Basketball
2019-20 Houston Men's Basketball Preview
Role players need to turn into stars if the Coogs want to replicate last season's magic
(Photo: Photo Courtesy of Houston Athletics)
Houston basketball is nationally relevant again. A program that boasts five Final Fours, two regular-season national championships and two national Player of the Years, is coming off its first NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance since 1984.
Coach Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars led Kentucky with half a minute remaining and a chance to advance to the Elite Eight. But Houston’s remarkable 33-4 season came to an end in a 62-58 loss to the Wildcats.
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