GAME 19 • at USF • 7 p.m. (EST) • FEB. 10, 2021 @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 • UHCougars.com #8/7 HOUSTON COUGARS (16-2 • 10-2 American) #8/7 HOUSTON COUGARS (16-2 • 10-2 American) SETTING the SCENE Nov. 25 LAMAR ESPN+ W, 89-45 at USF BULLS (7-5 • 3-3 American) Television: ESPNU Southwest Showcase (Fertitta Center) John Schriffen (PxP) Nov. 27 BOISE STATE ESPN+ W, 68-58 7 p.m. (EST) • Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 Brooke Weisbrod (analyst) Southwest Showcase (Fort Worth, Texas) Nov. 29 vs. #14/13 Texas Tech ESPN2 W, 64-53 Yuengling Center (7,035) • Houston Radio: 950 AM KPRC / TuneIn App ESPNU • KPRC 950 AM Jeremy Branham (PxP) Dec. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN+ W, 77-67 Elvin Hayes (analyst) Dec. 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE ESPN+ PPD COUGARS RETURN to AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PLAY at USF Pregame show begins at 5:45 p.m. (CST) Dec. 12 RICE ESPN+ PPD • The Cougars return to American Athletic Conference play when they take on USF at Dec. 15 * UCF ESPN2 PPD 7 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, inside the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla. Series vs. USF: Houston leads 20-12 Dec. 19 at rv/rv Alabama SECN+ Canceled • Wednesday’s game was rescheduled from Jan 14 after that game was postponed Eighth straight season teams will play Dec. 20 ALCORN STATE ESPN+ W, 88-55 due to COVID issues within the USF program. First of two regular-season meetings Dec. 22 * TEMPLE ESPN+ W, 76-50 • Houston enters this week’s contest following a record-setting 112-46 win over Our in 2020-21 Lady of the Lake inside the Fertitta Center on Saturday. It was the fourth-biggest win (Feb. 28 • Fertitta Center • Houston) Dec. 26 * at rv/rv UCF ABC W, 63-54 in Houston history. Houston won last seven nine of last 10 Dec. 29 * at Tulsa ESPN2 L, 64-65 • Against the Saints, sophomore guard Cameron Tyson drilled a Houston single- Houston won last, 62-58 game and Fertitta Center record 10 3-pointer on the way to a career-high 32 points. Yuengling Center • Tampa, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2020) Jan. 3 * at rv/rv SMU ESPN2 W, 74-60 Freshman guard Jamal Shead nearly finished with a quadruple-double with 20 Houston leads 10-6 in Tampa, Fla. Jan. 6 * WICHITA STATE ESPN+ W, 70-63 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and eight steals. Houston won last four in Tampa Jan. 9 * TULANE ESPNU W, 71-50 Houston won last in Tampa, 62-58 Jan. 14 * at USF ESPN2 PPD HEADLINES and STORYLINES Yuengling Cener (Feb. 12, 2020) Jan. 17 * UCF ESPNU W, 75-58 • Through games of Feb. 7, Houston is one of only five teams to rank amongKenPom. Jan. 20 * nr/rv TULSA ESPN+ W, 86-59 com’s Top-16 national leaders in both offensiveAND defensive efficiencies... Cougars Houston Head Coach: Kelvin Sampson Jan. 23 * at Temple CBS W, 68-51 stand at No. 16 offensively (114.2) and No. 5 defensively (88.3)... Houston joins Baylor (UNC Pembroke ‘78) Jan. 23 * CINCINNATI CBS PPD (3rd off., 3rd def.); Gonzaga (2nd off., 7th def.); Michigan (7th off., 8th def.) and Illinois Career Record: 655-332 (32nd year) Jan. 28 * at Tulane ESPN W, 83-60 (6th off., 14th def.). Houston Record: 155-62 (7th year) Jan. 31 * SMU ESPN W, 70-48 • Through Feb. 7, the Cougars lead the nation with 15.3 offensive rebounds per vs. USF: 10-3 game and a 36.1 field goal percentage defense mark, ranksecond with 56.9 points al- (9-3 with Houston; 1-0 with Oklahoma) Feb. 3 * at ECU ESPN+ L, 73-82 lowed per game and a 25.1 3-point field goal percentage defense mark and stand third vs. Brian Gregory: 6-1 Feb. 6 OUR LADY of the LAKE ESPN+ W, 112-46 in rebounds per game (42.7 rpg), sixth in rebounding margin (+10.4) and seventh (0-6 with USF; 0-1 with Georgia Tech Feb. 10 * at USF ESPNU 6 p.m. in won-loss percentage (.882). Senior forward Justin Gorham ranks second in the nation with 4.6 offensive rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Marcus Sasser USF Head Coach: Brian Gregory Feb. 14 * MEMPHIS ESPN Noon stands 10th with 3.3 3-pointers per game. Feb. 17 * ECU ESPN+ 7 p.m. (Oakland ‘90) • Senior guard DeJon Jarreau needs only four points to reach the 1,000-point mark Career Record: 303-238 (17th yr.) Feb. 21 * at Cincinnati ESPN Noon in his collegiate career... Scored 303 points at UMass during the 2016-17 season and has USF Record: 55-58 (4th yr.) Feb. 25 * at Wichita State ESPN/ESPN2 6 p.m. 693 points as a Cougar entering Wednesday’s game at USF. vs. Houston: 1-6 Feb. 28 * USF ESPNU 3 p.m. • Senior forward Justin Gorham has grabbed 10+ rebounds in each of Houston’s (0-6 with USF 1-0 with Georgia Tech) last nine games... That’s the longest streak with double-digit boards since Houston leg- vs. Kelvin Sampson: 1-6 March 7 * at Memphis CBS 11 a.m. end Hakeem Olajuwon enjoyed an 15-game streak at end of 1982-83 season (last (0-6 with USF; 1-0 with Georgia Tech) American Athletic Conference Championship (Fort Worth, Texas) three games and start of 1983-84 season (first 12 games). March 11-14 vs. TBA TBA TBA • Senior forward Justin Gorham leads The American with 10.2 rebounds per game Up Next NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds and is consistent on both ends of the floor... Also leads the league with 4.6 offensive re- bounds per game and stands third with 5.6 defensive boards per contest... Only player for Houston: * vs. Memphis March 19-22 vs. TBA TBA TBA to rank among Top Three in both categories. Noon • Sunday, Feb. 14 NCAA Tournament Regionals • Houston has two of The American’s Top-Five scoring leaders. Junior guard Quentin Fertitta Center • Houston March 27-30 vs. TBA TBA TBA Grimes ranks fourth with 16.2 ppg, while sophomore guard Marcus Sasser ranks ESPN • 950 AM KPRC fifth with 15.7 ppg. The Cougars are the only team with that distinction. NCAA Tournament Final Four (Indianapolis) • Junior guard Quentin Grimes was named to the John R. Wooden Award Late- April 3,5 vs. TBA TBA TBA Season Top 20 Watch List... Second national watch list Grimes was recently named to Home Games played in Fertitta Center and listed in BOLD CAPS after being placed on the Lute Olson Award Watch List in January. • Junior guard Quentin Grimes leads the Cougars and ranks fourth in The American @UHCOUGARMBK Times are Central and subject to change with 16.2 points per game and ranks second on the team and seventh in the league Rankings listed as Associated Press/USA TODAY Coaches’ with 6.7 rebounds per contest... One of only two players in The American to rank among #ForTheCity All games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC • Subject to change the league’s Top-7 leaders in both categories, joining ECU’s Jayden Gardner. #GoCoogs THE KELVIN SAMPSON RADIO SHOW HOUSTON COUGARS at a GLANCE (Starters based on last game) 7-8 p.m. • Mondays PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other 0 Marcus Sasser G 6-1 200 So.-1L Red Oak, Texas 15-14 15.7 2.1 3.3 3FG/gm Head Coach Kelvin Samp- son holds his weekly radio show on 3 DeJon Jarreau G 6-5 185 r-Sr.-2L New Orleans, La. 17-17 9.6 5.4 4.1 apg Mondays, beginning Jan. 4. 24 Quentin Grimes G 6-5 205 Jr.-1L The Woodlands, Texas 16-16 16.2 6.7 82.1 FT% Hosted by Jeremy Branham, 4 Justin Gorham F 6-7 235 r-Sr.-1L Columbia, Md. 17-17 8.0 10.2 4.6 orpg the show airs from 7 to 8 p.m., 55 Brison Gresham F/C 6-8 230 r-Sr.-2L New Orleans, La. 17-16 3.3 3.8 1.4 bpg during the American Athletic Con- ference season. RESERVES Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown G-GS PPG RPG Other Each week, Coach Sampson and Jeremy discuss the latest news about 12 Tramon Mark G 6-5 180 Fr.-HS Dickinson, Texas 18-4 8.7 3.1 1.7 apg Houston Basketball, the American Athletic Conference, the NCAA and 32 Reggie Chaney F 6-8 225 Jr.-TR Tulsa, Okla. 18-2 4.9 2.7 62.7 FG% more. Student-athlete and coaching and support staff guests also join 13 J’Wan Roberts F 6-6 210 r-Fr.-RS St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 18-1 2.2 4.5 1.7 orpg Coach and Jeremy on shows throughout 1 Jamal Shead G 6-1 175 Fr.-HS Manor, Texas 17-2 4.0 1.1 1.6 apg Jan. 4 Feb. 15 the season. 5 Cameron Tyson G 6-2 200 r-So.-RS Bothell, Wash. 11-1 8.4 1.1 10 3s vs. OLLU (2/6) Jan. 11 Feb. 22 Fans can tune in to 950 AM KPRC or 52 Kiyron Powell C 6-10 205 Fr.-HS Evansville, Ind. 8-0 3.0 3.4 1.6 orpg Jan.