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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON MEDIA GUIDE 2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL UHCOUGARS.COM 2020-21 HOUSTON MEN'S BASKETBALL CREDITS Executive Editor Jeff Conrad Cover Design Nicole Adams UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Printing DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT University of Houston The University of Houston Department of Intercollegiate Athletics inspires excellence today while pre- Printing and Postal Services paring leaders for life by fostering a culture, which challenges student-athletes to achieve their high- est academic, athletic and personal aspirations. CORE VALUES • Excellence • Integrity • Inclusivity • Loyalty • Accountability • Sportsmanship PRINCIPLES • To cultivate the highest quality sports programs, facilities and resources to build and maintain winning traditions • To provide a competition environment of high entertainment value for a loyal fan base with a commitment to sportsmanship and customer service • To attract and develop student-athletes who exhibit the qualities of intellectual growth, account ability, maturity, independence and leadership with the goal of building champions for life • To enrich the opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree by offering each student-athlete a quality educational, social and athletic experience • To ensure the department is in adherence with NCAA, Office of Civil Rights, American Athletic Conference and University rules and regulations to operatewith the highest degree of integrity • To exercise fiscal responsibility throughout the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics • To build and strengthen relationships throughout the University campus and the Houston community UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 3204 Cullen Blvd. Houston, Texas 77204-6002 UHCougars.com MEDIA ALMANAC TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION HISTORY & TRADITION QUICK FACTS 2020-21 Schedule 2 Historical Highlights 78-79 2020-21 Roster 3 Houston Basketball A to Z 80-83 GENERAL INFORMATION INFORMATION Location: Houston, Texas Guy V. Lewis Development Facility 4 Cougars in the NBA/NBA Draft 84-85 Founded: 1927 HISTORY Fertitta Center 5 1966-67 NCAA Final Four Team 86 Enrollment: 46,355 Historical Highlights .................. 80-81 Media Information 6-7 1967-68 NCAA Final Four Team 87 President/Chancellor: Dr. Renu Khator Houston Basketball A to Z........... 82-85 2020-21 The American Composite Schedule 8-9 1981-82 NCAA Final Four Team 88 Vice President for Athletics: Chris Pezman Quick Facts 10 1982-83 NCAA Final Four Team 89 NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Richard Scamell Cougars in the NBA/NBA Draft .... 86-87 Opponents’ Information 11 Conference: American Athletic 1983-84 NCAA Final Four Team 90 Nickname: Cougars 1966-67 NCAA Final Four Team .........88 Game of the Century 91 2020-21 COUGARS Colors: Scarlet (PMS 186) and White 1967-68 NCAA Final Four Team .........89 Guy V. Lewis 92 Arena (capacity): Fertitta Center (7,035) Preseason Notebook 14-17 Otis Birdsong 93 1981-82 NCAA Final Four Team .........90 Caleb Broodo 18-19 Clyde Drexler 94 2020-21 PREVIEW 1982-83 NCAA Final Four Team .........91 Justin Gorham 20-21 Elvin Hayes 95 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7 / 2 Brison Gresham 22-23 Redshirts Returning: 2 1983-84 NCAA Final Four Team .........92 Hakeem Olajuwon 96 Newcomers: 5 Quentin Grimes 24-25 Michael Young 97 DeJon Jarreau 26-27 Starters Returning: 4 Game of the Century .......................93 Honor Roll 98-101 (G) Marcus Sasser (So., 6-1, 200, 8.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg) Caleb Mills 28-29 NCAA Tournament Results 102-103 (G) Quentin Grimes (Jr., 6-5, 205, 12.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg) Coach Guy V. Lewis ..........................94 Marcus Sasser 30-31 Conference Tournament Results 104-105 (G) Fabian White Jr. (Sr., 6-7, 230, 9.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg) Otis Birdsong .................................95 Cameron Tyson 32-33 NIT/CBI Results 106 (G) DeJon Jarreau (r-Sr., 6-5, 185, 9.0 ppg, 3.7 apg) Fabian White Jr. 34-35 Starters Lost: 1 Clyde Drexler .................................96 UHCougars.com 107 Reggie Chaney 36-37 (C) Chris Harris Jr. (6-10, 255, 4.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg) Elvin Hayes ....................................97 J’Wan Roberts / Ryan Elvin / Tramon Mark 38 All-Time Lettermen 109-109 (G) Nate Hinton (6-5, 210, 10.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg) Kiyron Powell / Jamal Shead 39 Jersey Numbers 110-111 Returning Scoring: 78.5% (1,759 of 2,241 pts.) Hakeem Olajuwon ..........................98 Returning Rebounding: 65.6% (843 of 1,286 rebs.) TV/Radio Roster 40 All-Time Series 112-113 Michael Young ................................99 Series Records 114-121 Returning Assists: 80.1% (323 of 400 asts.) Honor Roll .............................100-103 COACHES & STAFF All-Time Results 122-131 2019-20 REVIEW NCAA Tournament Results .......104-105 Head Coach Kelvin Sampson 42-49 Year-by-Year Coaching Records 132 Final Rankings: #22 (AP) / #23 (USA TODAY Coaches) Assistant Coach Alvin Brooks 50 2019-20 Overall Record: 23-8 Conference Tournament Results . 106-107 Assistant Coach Kellen Sampson 51 RECORDS 2019-20 American Finish: 13-5 (Champions) NIT/CBI Results............................. 108 Assistant Coach Quannas White 52 Individual Records 134 2019-20 Postseason: None COVID-19 pandemic UHCougars.com ............................ 109 Director for Operations Meshu Negga / Team Records 135 Director for Player Development Hollis Price 53 Individual Career Leaders 136-137 COACHING STAFF All-Time Lettermen ................110-111 Video Coordinator K.C. Beard / Individual Single-Season Leaders 138-139 Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Jersey Numbers ......................112-113 Assistant Director for Player Development Mikhail McLean 54 Individual Single-Game Leaders 140-141 Record at Houston: 139-60 (7th yr.) All-Time Series .......................114-115 Assistant AD for Sports Medicine John Houston / Team Single-Season Leaders 142 Career Record: 639-330 (32nd yr.) Director for Men’s Basketball Sports Performance Alan Bishop 55 Team Single-Game Records 143 Assistant Coaches: Alvin Brooks, Kellen Sampson, Quannas White Series Records ........................116-123 Director for External Operations Lauren Sampson / 1,000-Point Club 144-147 All-Time Results .....................124-133 Director for On-Campus Relations Bilal Batley 56 30-Point Club 148-149 SUPPORT STAFF Year-by-Year / Coaching Records ..... 134 Associate Director for Operations Raul Ganzalez / Outstanding Performances 150-151 Director of Operations: Meshu Negga Academics Counselor Angel Shamblin 57 Individual Year-by-Year Leaders 152-153 Director of External Operations: Lauren Sampson Support Staff 58 Team Year-by-Year Statistics 154-155 Director of Player Development: Hollis Price Video Coordinator: K.C. Beard vs. Ranked Opponents 156-157 Assistant AD for Sports Medicine: John Houston 2019-20 IN REVIEW Houston as a Ranked Team 158 Postseason Notebook 60-63 Director of Men’s Basketball Starting Lineups 159-161 Sports Performance: Alan Bishop Overall/The American Statistics 64 Regular-Season Tournament History 162-163 Director of On-Campus Recruiting: Bilal Batley Results 65 100-Point Games 164-165 Associate Director of Operations: Raul Ganzalez Miscellaneous Statistics 66 NCAA Tournament Records 166 Assistant Director of Player Development: Mikhail McLean Points-Rebounds-Assists/Starters 67 Internal Operations: Matthew McDonald, NIT Records 167 Team Game-by-Game Statistics 68 Kellen Hutchinson, Ryner Martin CBI Records 168 Individual and Team Highs and Lows 69 Student Managers: Geoff Beckham, Owen Gray, Conference Tournament Records 169 The American Final Standings and Honors 70 Laith Ahkras, Mo Ba, Nick Jordan, Jay Silver, Ben Drewell Freshman Single-Season Records 170-171 Starting Lineups / Specialty Statistics 71 Miscellaneous Records 172-173 MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY Chris Harris Jr. 72-73 Fertitta Center Team Records 174 First Season: 1946 Nate Hinton 74-75 All-Time Record: 1,310-863 (.603) University of Houston 76 Fertitta Center Individual Records 175 Overall Postseason Record: 37-40 (.481) Home Attendance Records 176 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 21 Final Four Appearances: 5 (1984, 1983, 1982, 1968, 1967) Last NCAA Appearance: 2019 NCAA Tournament (lost to #7/7 Kentucky, NCAA Sweet 16) NIT Appearances: 11 Last NIT Appearance: 2017 (lost to Akron, First Round) Regular-Season Conference Titles: 9 1 2020-21 HOUSTON MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE Date (Day) Opponent Site Television Radio Time Nov. 25 (Wed.) LAMAR FERTITTA CENTER ESPN+ 950 AM KPRC 2 p.m. Southwest Showcase Nov. 27 (Fri.) BOISE STATE FERTITTA CENTER ESPN+ 950 AM KPRC 2 p.m. Nov. 29 (Sun.) vs. Texas Tech Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena) ESPN2 950 AM KPRC 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5 (Sat.) SOUTH CAROLINA FERTITTA CENTER ESPN+ 950 AM KPRC 7 p.m. Dec. 9 (Wed.) SAM HOUSTON STATE FERTITTA CENTER ESPN+ 950 AM KPRC TBA INFORMATION Dec. 12 (Sat.) RICE FERTITTA CENTER ESPN+ 950 AM KPRC 1 p.m. Dec. 15 (Tue.) * UCF FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Dec. 19 (Sat.) at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Dec. 22 (Tue.) * TEMPLE FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Dec. 29 (Tue.) * at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 3 (Sun.) * at SMU Dallas, Texas TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 6 (Wed.) * WICHITA STATE FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 9 (Sat.) * TULANE FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 14 (Thur.) * at USF Tampa, Fla. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 17 (Sun.) * at UCF Orlando, Fla. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 20 (Wed.) * TULSA FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 23 (Sat.) * CINCINNATI FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 27 (Wed.) * at Tulane New Orleans, La. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Jan. 31 (Sun.) * SMU FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb. 3 (Wed.) * at ECU Greenville, N.C. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb. 10 (Wed.) * at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb. 14 (Sun.) * MEMPHIS FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb. 17 (Wed.) * ECU FERTITTA CENTER TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb. 21 (Sun.) * at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb. 25 (Thur.) * at Wichita State Wichita, Kan. TBA 950 AM KPRC TBA Feb.