Houston has been close in recent seasons, reaching the Final Four in 2021 and the Elite Eight in 2022. Sampson and the Cougars haven't lost more than eight games in a season since 2017-18.

H ouston Cougars basketball is one of the great loves of Jim Nantz's life. When Houston made the Final Four this past Sunday, Nantz -- the longtime CBS college basketball broadcaster who stepped ...

Houston is 'underrated, underestimated' as it heads back to Final Four with real chance of winning it all To the delight of one of its biggest fans, the Cougars head to San Antonio with a chance ...

Houston overwhelmed SIU-Edwardsville with its talent Thursday, but it was still impressive to watch the Cougars pick apart the defense with Beard’s play-calls from the bench.

Houston Cougars guard L.J. Cryer. ... Their closest attempts at a title came in 1983 and 1984 when future NBA Hall of Famers Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler led them. In 1983, ...

The Cougars went on an 11-1 run to close the game, including a 9-0 run in the final 33 seconds, to pull out the 70-67 win inside the Alamodome. So how clutch were the Coogs?

Houston had possession on the baseline, 2.8 seconds left, having had a play review go its way over who touched the ball last during a rebound scrum, the Cougars’ 16th offensive rebound of the night.

Houston Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson smiles as he hoists the Big 12 Championship trophy after a 72-64 victory over the Arizona Wildcats in the Big 12 Tournament final on Saturday, March 15, 2025 ...