GAME 28 • at ECU • 2 p.m. • FEB. 25, 2018 @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 #23/23 HOUSTON COUGARS (21-6 • 11-4 American) ECU PIRATES (10-16 • 4-11 American) SETTING the SCENE Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition (Waco, Texas) Oct. 21 at #24/24 Baylor (Ex) W, 81-78 at #23/23 HOUSTON COUGARS (21-6 • 11-4 American) Television: ESPN3 David Saltzman (PxP) Nov. 5 ANGELO STATE (Ex) W, 97-80 2 p.m. • Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 Reid Gettys (analyst) Nov. 10 McNEESE ESPN3 W, 81-53 H&PE Arena (8,100) • Houston Paradise Jam (Lynchburg, Va.) Radio: 950 AM KPRC Nov. 17 vs. Drexel FloHoops.com L, 80-84 ESPN3 • KPRC 950 AM Jeremy Branham (PxP) Nov. 18 at Liberty FloHoops.com W, 68-66 Elvin Hayes (analyst) Nov. 19 vs. Wake Forest FloHoops.com W, 78-73 COUGARS LOOK to REBOUND vs. ECU on SUNDAY Pregame show begins at 2:45 p.m. Nov. 25 UIW W, 97-58 • The Cougars look to rebound when they take on ECU at 2 p.m., Sunday, in the penul- timate regular-season home game inside H&PE Arena on the campus of Texas Southern. Series vs. ECU: Houston leads 14-5 Nov. 29 NEW ORLEANS FloHoops.com W, 75-66 • Houston enters this weekend’s game on the heels of a tough 91-85 loss at Memphis Houston won last five on Thursday night inside FedExForum... Setback snapped the Cougars’ five-game win- Dec. 2 rv/rv ARKANSAS CBSSN W, 91-65 Houston won last, 65-49 ning streak and was only Houston’s second loss in their last nine games. Greenville, N.C. • Jan 14, 2018 Dec. 6 FAIRFIELD ESPN3 W, 88-66 • Senior guard Rob Gray led the way for Houston with 30 points and seven assists, Houston leads 7-0 in Houston Dec. 9 at Saint Louis Stadium/CW39 W, 77-58 while junior guard Corey Davis Jr. and sophomore guard Armoni Brooks posted 15 points apiece and combined for nine of the team’s 11 3-pointers. Houston won last in Houston, 73-51 Dec. 13 at LSU SEC Network L, 77-80 • Houston joined the national rankings at No. 23 in both the Associated Press and Hofheinz Pavilion • March 5, 2017 Dec. 17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FloHoops.com W, 92-72 USA TODAY Coaches’ polls on Monday... First time since final poll of 1983-84 season that Final game in Hofheinz Pavilion Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (Uncasville, Conn.) Houston was ranked in both national polls. Dec. 20 vs. Providence ESPNU W, 70-59 Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson Dec. 28 * at USF ESPNews W, 79-60 HEADLINES and STORYLINES (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Dec. 30 * TEMPLE ESPNU W, 76-73 • Cougars have outrebounded all but four opponents in 2017-18... Rebounding mar- Career Record: 577-316 (29th year) gin of +7.3 is 12th-best in the nation in 2017-18, the 10th-highest mark in UH single- Houston Record: 77-46 (4th year) Jan. 4 * at #9/9 Wichita State ESPN L, 63-81 season history and the biggest margin since the 1982-83 team posted a +9.2 margin. • Houston is currently ranked among the nation’s top-10 leaders in field goal per- vs. ECU: 5-1 (5-1 with Houston) Jan. 11 * TULSA ESPNU W, 104-71 centage defense (39.5, 9th), rebounding margin (+7.3, 12th), scoring margin (+11.4, vs. Michael Perry: 2-0 (1-0 with Houston) Jan. 14 * at ECU ESPN3 W, 65-49 20th) and scoring defense (65.6 ppg, 28th). Jan. 17 * at Tulane ESPNews L, 72-81 • Head Coach Kelvin Sampson became the first coach in school history with three ECU Head Coach: Michael Perry Jan. 20 * #7/4 WICHITA STATE ESPNU W, 73-59 20+ win seasons in his first four seasons with the Cougars. (Elon ‘88) Jan. 28 * USF ESPN3 W, 63-40 • Senior guard Rob Gray has established himself as one of the American Athletic Career Record: 70-87 (6th yr.) Conference’s elite stars... Fourth in the league with 17.6 points per game and ranks ECU Record: 8-12 (1st yr.) Jan. 31 * at #8/8 Cincinnati (NKU) CBSSN L, 70-80 among league’s top-15 leaders in assists (4.3, 6th), free throw percentage (83.1, 3rd), assist-turnover ratio (1.9, 6th) and steals (1.2, 13th). vs. Houston: 0-1 (0-1 with ECU) Feb. 3 * at UCF ESPNU W, 69-65 • Senior guard Rob Gray joins SMU’s Shake Milton and UConn’s Jalen Adams as only vs. Kelvin Sampson: 0-2 (0-1 with ECU) Feb. 8 * SMU ESPN2 W, 67-58 players to rank among The American’s Top-6 leaders in both scoring and assists. Feb. 11 * TULANE ESPNU W, 73-42 • With 1,513 points through 83 games, senior guard Rob Gray currently leads the Up Next * at SMU Feb. 15 * #5/5 CINCINNATI CBSSN W, 67-62 American Athletic Conference in career scoring and tops ECU’s B.J. Tyson by eight points. for Houston: 8 p.m. • Wednesday, Feb. 28 Feb. 18 * at Temple CBSSN W, 80-59 • Junior guard Corey Davis Jr. leads The American with 2.9 3-point field goals made Moody Coliseum • Dallas Feb. 22 * at Memphis CBSSN L, 85-91 per game and ranks 16th nationally and fourth in the league in 3-point field goal per- ESPN2 • 950 AM KPRC centage (45.1)... Davis has drained at least one trey in each of the last 23 games, tying Feb. 25 * ECU ESPN3 2 p.m. Richard Hollis (1987-89) for the sixth-longest streak in Houston history. Feb 28 * at SMU ESPN2 8 p.m. • Rob Gray continues to rise on the Cougars’ career scoring chart and stands 12th school history with 1,513 points... Junior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. has 359 March 4 * UCONN CBSSN 3 p.m. assists during his career and moved into eighth in school history with that total. American Athletic Conference Championship (Orlando) March 8-11 vs. TBD TBA TBA WITH A WIN... • Cougars improve to 22-6 overall this season and 12-4 in American play. Home Games in BOLD CAPS and played at H&PE Arena • Houston moves to 15-5 in the all-time series against ECU , including a 7-0 home @UHCOUGARMBK Times are Central and subject to change record in Houston. • Cougars improve to 14-0 in home games inside H&PE Arena this season. #ForTheCity Rankings – AP/USA TODAY Coaches’ • Houston collects its ninth victory in its last 11 games. #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 25 Galen Robinson, Jr. G 6-1 190 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 27-24 4.1 2.0 3.5 apg 5 Corey Davis Jr. G 6-2 185 Jr.-JC Lafayette, La. 27-23 13.0 2.9 2.6 apg Head Coach Kelvin Sampson 32 Rob Gray G 6-2 185 r-Sr.-2L Forest City, N.C. 26-26 17.6 3.2 4.3 apg begins his weekly radio show on 15 Devin Davis F 6-7 230 r-Sr.-1L Indianapolis, Ind. 27-27 10.9 6.3 1.5 apg Monday, Jan. 8, at Fuddruckers. Hosted by Jeremy Bran- 24 Breaon Brady F 6-8 245 Jr.-JC Akron, Ohio 25-24 4.8 4.9 0.4 bpg ham, the show will air from 7 to 8 p.m., on most Mondays RESERVES Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other during the American Athletic 3 Armoni Brooks G 6-4 180 So.-1L Round Rock, Texas 27-1 9.9 3.5 0.8 spg Conference season. 35 Fabian White Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr.-HS Atascocita, Texas 27-0 5.8 3.9 1.0 bpg Fans can join the show at the restaurant, tune in to KPRC 950 AM 12 Wes Van Beck G 6-2 190 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas 27-7 6.4 2.9 1.1 apg or listen via Houston All-Access at 13 Nura Zanna F 6-6 240 Sr.-TR Kaduna, Nigeria 27-2 2.7 3.9 0.3 spg Jan. 8 Feb. 12 uhcougars.com/allaccess. 1 Chris Harris Jr. C 6-10 220 r-So.-JC Houston, Texas 16-1 1.6 2.4 0.6 bpg Jan. 15 Feb. 19 Fans can participate in the show 20 Gabe Grant F 6-5 230 Jr.-JC Chicago, Ill. 18-0 2.2 1.3 0.2 bpg by asking questions in person at the Jan. 22 ** Feb. 26 31 Valentine Sangoyomi C 6-9 250 r-Jr.-RS Lagos, Nigeria 12-0 0.7 1.3 0.2 apg Jan. 29 March 5 restaurant, by tweeting questions Feb. 5 March 12 to @UHCougarMBK or by leaving 2 Mike Adewunmi G 6-4 195 Fr.-HS Mansfield, Texas 11-0 0.2 0.5 0.2 spg 23 Cedrick Alley, Jr. F 6-6 235 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas 2-0 0.0 0.5 0.5 apg * Will air on 950 AM on Feb. 27 questions on the UHCougarMBK Facebook page. 30 Caleb Broodo C 6-7 210 Fr.-HS Midland, Mich.