GAME 9 • at SAINT LOUIS • 7 p.m. • DEC. 9, 2017 @UHCougarMBK UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 3204 Cullen Blvd. • Suite 2008 • Houston, TX • 77204 • Contact: Jeff Conrad ([email protected]) O: (713) 743-9410 | C: (713) 557-3841 | F: (713) 743-9411 • UHCougars.com HOUSTON COUGARS (7-1 • 0-0 American) HOUSTON COUGARS (7-1 • 0-0 American) SETTING the SCENE Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition (Waco, Texas) Oct. 21 at #24/24 Baylor (Ex) W, 81-78 at SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS (4-4 • 0-0 A-10) Television: Stadium 7 p.m. • Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 CW39 in greater Houston are Nov. 5 ANGELO STATE (Ex) (H&PE Arena) W, 97-80 Lane Grindle (PxP) Nov. 10 McNEESE (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 W, 81-53 Chaifetz Arena (10,600) • St. Louis Tim Doyle (analyst) Paradise Jam (Lynchburg, Va.) Stadium | CW39 (Houston area) • KPRC 950 AM Radio: 950 AM KPRC Nov. 17 vs. Drexel FloHoops.com L, 80-84 Jeremy Branham (PxP) Nov. 18 at Liberty FloHoops.com W, 68-66 COUGARS RETURN to ROAD to FACE SAINT LOUIS Elvin Hayes (analyst) Nov. 19 vs. Wake Forest FloHoops.com W, 78-73 • Winners of their last six games, the Cougars return to the road to take on Saint Pregame show begins at 6:45 p.m. Nov. 25 UIW (H&PE Arena) W, 97-58 Louis at 7 p.m., Saturday, inside Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS (H&PE Arena) FloHoops.com W, 75-66 • Cougars are familiar with the Billikens as the two schools competed as Confer- Series vs. Saint Louis: Saint Louis leads 24-12 Teams have alternated wins in last six Dec. 2 rv/rv ARKANSAS (H&PE Arena) CBSSN W, 91-65 ence USA rivals from 1996-97 to 2004-05... Will be the first time these two teams have faced one another since Jan. 29, 2007, and first meeting in St. Louis since Nov. games with home team winning each Dec. 6 FAIRFIELD (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 W, 88-66 First meeting since Jan. 29, 2007 Dec. 9 at Saint Louis Stadium/CW39 7 p.m. 25, 2006. Houston won last, 59-58 Dec. 13 at LSU SEC Network 8 p.m. • Cougars will be looking to snap a six-game losing streak to the Billikens in St. Hofheinz Pavilion • Jan. 29, 2007 Dec. 17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (H&PE Arena) FloHoops.com 3 p.m. Louis... Houston has not enjoyed a road win against Saint Louis since Dec. 5, 1990. Saint Louis leads 13-5 in St. Louis Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) • Houston enters Saturday’s game on the heels of an 88-66 win over Fairfield on Saint Louis won last six in St. Louis Dec. 20 vs. rv/rv Providence ESPNU 6 p.m. Wednesday morning in H&PE Arena... Senior guard Rob Gray posted a game-high Sain Louis won last in St. Louis, 81-78 Dec. 28 * at USF ESPNews 6 p.m. 20 points, and junior guard Corey Davis Jr. added a career-high 16 points to lead Scotttrade Center • Nov. 25, 2006 Dec. 30 * TEMPLE (H&PE Arena) ESPNU 5 p.m. five Cougars in double digits. • Saturday’s game will be Houston’s second true road contest of the season... Cou- Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson Jan. 4 * at #6/6 Wichita State ESPN/ESPN2 6/8 p.m. gars enjoyed a 68-66 win at Liberty during the second day of the Paradise Jam in (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Jan. 11 * TULSA (H&PE Arena) ESPNU 6 p.m. Lynchburg, Va., on Nov. 18. Career Record: 563-311 (29th year) Jan. 14 * at ECU ESPN3 1 p.m. Houston Record: 63-41 (4th year) Jan. 17 * at Tulane ESPNews 7 p.m. HEADLINES and STORYLINES vs. Saint Louis: First meeting vs. Travis Ford: First meeting Jan. 20 * #6/6 WICHITA STATE (Site TBA) ESPNU 11 a.m. • Houston has outrebounded its first eight opponents to open the 2017-18 sea- Jan. 28 * USF (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 2 p.m. son... Cougars have not accomplished that feat at any point in a season since 1981- 82 Cougars outrebounded nine straight opponents from Nov. 30 to Dec. 29, 1981. Saint Louis Head Coach: Travis Ford Jan. 31 * at #17/17 Cincinnati (NKU) CBSSN 6 p.m. (Kentucky ‘94) • Senior guard Rob Gray has established himself as one of the American Athletic Career Record: 352-291 (21st yr.) Feb. 3 * at UCF ESPNU 11 a.m. Conference’s elite stars... Leads the league with 21.3 points per game and ranks Saint Louis Record: 16-25 (2nd yr.) Feb. 8 * rv/rv SMU (H&PE Arena) ESPN2 8 p.m. fourth with 4.2 assists per contest. vs. Houston: First meeting Feb. 11 * TULANE (H&PE Arena) ESPNU 5 p.m. • Construction continues on former Hofheinz Pavilion as it undergoes a $60 mil- vs. Kelvin Sampson: First meeting Feb. 15 * #17/17 CINCINNATI (H&PE Arena) CBSSN 6 p.m. lion renovation to become the Fertitta Center for the 2018-19 season... Houston is Feb. 18 * at Temple CBSSN 3 p.m. competing inside H&PE Arena on the campus of nearby Texas Southern for most of Up Next at LSU Feb. 22 * at Memphis CBSSN 8 p.m. the 2017-18 season. for Houston: 8 p.m. • Wednesday, Dec. 13 Feb. 25 * ECU (H&PE Arena) ESPN3 2 p.m. Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, La. Feb 28 * at rv/rv SMU ESPN2 8 p.m. WITH A WIN... SEC Network • 950 AM KPRC • Cougars improve to 9-1, program’s best start since begining 11-1 in 2007-08. March 4 * UCONN (Site TBA) CBSSN 3 p.m. • Cougars record seventh straight victory, longest winning streak since Houston American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando) won seven consecutive games from Dec. 4, 2012 to Jan. 12, 2013. March 8-11 vs. TBD TBA TBA • Cougars move to 13-24 against Saint Louis in the all-time series history. • Cougars snap six-game road losing streak to the Billikens and record their first @UHCOUGARMBK Home Games in BOLD CAPS; Times are Central and subject to change road win at Saint Louis since Dec. 5, 1990. #ForTheCity Rankings – AP/ESPN USA Today Coaches #GoCoogs 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. • Mondays, beginning Jan. 8 25 Galen Robinson, Jr. G 6-1 190 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 8-6 3.4 1.5 4.0 apg 5 Corey Davis Jr. G 6-2 185 Jr.-JC Lafayette, La. 8-4 9.9 1.9 3.3 apg Head Coach Kelvin Sampson 32 Rob Gray G 6-2 185 r-Sr.-2L Forest City, N.C. 7-7 21.3 2.6 3.9 apg begins his weekly radio show on 15 Devin Davis F 6-7 230 r-Sr.-1L Indianapolis, Ind. 8-8 12.6 7.9 2.0 apg Monday, Jan. 8, at Fuddruckers. Hosted by Jeremy Bran- 24 Breaon Brady F 6-8 245 Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio 8-7 5.1 5.8 0.4 bpg ham, the show will air from 7 to 8 p.m., on most Mondays RESERVES during the American Athletic 12 Wes Van Beck G 6-2 190 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas 8-6 12.0 3.6 1.4 apg Conference season. 3 Armoni Brooks G 6-4 180 So.-1L Round Rock, Texas 8-1 7.5 2.8 0.8 spg Fans can join the show at the restaurant, tune in to KPRC 950 AM 35 Fabian White Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr.-HS Atascocita, Texas 8-0 5.6 4.0 1.1 bpg or listen via Houston All-Access at Jan. 8 Feb. 12 uhcougars.com/allaccess 13 Nura Zanna F 6-6 240 Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria 8-1 4.4 4.8 0.5 spg Jan. 15 Feb. 19 Fans can participate in the show 20 Gabe Grant F 6-5 230 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. 6-0 2.5 1.7 0.3 spg * Jan. 22 ** Feb. 26 by asking questions in person at the 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C 6-9 250 r-Jr.-RS Lagos, Nigeria 4-0 0.9 1.3 0.3 apg Jan. 29 March 5 restaurant, by tweeting questions 2 Mike Adewunmi G 6-4 195 Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas 4-0 0.0 0.3 ––– Feb. 5 March 12 to @UHCougarMBK or by leaving 1 Chris Harris Jr. C 6-10 220 r-So.-JC Houston, Texas 2-0 3.5 3.5 0.1 bpg * Will air on 950 AM on Jan. 23 questions on the UHCougarMBK 23 Cedrick Alley, Jr. F 6-6 235 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 2-0 0.0 0.5 0.5 apg Facebook page. * Will air on 950 AM on Feb. 27 30 Caleb Broodo C 6-7 210 Fr.-HS Midland, Mich. ––– ––– ––– ––– 2 NCAA National Championship Game Appearances • 5 NCAA Final Four Appearances • 19 NCAA Tournaments • 13 Conference Championships • 2 NBA Draft No. 1 Overall Picks • 11 NBA Draft First-Round Selections GAME 9 • at SAINT LOUIS • 7 p.m. • DEC. 9, 2017 @UHCougarMBK HOUSTON’S RECORD ... 2017-18 HOUSTON COUGARS Sampson Category Record Pct. Era Pct No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown-High School (Last School) All Games 7-1 .875 63-41 .606 American Games 0-0 .000 28-26 .519 1 Chris Harris Jr.