Kelvin Sampson's coaching reputation took hit after NCAA rule-breaking at two schools. But he has rebuilt his career and Houston basketball program.
Several projected first-round picks for the upcoming NBA draft will be playing in San Antonio in the Final Four.
So that says it all." Now Houston is preparing for a Duke team which has three players who may be in next season's NBA video game, like forward Cooper Flagg. "They're lottery picks," Houston guard Milos Uzan noted about Duke's freshmen players.
Pearl and Sampson were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four, the “show-cause” penalties that once stood as a scarlet letter in college sports now
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UH is at its second Final Four in five seasons, but this year's experience is far more enjoyable than the Cougars' 2021 stay in the Indianapolis COVID bubble.
When Kelvin Sampson took Houston to its last Final Four, it was a much different experience. That was in 2021, the year after COVID wiped out the entire NCAA To
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Axios on MSNHouston Cougars aim for history in Final FourThe Houston Cougars men's basketball team faces a tough challenge against the Duke Blue Devils in the Final Four Saturday night at San Antonio's Alamodome. Why it matters: A win advances the Coogs to their first national championship game since 1984 when Phi Slama Jama fell to Georgetown.
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Duke basketball's Sion James is arguably among the most underrated players at the Final Four. Here's what he provides for the Blue Devils: