vs. RICE JAN. 28, 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 3100 Cullen Blvd. • Suite 2008 • Houston, TX • 77204 • MBB Contact: Jeff Conrad ([email protected]) O: (713) 743-9410 | C: (713) 557-3841 • UHCougars.com HOUSTON COUGARS (7-12 • 0-8 American) RICE OWLS (6-12 • 3-4 C-USA) SETTING THE SCENE Nov. 8 NORTH ALABAMA (ex.) W, 108-83 Series: Houston leads 61-18 Nov. 14 at Murray State OVCDN W, 77-74 at HOUSTON COUGARS (7-12 • 0-8 American) 20th straight season teams will play / Nov. 22 MORGAN STATE ESPN3 W, 72-57 42nd in last 44 years teams will meet Nov. 25 at Harvard ILDN L, 63-84 7 p.m. • Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 Houston won last three Houston won last meeting 54-52 Dec. 4 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN ESPN3 W, 72-58 Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) • Houston, Texas Dickies Shootout Dec. 6 ABILENE CHRISTIAN ESPN3 W, 71-59 Dec. 21, 2013 • Toyota Center • Houston Dec. 16 HOUSTON BAPTIST ESPN3 W, 83-76 HOME SWEET HOME Houston leads 30-6 in Hofheinz Pavilion Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Regional Round (Hofheinz Pavilion) • After a stretch that saw them play three road games in a four-game stretch, the Houston won last meeting in Hofheinz Pavilion Dec. 17 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF ESPN3 L, 56-61 (OT) Cougars finally return to the friendly confines of Hofheinz Pavilion for a four-game 84-62 (March 6, 2013) Dec. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ESPN3 L, 63-71 homestand. Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Championship Round (Las Vegas) • Homestand begins with familiar rival as Houston takes on crosstown-rival Rice Watch: ESPN3 Brett Dolan (PxP) Dec. 22 vs. Boise State L, 73-75 (OT) at 7 p.m., Wednesday... Will be Houston’s final non-conference game of 2014-15. Reid Gettys (analyst) Dec. 23 vs. Texas Tech FOX Sports 1 W, 82-69 • Marks the 10th straight season and the 42nd in the last 44 years that Houston will face Rice. Video on Houston All-Access unavailable Dec. 28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE ESPN3 W, 80-53 due to television broadcast Dec. 31 * at Memphis ESPNU L, 54-73 • Following Rice game, Cougars meet defending national champion UConn (2 p.m., Sunday), current league leader Tulsa (6 p.m., Feb. 5) and SMU (8 p.m., Feb. 12). Listen: KPRC 950 AM Jan. 4 * at Tulsa ESPNews L, 54-72 Matt Thomas (PxP) Jan. 6 * UCF ESPNews L, 78-79 (OT) NEWS, NOTES AND NUMBERS Elvin Hayes, (analyst) Jan. 11 * MEMPHIS CBS SN L, 44-62 • Fans of the 3-pointer will enjoy the 2014-15 Cougars... Houston leads the Pregame show begins at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 14 * at East Carolina ESPNU L, 61-66 American Athletic Conference by nearly three treys per game and ranks 25th nation- Houston All-Access audio • UHCougars.com Jan. 17 * TULANE ESPNews L, 65-68 ally with 8.4 treys per contest... Junior guard Jherrod Stiggers leads the league Jan. 21 * at Cincinnati ESPNews L, 54-67 and ranks seventh nationally with 3.9 3-point field goals per game. Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson Jan. 24 * at RV/RV SMU CBS SN L, 59-80 • Head coach Kelvin Sampson is 101-19 against teams from the state of Texas (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Jan. 28 RICE ESPN3 7 p.m. in more than 25 seasons as a collegiate head coach... Includes a 4-1 mark against Career Record: 507-282 (26th year) Lone Star teams in 2014-15. Houston Record: 7-12 (1st yr.) Feb. 1 * UCONN CBS SN 2 p.m. • Junior forward Devonta Pollard and sophomore forward Danrad Knowles vs. Rice: First Meeting Feb. 5 * RV/RV TULSA ESPNews 6 p.m. are two of only five players to rank among the American Athletic Conference top-21 Feb. 12 * RV/RV SMU ESPNU 8 p.m. leaders in both scoring and rebounding... Houston is the only league team with two Rice Head Coach: Mike Rhoades Feb. 15 * at UCF ESPN3 1 p.m. players among the top-21 leaders in both categories. (Lebanon Valley ‘95) Feb. 17 * at USF ESPNews 6 p.m. • Junior guard Jherrod Stiggers is only 71 points away from becoming the 45th Career Record: 203-88 (11th yr.) Feb. 21 * CINCINNATI ESPNU 8:30 p.m. Rice Record: 6-12 (1st yr.) 1,000-point scorer in Houston career history. vs. Houston: First meeting Feb. 26 * at Temple CBS SN 6 p.m. • Junior guard LeRon Barnes is one of only five players among the American March 1 * USF ESPN3 2 p.m. Athletic Conference top-10 leaders in both offensive and defensive rebounding... At Up Next vs. UConn March 4 * at Tulane ESPNews 7 p.m. 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, he is easily the smallest player in that group. for Houston: 2 p.m. • Feb. 1 March 8 * EAST CAROLINA ESPNews 3 p.m. • Junior point guard L.J Rose leads the Cougars with 5.5 assists per game despite Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston American Athletic Conference Championship (Hartford, Conn.) missing the first seven games following foot surgery... Led The American a year ago CBS Sports Network • KPRC 950 AM March 12-15 vs. TBA TBA TBA in that category and would lead the league again in 2014-15 if he qualified with enough games for the statistical rankings. SOCIAL MEDIA Home Games in BOLD CAPS; Times are Central and subject to change • With 31 points against Tulane on Jan. 17, sophomore forward Danrad All Houston Men’s Basketball games can be heard on KPRC 950 AM Knowles became the 55th player in school history to score 30+ points in a game... @UHCougarMBK Rankings – AP/USA Today Coaches Became second Cougar this season, joining junior guard Jherrod Stiggers, who HoustonCougarMensHoops finished with 33 points against Houston Baptist on Dec. 16, 2014. THE KELVIN SAMPSON RADIO SHOW HOUSTON COUGARS AT A GLANCE (starters based on last game) Fuddruckers • 3929 Southwest Freeway PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 7-8 p.m. • Selected Mondays • Starting Jan. 5 5 L.J. Rose G 6-3 200 Jr.-1L Houston, Texas 12-12 9.3 2.4 5.6 apg 21 Jherrod Stiggers G 6-4 215 r-Jr.-2L Terrell, Texas 19-19 15.3 3.6 2.5 apg Head coach Kelvin Sampson begins his weekly radio 4 LeRon Barnes G 6-5 195 r-Jr.-2L Stonewall, La. 19-19 5.9 6.5 1.4 apg show on Monday, Jan. 5, at Fuddruckers. Hosted by Matt 24 Devonta Pollard F 6-8 200 Jr.-JC Porterville, Miss. 19-18 10.8 6.1 1.3 spg Thomas, the show will air from 7 to 8 p.m., Mondays, during the American Athletic Conference season. 0 Danrad Knowles F 6-10 190 r-So.-1L Nassau, Bahamas 19-19 11.1 5.8 1.4 bpg Fans can join the show at the restaurant, tune in to KPRC 950 AM or listen via Cougar All-Access at UHCougars.com. RESERVES Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other Fans can particpate in the show by asking questions 3 Cavon Baker G 6-1 175 Jr.-JC Queens, N.Y. 18-6 5.9 1.6 1.5 apg in person at the restaurant, by tweeting questions to @ 23 Eric Weary, Jr. G 6-4 210 Jr.-JC New Orleans, La. 18-2 7.4 3.6 0.6 apg UHCougarMBK or by leaving questions on the Houston Cougar 1 Mikhail McLean F 6-6 210 r-Sr.-3L Nassau, Bahamas 13-0 1.8 1.8 0.3 apg Men’s Hoops Facebook page. 11 JC Washington F 6-6 225 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 16-0 2.7 3.0 0.4 spg BROADCAST DATES 12 Wes VanBeck G 6-2 180 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 8-0 1.4 0.8 0.3 apg Jan. 5 Feb. 9 20 Adam Drexler F 6-5 205 r-So.-RS Houston, Texas 8-0 0.5 0.6 0.1 apg Jan. 12 Feb. 23 25 Egi Gjikondi F 6-9 240 Jr.-JC Malden, Mass. 9-0 0.7 1.3 0.2 bpg Jan. 19 March 2 13 Bertrand Nkali F 6-8 225 Jr.-JC Bertoua, Cameroon Has not played Jan. 26 March 9 33 Tyus Bowser G 6-3 225 So.-SQ Tyler, Texas Has not played – Houston Football Feb. 2 15 Ronnie Johnson G 6-0 180 Jr.-TR Indianapolis, Ind. Will sit out as transfer from Purdue 5 NCAA Final Fours | 19 NCAA Tournaments | 13 Conference Championships | 24 All-Americans | 4 Hall of Fame Inductees | 24 NBA Players | 2 No. 1 Overall Draft Picks vs. RICE JAN. 28, 2015 HOUSTON’S RECORD ... 2014-15 HOUSTON COUGARS Category Record Pct. All Games 7-12 .368 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown-High School (Last School) The American Games 0-8 .000 0 Danrad Knowles F 6-10 190 r-So.-1L Nassau, Bahamas, Texas-HCYA [Houston, Texas] Non-Conference Games 7-4 .636 1 Mikhail McLean F 6-6 210 r-Sr.-3L Nassau, Bahamas-Second Baptist [Houston, Texas] Home Games 5-5 .500 3 Cavon Baker G 6-1 175 Jr.-JC Queens, N.Y.-Thomas Edison (Lee JC) Away Games 1-6 .143 4 LeRon Barnes G 6-5 195 r-Jr.-2L Stonewall, La.-North DeSoto Neutral Site Games 1-1 .500 5 L.J. Rose G 6-3 200 Jr.-1L Houston, Texas-Westbury Christian (Baylor) 11 JC Washington F 6-6 225 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas-Yates in Televised Games 6-11 .353 12 Wes VanBeck G 6-2 180 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas-Westside vs.