The 2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team will represent the University of Houston in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars will be led by eleventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. The team will play their home games at the Fertitta Center as second-year members of the Big 12 Conference.
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Fertitta Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of September 3, 2024 Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 28–3, 15–3 in Big 12 play to win the regular season championship in their first year in the conference. They defeated TCU and Texas Tech to advance to the Big 12 tournament championship game where they lost to Iowa State.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #1 seed in the South Regional. They defeated Longwood in the First Round and Texas A&M in overtime in the Second Round to advance to their fifth consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance. There they were defeated by Duke after losing their starting point guard, Jamal Shead, to an ankle sprain during the game.[2]
Offseason
editDeparting players
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jamal Shead | 1 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Manor, TX | Graduated/declared for the 2024 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by the Sacramento Kings |
Damian Dunn | 11 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Kinston, NC | Graduated; transferred to Pittsburgh |
Ryan Elvin | 20 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Round Rock, TX | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Milos Uzan | 7 | G | 6'4" | 193 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Oklahoma |
2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Mercy Miller CG |
Sherman Oaks, CA | Notre Dame High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 30, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Chase McCarty SF |
Huntsville, AL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 13, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 45 | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Jackson State | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 9, 2024* TBD, TBD |
vs. Auburn The Battleground 2k24 |
Toyota Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 13, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Louisiana | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Hofstra | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBD |
vs. Alabama Players Era Festival |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 11:30 p.m., TBD |
vs. Notre Dame Players Era Festival |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* 2:30 p.m., TBD |
vs. Rutgers Players Era Festival |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Butler Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 10, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Troy | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Toledo | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
Big 12 regular season | |||||||||||
TBD TBD |
Baylor | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
BYU | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
Cincinnati | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
Iowa State | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
Kansas | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
Oklahoma State | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
TCU | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
Texas Tech | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
Utah | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBD |
West Virginia | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Oklahoma State | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at UCF | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||||
TBD TBA |
at West Virginia | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||||
Big 12 tournament | |||||||||||
March , 2025 TBA, TBA |
vs. TBA | T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Source[3]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
References
edit- ^ "#1/1 Men's Hoops Falls to #7/8 Iowa State in Big 12 Title Game". uhcougars.com. March 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "#2/2 (1) Men's Hoops Falls to Duke in Sweet 16". uhcougars.com. March 29, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". uhcougars.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.