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<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">GAME 1 • vs. LAMAR • 2 p.m. • NOV. 25, 2020 </li><li style="flex:1">@UHCougarMBK </li></ul>UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASKETBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: 3204 Cullen Blvd. • Suite 2008 • Houston, TX • 77204 • Contact: Jeff Conrad (<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>) O: (713) 743-9410 | C: (713) 557-3841 • UHCougars.com SETTING the SCENE #17/18 HOUSTON COUGARS (0-0 • 0-0 American) LAMAR CARDINALS (0-0 • 0-0 SLC) at #17/18 HOUSTON COUGARS (0-0 • 0-0 American) 2 p.m. • Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 Fertitta Center (7,035) • Houston <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Nov. 25 LAMAR </li><li style="flex:1">ESPN+ </li></ul>ESPN+ TBA 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Television: </li><li style="flex:1">ESPN+ </li></ul>Southwest Showcase (Fertitta Center) Matt Thomas (PxP) Reid Gettys (analyst) Nov. 27 BOISE STATE Southwest Showcase (Fort Worth, Texas) Radio: 950 AM KPRC / TuneIn App Jeremy Branham (PxP) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Nov. 29 </li><li style="flex:1">vs. #14/13 Texas Tech </li></ul>ESPN+ • KPRC 950 AM Elvin Hayes (analyst) Dec. 5 Dec. 9 Dec. 12 RICE Dec. 16 * UCF SOUTH CAROLINA SAM HOUSTON STATE ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ TBA 7 p.m. TBA 1 p.m. TBA Pregame show begins at 1:45 p.m. COUGARS SET to OPEN UNIQUE 2020-21 SEASON in FERTITTA CENTER • The Houston Cougars begin their 76th season of basketball when they meet state- Series vs. LU: Houston leads 24-3 Houston won last three, rival Lamar at 2 p.m., Wednesday, inside the Fertitta Center in the 2020-21 season <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Dec. 19 </li><li style="flex:1">at rv/#25 Alabama </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li></ul>TBA TBA TBA opener for both teams five of last six & 14 of last 16 First meeting since Dec. 4, 2018 Houston won last, 79-56 Dec. 22 * TEMPLE • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, capacity inside the Fertitta Center has been limited to 25 percent under guidance from the American Athletic Conference and local and state health officials. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Dec. 29 </li><li style="flex:1">* at Tulsa </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li></ul>Fertitta Center • Houston (Dec. 4, 2018) Houston leads 1-0 in season openers Houston leads 1-0 in Fertitta Center Houston leads 16-0 in Houston •This will be the second time in the last three seasons that the Cougars have faced the Cardinals. In the most recent meeting, Houston enjoyed a 79-56 victory on Dec. 4, 2018, in the second game in the Fertitta Center’s history. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Jan. 2 </li><li style="flex:1">* at SMU </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li></ul>TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TB TBA TBA TBA Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 * WICHITA STATE * TULANE * at USF HERE COMES No. 200 Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78) * at UCF • When his teams tips off vs. Lamar in their 2020-21 season opener, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson will lead the Cougars for the 200th time in his Houston career. • Entering Wednesday’s game, Sampson has posted a 139-60 record during his Cougar career. He ranks first in Houston history with a .698 overall winning percentage and a .657 percentage (71-37 record) in conference games. Jan. 20 * TULSA Jan. 23 * CINCINNATI Jan. 27 Jan. 30 * SMU Career Record: 639-330 (31st year) Houston Record: 139-60 (6th year) vs. Lamar: 2-0 * at Tulane (1-0 with Houston; 1-0 with Oklahoma) vs. Tic Price: 1-1 • Sampson needs only four wins in 2020-21 to move past Pat Foster (142-73 record, 1986-93) and become the second-winningest coach in program history, trailing only Hall of Famer Guy V. Lewis. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Feb. 3 </li><li style="flex:1">* at ECU </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li></ul>TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA (1-0 with Houston; 1-0 with Oklahoma) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Feb. 10 </li><li style="flex:1">* at Temple </li></ul>Feb. 14 * rv/rv MEMPHIS Feb. 17 * ECU Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 * USF <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Lamar Head Coach: </li><li style="flex:1">Tic Price </li></ul>HEADLINES and STORYLINES (Virginia Tech ‘79) • Cougars enter the season ranked in both national preseason polls for the first time Career Record: 272-239 (18th yr.) LU Record: 105-117 (8th yr.) vs. Houston: 2-4 * at Cincinnati * at Wichita State TBA since November 1983. TBA TBA • Head Coach Kelvin Sampson will compete in the 200th game of his Houston career in Wednesday’s season opener vs. Lamar. During his Houston tenure, Sampson has led the Cougars to a 139-60 record, two NCAA Tournament appearances and backto-back American Athletic Conference regular-season championships. • Houston is 55-20 in its season-opener history with wins in 15 of its last 16 openers (vs. Georgia Southern, Nov. 11, 2008). Head Coach Kelvin Sampson is 25-2 in season openers during his career. (2-2 with Memphis; 0-2 with McNeese) vs. Kelvin Sampson: 1-1 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">March 6/7 * at rv/rv Memphis </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li></ul>(0-1 with Lamar; 1-0 with Memphis) American Athletic Conference Championship (Fort Worth, Texas) March11-14 vs. TBA NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds March 18-21 TBA NCAA Tournament Regionals March 25-28 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Up Next for Houston: Southwest Showcase vs. Boise State 2 p.m. • Friday, Nov. 27 Fertitta Center • Houston ESPN+ • KPRC 950 AM TIES with LAMAR • Assistant Coach Alvin Brooks is no stranger to Lamar. • The longtime Houston assistant coach and former head coach competed for the Cardinals from 1979-81. • As a two-year starter, Brooks was a 1981 All-Southland Conference honoree and was the starting point guard on Lamar’s 1980 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team. • Inducted into Cardinal Hall of Honor in 2019. NCAA Tournament Final Four (Indianapolis) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">April 3,5 TBA TBA </li><li style="flex:1">TBA </li></ul>Home Games played in Fertitta Center and listed in BOLD CAPS Times are Central and subject to change @UHCOUGARMBK #ForTheCity • Was named one of five greatest players in Lamar history by Beaumont Enterprise readers in 1997. Rankings listed as Associated Press/USA TODAY Coaches’ All games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC • Subject to change • Began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant with the Cardinals from 1981 to 1986. #GoCoogs THE KELVIN SAMPSON RADIO SHOW 7-8 p.m. • Mondays • Beginning Dec. 28 HOUSTON COUGARS at a GLANCE (Starters based on last game) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown </li><li style="flex:1">G-GS PPG </li></ul>30-17 8.1 31-7 13.2 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">RPG </li><li style="flex:1">Other </li></ul>02Marcus Sasser Caleb Mills GGGF 6-1 200 So.-1L 6-3 175 r-So.-1L Arden, N.C. 6-5 205 Jr.-1L <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Red Oak, Texas </li><li style="flex:1">2.4 1.9 3FG/gm </li></ul>2.6 1.6 3FG/gm Head Coach Kelvin Samp- son holds his weekly radio show on <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">24 Quentin Grimes </li><li style="flex:1">The Woodlands, Texas 30-21 12.1 </li><li style="flex:1">3.7 </li></ul>2.5 2.6 apg 0.3 apg Mondays, beginning Dec. 28. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">Justin Gorham </li><li style="flex:1">6-7 235 r-Sr.-1L Columbia, Md. </li><li style="flex:1">30-0 </li><li style="flex:1">3.0 </li></ul>Hosted by Jeremy Branham, the show airs from 7 to 8 p.m., <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">55 Brison Gresham </li><li style="flex:1">F/C 6-8 230 r-Sr.-2L New Orleans, La. </li><li style="flex:1">31-11 2.9 </li><li style="flex:1">3.5 64.3 FG% </li></ul>during the American Athletic Confer- <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">RESERVES </li><li style="flex:1">Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown </li><li style="flex:1">G-GS PPG </li></ul>––– ––– 30-18 9.0 ––– ––– ––– ––– RPG ––– 4.3 ––– ––– ––– ––– Other ––– ence season. 135Jamal Shead DeJon Jarreau Cameron Tyson GGGGFGCFCF<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6-1 175 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr.-HS </li><li style="flex:1">Manor, Texas </li></ul>Each week, Coach Sampson and Jeremy discuss the latest news about Houston Basketball, the American Athletic Conference, the NCAA and more. Student-athlete and coaching and support staff guests also join Coach and Jeremy on shows throughout the season. Fans can tune in to KPRC 950 AM 6-5 185 r-Sr.-2L New Orleans, La. 6-2 200 r-So.-RS Bothell, Wash. 3.7 apg ––– 12 Tramon Mark 13 J’Wan Roberts 20 Ryan Elvin <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6-5 180 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr.-HS </li><li style="flex:1">Dickinson, Texas </li><li style="flex:1">––– </li></ul>6-6 210 r-Fr.-RS St.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands ––– ––– 6-0 155 Fr.-HS Round Rock, Texas ––– ––– 6-0 1.0 ––– Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 or listen via Houston All-Access at uhcougars.com/allaccess or the TuneIn app Fans can participate by tweeting questions to @UHCougarMBK. ––– Feb. 15 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 30 Caleb Broodo 32 Reggie Chaney 52 Kiyron Powell 35 Fabian White Jr. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6-8 240 r-Jr.-SQ Midland, Mich. </li><li style="flex:1">0.5 100.0FG/FT% </li></ul>6-8 225 6-10 205 6-7 230 Jr.-TR Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Tulsa, Okla. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Evansville, Ind. </li><li style="flex:1">––– ––– </li><li style="flex:1">––– </li><li style="flex:1">––– </li></ul>Atascocita, Texas Will not play in 2020-21 due to injury 2 NCAA National Championship Game Appearances • 5 NCAA Final Four Appearances • 21 NCAA Tournaments • 14 Conference Championships • 2 NBA Draft No. 1 Overall Picks • 11 NBA Draft First-Round Selections <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">GAME 1 • vs. LAMAR • 2 p.m. • NOV. 25, 2020 </li><li style="flex:1">@UHCougarMBK </li></ul>QUICK FACTS 2020-21 HOUSTON COUGARS GENERAL INFORMATION <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">No. Name </li><li style="flex:1">Pos. Ht. </li><li style="flex:1">Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown-High School (Last School) </li></ul>Location: Houston, Texas 1927 012345<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Marcus Sasser </li><li style="flex:1">G</li></ul>GGGF 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-7 6-0 6-5 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 190 190 So.-1L Red Oak, Texas-Red Oak Founded: Jamal Shead Caleb Mills <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Fr.-HS </li><li style="flex:1">Manor, Texas-Manor </li></ul>Enrollment: 46,355 180 r-So.-1L Arden, N.C.-T.C. Roberson Nickname: Cougars DeJon Jarreau Justin Gorham Cameron Tyson 185 r-Sr.-2L New Orleans, La.-McDonogh 35 (UMass) 225 r-Sr.-1L Columbia, Md.-Calvert Hall (Towson) 190 r-So.-RS Bothell, Wash.-Bothell (Idaho) Colors: Scarlet (PMS 186) and White Fertitta Center (7,035) NCAA Division I American Athletic Dr. Renu Khator Chris Pezman Arena (capacity): Affiliation: GGF 12 Tramon Mark 13 J’wan Roberts 20 Ryan Elvin <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">180 </li><li style="flex:1">Fr.-HS </li><li style="flex:1">Dickinson, Texas-Dickinson </li></ul>Conference: 220 r-Fr.-RS St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands-Shoemaker [Killeen, Texas] President/Chancellor: Vice President for Athletics: NCAA Faculty Representative GGCFFC 155 205 Fr.-HS Jr.-1L Round Rock, Texas-Cedar Ridge <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">The Woodlands, Texas-College Park (Kansas) </li><li style="flex:1">24 Quentin Grimes </li></ul>30 Caleb Broodo 32 Reggie Chaney 35 * Fabian White Jr. 52 Kiyron Powell 55 Brison Gresham Dr. Richard Scamell (713) 743-9969 240 r-Jr.-SQ Midland, Mich.-Dow Department of Athletics Phone: Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (713) Go-Coogs (462-6647) 225 225 205 Jr.-TR Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Tulsa, Okla.-Findlay Prep [Henderson, Nev.] (Arkansas) Atascocita, Texas-Atascocita Evansville, Ind.-Benjamin Bosse COACHING STAFF <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">F/C 6-8 </li><li style="flex:1">230 r-Sr.-2L New Orleans, La.-McDonogh 35 (UMass) </li></ul>Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78) 139-60 (7th yr.) * will sit out as a redshirt in 2020-21 due to injury Record at Houston: Career Record: 639-330 (32nd yr.) COACHING STAFF Assistant Coaches: Alvin Brooks, Kellen Sampson, Quannas White Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke ‘78), 7th season Assistant Coach: Alvin Brooks (Lamar ‘82), 23rd season Assistant Coach: Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma ‘07), 7th season Assistant Coach: Quannas White (Oklahoma ‘06), 4th season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Names BILAL BATLEY Buh-Lall (rhymes with Ball) Bat-Lee CALEB BROODO Justin GORHAM BRISON GRESHAM DeJON JARREAU TRAMON Mark CALEB Mills KIYRON Powell J’WAN Roberts JAMAL SHEAD FABIAN White QUANNAS White Kay-Leb Brew-Doe Gore-Um SUPPORT STAFF Director of Operations: Meshu Negga Lauren Sampson Hollis Price K.C. Beard John Houston SUPPORT STAFF Bry-Son Gresh-am Day-Zhon Juh-Roe Truh-Mon Director of External Operations: Director of Player Development: Video Coordinator: Director of Operations: Meshu Negga (Houston ‘14) Director of External Operations: Lauren Sampson (Oklahoma ‘04) Director of Player Development: Hollis Price (Oklahoma ‘11) Assistant Director of Player Development: Mikhail McLean (Houston ‘14) Video Coordinator: K.C. Beard (Boise State ‘08) Kay-Leb Assistant AD for Sports Medicine: Director of Men’s Basketball Sports Performance: Director of On-Campus Recruiting: Associate Director of Operations: Kee-Ron Juh-wahn Alan Bishop Bilal Batley Raul Ganzalez Juh-Mall Shed Fay-Bee-Un Kwah-Nus Assistant AD for Sports Medicine: 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) Associate Director of Operations: Raul Ganzalez (Houston ‘16) Internal Operations: Matthew McDonald (Houston ‘19); Kellen Hutchinson, Ryner Martin Associate Director of Player Development: Mikhail McLean Internal Operations: Matthew McDonald, Kellen Hutchinson, Ryner Martin Geoff Beckham, Owen Gray, Cities BOTHELL, Wash. GASTONIA, N.C. ATASCOCITA, Texas Baw-thel Gas-Toe-Nee-Uh Uh-Task-Uh-See-Tuh Student Managers: Student Managers: Geoff Beckham, Owen Gray, Laith Akhras, Mo Ba, Jay Silver, Nick Jordan, Ben Drewell Laith Ahkras, Mo Ba, Nick Jordan, Jay Silver, Ben Drewell HISTORY WITH A WIN... First Season: 1946 1,310-863 (.603) 21 / 2019 • Houston improves to 1-0. All-Time Record: NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last: Postseason Record: Final Four Appearances: 5 (1984, 1983, 1982, 1968, 1967) Elite Eight Appearances: 5 (1984, 1983, 1982, 1968, 1967) Sweet 16 Appearances: 12 (2019, 1983, 1983, 1982, 1971, 1970, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1961, 1956) • The Cougars win their season opener for the seventh consecutive season. 37-40 (.481) • Houston improves to 25-3 in the series history against Lamar. • The Cougars collect their fourth straight win against the Cardinals and their sixth in the last seven meetings. • Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson ties Homer Drew for 44th in NCAA history (10+ years at Division I level) with 640 career victories. HOUSTON x JORDAN BRAND • In April 2018, the Cougars became the seventh school to be selected to join the Jordan Brand family. Last NCAA Appearance: 2019 NCAA Tournament • Head Coach Kelvin Sampson (lost to #7/7 Kentucky, NCAA Sweet 16) Conference Regular-Season Championships / Last: 9 (2019-20) Conference Tournament Championships / Last: 6 (2010) NIT Appearances: 11 (2017, 2016, 2006, 2005, 2002, 1993, 1991, 1988, 1985, 1977, 1962 • Houston is one of only eight schools to wear the Jumpman logo, joining North Caroimproves to 640-330 during his career and 140-60 during his Houston tenure. • Head Coach Kelvin Sampson improves to 3-0 against Lamar during his career and 2-1 against Lamar Head Coach Tic Price during their careers. TEAM COMPARISON lina, Michigan, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown and Marquette... San Diego State was selected shortly after Houston’s announcement. Category UH LU NET ranking (thru Nov. 20) –– –– KenPom (thru Nov. 20) BPI (thru Nov. 20) Overall Record Conference Record Current Place 21st 245th –– 0-0 0-0 –– 0-0 0-0 Last NIT Appearance: 2017 (lost to Akron, First Round) UP NEXT SEASON OPENER HISTORY • Following Wednesday’s game, the Cougars face Boise State at 2 p.m., Friday, inside the Fertitta Center in the first game of the Southwest Showcase. • With its 94-56 win against Alabama State on Nov. 12, 2019, Houston improved to 55-20 record in season openers during its history. t-1st t-1st TEAM INFORMATION 2019-20 Record: 2019-20 American Finish: Starters Returning/Lost: Lettermen Returning/Lost: Redshirts Returning: Newcomers: Returning Scoring: Returning Rebounding: Returning Assists: Points 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23-8 13-5 (Champions) Opp. Points Scoring Margin Rebounds • That game can be seen on ESPN+ and can be heard on 950 AM KPRC. • Cougars have won their last 11 and 15 of their last 16 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., on Nov. 11, 2008, prevents a longer streak. 4 / 2 7 / 2 Opp. Rebounds Rebounding Margin Field Goal Pct. Opp. Field Goal Pct. 3-Point Pct. • From there, the Cougars hit the road for the first time in 2020-21 to take on Texas Tech at 4 p.m., Sunday, inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, in the Southwest Showcase finale. 25 78.5% (1,759 of 2,241 pts.) 65.6% (843 of 1,286 rebs.) 80.1% (323 of 400 asts.) Opp. 3-Point Pct. 3-Point FG per game Free Throw Pct. • Sunday’s game won’t be the first time in 2020-21 that the Cougars compete inside Dickies Arena. • Houston has won handily in recent history, winning its last 11 season openers by an average of 26.2 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). ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Opp. Free Throw Pct. 0.0 • Houston enters the postseason inside Dickies Arena when it tees off in the American Athletic Conference Championship on March 11-14, 2021. Assistant AD / Primary Basketball Contact: Jeff Conrad Personal Fouls Assists Turnovers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Office / Cell Phone: Email: (713) 743-9410 / (713) 557-3841 <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.0 Blocked Shots Steals 0.0 0.0 2 NCAA National Championship Game Appearances • 5 NCAA Final Four Appearances • 21 NCAA Tournaments • 14 Conference Championships • 2 NBA Draft No. 1 Overall Picks • 11 NBA Draft First-Round Selections – 2 – <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">GAME 1 • vs. LAMAR • 2 p.m. • NOV. 25, 2020 </li><li style="flex:1">@UHCougarMBK </li></ul>

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