillop Davidson 1990 23. 538 Danny Kaspar Incarnate Word, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State 1992 24. 524 Larry Eustachy Idaho, Utah State, Iowa State, Southern Miss, Colorado State 1991 25. 535 Jay Wright Villanova 2002 26. 531 Bruce Pearl Southern Indiana, Milwaukee, Tennessee, Auburn 1993 27. 533 Mark Few Gonzaga 2000 28. 507 Bob Hoffman Oklahoma Baptist, UTRGV, Mercer 1990 29. 505 John Giannini Rowan, Maine, La Salle 1990 30. 502 Leonard Hamilton Oklahoma State, Miami (Fla.), Florida State 1987 MOST YEARS among ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES through March 6, 2018 Rk. Years Coach School(s) Years 1. 43 Mike Krzyzewski Army, Duke 1976 2. 42 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 1977 3. 40 Clif Ellis South Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Coastal Sarolina 1976 4. 39 Larry Hunter Wittenberg, Ohio, Western Carolina 1977 5. 37 Rick Byrd Maryville (Tenn.), Belmont Lincoln Memorial, Belmont 1979 t6. 36 John Beilein Nazareth, Le Moyne, Canisius, Richmond, West Virginia, Michigan 1983 t6 36 Bob Huggins Walsh, Akron, Cincinnati, Kansas State, West Virginia 1981 t8. 34 Jim Larranaga American International, Bowling Green, George Mason, Miami (Fla.) 1978 t8. 34 Greg Kampe Oakland 1985 t10. 32 Lon Kruger UTRGV, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV, Oklahoma 1983 t10. 32 Tony Shaver Hampden-Sydney, William & Mary 1987 t10. 32 Eddie Payne Belmont Abbey, East Carolina, Oregon State, Greensboro, USC Upstate 1982 13. 31 Rick Barnes GeorgeMason, Providence, Clemson, 1988 Texas, Tennessee t14. 30 Leonard Hamilton Oklahoma State, Miami (Fla.), Florida State 1987 t14. 30 Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina t16. 29 Kelvin Sampson Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Indiana, Houston 1982 t16. 29 Fran Dunphy Penn, Temple 1990 t16. 29 Dana Altman Marshall, Kansas State, Creighton, Oregon 1990 t16. 29 John Giannini Rowan, Maine, La Salle 1990 t16. 29 Bob McKillop Davidson 1990 MOST GAMES among ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES through March 6, 2018 Rk. No. Coach School(s) Years 1. 1,432 Mike Krzyzewski Army, Duke 1976 2. 1,292 Jim Boeheim Syracuse 1977 3. 1,230 Clif Ellis South Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, Coastal Sarolina 1976 4. 1,180 Bob Huggins Walsh, Akron, Cincinnati, Kansas State, West Virginia 1981 5. 1,175 Rick Byrd Maryville (Tenn.), Belmont Lincoln Memorial, Belmont 1979 6. 1,155 Larry Hunter Wittenberg, Ohio, Western Carolina 1977 7. 1,136 John Beilein Nazareth, Le Moyne, Canisius, Richmond, West Virginia, Michigan 1983 8. 1,063 Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 9. 1,042 Jim Larranaga American International, Bowling Green, George Mason, Miami (Fla.) 1978 10. 1,040 Greg Kampe Oakland 1985 11. 1,014 Rick Barnes George Mason, Providence, Clemson, Tennessee 1988 12. 1,012 Lon Kruger UTRGV, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV, Oklahoma 1983 Texas, Tennessee 13. 960 Eddie Payne Belmont Abbey, East Carolina, Oregon State, Greensboro, USC Upstate 1982 14. 942 Tony Shaver Hampden-Sydney, William & Mary 1987 15. 941 Dana Altman Marshall, Kansas State, Creighton, Oregon 1990 16. 918 Leonard Hamilton Oklahoma State, Miami (Fla.), Florida State 1987 t17. 896 Kelvin Sampson Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, Indiana, Houston 1982 t17. 896 Tubby Smith Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Memphis 1992 19. 890 Bob McKillop Davidson 1990
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 1-0 1-0 Monmouth 1-0 1-0 Akron 0-1 0-1 Montana State 2-0 2-0 Alabama 3-3 2-1 1-2 Morgan State 2-0 2-0 Alabama State 1-0 1-0 Mount St. Mary s 2-0 2-0 Alaska-Anchorage 2-0 2-0 Murray State 2-1 2-0 0-1 Alcorn State 2-0 1-0 1-0 NC State 0-1 0-1 American-Puerto Rico 1-0 1-0 Nebraska 11-5 11-5 Appalachian State 0-1 0-1 New Mexico 0-1 0-1 Arizona 2-15 2-0 0-15 New Orleans 1-0 1-0 Arizona State 8-6 8-6 Niagara 1-0 1-0 Arkansas 4-2 0-1 4-1 Nicholls 4-0 1-0 3-0 Arkansas State 1-0 1-0 North Carolina Central 1-0 1-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-1 0-1 2-0 North Texas 2-0 2-0 Army 0-0 Northern Colorado 1-0 1-0 Azusa Pacific 1-0 1-0 Northwestern 2-0 2-0 Ball State 1-0 1-0 Northwestern State 1-0 1-0 Baylor 22-0 22-0 Ohio 1-0 1-0 Belmont 1-0 1-0 Ohio State 1-1 1-1 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1-0 Oklahoma Baptist 1-0 1-0 Binghamton 1-0 1-0 Oklahoma State 12-14 12-14 Boise State 0-1 0-1 Oral Roberts 7-0 6-0 1-0 Boston 1-0 1-0 Oregon 7-8 7-8 Butler 1-2 0-1 1-1 Oregon State 8-8 1-0 7-8 BYU 0-1 0-1 Penn State 3-0 3-0 BYU-Hawai i 2-0 2-0 Pittsburg State 1-0 1-0 Boston College 0-1 0-1 Portland 1-1 1-1 Cal State Northridge 2-0 1-0 1-0 Prairie View A&M 6-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 California 9-7 2-0 7-7 Princeton 3-0 2-0 1-0 Centenary 1-1 1-0 0-1 Providence 1-0 1-0 Central Connecticut State 2-0 1-0 1-0 Purdue 6-2 2-1 4-1 Central Michigan 1-0 1-0 Rhode Island 1-1 1-1 Charlotte 2-0 1-0 1-0 Rice 1-0 1-0 Chattanooga 1-0 1-0 Sacramento State 3-0 3-0 Chicago State 2-0 2-0 Saint Louis 1-0 1-0 Cincinnati 2-8 2-6 0-2 Sam Houston State 2-0 2-0 Colorado 14-3 14-3 Samford 1-0 1-0 Coppin State 10-0 1-0 8-0 1-0 San Diego 1-0 1-0 Cornell 1-0 1-0 San Diego State 1-0 1-0 Delaware State 2-0 1-0 1-0 San Francisco State 1-0 1-0 Drexel 1-1 0-1 1-0 San Jose State 1-1 1-1 Duke 0-2 0-1 0-1 Seattle 1-0 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 1-0 1-0 Simon Fraser 1-0 1-0 Eastern Illinois 2-0 2-0 1-0 SMU 7-5 3-5 4-0 Eastern Michigan 1-0 1-0 South Carolina State 1-1 0-1 1-0 Eastern Washington 6-0 1-0 5-0 South Dakota 1-0 1-0 ECU 6-1 6-1 Southeast Missouri State 1-0 1-0 Fairfield 1-0 1-0 Southern 1-0 1-0 Florida 0-1 0-1 Southern Illinois 2-0 2-0 Florida A&M 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 Southern Utah 1-0 1-0 Florida Atlantic 1-0 1-0 St. Bonaventure 1-0 1-0 Fresno State 1-1 1-1 Stanford 6-9 0-1 6-8 George Mason 1-0 1-0 Stephen F. Austin 0-1 0-1 George Washington 1-0 1-0 Syracuse 0-1 0-1 Georgia Southern 1-0 1-0 Temple 4-3 4-2 0-1 Georgia State 1-0 1-0 Tennessee 0-1 0-1 Georgia Tech 1-3 0-1 1-0 0-2 Tennessee State 1-0 1-0 Gonzaga 1-1 1-0 0-1 Texas 18-9 18-9 Grand Canyon 0-1 0-1 Texas A&M 20-1 20-1 Hartford 1-0 1-0 Texas Southern 3-0 2-0 1-0 Harvard 0-2 0-2 Texas State 2-0 2-0 Hawai i 1-0 1-0 Texas Tech 17-7 1-0 16-7 Hawai i-hilo 1-0 1-0 Tulane 8-3 7-3 1-0 Hawai i-pacific 1-0 1-0 Tulsa 8-5 4-4 4-1 High Point 2-0 2-0 UALR 1-0 1-0 Houston Baptist 1-0 1-0 UC Irvine 3-0 3-0 Idaho 3-5 3-5 UC San Diego 1-0 1-0 Illinois 3-2 3-2 UCF 4-3 4-3 Illinois State 1-0 1-0 UCLA 2-14 0-1 2-13 Ilinois-Chicago 1-0 1-0 UConn 9-4 5-2 1-1 3-1 Indiana 0-4 0-2 0-2 UIW 1-0 1-0 Indiana State 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 ULM 3-0 1-0 2-0 Iowa 3-1 3-1 UNC Asheville 1-0 1-0 Iowa State 9-6 9-6 UNC Wilmington 1-0 1-0 IUPUI 1-0 1-0 USC 7-9 6-9 Jackson State 5-0 4-0 1-0 USF 5-2 5-2 Kansas 6-11 6-11 UT Arlington 1-0 1-0 Kansas State 11-4 11-4 UT Rio Grande Valley 5-0 3-0 2-0 Kentucky 1-1 1-1 Utah 0-1 0-1 La Salle 1-0 1-0 UTSA 1-0 1-0 Lafayette 1-0 1-0 Vermont 1-0 1-0 Lamar 1-0 1-0 Villanova 0-1 0-1 Liberty 2-0 2-0 Wake Forest 1-0 1-0 Longwood 1-0 1-0 Washington 7-8 0-1 7-7 Louisiana Tech 1-0 1-0 West Virginia 0-1 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 1-0 Western Carolina 2-0 1-0 1-0 LSU 2-2 1-2 1-0 Western Illinois 2-0 1-0 1-0 Manhattan 0-1 0-1 Western Kentucky 1-0 1-0 Marquette 1-0 1-0 Western Michigan 1-0 1-0 Marshall 0-0 Wichita State 1-1 1-1 Maryland 1-1 1-1 Winthrop 1-0 1-0 McNeese 1-0 1-0 Wisconsin 3-4 1-2 0-1 2-1 Memphis 2-6 2-4 0-2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 0-1 0-1 Michigan 2-2 2-1 0-1 Wyoming 1-0 1-0 Michigan State 5-4 2-1 2-2 1-1 Xavier 1-1 0-1 1-0 Minnesota 4-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 Totals 580-316 80-46 43-15 281-107 103-103 Mississippi 1-2 1-2 Mississippi Valley State 1-0 1-0 Mississippi State 0-3 0-3 Missouri 13-9 13-9 Missouri State 1-0 1-0
#2 MIKE ADEWUNMI Guard 6-6 190 Freshman-HS Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge HS) Undeclared Major CAREER HIGHS Points 1, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) Field Goals Made None Field Goal Attempts 2, done three times; Most recently vs. Tulane (2/11/18) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Tulane (2/11/18); 2, vs. USF (1/28/18) Free Throws Made 1, at Temple (2/18/18); 1, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) Free Throw Attempts 2, at Temple (2/18/18); 2, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) 2, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) Assists 2, vs. ECU (2/25/18) Steals 2, at Temple (2/18/18) Blocked Shots None FRESHMAN (2017-18) 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... Finished with two steals in win at Temple... Dished out two assists in win over ECU. 2017-18 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 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/17/17 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 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS Did not compete Coach s decision 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/20/17 vs. Providence Did not compete Coach s decision 12/28/17 * at USF 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/14/18 * at ECU 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/17/18 * at Tulane Did not compete Coach s decision 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE Did not compete Coach s decision 1/28/18 * USF 4 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati Did not compete Coach s decision 2/3/18 * at UCF Did not compete Coach s decision 2/8/18 * SMU Did not compete Coach s decision 2/11/18 * TULANE 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI Did not compete Coach s decision 2/18/18 * at Temple 4 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2/22/18 * at Memphis Did not compete Coach s decision 2/25/18 * ECU 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/28/18 * at SMU Did not compete Coach s decision 3/4/18 * UCONN 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF Minutes Played 7, vs. ECU (2/25/18) 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 2017-18 13-0 34 0-8.000 0-7.000 2-4.500 1-4 5 0.4 2-0 2 0 0 2 2 0.2 Totals 13-0 34 0-8.000 0-7.000 2-4.500 1-4 5 0.4 2-0 2 0 0 2 2 0.2
#23 CEDRICK ALLEY Jr. Forward 6-6 215 Freshman-HS Houston, Texas (Klein Forest HS) Undeclared Major CAREER HIGHS Points None Field Goals Made None Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Liberty (11/18/17) 3-Point Field Goals Made None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 2, vs. Liberty (11/18/17) Free Throws Made None Free Throw Attempts None 1, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Assists 1, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) Steals None Blocked Shots None Minutes Played 10, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) FRESHMAN (2017-18) Made his collegiate debut against McNeese... Grabbed a rebound and dished out an assist against the Cowboys. 2017-18 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 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11/17/17 vs. Drexel Did not compete Coach s decision 11/18/17 at Liberty 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/19/17 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 Did not compete Coach s decision 1/17/18 * at Tulane Did not compete Coach s decision 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE Did not compete Coach s decision 1/28/18 * USF Did not compete Coach s decision 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati Did not compete Coach s decision 2/3/18 * at UCF Did not compete Coach s decision 2/8/18 * SMU Did not compete Coach s decision 2/11/18 * TULANE Did not compete Coach s decision 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI Did not compete Coach s decision 2/18/18 * at Temple Did not compete Coach s decision 2/22/18 * at Memphis Did not compete Coach s decision 2/25/18 * ECU Did not compete Coach s decision 2/28/18 * at SMU Did not compete Coach s decision 3/4/18 * UCONN Did not compete Coach s decision 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF 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 2017-18 2-0 13 0-2.000 0-2.000 0-0.000 0-1 1 0.5 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 2-0 13 0-2.000 0-2.000 0-0.000 0-1 1 0.5 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts None 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 four times; Most recently at ECU (1/14/18) Steals 1, at Tulane (1/17/18); 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) #24 BREAON BRADY Forward 6-8 245 Junior-JC Akron, Ohio (Ellet HS) Saddleback JC Sociology The American Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 2, 2018) JUNIOR (2017-18) 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-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... Returned to lineup in win at ECU... Finished with four rebounds, a block and assist against the Pirates... Led Houston with nine rebounds in win at UCF... Topped Houston with nine rebounds at Memphis, incuding three offensive boards. 2017-18 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 * 23 3-7 0-0 2-2 0-10 10 4 0 5 1 0 8 11/17/17 vs. Drexel * 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 11/18/17 at Liberty * 23 2-3 0-0 2-4 4-7 11 4 0 3 0 0 6 11/19/17 vs. Wake Forest * 14 2-6 0-0 0-0 4-1 5 5 1 2 0 0 4 11/25/17 UIW 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS * 17 3-3 0-0 1-1 2-3 5 5 0 1 0 0 7 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS * 16 0-4 0-0 4-4 0-4 4 3 0 2 2 1 4 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD * 14 5-8 0-0 0-0 4-4 8 3 1 1 0 0 10 12/9/17 at Saint Louis * 19 4-6 0-0 1-2 1-5 6 3 0 0 1 0 9 12/13/17 at LSU * 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 3 1 0 2 12/20/17 vs. Providence * 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 12/28/17 * at USF * 14 3-3 0-0 0-0 2-6 8 3 0 2 0 0 6 12/30/17 * TEMPLE * 18 8-9 0-0 5-6 4-5 9 1 0 0 0 0 21 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State Did not compete Injury 1/11/18 * TULSA Did not compete Injury 1/14/18 * at ECU * 10 0-5 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1/17/18 * at Tulane * 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 4 0 1 0 1 2 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE * 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 1/28/18 * USF * 15 3-6 0-0 1-1 1-2 3 4 0 1 0 0 7 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati * 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 2/3/18 * at UCF * 16 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-8 9 4 0 1 0 1 6 2/8/18 * SMU * 19 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-3 6 2 0 1 1 0 4 2/11/18 * TULANE * 12 3-3 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 3 0 1 0 0 7 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI * 14 2-2 0-0 0-3 0-4 4 3 0 2 0 0 4 2/18/18 * at Temple * 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 3 0 1 0 0 4 2/22/18 * at Memphis * 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-6 9 2 1 3 0 1 2 2/25/18 * ECU * 11 2-3 0-0 1-3 2-1 3 2 0 2 0 0 5 2/28/18 * at SMU * 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 3/4/18 * UCONN 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF 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 2017-18 28-26 365 54-100.540 0-0.000 20-30.667 44-84 128 4.6 84-3 6 41 9 5 128 4.6 Totals 28-26 365 54-100.540 0-0.000 20-30.667 44-84 128 4.6 84-3 6 41 9 5 128 4.6
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, vs. ECU (2/25/18); 12, at USF (12/28/17 3-Point Field Goals Made 7, vs. ECU (2/25/18); 7, vs. SMU (2/8/18) #3 ARMONI BROOKS Guard 6-4 180 Sophomore-1L Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS) Health American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 12, 2018) The American Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 13, 2017) SOPHOMORE (2017-18) 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 48-48 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... Finished with 10 points and two rebounds at Tulane... Drained a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds in win over No. 7/4 Wichita State... Posted 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the 3-point line at No. 8/8 Cincinnati... Led all players with 23 points and 10 rebounds in win over SMU for first double-double of his career... Drained 7-of-9 3-pointers against the Mustangs and added two assists with a pair of steals... Scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds in win over Tulane for his second straight double-double... Finished with 12 points, three rebounds and two blocks in win over No. 5 Cincinnati... Posted 11 points, thanks to a pair of 3-pointers, and grabbed four rebounds in win at Temple... Recorded 15 points off 5 3-pointers at Memphis... Poured in team-high 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the arc and grabbed three rebounds in 18 minutes in win against ECU... Finished with 12 points, including three 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds in win at SMU. 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9, done six times; Most recently vs. ECU (2/25/18) 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) 11, vs. Tulane (2/11/18) Assists 3, vs. Prairie View A&M (12/17/17) Steals 4, vs. Providence (12/20/17) Blocked Shots 2, vs. #5/5 Cincinnati (2/15/18) Minutes Played 32, vs. SMU (2/8/18); 32, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) 2017-18 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 * 32 8-11 5-8 1-1 1-5 6 1 0 1 1 0 22 11/17/17 vs. Drexel 17 3-7 2-5 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 1 0 1 8 11/18/17 at Liberty 10 0-3 0-3 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/19/17 vs. Wake Forest 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/25/17 UIW 16 3-7 2-6 2-2 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 2 10 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS 16 3-6 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS 11 3-4 3-4 2-2 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD 19 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 12/9/17 at Saint Louis 13 2-6 2-5 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 12/13/17 at LSU 17 3-6 3-6 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 1 9 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 26 8-11 6-9 2-2 1-3 4 0 3 2 0 0 24 12/20/17 vs. Providence 21 4-7 4-6 0-0 1-3 4 2 0 0 0 4 12 12/28/17 * at USF 19 5-12 4-9 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 2 0 1 14 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 25 5-11 1-4 3-4 1-4 5 4 0 0 0 1 14 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State 19 2-9 0-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1/11/18 * TULSA 21 5-10 5-8 0-0 0-4 4 2 0 1 0 1 15 1/14/18 * at ECU 20 1-6 0-5 0-0 0-3 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 1/17/18 * at Tulane 22 3-7 2-4 2-2 1-1 2 4 0 0 0 1 10 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE 24 2-9 2-7 2-2 0-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 8 1/28/18 * USF 21 0-8 0-8 0-0 1-3 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati 24 4-10 4-9 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 12 2/3/18 * at UCF 16 2-5 2-4 0-0 1-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 2/8/18 * SMU 32 7-9 7-9 2-2 2-8 10 2 2 1 0 2 23 2/11/18 * TULANE 24 4-11 3-8 0-0 1-10 11 2 1 0 1 1 11 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI 28 4-7 2-4 2-3 0-3 3 2 1 0 2 0 12 2/18/18 * at Temple 19 4-10 2-8 1-2 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 11 2/22/18 * at Memphis 24 5-10 5-9 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 1 1 1 15 2/25/18 * ECU 18 7-12 7-9 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 2 21 2/28/18 * at SMU 31 4-9 3-8 1-1 2-5 7 2 1 0 1 0 12 3/4/18 * UCONN 25 1-8 0-5 2-2 2-3 5 1 0 1 0 1 4 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF 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 2016-17 28-3 341 45-104.433 25-69.362 8-10.800 11-52 63 2.3 25-0 7 15 2 11 123 4.4 2017-18 30-1 611 102-235.434 79-182.434 22-27.815 26-83 109 3.6 42-0 16 13 9 24 305 10.2 Totals 58-4 952 147-339.434 104-251.414 30-37.811 37-135 172 3.0 67-0 23 28 11 35 428 7.4
CAREER HIGHS Points 20, done three times; Most recently at Temple (2/18/18) Field Goals Made 7, at ECU (1/14/18) Field Goal Attempts 17, at SMU (2/28/18) 3-Point Field Goals Made 6, done three times; Most recently Temple (2/18/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 15, at SMU (2/28/18) Free Throws Made 7, at USF (12/28/17) Free Throw Attempts 7, at USF (12/28/17) 8, vs. #7/4 Wichita State (1/20/18) Assists 7, vs. ECU (2/25/18); 7, vs. UIW (11/25/17) Steals 3, done three times; Most recently vs./ #5/5 Cincinnati (2/15/18) Blocked Shots None Minutes Played 38, at SMU (2/28/18); 38, at Tulane (1/17/18) #5 COREY DAVIS Jr. Guard 6-2 190 Junior-JC Lafayette, La. (Lafayette HS) San Jacinto JC Health The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 5, 2018) The American Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 29, 2018) JUNIOR (2017-18) Has made at least one 3-pointer in all but two games this season, including each of the last 26, tying for the third \-longest streak in Houston single-season history... 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 68-66 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 team-high 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-hightying 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... Drained 7-of-10 shots from the field, including 6-of-8 from the 3-point line, on the way to game-high 20 points in win at ECU... Also finished with four rebounds and three assists against the Pirates... Posted 15 points with four 3-pointers at Tulane... Was an emotional leader for Cougars in home win over No. 7/4 Wichita State... Finished with 17 points, a team-high eight rebounds, three assists and two steals against the Shockers... Led all players wtih 17 points, thanks to 6-of-9 shooting from the field, including 4-of-5 from the 3-point line, in home win against USF... Also dished out three assists with two steals against the Bulls... Led Houston with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field at No. 8/8 Cincinnati... Drained 5-of-7 3-point attempts and grabbed six rebounds with four assists against the Bearcats... Scored 15 points with three 3-pointers, and added four rebounds with two steals in win at UCF... Finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in win against SMU... Tied for game-high honors with 16 points, thanks to 4-of-5 shooting from the 3-point line, and added four rebounds and three steals in win over No. 5 Cincinnati... Led all players with 20 points, thanks to 6-of-8 shooting from the 3-point line and grabbed five rebounds in win at Temple... Posted 15 points with four 3-pointers and added two steals at Memphis... Finished with 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and added six rebounds with seven assists in win over ECU... Recorded 17 points with five rebounds in win at SMU... Totaled 17 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed three rebounds in win over UConn. 2017-18 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 * 26 5-7 1-1 1-2 1-1 2 1 5 1 0 1 12 11/17/17 vs. Drexel * 25 1-7 0-6 1-2 0-1 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 11/18/17 at Liberty 21 2-7 1-5 2-2 2-1 3 0 1 1 0 2 7 11/19/17 vs. Wake Forest 19 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 11/25/17 UIW 24 6-11 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 7 2 0 0 14 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS 22 3-5 2-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 1 3 0 0 8 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS * 37 5-12 5-11 2-3 0-2 2 4 3 2 0 2 17 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD * 26 5-7 5-7 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 0 16 12/9/17 at Saint Louis * 30 2-5 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 4 1 2 0 0 7 12/13/17 at LSU * 29 6-10 6-10 2-4 2-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 20 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 29 4-8 4-7 3-4 0-0 0 3 2 3 0 0 15 12/20/17 vs. Providence * 33 4-9 1-6 1-3 0-3 3 1 3 3 0 0 10 12/28/17 * at USF * 26 3-8 2-6 7-7 1-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 15 12/30/17 * TEMPLE * 30 3-9 3-7 0-0 0-4 4 0 3 2 0 1 9 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State * 30 4-7 2-4 2-2 0-2 2 0 5 1 0 0 12 1/11/18 * TULSA * 20 5-8 3-6 1-2 0-1 1 2 5 0 0 3 14 1/14/18 * at ECU * 28 7-10 6-8 0-0 1-3 4 1 3 1 0 0 20 1/17/18 * at Tulane * 38 5-16 4-12 1-2 1-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 15 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE * 36 5-13 1-6 6-6 3-5 8 3 3 2 0 2 17 1/28/18 * USF * 27 6-9 4-5 1-2 1-2 3 1 3 1 0 2 17 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati * 35 6-12 5-7 1-2 2-4 6 2 4 1 0 0 18 2/3/18 * at UCF * 35 5-11 3-8 2-2 1-3 4 2 1 2 0 2 15 2/8/18 * SMU * 36 3-9 2-8 2-2 1-5 6 3 4 2 0 1 10 2/11/18 * TULANE * 25 3-11 2-8 0-0 0-5 5 3 1 1 0 1 8 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI * 33 6-9 4-5 0-0 1-3 4 5 0 0 0 3 16 2/18/18 * at Temple * 31 6-11 6-8 2-2 0-5 5 1 0 5 0 1 20 2/22/18 * at Memphis * 33 4-13 4-13 3-3 1-1 2 1 1 1 0 2 15 2/25/18 * ECU * 31 6-13 4-11 0-0 1-5 6 2 7 2 0 1 16 2/28/18 * at SMU * 38 6-17 5-15 0-0 2-3 5 3 0 0 0 0 17 3/4/18 * UCONN 35 4-11 4-10 5-6 0-3 3 2 0 2 0 1 17 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF 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 2017-18 30-25 888 131-288.455 92-211.436 48-61.787 22-71 93 3.1 54-2 78 43 0 29 402 13.4 Totals 30-25 888 131-288.455 92-211.436 48-61.787 22-71 93 3.1 54-2 78 43 0 29 402 13.4
CAREER HIGHS Points 28, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Field Goals Made 10, vs. Arkansas (12/2/17) Field Goal Attempts 16, Temple (2/18/18) 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 36, at #8/8 Cincinnati (1/31/18) Italics indicated accomplished at Indiana #15 DEVIN DAVIS Forward 6-7 230 Senior-1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) Odessa JC Sociology The American Honor Roll (Feb. 19, 2018) The American Honor Roll (Dec. 5, 2017) Only Cougar to start every game to date this season. SENIOR (2017-18) 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... Scored 10 points with three rebounds and a pair of steals at Tulane... Posted 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting with seven rebounds in home win over No. 7/4 Wichita State... Finished with 15 points on 7-of- 11 shooting and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds with three assists at No. 8/8 Cincinnati... Led all players with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line in win over Tulane... Also grabbed four rebounds against the Green Wave... Finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds against No. 5/5 Cincinnati for his fourth doubledouble of the season... Enjoyed his second straight double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in win at Temple... Scored 12 points and led all players with eight rebounds in win over UConn on Senior Day. 2017-18 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 * 20 3-5 0-0 1-2 0-5 5 0 5 2 1 0 7 11/17/17 vs. Drexel * 24 5-9 0-0 0-2 3-5 8 5 0 1 1 1 10 11/18/17 at Liberty * 32 5-14 0-0 2-2 1-4 5 2 1 0 1 0 12 11/19/17 vs. Wake Forest * 35 7-14 0-0 3-6 3-7 10 2 3 1 1 0 17 11/25/17 UIW * 21 5-12 0-0 0-2 3-7 10 3 2 0 2 1 10 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS * 28 3-9 0-0 0-3 0-6 6 1 1 2 0 4 6 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS * 32 10-14 1-2 7-8 4-6 10 4 2 1 2 0 28 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD * 30 4-9 0-0 3-4 1-8 9 3 2 1 0 0 11 12/9/17 at Saint Louis * 29 7-8 0-0 3-6 0-4 4 4 1 1 0 1 17 12/13/17 at LSU * 32 7-15 0-1 0-0 3-4 7 3 0 5 0 1 14 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M * 29 4-11 0-1 2-2 3-4 7 1 2 1 1 2 10 12/20/17 vs. Providence * 29 0-6 0-0 2-2 1-8 9 4 1 1 0 0 2 12/28/17 * at USF * 13 5-8 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 1 0 0 0 10 12/30/17 * TEMPLE * 23 4-8 0-0 4-5 1-2 3 4 2 1 2 1 12 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State * 21 2-4 0-0 3-4 1-4 5 4 0 4 0 1 7 1/11/18 * TULSA * 29 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-6 8 4 3 0 2 0 6 1/14/18 * at ECU * 16 2-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 1/17/18 * at Tulane * 25 5-8 0-1 0-0 0-3 3 4 0 0 0 2 10 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE * 29 5-10 0-0 2-2 1-6 7 2 1 0 1 1 12 1/28/18 * USF * 11 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati * 36 7-11 0-1 1-5 3-6 9 2 3 1 1 1 15 2/3/18 * at UCF * 23 3-8 0-0 2-2 0-4 4 4 1 0 1 1 8 2/8/18 * SMU * 33 4-7 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 2 2 2 1 0 8 2/11/18 * TULANE * 25 6-9 0-0 4-4 2-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 16 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI * 34 7-13 0-0 2-2 4-6 10 3 1 2 1 1 16 2/18/18 * at Temple * 27 7-16 0-0 2-2 5-6 11 0 2 1 0 1 16 2/22/18 * at Memphis * 17 2-6 0-1 1-2 1-1 2 4 1 1 0 0 5 2/25/18 * ECU * 16 4-6 0-0 0-0 1-5 6 3 1 2 0 0 8 2/28/18 * at SMU * 20 4-6 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 3 0 1 0 0 8 3/4/18 * UCONN * 30 4-9 0-0 4-4 3-5 8 4 1 2 0 1 12 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF 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 2013-14 (at Indiana) 29-1 254 27-51.529 0-0.000 16-24.667 24-50 74 2.6 47-0 0 18 13 5 70 2.4 2014-15 (at Indiana) Sat out as redshirt 2015-16 Competed at Odessa JC 2016-17 20-13 417 66-144.458 1-4.250 32-56.571 35-70 105 5.3 62-4 19 33 10 14 165 8.3 2017-18 30-30 769 136-272.500 1-7.143 48-71.676 52-134 186 6.2 83-1 42 35 18 22 321 10.7 Houston Totals 50-43 1,186 202-416.486 2-11.182 80-127.630 87-204 291 5.8 145-5 61 68 28 36 486 9.7 Indiana Totals 29-1 254 27-51.529 0-0.000 16-24.667 24-50 74 2.6 47-0 0 18 13 5 70 2.4 Totals 79-44 1,440 229-467.490 2-11.182 96-151.636 111-254 365 4.6 182-5 61 86 41 41 556 7.0
#20 GABE GRANT Forward 6-6 220 Junior-JC Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS) Three Rivers CC Sociology 10 points in win over Tulsa for his first double-digit performance... Also grabbed two rebounds in 12 minutes against the Golden Hurricane... Drained all four 3-point attempts on the way to 12 points and grabbed three rebounds in win over ECU. CAREER HIGHS Points 12, vs. ECU (2/25/18) Field Goals Made 4, vs. ECU (2/25/18) Field Goal Attempts 6, vs. ECU (2/25/18); 6, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) 3-Point Field Goals Made 4, vs. ECU (2/25/18) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 5, vs Tulsa (1/11/18) 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 2, at #9/9 Wichita State (1/4/18) Minutes Played 17, vs. McNeese (11/10/17) JUNIOR (2017-18) 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... Drained 2-of-5 3-point attempts on the way to 2017-18 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 1-5 1-4 3-4 2-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 11/17/17 vs. Drexel 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 14 2-3 1-1 2-4 0-2 2 0 0 2 0 2 7 11/29/17 NEW ORLEANS 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/2/17 rv/rv ARKANSAS 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/6/17 FAIRFIELD 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12/9/17 at Saint Louis 2 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12/13/17 at LSU Did not compete Coach s decision 12/17/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/20/17 vs. Providence 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/28/17 * at USF 4 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/30/17 * TEMPLE 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/4/18 * at #9/9 Wichita State 6 1-2 0-1 0-2 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1/11/18 * TULSA 12 3-6 2-5 2-3 1-1 2 3 0 0 0 0 10 1/14/18 * at ECU 8 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1/17/18 * at Tulane 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/20/18 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE Did not compete Coach s decision 1/28/18 * USF 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/31/18 * at #8/8 Cincinnati Did not compete Coach s decision 2/3/18 * at UCF Did not compete Coach s decision 2/8/18 * SMU Did not compete Coach s decision 2/11/18 * TULANE 5 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2/15/18 * #5/5 CINCINNATI Did not compete Coach s decision 2/18/18 * at Temple 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2/22/18 * at Memphis Did not compete Coach s decision 2/25/18 * ECU 11 4-6 4-4 0-1 1-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 12 2/28/18 * at SMU 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/4/18 * UCONN 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/9/18 vs. ECU/UCF 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 2017-18 21-0 119 14-44.318 10-29.345 14-22.636 8-18 26 1.2 5-0 4 3 3 2 52 2.5 Totals 21-0 119 14-44.318 10-29.345 14-22.636 8-18 26 1.2 5-0 4 3 3 2 52 2.5